The Skin We're In (book) explained

The Skin We're In
Author:Desmond Cole
Country:Canada
Language:English
Published:2020
Publisher:Doubleday Canada
Isbn:9780385686358
Congress:F1035.A1 C63 2020
Oclc:1189770571

The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power is a book by Desmond Cole published by Doubleday Canada in 2020.[1]

The Skin We're In describes the struggle against racism in Canada during the year 2017,[2] [3] chronicling Cole's role as an anti-racist activist and the impact of systemic racism in Canadian society.[4] [5] [6] Among the events it discusses are the aftermath of the assault of Dafonte Miller in late 2016 and Canada 150. The work argues that Canada is not immune to the anti-Black racism that characterizes American society.[7]

Due to an error by the publisher, the initial printing of the book's cover did not include the word "Black" in the subtitle. The mistake was later corrected.[8]

The book won the Toronto Book Award for 2020.[9] In 2021, the book was nominated for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.[10]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dundas. Deborah. 2020-01-24. Desmond Cole on his new book, dismantling racist institutions and 'the pablum of diversity'. live. 2020-09-17. Toronto Star. en. September 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923023651/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/2020/01/24/desmond-cole-on-his-new-book-dismantling-racist-institutions-and-the-pablum-of-diversity.html.
  2. Web site: Samba. Mugoli. 2020-02-27. Desmond Cole presents snapshot of Black resistance in new book. live. 2020-09-17. Broadview. en. July 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200729045514/https://broadview.org/desmond-cole-the-skin-were-in/.
  3. Web site: Mason. Terese. 2020-01-20. Review of The Skin We're In. live. 2020-09-17. Quill and Quire. August 3, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200803181359/https://quillandquire.com/review/the-skin-were-in-a-year-of-black-resistance-and-power/.
  4. Web site: Campbell. Morgan. August 2020. An Act of Protest. live. 2020-09-17. Literary Review of Canada. en. September 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923023702/https://reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2020/07/an-act-of-protest/.
  5. Web site: 2020-02-15. Une année de résistance noire avec Desmond Cole. 2020-09-17. Radio-Canada. fr.
  6. Web site: Bonaparte. Anthony. 2020-02-05. A year in the life of Desmond Cole. live. 2020-09-17. The Suburban. en. September 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923023639/https://www.thesuburban.com/arts_and_entertainment/arts/a-year-in-the-life-of-desmond-cole/article_27071576-2ff4-56b9-bea8-864db086bf3d.html.
  7. Web site: Price. Neil. 2020-01-27. Desmond Cole wants to dispel Canada's "magical thinking" on race. 2020-09-17. Now.
  8. Web site: The Canadian Press. 2020-02-06. Publisher corrects subtitle of Desmond Cole's book to include the word 'black'. live. 2020-09-17. CityNews. February 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200207142520/https://toronto.citynews.ca/2020/02/06/publisher-corrects-subtitle-of-desmond-coles-book-to-include-the-word-black/.
  9. Ryan Porter, "Desmond Cole will donate half his Toronto Book Award prize winnings as he calls for TPL, city of Toronto 'to do better'". Quill & Quire, December 2, 2020.
  10. News: Desmond Cole, Celina Caesar-Chavannes among finalists for political writing prize . Canadian Press . The Daily Courier . Kelowna . 2 June 2021 . 2 June 2021.

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