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  • Canada and the Blackface Atlantic

    Performing Slavery, Conflict, and Freedom, 1812-1897

    by Cheryl Thompson ...
    Canada and the Blackface Atlantic traces the origins of theatre, dance, and concert singing in Canada and their connection to British and American song and dance traditions.When theatrical acts first appeared in the late eighteenth century, chattel slavery had transformed into mass entertainment on minstrel stages across the Atlantic world. As railroads and theatres were built, local blackface ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

  • Uncle

    Race, Nostalgia, and the Cultural Politics of Loyalty

    by Cheryl Thompson ...
    From martyr to insult, how Uncle Tom has influenced two centuries of racial politics.Jackie Robinson, President Barack Obama, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, O.J. Simpson and Christopher Darden have all been accused of being an Uncle Tom during their careers. How, why, and with what consequences for our society did Uncle Tom morph first into a servile old man and then to a racial epithet ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Staging Blackface in Canada

    Public Amusements, Variety Shows, and Racial Acts in an Age of Imitation, 1898–1919

    by Cheryl Thompson ...
    In the early twentieth century, as variety shows flooded Canadian stages, new forms of blackface, inspired by modern forms of amusements, changed the theatre. In this era marked by progressive social reforms, the stage embodied the modern ethos of imitation, mimicry, and change.Staging Blackface in Canada covers a moment when Canadians did not produce professional theatre, but they built amusement ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • Nursing School, NCLEX and Career Transition Success

    Think, Learn, Succeed

    by Cheryl Thompson ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This unique textbook is designed as a comprehensive resource to empower nursing students through their educational journey and transition to nursing practice. It bridges theory and practice, offering strategies to master critical thinking, adopt brain-based learning, and develop a growth mindset—essential skills for thinking like a nurse and applying classroom knowledge to clinical practice ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD

  • Beauty in a Box

    Detangling the Roots of Canada's Black Beauty Culture

    by Cheryl Thompson ...
    One of the first transnational, feminist studies of Canada’s black beauty culture and the role that media, retail, and consumers have played in its development, Beauty in a Box widens our understanding of the politics of black hair.The book analyzes advertisements and articles from media—newspapers, advertisements, television, and other sources—that focus on black communities in Halifax, Montreal, ... Read more

    $28.79 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Chronicles of Praise: the Rest of the Story 2.0

    by Cheryl Thompson Williams ...
    What would you do if you were told you or your loved one has six months to a year to live? How would you travel that journey of life, which you were now forced to travel? That was my reality. A life journey can change in the blink of an eye. Read how I was given a guide to travel that horrendous journey. Whether it is death of a loved one or any of the issues that must be faced, one needs hope and ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Journal of the Canadian Historical Association. Vol. 31 No. 1, 2021

    by Mairi Cowan, Mairi Cowan, Olivier Guimond, David M. K. Sheinin, Cheryl Thompson, Benjamin Bryce, Brian Gettler, Lisa Pasolli, Dimitry Anastakis ...
    Series Book 31 - Journal of the Canadian Historical Association
    The Journal of the Canadian Historical Association has long been a venue for the dissemination of papers presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Historical Association. Until recently, in fact, the JCHA was restricted to publishing only articles that arose from presentations at the CHA conference. The journal’s mandate was changed in 2019 so that its call for papers could be opened more ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

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    Beauty in a Box

    Detangling the Roots of Canada's Black Beauty Culture

    by Cheryl Thompson ...
    Narrated by Koumbie ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 2 min

    One of the first transnational, feminist studies of Canada’s black beauty culture and the role that media, retail, and consumers have played in its development, Beauty in a Box widens our understanding of the politics of black hair.The book analyzes advertisements and articles from media—newspapers, advertisements, television, and other sources—that focus on black communities in Halifax, Montreal, ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • The African American Experience

    Psychoanalytic Perspectives

    by Jan Wright, Shawn Blue, David Campbell, Christin Drake, Forrest Hamer, Dorothy Holmes, Carlotta Miles, LaShawnDa Pittman, Dionne Powell, Cheryl Thompson, Clarence Watson0, Glenda Wrenn1, Samuel Wyche2, Salman Akhtar3, Jennifer Bonovitz5, Kimberlyn Leary6 ...
    The African American Experience: Psychoanalytic Perspectives edited by Salman Akhtar brings together the contributions of distinguished mental health professionals and scholars of humanities to offer a multifaceted perspective on the transgenerational trauma of slavery, the hardship of single parent families, the ruthlessness of anti-black racism, and the crushing burden of poverty and social ... Read more

    $94.99 CAD

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    Memory and Identity in Black America since 1940

    by Jonathan Scott Holloway ...
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  • Dreaming of Dixie

    How the South Was Created in American Popular Culture

    by Karen L. Cox ...
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  • Fade In, Crossroads

    A History of the Southern Cinema

    by Robert Jackson ...
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