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Author: Smaro Kamboureli Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press ISBN: 1554581664 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 289
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Scandalous Bodies is an impassioned scholarly study both of literature by diasporic writers and of the contexts within which it is produced. It explores topics ranging from the Canadian government’s multiculturalism policy to media representations of so-called minority groups, from the relationship between realist fiction and history to postmodern constructions of ethnicity, from the multicultural theory of the philosopher Charles Taylor to the cultural responsibilities of diasporic critics such as Kamboureli herself. Smaro Kamboureli proposes no neat or comforting solutions to the problems she addresses. Rather than adhere to a single method of reading or make her argument follow a systematic approach, she lets the texts and the socio-cultural contexts she examines give shape to her reading. In fact, methodological issues, and the need to revisit them, become a leitmotif in the book. Theoretically rigorous and historically situated, this study also engages with close reading—not the kind that views a text as a sovereign world, but one that opens the text in order to reveal the method of its making. Her practice of what she calls negative pedagogy—a self-reflexive method of learning and unlearning, of decoding the means through which knowledge is produced—allows her to avoid the pitfalls of constructing a narrative of progress. Her critique of Canadian multiculturalism as a policy that advocates what she calls “sedative politics” and of the epistemologies of ethnicity that have shaped, for example, the first wave of ethnic anthologies in Canada are the backdrop against which she examines the various discourses that inform the diasporic experience in Canada. Scandalous Bodies was first published in 2000 and received the Gabrielle Roy Prize for Canadian Criticism.
Author: Smaro Kamboureli Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press ISBN: 1554581664 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 289
Book Description
Scandalous Bodies is an impassioned scholarly study both of literature by diasporic writers and of the contexts within which it is produced. It explores topics ranging from the Canadian government’s multiculturalism policy to media representations of so-called minority groups, from the relationship between realist fiction and history to postmodern constructions of ethnicity, from the multicultural theory of the philosopher Charles Taylor to the cultural responsibilities of diasporic critics such as Kamboureli herself. Smaro Kamboureli proposes no neat or comforting solutions to the problems she addresses. Rather than adhere to a single method of reading or make her argument follow a systematic approach, she lets the texts and the socio-cultural contexts she examines give shape to her reading. In fact, methodological issues, and the need to revisit them, become a leitmotif in the book. Theoretically rigorous and historically situated, this study also engages with close reading—not the kind that views a text as a sovereign world, but one that opens the text in order to reveal the method of its making. Her practice of what she calls negative pedagogy—a self-reflexive method of learning and unlearning, of decoding the means through which knowledge is produced—allows her to avoid the pitfalls of constructing a narrative of progress. Her critique of Canadian multiculturalism as a policy that advocates what she calls “sedative politics” and of the epistemologies of ethnicity that have shaped, for example, the first wave of ethnic anthologies in Canada are the backdrop against which she examines the various discourses that inform the diasporic experience in Canada. Scandalous Bodies was first published in 2000 and received the Gabrielle Roy Prize for Canadian Criticism.
Author: Grace Burrowes Publisher: Forever Yours ISBN: 1538723654 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 480
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Four bestselling authors bring you the magic of the season in this holiday historical anthology! His for Christmas by Jennifer Haymore Lady Amelia Witherspoon simply must get home to her beloved family on Christmas Eve. So when a terrible storm threatens to leave her snowbound, she refuses to admit defeat—even if that means sharing a carriage with Evan Cameron, the last man she ever hoped to see. Their only option is to take refuge together at a nearby inn, sharing the one remaining room. Evan promises to be a gentleman . . . but it's a promise neither of them wants him to keep. Once Upon a Christmas Eve by Elizabeth Hoyt Adam Rutledge loathes Christmas. But he'll brave the fiercest snowstorm to please his grandmother. Though when their carriage wheel snaps, they're forced to seek shelter. Sarah St. John loathes rakes. But in the spirit of the season, she'll welcome this viscount into her home. As the storm rages and the tension rises, Sarah and Adam find themselves locked in a fiery kiss. If love is the true meaning of Christmas, it's the one gift this mismatched pair can't wait to unwrap. Patience for Christmas by Grace Burrowes Advice columnist Patience Friendly's relationship with her stubborn, overbearing publisher, Dougal MacHugh, is anything but cordial. Dougal challenges Patience to take on a rival writer in a holiday advice-a-thon, and sparks fly clear up to the mistletoe hanging from every rafter. Will Patience follow the practical guidance of her head or the passionate advice of her heart? The Duke’s Christmas Miracle by Christina Britton After learning the horrible truth of her birth, Poppy Tilburn was driven from the only person who ever cared for her, her childhood friend Marcus. Now a lady’s maid, Poppy visits the Duke of Hollyton’s house party for the holidays—only to learn the duke is Marcus. If a romance between them was out of the question before, it is so much worse now that he is a duke. But as Marcus and Poppy find the romance between them that sparked long ago rekindling into something much stronger, will he get a Twelfth Night miracle and convince her to stay for good?
Author: Larry Millett Publisher: ISBN: 9781517904166 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 248
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The story of one of Minnesota's most famous and most mourned buildings, set against the history of downtown Minneapolis When it opened in 1890, the twelve-story Northwestern Guaranty Loan Building was the tallest, largest, and most splendid commercial structure in Minneapolis--a mighty stone skyscraper built for the ages. How this grand Richardsonian Romanesque edifice, which later came to be called the Metropolitan Building, rose with the growth of Minneapolis only to fall in the throes of the city's postwar renewal, is revealed in Metropolitan Dreams in all its scandalous intrigue. It is a tale of urban growing pains and architectural ghosts and of colorful, sometimes criminal characters amid the grandeur and squalor of building and rebuilding a city's skyline. Against the thrumming backdrop of turn-of-the-century Minneapolis, architectural critic and historian Larry Millett recreates the impressive rise of the massive office building, its walls of green New Hampshire granite and red Lake Superior sandstone surrounding its true architectural wonder, a dazzling twelve-story iron and glass light court. The drama, however, was far from confined to the building itself. A consummate storyteller, Millett summons the frenetic atmosphere in Gilded Age Minneapolis that encouraged the likes of Northwestern Guaranty's founder, real estate speculator Louis Menage, whose shady deals financed this Minneapolis masterpiece--and then forced him to flee both prosecution and the country a mere three years later. Dubious as its financial beginnings might have been, the economic circumstances of the Metropolitan's demise were at least as questionable. Anchoring Minneapolis's historic Gateway District in its heyday, the building's fortunes shifted with the city's demographics and finally it fell victim to the fervor of one of the largest downtown urban renewal projects ever undertaken in the United States. Though the long and furious battle to save the Metropolitan ultimately failed in 1962, its ghost persists in the passion for historic preservation stirred by its demise--and in Metropolitan Dreams, whose photographs, architectural drawings, and absorbing narrative bring the building and its story to vibrant, enduring life.
Author: Maya Rodale Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 0062838814 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 242
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They are sworn enemies… Theodore Prescott the Third, one of Manhattan’s Rogues of Millionaire Row, has really done it this time. The only way to survive his most recent, unspeakably outrageous scandal is marry someone respectable. Someone sensible. Someone like Daisy Swann. Of all the girls in Gilded Age Manhattan, it had to be her. Pretending to be lovers... Daisy Swann has plans and they do not involve a loveless marriage with anyone. But when a devastating family secret threatens to destroy her standing in society, suddenly a fake engagement with Theo is just the thing to make all her dreams come true. And now it’s time to kiss and make up… Daisy Swann aspires to sell cosmetics that she has created, but this brainy scientist needs a smooth talking charmer’s flair for words and eye for beauty to make it a success. Before long, Daisy and Theo are trading kisses. And secrets. And discovering that despite appearances, they might be the perfect couple after all.
Author: Irina Ertl Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 138792883X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 50
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Devotional for any time, any place you need to be refreshed, renewed and recharged! Life has a funny way of moving by so quickly. We can get caught up in the busyness and miss the extraordinary presented in the ordinary. Are you ready to rekindle your passion? Are you ready to truly embrace your life right now? Renewal is yours. Transformation is at your finger tips. So grab your highlighter and a pen. A well-loved, well-used devotional is a part of Life on Purpose. You can use this devotional daily for the next fifteen days, or you can pick it up any time you want to be refreshed, renewed, recharged. Slip it in your purse. Have it by your desk. Place it on your night stand. Come back to it again and again. As you go deeper, so does your understanding of the heart of God and His Word. Let this devotional provide a place for growth: personal and spiritual.
Author: Evangeline Collins Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101133058 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 289
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Condemned to a loveless marriage, Lady Isabella Stirling indulges herself by taking a lover. But even though she knows Gideon Rosedale's passion was for sale, she's fallen in love with him.
Author: Pippa DaCosta Publisher: Pippa DaCosta ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 351
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“Oh what a tangled web we weave…” Kesh fled Faerie as a queen killer. Now she returns as the Faerie King’s secret obsession. But on Faerie, nothing is as it seems, not even Kesh herself. With days to stop Arran’s execution and the stoic guardian, Sirius, as her constant shadow, Kesh must weave her lies deep within Faerie’s courts where magic and whispers combine and conspire. Soon, Kesh learns there is more at stake than Arran’s life. Faerie is dying. Oberon’s reign is crumbling. The time to strike against the fae is now. But with Talen, Kellee and Sota a thousand light-years away, Kesh cannot succeed alone… Beneath the courtly politics, the glittering facades, and the King’s fragile hold on his people, the Dreamweaver is locked in eternal slumber, dreaming of the day his Queen of Hearts will set him free… because he knows, Kesh Lasota has no other choice. Kesh survived the Dreamweaver once before. Now all she has to do is control him. But Faerie's Dreamweaver has other ideas for the peoples’ Messenger. He knows who, and what Kesh really is and he has every intention of using her to make all his dreams come true. He takes your mind, makes it his, takes your soul, makes you cruel. Dare you answer the Dreamweaver’s call? The "mind-blowing" fae-in-space bestselling series continues in Prince of Dreams, Messenger Chronicles #4 Series Reading Order: Shoot the Messenger, #1 Game of Lies, #2 The Nightshade's Touch, #3 Prince of Dreams, #4 Her Dark Legion, #5 - coming late 2019.
Author: Bianca D'Arc Publisher: Hawk Publishing, LLC ISBN: 1950196097 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 118
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New town. New job. New Pack. Shane is a dominant werewolf. Too dominant to stay in his old, struggling Pack. Leaving for the good of his best friend, who is trying to control a group of misfits, Shane seeks a new position in Big Wolf, Texas, as the Big Wolf Pack’s new sheriff and enforcer. There’s just one complication… Maria knows about the werewolves who populate the town. Her eccentric Aunt Lulu told her all about them before she passed away, leaving her lovely old house on the edge of town to Maria. The sexy new sheriff has got to be one of the shapeshifters she’s been trying to learn more about, but they’re very secretive and she has to tread carefully. A trap laid, and sprung… When Maria stumbles into a trap set for her by unscrupulous members of the Pack, it’s Shane who comes to her rescue. The thing is, can they keep their hands off each other long enough to figure out what’s going on and why Maria was targeted? Or will passion cloud their judgment, leaving them both vulnerable to a group of werewolves intent on killing somebody? * Separate, but related to my Jaguar Island series, this novella is set in Big Wolf, TX.
Author: Margaret McGaffey Fisk Publisher: TTO Publishing ISBN: 1631390244 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 217
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A heartwarming, closed-door romance for readers 16 and up. Country star Brian Lakes abandoned his career when his ex-wife died so he could raise his estranged son Nick. He finds a little town far away from the music scene, but connecting with a grieving pre-teen proves a lot harder than he’d expected. Celia Baker retired early to recover from the stress of counseling at-risk kids. She struggles against loneliness and reactions honed in a city that seem so out of place in the sleepy town of Foster’s Way. Then she befriends an unhappy boy at the park, and all her instincts go on alert. Celia has little reason to trust and Brian has his hands full, but a twelve-year-old kid and a beloved guitar keep drawing them together. If they listen to the music of their hearts, they just might earn a second chance at life. Pick up your copy of Becoming Home to join a good-hearted woman and a struggling single dad in their quest for love and life in a small town.
Author: Smaro Kamboureli
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