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... The writings below cover most of the basic themes that have defined Ecuadorian history. The bibliography on Ecuador is extensive, though, so this list is by no means comprehensive, and it favors those works available in English. ...

... in the battle of Las Carretas in 1814, when he was only twenty-one years old. The heroic story has made him a national icon. His poetry is no less shrouded in mystery. A dozen Quechua-language poems are attributed to him, though their authenticity cannot be substantiated. They have a strong and sensitive...

... Leisure is a serious topic in the history of thought, connected intimately with the search for a meaningful life. The relationship between work and leisure today is more complex than ever. Though leisure is certainly not a concept exclusive to the world of travel and tourism, the two are hard...

... descriptions of these stories, written in 1986, were meant to counter more harsh depictions of male and female sexuality arising in the feminist anti-pornography movement active at that time. In the first, the wife turns into a fox, but the husband loves his wild vixen anyway. Finally, though, she is too wild...

... The chapter highlights the intersections between education and activism among undocumented students. Specifically, it illustrates how undocumented students take it upon themselves to learn about education and immigration policies so they , in turn, can teach others. Though not as visible...

... In this chapter, Omi Osun Joni L. Jones examines Pamela Booker’s Seens from the Unexpectedness of Love . She considers the ways in which Booker uses the trope of love and experiments with dramatic form to resist oppressive forms. Though Jones ultimately argues that queerness rather than race...

... engagement. This brief afterword provides a few resources for readers interested in helping to make that change possible, from state organizations to global entities, though predominantly U.S. groups are included. advocacy social movements sex offender sex work HIV criminalization ...

... corporation. Here to bodybuild means to engage with the corporal as though it were a breathing organism for whom balancing the input and output is crucial for its survival and growth. Canção Nova media religion breathing globalization ...

... claims that he rarely visited the prison and did not hear the screams of prisoners, even though he acknowledged visiting the prisoner artisan workshop on occasion. Bou Meng also testified that Duch once ordered another prisoner and Bou Meng to fight. Drawing on these narratives and the stories...

... a slave, and Rosemarie felt lucky to hear her stories—even though they were often difficult—since her own grandparents had passed away before she was born. Shirley Darden Darden family Rosemarie Freeney Harding’s childhood stories of slavery ...

... that the disconnect between the personal and the political, following her marriage, lies at the heart of her disquiet. This is why the two books cannot be read in the same register, though they are about the same life. Nevertheless, they become the spur for her writing and offer a clue to how she finally resolves her...

... Outro. The conclusion takes a trip to East Nashville to see Soccer Mommy, whose lineage is to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls, the latest chapter in rock's unfurling. Largely white (though the branch in New York is named for Big Mama Thornton), rock camp is also largely nonwailing. What looms...

... This chapter focuses on the Yaqui resistance to unregulated pesticide spraying and the transportation of toxic pesticides in Mexico, resulting in devastating health effects for Yaqui women and children. Though the North American Free Trade Agreement bans some toxic pesticides in the United...

... was not a product or a commodity, though their recorded and compositional legacy is significant, but a process of cultural production and development within and for their community. An Alternative Aesthetic A Community Ethos Passing It On The Universality of PAPA and UGMAA ...

... The conclusion discusses the possibilities that emerge from looking at Black life through the lens of Black girl autopoetics. Even though Black girls’ creative practices are specific to their experiences, they have broader implications for how we understand Blackness as it relates to space...