{"product_id":"9781926906058","title":"Releasing My Critical Chatter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003e Releasing My Critical Chatter: An autobiographical Narrative from the Black Diaspora \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis a first person narrative of the author’s daily experiences as a woman of African heritage living in the Black Diaspora. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on Black feminist thought and critical education theories, she theorizes through experiences of racism and sexism in \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eher daily life as a child, a student, a mother, and a government employee. She presents her critical chatter, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eher autobiographical testimonial, through poetry and prose and through a series of ‘moments' that illustrate how \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eracism and sexism are embedded in her everyday life. She connects personal individual experiences to systemic and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einstitutional practices of colonialism and patriarchy. She further explores the contradictions, questions and struggle \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat doing this work brings, and the implications for curriculum and pedagogy in schools and classrooms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author’s testimonial is an act toward social transformation of the spaces and places in which we work and live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat others say:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This chatter is a revelation. It unmasks experiences catalogued as belonging to another time, another \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eplace...It cracks white-coloured glasses and illuminates an unacceptably flawed, external lexicon.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Michelle Davidson, Instructional Designer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An insightful study of many things associated with discrimination, including ‘polite’ racism and invisibility… the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘moments’ and their analyses are a powerful tool which draw the reader in as a participant, resulting in intricate \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eself-reflection.\"  - Carolyn Gammon, Author, and Guide \u0026amp; Destination Manager \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e “An affirmation of the adage that ‘it is the wearer of the shoe that knows where it pinches', \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand an expose of many falsehoods pertaining to the systemic coloured perception of others,\" - Matunda Nyanchama, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eICT Professional \u0026amp; Publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e About the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Louise McCarthy is a woman of African Canadian heritage with a strong sense of justice and equity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe has a BA in Sociology from York University (’91) and a Masters in Education from University of New Brunswick (‘07), \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith a specialization in Critical Studies. Mary is currently in her first year of her PhD at OISE, University of Toronto, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein the area of Sociology and Equity studies. Mary’s is as well on leave from her full time position as an Employment Counselor \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith the Province of New Brunswick. In this position Mary struggles daily to advocate for the employment of men and women \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estriving to promote a healthier lens for hiring and also Mary continues to strive for literacy and equity for all people. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary has been active in her personal community and is dedicated to repairing her ancestor’s graveyards, specifically some \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho are still segregated. Mary’s current (2011) research within her PhD is to look at the New Brunswick Education Policy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom 1900- 2010, specifically she is looking at the lack of diversity within the provincial schools, both elementary through \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto post secondary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary’s other published work is found in \u003ci\u003e Feminist Journeys, A History of Canadian feminism 1960-2010 \u003c\/i\u003e edited by \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarguerite Anderson, (2010). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nsemia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040179765488,"sku":"9781926906058","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781926906058_p0.jpg?v=1763636059","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781926906058","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}