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New in Gender and Women's Studies
The Black Girlhood Studies Collection
This groundbreaking text is one of the first collections to exclusively explore, develop, and evaluate theories of Black girls and Black girlhoods. This contributed volume brings together emerging and established scholars from North America to discuss what Black girlhood means historically and in the 21st century, and how concepts of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, religion, and nationality inform or affect identities of Black girls beyond school or urban settings. -
New in Sociology
The Scientific Method in Forensic Science
Written for the Canadian forensic science student and the professional practitioner, this timely and practical handbook provides an experience based learning tool. This text offers an understanding of scientific method and evidence-based analysis and how they relate to forensic science and its casework—from the crime scene to the courtroom—within the Canadian context. The authors explore the paradigm shift in forensic science, highlight basic skills like scientific reasoning and literature review, as well as untangle the complexities of ethics and bias, research design, critical thought, an... -
New in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
Feminist Food Studies
This expansive collection enriches the field of food studies with a feminist intersectional perspective, addressing the impacts that race, ethnicity, class, and nationality have on nutritional customs, habits, and perspectives. Throughout the text, international scholars explore three areas in feminist food studies: the socio-cultural, the corporeal, and the material. The textbook’s chapters intersect as they examine how food is linked to hegemony, identity, and tradition, while contributors offer diverse perspectives that stem from biology, museum studies, economics, popular culture, and h... -
New in Sociology
Research Methods, Second Edition
Now in its second edition, Research Methods offers students a highly accessible and engaging introduction to research methodology from a uniquely Canadian perspective. This text examines both qualitative and quantitative research methods from the early planning stages to writing proposals and reports, including common errors in reasoning and research, alongside inquiry paradigms, theoretical frameworks, and relevant literature reviews. It also covers ethics, design and measurement, sampling, experiments, and surveys, as well as unobtrusive methods, qualitative interviewing, ethnography, mix... -
New this Fall
Our Fall 2019 Catalogue
With over thirty years of experience in publishing established and emerging scholars in Canada and abroad, Canadian Scholars and Women's Press is excited to share with you our latest and most-anticipated titles this Fall Request a hard copy of our catalogue today! -
New in Gender and Women's Studies
Working Women in Canada
In this edited collection, Leslie Nichols weaves together the contributions of accomplished and diverse scholars to offer an expansive and critical analysis of women’s work in Canada. Students will use an intersectional approach to explore issues of gender, class, race, immigrant status, disability, sexual orientation, Indigeneity, age, and ethnicity in relation to employment. Drawing from case studies and extensive research, the text’s eighteen chapters consider Canadian industries across a broad spectrum, including political, academic, sport, sex trade, retail, and entrepreneurial work.
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May 02, 2018
Canadian Scholars | Women's Press is a proud supporter and sponsor of Action Read, a community-based non-profit dedicated to improving the literacy and numeracy skills of adults and families in the city of Guelph. Learn more about how you can get...Awards
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Lee Maracle Awarded the 2017 Bonham Centre Award
The Bonham Centre Awards were established in 2008 to recognize an individual or group that has ma... -
Becoming Girl: Collective Biography and the Production of Girlhood
Marnina Gonick and Susanne Gannon's Becoming Girl were selected as one of the honourable mentions... -
Lifelong Learning as Critical Action wins the Cyril O. Houle Award for Outstanding Literature in Adult Education
André P. Grace’s Lifelong Learning as Critical Action has been selected as the 2014 recipient of ...