Far Off Metal River examines how explorer Samuel Hearne’s account of the alleged 1771 “Bloody Falls massacre” in the Central Arctic has shaped ongoing colonization and economic exploitation of the North.As Emilie Cameron demonstrates, the Arctic has for centuries been treated like a blank page onto which a long line of explorers, missionaries, anthropologists, resource companies, and politicians have inscribed stories that serve their own interests. These stories have play...

For indigenous communities throughout the globe, mining has been a historical forerunner of colonialism, introducing new, and often disruptive, settlement patterns and economic arrangements. Although indigenous communities may benefit from and adapt to the wage labour and training opportunities provided by new mining operations, they are also often left to navigate the complicated process of remediating the long-term ecological changes associated with industrial mining. In this regard, the...

The acclaimed book behind the 2018 Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning movie"LGBTQ cinema is out in force at Sundance Film Festival," proclaimed USA Today. "The acerbic coming-of-age movie is adapted from Emily M. Danforth's novel, and stars Chloë Grace Moretz as a lesbian teen who is sent to a gay conversion therapy center after she gets caught having sex with her friend on prom night."The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a stunning and provocative literary debut that was nam...

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the role of the private sector in accelerating the transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient, and inclusive world.In the lead up to and since the historic Paris Agreement on climate change, more than 6,000 companies from 120 countries representing more than $36.5 trillion in revenue have made climate commitments. Examining this trend, The New Corporate Climate Leadership provides a clear synthesis of the relationship betw...

Cultural Studies, Education, and Youth: Beyond Schools, edited by Benjamin Frymer, Matthew Carlin, and John Broughton, addresses the new cultural landscapes which increasingly "educate" our youth. With essays from both emerging and established scholars, the book explores the ways media and popular culture have a growing impact on our youth, their identities, and everyday lives. In our highly mediated world, the nature of education has been dramatically transformed and taken way be...

La vie : c’est comme une bicyclette, il faut avancer pour ne pas perdre l’équilibre rassemble huit scénarios sous forme de textes cinématographiques qui explorent, à travers la fiction, un siècle d’évolution des soins en santé mentale. Inspirés de faits vécus, d’enquêtes et d’archives, ces récits suivent le parcours de personnes atteintes d’un trouble de santé mentale grave et lèvent le voile sur l’expérience de leurs proches ainsi que sur le rôle des personnes soignantes...

Alla notizia che i genitori sono morti in un incidente, Cameron prova uno strano miscuglio di dolore, senso di colpa e sollievo. Così non scopriranno mai quello che lei stessa ha appena scoperto baciando la sua migliore amica: Cameron è gay, inaccettabile nella rigidissima provincia americana in cui vive. Ma il sollievo svanisce in fretta, quando Cameron è costretta ad abitare con la zia ultraconservatrice. Per sopravvivere a Miles City, nel cuore del Montana, occorre omologarsi, scomparir...

Cameron Post parece la adolescente perfecta en su último año de instituto. Pero cuando la pillan en el asiento trasero de un coche con otra chica la noche del baile de fin de curso, su familia no duda en mandarla inmediatamente a un centro de terapia de conversión especializado en adolescentes "con problemas de atracción por el mismo sexo". Una vez allí, Cameron se ve sometida a una disciplina extravagante, a dudosos métodos "contra-gay" y a entusiastas canciones de rock cristiano. Sin emb...

When Emily is rudely woken from a blissful dream on a beautiful beach with her lover, and told she's on air with her local radio station diskjockeys, she does what any normal woman would do. She fakes it, and pretends she was already awake.The competition to win an engagement ring has been drawn, but Emily won second prize. Squeee! She's won a Valentine weekend in Spain with her boyfriend, Brian, and a limo will be there soon to whisk her off to the airport.The story begins...

For nearly two decades, the Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions has served as a valuable resource for students and scholars of religion in Japan. This exciting update expands the audience to include non-specialists of Japan while also complicating the notions of “Japan” and “religion.” Asking the provocative question “why study Japanese religions?” the editors argue that studying Japan is vital for the academic study of religion writ large and make a case for the continued importan...

BONUS NOVELLA INCLUDEDTHE IMPOSSIBLE DREAMSubtle glances, suggestive smirks, passing comments laced with innuendo...Cameron Heiser and Josh Goldstein have been quietly flirting for years. Just when the time seems right to act on their desire, Josh's focus shifts when unexpectedly, he becomes father to his young niece and nephew.Cam doesn't date men with kids. Too many complications. He likes his fun to flow with the pace of his life. He comes and goes as he pleases,...

My software engineering team used to break the production environment on a daily basis. We spent just as much time fighting fires and writing Root Cause Analysis documents as we did building product features and talking to customers. It was frustrating, demeaning, and exhausting. And, it felt hopeless. Nothing we did had a positive impact on our downtime. Unit tests didn't help. Peer review didn't help. Switching technology stacks didn't help. Slowing down the product development life-cycl...