Kathryn Allan: 4 books
by Kathryn Allan, Djibril al-Ayad
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
A Disability-Themed Anthology of Speculative FictionThe fifteen authors and nine artists in this volume bring us beautiful, speculative stories of disability and mental illness in the future. Teeming with space pirates, battle robots, interstellar travel and genetically engineered creatures,...
Techno-Orientalism
Imagining Asia in Speculative Fiction, History, and Media
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2015
What will the future look like? To judge from many speculative fiction films and books, from Blade Runner to Cloud Atlas, the future will be full of cities that resemble Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, and it will be populated mainly by cold, unfeeling citizens who act like robots. Techno-Orientalism...
The Frontier of Patriotism
Alberta and the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016
With the centenary of the First World War, communities across Canada arranged commemorations of the war experience to honour local servicemen who, through their triumphs and sacrifices, were presented as laying the foundation for a free and independent country. Often overlooked are the triumphs and...
by Margery Collin, Jacki Thomas, Martin Hill
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2017
Hospice chaplains have traditionally played a unique part in palliative care, providing human compassion and support to help ease life's final chapter. This book thoughtfully tackles the question at the heart of modern hospice chaplaincy: do chaplains have a distinctive role in an increasingly secular...