Category: Educational

Queer Theories: An Introduction: From Mario Mieli to the Antisocial Turn (Gender Insights) by Lorenzo Bernini
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Overview: This is a short and accessible introduction to the complex and evolving debates around queer theories, advocating for their critical role in academia and society. The book traces the roots of queer theories and argues that Foucault owed an important debt to other European authors including the feminist and homosexual liberation movements of the 1960–1970s and the anticolonial movements of the 1950s.

Going beyond a simple introduction to queer theories, this book situates them firmly in a European and Italian context to offer a crucial set of arguments in defence of LGBTQI+ rights, in defence of the freedom of teaching and research, and in defence of a radical idea of democracy. The narrative of the book is divided into three short chapters which can be read independently or in sequence. The first chapter argues that queer theories are rooted in the critical philosophical tradition, the second presents a critique of heterosexism and the binary inherent to the gender-sex-sexual orientation system, and the third chapter sketches a history of the queer debate. The book offers a useful typology of queer theories by sorting them into three basic paradigms: Freudo-Marxism, radical constructivism, and antisocial and affective theories, clarifying the complexities of the nature of the debates for undergraduates.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Educational

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Lost in the Clouds: A gentle story to help children understand death and grief by DK
Requirements: .PDF reader, 13 MB
Overview: When a loved one dies, it can be a difficult topic to explain to little ones. Let this heart-warming book help you support your child through their stages of grief.

You don’t have to weather the storm alone! This moving book about grief shows children that, despite their loss, they always have someone to talk to.

The beautifully illustrated children’s book follows Billy and his father as they navigate the loss of his mother. It includes:
Genre: Non-Fiction > Educational

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Big Cats in The Wild: A Visual Essay of Lions, Jaguars, Leopards, Pumas, and More by Joe McDonald
Requirements: .ePUB reader, 392 MB
Overview: Joe and Mary Ann McDonald have traveled the world for over thirty years, creating incredible images of breathtaking places and the incredible creatures that inhabit them. In this book, they have collected over two hundred of their favorite images of big cats from around the globe—from the majestic lions of Africa, to the powerful jaguars of South America, to the elusive tigers of Asia. The McDonald’s also share the stories behind the images, taking you alongside them through some of the most remote parts of the world and into the cultures and traditions of the people living in the midst of big cats. Whether you’re a travel buff, wild animal lover, or just obsessed with the ancestry of the small cat in your living room, the images and stories in this engaging book are sure to thrill!
Genre: Non-Fiction > Educational

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Routledge International Handbook of Music Psychology in Education and the Community by Andrea Creech
Requirements: .PDF reader, 96 MB
Overview: This handbook provides an evidence-based account of psychological perspectives on issues in music education and music in the community through the life course, exploring our understanding of music learning and participation across contexts.

The contributors draw on multidisciplinary research from different cultures and contexts in order to set out the implications of music psychology for music education and music in the community. Highlighting the intersecting issues across education and community contexts, the book proposes new theories as well as offering important refinements to existing conceptual models. Split into six parts, it considers the role of music in society as well as for groups and individuals, and explores topics such as processing and responding to music; pedagogical and musical practices that support or pose challenges to the emotional, cognitive, social or physical wellbeing of learners and participants in a range of contexts; and ‘music in identity’ or ‘identity in music’. With the final part on future directions and the implications for professional practice in music education and music in the community, the book concludes by exploring how the two sectors might work more closely together within a post-COVID-19 world.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Educational

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The Routledge International Handbook of Penal Abolition by Michael J. Coyle
Requirements: .PDF reader, 15 MB
Overview: The Routledge International Handbook of Penal Abolition provides an authoritative and comprehensive look at the latest developments in the 21st-century penal abolitionism movement, both reflecting on key critical thought and setting the agenda for local and global abolitionist ideas and interventions over the coming decade.
Penal abolitionists question the legitimacy of criminal law, policing, courts, prisons and more broadly the idea of punishment, to argue that rather than effectively handling or solving social problems, interpersonal disputes, conflicts and harms, they actually increase individual and societal problems.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Educational

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