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Talking About Identity: Encounters in Race, Ethnicity, and Language
"Where are you from?" "What is your nationality?" "I didn't know you were..." "I'm not racist, but..." "It's just a joke." "What does a white person know about racism?" "Some of my best friends are..."
James and Shadd's enormously popular Talking About Difference (BTL, 1994) has been thoroughly revised and expanded and makes a fine introduction to dozens of key issues involving all of us in Canadian society. Some of these issues include ethnic, racial, class and social identity. All the authors provide analysis as well as personal reflections. The book also shows the rich experiences and many ways of growing up, immigrating to, and living in Canada.
James and Shadd's enormously popular Talking About Difference (BTL, 1994) has been thoroughly revised and expanded and makes a fine introduction to dozens of key issues involving all of us in Canadian society. Some of these issues include ethnic, racial, class and social identity. All the authors provide analysis as well as personal reflections. The book also shows the rich experiences and many ways of growing up, immigrating to, and living in Canada.
323 pages, Paperback
First published March 7, 2001
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December 1, 2013
I read this book as a text for one of my Masters degree courses in Educational Leadership and Administration.
This book is a collection of essays from Canadians about Race, Racism, and Language in Canada. It provided many perspectives and comprehensively discussed many aspects of race and racism in Canada. I was expecting more story and less essay when I began the book, so it definitely felt more like a textbook. Some good stuff for educators to think about spread out through the book.
This book is a collection of essays from Canadians about Race, Racism, and Language in Canada. It provided many perspectives and comprehensively discussed many aspects of race and racism in Canada. I was expecting more story and less essay when I began the book, so it definitely felt more like a textbook. Some good stuff for educators to think about spread out through the book.
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