Dal alumni and faculty share their books, television shows, films, webinars, and podcasts.
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1. BOOKGot Blood to Give: Anti-Black Homophobia in Blood Donation Narratives around blood鈥攚hose is spilt and whose is of use鈥攁re inextricably entwined with the story of anti-Black racism and homophobia, according to Dr. OmiSoore Dryden. Using both storytelling and theory, her new book tackles how these issues听manifest in the health-care system. .听 |
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2. PODCASTWriters at Woody Point: As I Begin to Tell This This wide-ranging podcast celebrates 20 years of the much-loved Writers at Woody Point literary and music festival, featuring Shelagh Rogers, Michael Crummey, Lawrence Hill, and many others. . |
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3. BOOKAttic Rain This volume of poetry forms an account of living a life of resilience in a world hung up on normality. The poems explore day-to-day scenarios of childhood and adulthood from the perspective of someone who lives with听obsessive- compulsive disorder. .听 |
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4. BOOKSoar A fable about a young eagle who must leave his comfort zone to discover for himself a life he finds fulfilling, Soar asks readers to question their biases and assumptions and reflect on how to live in alignment with their own values. .听 |
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5. PODCASTRegenerating Pasture Land Ouellet-Plamondon discusses "Regeneration, Sustainability, and Syntropic Farming in South America" an article that appeared in Resource magazine about an experiential learning program based around sustainable bamboo agriculture. . |
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6. BOOKGarden Inventories: Reflections on Land, Place and Belonging How long does it take to be rooted in a place? When Pirbhai embarks on planting a garden, she discovers that plants and people are not so different from one another鈥攂oth can be transplanted or uprooted, can colonize and invade, and be naturalized. .听 |
This story appeared in the听DAL Magazine Fall 2024听issue. Flip through the rest of the issue using the links below.