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Stranger to the moon : a novel / by Rosero, Evelio,1958-author.; Meadowcroft, Victor,translator.; McLean, Anne,1962-translator.(CARDINAL)704195;
"The writer Evelio Rosero has never been one to shy away from the darker aspects of Colombia's history and society. His magnificent Stranger to the Moon portrays a world that seems to exist outside history and geography, but taps into the dark myths and collective subconscious of his country's harrowing inequality and violence. A parable of pointed social criticism, with naked humans imprisoned in a house to serve the needs of "the vicious clothed-ones," the novel describes what ensues when a single "naked-one" privately rebels, risking his own death and that of his fellow prisoners. Each subsequent section of the book adds further layers to the ritualistic and bizarre social order that its characters inhabit. Trained insects and reptiles spy on all the naked-ones, and only the most fortunate reach old age (often by taking up strategic spots near the kitchen and grabbing for the fiercely contested food). Stranger to the Moon is a powerfully brave and distinctive novel by a writer who is arguably Colombia's greatest living author"--
Subjects: Novels.; Fiction.; Oppression (Psychology);
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Why young men : the dangerous allure of violent movements and what we can do about it / by Jivani, Jamil,author.(CARDINAL)785120;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The story of Jivani's education as an activist on the front lines of one of today's most dangerous and intractable problems: the explosion of violence among angry young men throughout the world.
Subjects: Young men; Young men; Identity (Psychology); Oppression (Psychology); Alienation (Social psychology); Radicalization.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Sisters of the yam : Black women and self-recovery / by hooks, bell,1952-2021.(CARDINAL)168455;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-194).
Subjects: African American women; Self-esteem in women.; Self-actualization (Psychology); Oppression (Psychology);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 6
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Freedom is a constant struggle : Ferguson, Palestine, and the foundations of a movement / by Davis, Angela Y.(Angela Yvonne),1944-author.(CARDINAL)129182; Barat, Frank,editor.(CARDINAL)502561;
In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world. Reflecting on the importance of black feminism, intersectionality, and prison abolitionism for today's struggles, Davis discusses the legacies of previous liberation struggles, from the Black Freedom Movement to the South African anti-Apartheid movement. She highlights connections and analyzes today's struggles against state terror, from Ferguson to Palestine. Facing a world of outrageous injustice, Davis challenges us to imagine and build the movement for human liberation. And in doing so, she reminds us that "Freedom is a constant struggle."
Subjects: Civil rights.; Liberty.; Social problems.; Oppression (Psychology); Violence.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7
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Maggot moon [sound recording] / by Gardner, Sally.(CARDINAL)377861; Madge, Robert.;
Read by Robert Madge.An unlikely teenager risks all to expose the truth about a heralded moon landing. What if the football hadn't gone over the wall. On the other side of the wall there is a dark secret. And the devil. And the Moon Man. And the Motherland doesn't want anyone to know. But Standish Treadwell--who has different-colored eyes, who can't read, can't write, Standish Treadwell isn't bright--sees things differently than the rest of the "train-track thinkers." So when Standish and his only friend and neighbor, Hector, make their way to the other side of the wall, they see what the Motherland has been hiding. And it's big.12+.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Audiobooks.; Oppression (Psychology); Friendship; Courage;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Systemic Oppression / by Hurt, Avery Elizabeth,editor.(CARDINAL)415814;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The term 'systemic oppression' refers to the intentional mistreatment or disadvantaging of a group of people based on some aspect of their identity. This can be based on a number of different characteristics--including gender, sexuality, disability, religion, and nationality--but in recent discourse the focus has largely been on the oppression of people of color, especially Black Americans. These systems of oppression take place at the personal, societal, and institutional level, and they lead to people in underserved groups having fewer opportunities and facing more obstacles in their day-to-day lives, from struggling to find adequate housing, education, and employment, to having unequal access to adequate food and health care. The viewpoints in this title examine the forms systemic oppression takes, who is responsible for this oppression, the extent to which it continues to be an issue in contemporary America, and potential solutions for bringing an end to it" --
Subjects: Informational works.; Documents d'information.; Social justice; Restorative justice; Oppression (Psychology); Social institutions; Oppression (Psychology);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Praiseworthy / by Wright, Alexis,1950-author.(CARDINAL)645402;
"In a small town in the north of Australia, a mysterious cloud heralds both an ecological catastrophe and a gathering of the ancestors. A crazed visionary looks to donkeys to solve the global climate crisis and the economic dependency of the Aboriginal people. His wife, seeking solace from his madness, follows the dance of butterflies and scours the internet to find out how her Aboriginal/Chinese family could be repatriated to China. One of their sons, named Aboriginal Sovereignty, is determined to commit suicide. The other, Tommyhawk, wishes his brother dead so that he can pursue his dream of becoming white and powerful. Praiseworthy is an epic which pushes allegory and language to their limit; a unique masterpiece that bends time and reality, opening new literary vistas; a cry of outrage against oppression and disadvantage; and a fable for the end of days." --
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Fiction.; Families; Small cities; Aboriginal Australians; Oppression (Psychology);
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10
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When the mountains tremble [videorecording] : the astonishing story of Rigoberta Menchú, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize / by Kinoy, Peter,film producer,editor of moving image work.; Yates, Pamela,film director.; Sigel, Newton Thomas,film director,cinematographer.; Menchú, Rigoberta,narrator.(CARDINAL)728135; Blades, Rubén,composer (expression)(CARDINAL)735039; Sarandon, Susan,1946-(CARDINAL)182764; Docurama (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)215269; New Video Group,distributor.(CARDINAL)219113; Skylight Pictures (Firm),production company.;
Cinematographer, Newton Thomas Sigel ; art director, Randy Barcelo ; editor, Peter Kinoy ; original music, Rubén Blades.Storyteller, Rigoberta Menchú.Chronicles the astonishing, true story of Nobel Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú, who is a Quiché Indian woman, as she stood up for her people and helped wage a rebellion in the wake of seemingly unconquerable oppression. Shot at the height of the heated battle between the heavily-armed Guatemalan Military and the nearly defenseless Mayan population.DVD; Region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.Blue Ribbon Award, American Film Festival; Special Jury Award, Sundance Film Festival; Grand Coral Award, Havana Film Festival.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Biographical films.; Nonfiction films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Menchú, Rigoberta.; Quiché Indians.; Oppression (Psychology); Insurgency.;
Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Atlas Shrugged: Part III: Who is John Galt? [videorecording] by Mackenzie, Peter,actor.(local)tlcaut1493411327195900; Manera, James,director,screenwriter.; Polaha, Kristoffer,1977-actor.; Rand, Ayn.Atlas shrugged.Motion picture adaptation of (work):(local)tlcaut1493411458540200; Regan, Laura,1977-actor.;
Kristoffer Polaha, Laura Regan, Peter Mackenzie, Greg Germann, Larry Cedar.A man decides to put an end to the corrupt practices of the company he works for and becomes part of a protected community where he is free from the restrictions of the oppressive government.MPAA rating: PG-13.
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Science fiction films.; Rand, Ayn; Capitalism; Common good; Corruption; Oppression (Psychology);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The patriarchs : the origins of inequality / by Saini, Angela,1980-author.(CARDINAL)352710;
Includes bibliographical references and index."For centuries, societies have treated male domination as natural to the human species. But how would our understanding of gender inequality--our imagined past and contested present-- look if we didn't assume that men have always ruled over women? If we saw inequality as something more fragile that has had to be constantly remade and reasserted? In this bold and radical book, award-winning science journalist Angela Saini explores the roots of what we call patriarchy, uncovering a complex history of how it first became embedded in societies and spread across the globe from prehistory into the present." -- Amazon.com."For fans of Sapiens and The Dawn of Everything, a groundbreaking exploration of gendered oppression-its origins, its histories, our attempts to understand it, and our efforts to combat it"--Domination -- Exception -- Genesis -- Destruction -- Restriction -- Alienation -- Revolution -- Transformation.
Subjects: Equality.; Sex discrimination.; Oppression (Psychology); Patriarchy; Male domination (Social structure);
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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