Leanne Betasamosake Simpson Bücher

Ein Roman über Liebe aller Art: zwischen Liebenden, zwischen Freunden, zwischen Schwestern, aber vor allem über die Liebe zu sich selbst. Als Dee von der Hochzeit ihrer beiden besten Freunde erfährt, wird aus der Einladung erst mal eine Zielscheibe für Dartpfeile. Denn Matt und Misa sind ihre wichtigsten Vertrauten. Wie konnten die beiden sie so hintergehen? Monatelang waren sie zusammen in einer psychiatrischen Klinik, die Diagnose «bipolaren Störung» hat sie wie ein Kleeblatt zusammengeschweißt. Aber jetzt hat Dee das Gefühl, abgehängt zu werden. Matt und Misa scheinen sich wieder im echten Leben zurechtzufinden, ja, sogar ihr Glück in die eigene Hand zu nehmen. Und nun auch noch eine Bilderbuch-Hochzeit in der Karibik! Denn Misas Familie ist sehr reich, legt Wert auf Traditionen und will mit der Feier das ganz große Kino veranstalten. Allerdings weiß niemand aus Misas Familie von ihrer Krankheit, und das soll auch so bleiben. Dee selbst hat noch ein ganz anderes Problem: Sie ist in Matt verliebt. Und das nicht erst seit dem Tag, an dem sie seinetwegen aus der Klinik geworfen wurde …

"Policing Black Bodies is a timely and much-needed exposure of historical and contemporary practices of state-sanctioned violence against Black lives in Canada. This groundbreaking work dispels many prevailing myths that cast Canada as a land of benevolence and racial equality, and uncovers long-standing state practices that have restricted Black freedom. A first of its kind, Policing Black Bodies creates a framework that makes legible how anti-Blackness has influenced the construction of Canada's carceral landscape, including the development and application of numerous criminal law enforcement and border regulation practices. The book traces the historical and contemporary mobilization of anti-Blackness spanning from slavery, 19th and 20th century segregation practices, and the application of early drug and prostitution laws through to the modern era. Maynard makes visible the ongoing legacy of a demonized and devalued Blackness that is manifest today as racial profiling by police, immigration agents and social services, the over-representation of Black communities in jails and prisons, anti-Black immigration detention and deportation practices, the over-representation of Black youth in state care, the school-to-prison pipeline and gross economic inequality. Following the dictums of the Black Lives Matter movement, Policing Black Bodies adopts an intersectional lens that explores the realities of those whose lives and experiences have historically been marginalized, stigmatized, and made invisible. In addressing how state practices have impacted Black lives, the book brings from margin to centre an analysis of gender, class, sexuality, (dis)ability, citizenship and criminalization. Beyond exploring systemic racial injustice, Policing Black Bodies pushes the limits of the Black radical imagination: it delves into liberatory Black futures and urges the necessity of transformative alternatives."-- Fourni par l'éditeur

By combining provocative prose with photo-essay, Time and the Suburbs explores the disappearance of cities in North America under the weight of suburban, exurban, and other forms of development that are changing the way we live and do politics. Drawing on social theory from Henri Lefebvre and Guy Debord to Antonio Negri, this book reconceptualizes the tasks facing activists and social movments. This is both a provocative essay and introduction to important social theory for anyone interested in cites and urban development.

In A Short History of the Blockade, award-winning writer Leanne Betasamosake Simpson uses Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg stories, storytelling aesthetics, and practices to explore the generative nature of Indigenous blockades through our relative, the beaver—or in Nishnaabemowin, Amik. Moving through genres, shifting through time, amikwag stories become a lens for the life-giving possibilities of dams and the world-building possibilities of blockades, deepening our understanding of Indigenous resistance as both a negation and an affirmation. Widely recognized as one of the most compelling Indigenous voices of her generation, Simpson’s work breaks open the intersections between politics, story, and song, bringing audiences into a rich and layered world of sound, light, and sovereign creativity. A Short History of the Blockade reveals how the practice of telling stories is also a culture of listening, "a thinking through together," and ultimately, like the dam or the blockade, an affirmation of life. Introduction by Jordan Abel.

Anishinaabeg values and teachings are brought to life through retold stories that resonate with contemporary audiences. The narrative emphasizes respect for all genders and highlights the significance of even the smallest beings. Central to the tales is the theme of unconditional love, which strengthens bonds among families and communities, reinforcing their connection to the land. This collection aims to inspire a new generation by weaving cultural wisdom into engaging narratives.

Articulating abolitionist and anti-colonial presents and futures, Rehearsals for Living asks what it means to get free.

"Noopiming is Anishinaabemowin for "in the bush," and the title is a response to English Canadian settler and author Susanna Moodie's 1852 memoir Roughing It in the Bush. Set in the same place as Moodie's colonial memoir, this genre-fluid novel is offered as a cure for Moodie's racist treatment of Mississauga Nishnaabeg in her writing. The giant Sabe meditates on the gifts and challenges of their recent sobriety. Migrating geese make a case for coordinated formation as a way to get out of "one's own cycling head." Racoons turn Bougie Kwe's Zen-garden pond into their personal urban spa. This is a world alive with people, animals, ancestors, and spirits who are all busy with the daily labours of healing -- healing not only themselves, but their individual pieces of the network, of the web that connects them all together. These stories gather up tiny pieces, one at a time, as they slowly circle through the perspectives of different characters, in a breathtaking act of world-building that rewards patience and deep listening. This is the real world, the one where meaning accumulates through close observation and relationship. Enter and be changed."--

A collection of stories and songs that explores the subject of decolonization

Exploring the elemental force of water, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson weaves Indigenous stories and traditions to propose a transformative vision for the future. Her acclaimed writing challenges conventional perspectives and highlights the significance of Indigenous knowledge in addressing contemporary issues. Through this lens, she offers a unique approach to understanding our relationship with nature and the vital role water plays in shaping cultural identity and environmental sustainability.

Winner: Native American and Indigenous Studies Association's Best Subsequent Book 2017 Honorable Mention: Labriola Center American Indian National Book Award 2017 Across North America, Indigenous acts of resistance have in recent years opposed the removal of federal protections for forests and waterways in Indigenous lands, halted the expansion of tar sands extraction and the pipeline construction at Standing Rock, and demanded justice for murdered and missing Indigenous women. In As We Have Always Done, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson locates Indigenous political resurgence as a practice rooted in uniquely Indigenous theorizing, writing, organizing, and thinking. Indigenous resistance is a radical rejection of contemporary colonialism focused around the refusal of the dispossession of both Indigenous bodies and land. Simpson makes clear that its goal can no longer be cultural resurgence as a mechanism for inclusion in a multicultural mosaic. Instead, she calls for unapologetic, place-based Indigenous alternatives to the destructive logics of the settler colonial state, including heteropatriarchy, white supremacy, and capitalist exploitation.