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Fluidity and Possibility

Imagining Woman of Colour Pedagogies

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It does not require much effort to recall my first week of university as an undergraduate. Everything was so new and different, and quite frankly, a bit overwhelming. The recollection of that first week has stayed with me to this day. But I assume mine is not a unique experience.

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Edwards, K. (2013). Fluidity and Possibility. In: Wane, N., Jagire, J., Murad, Z. (eds) Ruptures. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-446-8_12

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