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Positive Obsession

The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler

by Susana M. Morris ...

A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work.As the first Black woman to consistently write and publish in the field of science fiction, Octavia Butler was a trailblazer. With her deft pen, she created stories speculating the devolution of the American empire, using it as an ... Read more

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A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work.As the first Black woman to consistently write and publish in the field of science fiction, Octavia Butler was a trailblazer. With her deft pen, she created stories speculating the devolution of the American empire, using it as an
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Close Kin and Distant Relatives

The Paradox of Respectability in Black Women's Literature

by Susana M. Morris ...

The "black family" in the United States and the Caribbean often holds contradictory and competing meanings in public discourse: on the one hand, it is a site of love, strength, and support; on the other hand, it is a site of pathology, brokenness, and dysfunction that has frequently called forth an emphasis on conventional respectability if stability and social approval are to be achieved. Looking ... Read more

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The "black family" in the United States and the Caribbean often holds contradictory and competing meanings in public discourse: on the one hand, it is a site of love, strength, and support; on the other hand, it is a site of pathology, brokenness, and dysfunction that has frequently called forth an emphasis on conventional respectability if stability and social approval are to be achieved. Looking
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Positive Obsession

The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler

by Susana M. Morris ...

Narrated by Karen Murray ...

Unabridged

8 hours 48 min

A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work.As the first Black woman to consistently write and publish in the field of science fiction, Octavia Butler was a trailblazer. With her deft pen, she created stories speculating the devolution of the American empire, using it as an ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

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A magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of one of our greatest writers, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work.As the first Black woman to consistently write and publish in the field of science fiction, Octavia Butler was a trailblazer. With her deft pen, she created stories speculating the devolution of the American empire, using it as an
... Read more

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Feminist AF

A Guide to Crushing Girlhood

by Brittney Cooper, Susana Morris, Chanel Craft Tanner ...

A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2021Hip-hop and feminism combine in this empowering guide with attitude, from best-selling author Brittney Cooper and founding members of the Crunk Feminist Collective.Loud and rowdy girls, quiet and nerdy girls, girls who rock naturals, girls who wear weave, outspoken and opinionated girls, girls still finding their voice, queer girls, trans girls, and ... Read more

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A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2021Hip-hop and feminism combine in this empowering guide with attitude, from best-selling author Brittney Cooper and founding members of the Crunk Feminist Collective.Loud and rowdy girls, quiet and nerdy girls, girls who rock naturals, girls who wear weave, outspoken and opinionated girls, girls still finding their voice, queer girls, trans girls, and
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An OutKast Reader

Essays on Race, Gender, and the Postmodern South

by Fredara Hadley, Michelle Hite, Langston C. Wilkins, Melissa Brown, Kaila Story, Birgitta J. Johnson, Charlie Braxton, James E. Ford III, Associate Professor Reynaldo Anderson, Susana M. Morris, Stacey Robinson, Ruth Nicole Brown, Jessica L. Robinson, Tiffany E. Barber, Howard Rambsy, Kenton Rambsy, Joycelyn Wilson, Akil Houston, Timothy Anne Burnside, Rashawn Ray, Wendy Marie (SunAh) Laybourn, Clinton R. Fluker Ph.D. ...

Series Book 4 - Music of the American South
OutKast, the Atlanta-based hip-hop duo formed in 1992, is one of the most influential musical groups within American popular culture of the past twenty-five years. Through Grammy-winning albums, music videos, feature films, theatrical performances, and fashion, André “André 3000” Benjamin and Antwan “Big Boi” Patton have articulated a vision of postmodern, post–civil rights southern identity that ... Read more

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OutKast, the Atlanta-based hip-hop duo formed in 1992, is one of the most influential musical groups within American popular culture of the past twenty-five years. Through Grammy-winning albums, music videos, feature films, theatrical performances, and fashion, André “André 3000” Benjamin and Antwan “Big Boi” Patton have articulated a vision of postmodern, post–civil rights southern identity that
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Poverty and Entrepreneurship in Developed Economies

by Michael H. Morris, Susana C. Santos, Xaver Neumeyer ...

'These authors take an in-depth look at poverty in developed countries and offer the unique solution of entrepreneurship's empowering and transformative venture creation impact to the problem. They introduce a framework as a holistic approach for understanding what is required for the low-income individual to successfully pursue the entrepreneurial path. For anyone concerned about the alleviation ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

'These authors take an in-depth look at poverty in developed countries and offer the unique solution of entrepreneurship's empowering and transformative venture creation impact to the problem. They introduce a framework as a holistic approach for understanding what is required for the low-income individual to successfully pursue the entrepreneurial path. For anyone concerned about the alleviation
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Poverty, Disadvantage, and the Promise of Enterprise

A Capabilities Perspective

by Michael H. Morris, Susana C. Santos ...

Can entrepreneurship serve as a pathway out of poverty? Are the poor able to create ventures that can improve their economic circumstances and enhance their lives?Poverty, Disadvantage and the Promise of Enterprise: A Capabilities Perspective argue that “it depends”. To understand the poverty and entrepreneurship interface, we must first understand poverty. Using a lens of disadvantage theory and ... Read more

$42.99 CAD

Can entrepreneurship serve as a pathway out of poverty? Are the poor able to create ventures that can improve their economic circumstances and enhance their lives?Poverty, Disadvantage and the Promise of Enterprise: A Capabilities Perspective argue that “it depends”. To understand the poverty and entrepreneurship interface, we must first understand poverty. Using a lens of disadvantage theory and
... Read more
The Black Speculative Arts Movement

Black Futurity, Art+Design

by Souleymane Ba, Iain Campbell, Enrique Carrion, Dariel Cobb, Tim Fielder, Sherese Francis, John Jennings, Jessi Jumanji, Sheeba Maya, Dike Okoro, Rasheeda Phillips0, Stacey Robinson1, Erik Steinskog2, Quentin VerCetty3, Amber Johnson4, Clinton R. Fluker6, Wriply Marie Bennet7, Natasha A. Kelly8, Ebony A. Utley9, tobias c. van Veen0, Reynaldo Anderson1, Susana M. Morris3, Toniesha L. Taylor4 ...

The Black Speculative Arts Movement: Black Futurity, Art+Design is a 21st century statement on the intersection of the future of African people with art, culture, technology, and politics. This collection enters the global debate on the emerging field of Afrofuturism studies with an international array of scholars and artists contributing to the discussion of Black futurity in the 21st century. ... Read more

$49.99 CAD

The Black Speculative Arts Movement: Black Futurity, Art+Design is a 21st century statement on the intersection of the future of African people with art, culture, technology, and politics. This collection enters the global debate on the emerging field of Afrofuturism studies with an international array of scholars and artists contributing to the discussion of Black futurity in the 21st century.
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The Crunk Feminist Collection

by Brittney C. Cooper, Susana M. Morris, Robin M. Boylorn ...

Essays on hip-hop feminism featuring relevant, real conversations about how race and gender politics intersect with pop culture and current events.For the Crunk Feminist Collective, their academic day jobs were lacking in conversations they actually wanted. To address this void, they started a blog that turned into a widespread movement. The Collective's writings foster dialogue about activist ... Read more

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Essays on hip-hop feminism featuring relevant, real conversations about how race and gender politics intersect with pop culture and current events.For the Crunk Feminist Collective, their academic day jobs were lacking in conversations they actually wanted. To address this void, they started a blog that turned into a widespread movement. The Collective's writings foster dialogue about activist
... Read more
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Feminist AF

A Guide to Crushing Girlhood

by Brittney Cooper, Susana Morris Ph.D., Chanel Craft Tanner Ph.D. ...

Narrated by Shayna Small, Robin Eller, Trei Taylor ...

Unabridged

6 hours 10 min

Loud and rowdy girls, quiet and nerdy girls, girls who rock naturals, girls who wear weave, outspoken and opinionated girls, girls still finding their voice, queer girls, trans girls, and gender nonbinary young people who want to make the world better: Feminist AF uses the insights of feminism to address issues relevant to today’s young womxn. What do you do when you feel like your natural hair is ... Read more

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Loud and rowdy girls, quiet and nerdy girls, girls who rock naturals, girls who wear weave, outspoken and opinionated girls, girls still finding their voice, queer girls, trans girls, and gender nonbinary young people who want to make the world better: Feminist AF uses the insights of feminism to address issues relevant to today’s young womxn. What do you do when you feel like your natural hair is
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An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States

by Kyle T. Mays ...

Narrated by Shaun Taylor-Corbett ...

Series Audiobook 6 - ReVisioning History
Unabridged

8 hours 17 min

The first intersectional history of the Black and Native American struggle for freedom in our country that also reframes our understanding of who was Indigenous in early AmericaBeginning with pre-Revolutionary America and moving into the movement for Black lives and contemporary Indigenous activism, Afro-Indigenous historian Kyle T. Mays argues that the foundations of the US are rooted in ... Read more

$32.00 CAD

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The first intersectional history of the Black and Native American struggle for freedom in our country that also reframes our understanding of who was Indigenous in early AmericaBeginning with pre-Revolutionary America and moving into the movement for Black lives and contemporary Indigenous activism, Afro-Indigenous historian Kyle T. Mays argues that the foundations of the US are rooted in
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The Dilemmas of Working Women

Stories

by Fumio Yamamoto ...

Narrated by Yuriri Naka ...

Unabridged

8 hours 14 min

“Now offered in translation for the first time, this collection featuring women navigating societal expectations (and their small rebellions) is a classic.” — Boston GlobeA spiky, edgy collection of five sly yet sensitive stories spotlighting clear-eyed and “difficult” women who are navigating their identities as workers and women in contemporary Japan—a feminist, anti-capitalist modern classic ... Read more

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“Now offered in translation for the first time, this collection featuring women navigating societal expectations (and their small rebellions) is a classic.” — Boston GlobeA spiky, edgy collection of five sly yet sensitive stories spotlighting clear-eyed and “difficult” women who are navigating their identities as workers and women in contemporary Japan—a feminist, anti-capitalist modern classic
... Read more

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