I can't think of a more fitting time to re-read this.
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Doctorant et travailleur social basé à Tiohtià:ke (Montréal). Profitant d'un mode de vie à l'abri des algorithmes manipulateurs des géants du web.
PhD student and social worker based in Tiohtià:ke (Montréal). Trying to live a life less controlled by the algorithmic manipulation of the tech giants.
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Vincent Mousseau rated Le pacte de la blanchité: 5 stars
Le pacte de la blanchité by Cida Bento
La conception de l'universel, érigée sur le modèle européen, imprègne encore la société, et accorde aux personnes blanches des avantages …
Vincent Mousseau rated Ça fait longtemps qu’on s’est jamais connu: 3 stars
Ça fait longtemps qu’on s’est jamais connu by Pierre Terzian
Fraîchement débarqué au Québec, un écrivain français se retrouve catapulté dans le monde remuant des garderies montréalaises. Croisant la route …
Vincent Mousseau rated Les racistes n'ont jamais vu la mer: 5 stars
Les racistes n'ont jamais vu la mer by Rodney Saint Éloi, Yara El-Ghadban
Parlons de racisme puisque le racisme concerne tout le monde. Les écrivains Rodney Saint-Éloi et Yara El-Ghadban invitent à prendre …
Vincent Mousseau rated Salvation: 5 stars
Salvation by bell hooks
Written from both historical and cultural perspectives, Salvation takes an incisive look at the transformative power of love in the …
Vincent Mousseau rated Park Cruising: 4 stars
Park Cruising by Marcus McCann
Park Cruising takes a long look at the men who cruise for sex in urban parks. Human rights lawyer Marcus …
Vincent Mousseau started reading On Palestine by Noam Chomsky
Operation Protective Edge, Israel's most recent assault on Gaza, left thousands of Palestinians dead and …
Vincent Mousseau rated des fleurs comme moi: 5 stars
des fleurs comme moi by Xavier Gould
Entre Shédiac, Moncton et Montréal, Xavier Gould cartographie l’éclatement identitaire qui caractérise son parcours d’artiste multidisciplinaire queer acadien·ne. Examinant son …
Vincent Mousseau rated Bâtons à message - Tshissinuatshitakana: 5 stars
Vincent Mousseau rated In the wake : on Blackness and being: 5 stars
In the wake : on Blackness and being by Christina Sharpe
In this original and trenchant work, Christina Sharpe interrogates literary, visual, cinematic, and quotidian representations of Black life that comprise …
Vincent Mousseau rated The Archive of Alternate Endings: 5 stars
Vincent Mousseau started reading Gaucher.ère contrarié.e by V.S. Goela
Les trajectoires paradoxales des treize personnages s'entrelacent comme les fils d'une tapisserie humaine bigarrée, toutes …
J'ai trouvé ce livre à la Librairie du Soleil à Ottawa. En tant que franco-ontarien non-binaire, je n'ai pas pu m'empêcher d'acheter ce roman, écrit par un·e écrivain·e de ces deux communautés! 🥰
Vincent Mousseau finished reading The Shame Machine by Cathy O'Neil
An examination of the way (predominantly American) society uses shame, and an exploration of the …
I thought this was generally a pretty good read! When the author talks about racialization and the dynamics around shaming "Karens", though, I think that she could have added a bit more nuance. Other than that, a great book!
Vincent Mousseau rated Stolen Focus: 4 stars
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
Is your ability to focus and pay attention in free fall?
You are not alone. The average office worker now …
Vincent Mousseau started reading Unapologetic by Charlene A. Carruthers
"Unapologetic is a 21st century guide to building a Black liberation movement through a Black …
I just joined a BIPOC book club that is starting up in Kjipuktuk, and this is our first read. I’ve been meaning to read it for a while now, so I definitely appreciate the added push!