Lois Fine: 5 books

Book cover of Freda & Jem's Best of the Week
by Lois Fine
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2016

Jem is a self-described butch dyke from Montreal who always imagined spending her life in bars and having multiple flings. When she meets Freda, a woman who exposes Jem’s vulnerabilities, her preconceived notions of who she is become moot as she finds herself partnered in a long-term relationship...
Book cover of Silenced Voices and Extraordinary Conversations
by Michelle Fine, Lois Weis
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Two noted educators invite new and veteran teachers on an intellectual guided tour through the troubles of bad practice and the delights of good. This volume is a collection of classic essays—as urgently needed now as when they first appeared—on social class, race, gender, and schooling crafted...
Book cover of Working Method

Working Method

Research and Social Justice

by Lois Weis, Michelle Fine
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2004

Working Method focuses on the theory, method, and politics of contemporary social research. As ethnographic and qualitative research become more popular, noted scholars Weis and Fine provide a roadmap for understanding the complexities involved in doing this research.
Book cover of Understanding Inequality

Understanding Inequality

The Intersection of Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Gender

by Barbara A. Arrighi, Judi Addelston, Derrick Bell
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2007

As the age of globalization and New Media unite disparate groups of people in new ways, the continual transformation and interconnections between ethnicity, class, and gender become increasingly complex. This reader, comprised of a diverse array of sources ranging from the New York Times to the journals...
Book cover of Off White

Off White

Readings on Power, Privilege, and Resistance

by Michelle Fine, Lois Weis, Linda Powell Pruitt
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012

With a fascinating new introduction on the proliferation and development of the field of whiteness studies and updated essays throughout, this much-anticipated second ddition continues to redefine our understanding of race and society. Also inlcludes three maps.
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