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Astra Taylor

ASTRA TAYLOR is an award-winning writer, activist, and documentarian, and a cofounder of the Debt Collective. She is the author of The People’s Platform, which won the American Book Award; Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone; and The Age of Insecurity. Taylor regularly writes for publications including The New Yorker and The New York Times. Taylor toured with the band Neutral Milk Hotel and was the 2023 CBC Massey Lecturer.
Solidarity

Books

Solidarity

Books for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

In June we celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual + (LGBTQIA+) Pride Month, which honors the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. Pride Month is a time to both celebrate the accomplishments of those in the LGBTQ+ community and recognize the ongoing struggles faced by many across the world who wish to live

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Do You Teach Sociology?

You can search for books across this discipline through our course lists, which include Aging & Death, Criminal Justice, Race / Class / Gender, Social Change, Social Institutions, Social Problems, and Sociological Theory.   Aging & Death Criminal Justice   Race / Class / Gender   Social Change   Social Institutions   Social Problems Sociological Theory

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