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Recording of panel discussion for History Reads event.
Author: Panchasi, Roxanne, Author: Clossey, Luke, Author: Craig, John, Author: O'Brien, Emily, Author: Werth, Tiffany
Date created: 2017-11-01
Join Susan Boyd, and guests Donald MacPherson and Horde of Two (Wendy Atkinson and David Lester), on the publication of Susan’s new book, Busted: An Illustrated History of Drug Prohibition in Canada.ABOUT THE BOOKCanada’s drug laws are constantly changing. But what does Canada’s history of drug prohibition say about its future?Susan Boyd argues that in order to chart the future, it is worthwhile for us as Canadians to know our history of prohibition and our history of resistance to it.Busted is an illustrated history of Canadian drug prohibition and resistance to that prohibition. Reproducing over 170 striking archival and contemporary drawings, paintings, photographs, film stills and official documents from the 1700s to the present, Susan Boyd shows how Canada’s drug prohibition policies evolved and were shaped by race, class and gender discrimination. For more than a century, drug prohibition has been and continues to be an expensive failure.
Author: SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement, Author: Boyd, Susan, Author: MacPherson, Donald, Author: Atkinson, Wendy, Author: Lester, David
Date created: 2018-01-23
On this episode of Below the Radar, Am Johal is joined by Roxanne Panchasi from SFU's History Department and Brit Bachmann from UNIT/PITT. Together they discuss their latest collaboration, La Commune 2021, a free online school commemorating the 150 anniversary of the Paris Commune. Roxanne and Brit share how the idea of La Commune 2021 came about. They talk about the historical importance of the Paris Commune, how it has resonated in other historical periods, and its relevance in particular in this moment of history. Resources:— La Commune 2021: https://www.unitpitt.ca/la-commune/— UNIT/PITT: https://www.unitpitt.ca/ — New Books in French Studies podcast by Roxanne Panchasi: https://roxannepanchasi.com/portfolio/new-books-in-french-studies/— The Anarchist Library https://theanarchistlibrary.org/search?query=paris+commune— Documents of the Paris Commune https://www.marxists.org/history/france/paris-commune/documents/index.htm— Club Atomique upcoming book from Roxanne Panchasi: https://roxannepanchasi.com/home-2/club-atomique/
Author: Panchasi, Roxanne, Author: Brit Bachmann, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Fiorella Pinillos, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alex Abahmed
Date created: 2021-03-19