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Karla J. Strand

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Book review: In Good Relation: History, Gender, and Kinship in Indigenous Feminisms – Canadian Journal of History

Posted on December 10, 2021February 15, 2022 By Karla Strand

With In Good Relation: History, Gender, and Kinship in Indigenous Feminisms, editors Sarah Nickel (Tk’emlúpsemc, Ukrainian, French Canadian) and Amanda Fehr (white settler) have compiled a collection of essays, stories, conversations, interviews, testimonials, and poems that aptly illustrate the depth, breadth, and variety of Indigenous feminisms across what are now…

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Poetry for Everyone – Resources for Gender and Women’s Studies: A Feminist Review

Posted on July 1, 2020October 12, 2021 By Karla Strand

Karla J. Strand’s review of How Poetry Can Change Your Heart for Resources for Gender and Women’s Studies: A Feminist Review.

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In New Memoir, Deborah J. Cohan Explores the Complexities of Love, Illness and Parental Abuse – Ms. Magazine

Posted on March 12, 2020October 12, 2021 By Karla Strand

With her new book, sociologist Deborah J. Cohan explores the complexities of caring for an aging parent with a history of abusive behavior.

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A Cure for What Ails You – Medium Books

Posted on December 20, 2019October 12, 2021 By Karla Strand

A Review of Stephanie Allen’s Tonic and Balm Tonic and Balm is a book about medicine shows. The thing about medicine shows is that they are different from circuses, carnivals, or “freak shows.” I had never really thought about them before reading this book. When I think of the circus…

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Drink It In: A Review of FRESHWATER by Akwaeke Emezi

Posted on February 13, 2018October 12, 2021 By Karla Strand

The raw honesty with which Akwaeke Emezi frames their debut book grabbed me by the throat and compelled me to continue reading.

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