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  The Missing Anthology: Stories...

  nor, Vanessa Ho, Raksha Mahtani

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  Sex workers in Singapore — and most places around the world — tend to be dehumanised, glamourised or sensationalised by the public and media alike. Rarely do mainstream narratives centre sex workers’ voices and agency. The Missing Anthology presents fifteen bold new voices from sex workers, whose writings resist society’s simplistic assumptions about sex work. In these works, authors recount their lived experiences, share their struggles and triumphs, and imagine different futures for the sex industry. 
   
  Born from an open call and writing workshops organised by Project X — the only non-profit organisation in Singapore that provides social, emotional, and health services to people in the sex industry — these pieces daringly experiment with form, genre, and perspective. In these pages, you’ll find two “chickens” discussing their dreams while blowing up a condom; pieces on the dynamics of domme-ing and servicing second-hand hearts; essays on the importance of activism and its obstacles; short fiction exploring fantasies of violent liberation; tender letters to loved ones and younger selves that reflect on their journeys and how far they’ve come. 
   
  The Missing Anthology re-centres sex workers’ voices from the margins, bringing them into the conversation about an industry often treated as illicit and taboo. By doing so, it aims to address issues of inequality, social and economic mobility, stigmatization, and safety that are fuelled by misconceptions about sex workers and their profession.

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  Disabled People Transforming...

  Beth A. Haller

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  This book tells the stories of disabled people who have been influential in creating modern mass media. 
   
   
   
  Through the voices of key disabled media makers and collaborators, the author highlights the ways in which their contributions are changing society's understanding of disability and shaping mass media and culture. Spanning a range of media formats—television/streaming productions, performances, podcasts, TED Talks, films, reality TV, graphic novels, and social media channels—the book illustrates how disabled people are confronting the marginalization they have faced in mass media for decades. Modern disabled media creators are leveraging new media platforms to recognize the lived experiences of disability and their authentic place in media culture. 
   
   
   
  This innovative and thought-provoking volume will be a must-listen for scholars, disability advocates, and students of disability studies, mass communication/media studies, as well as mass media production faculty, disabled people, and their allies.

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  Jean-Michel Basquiat: A short...

  5 Minutes, 5 Minute Biographies,...

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  Jean-Michel Basquiat, American artist extraordinaire: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

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  Raided by the Greek Gods (Gay...

  Archer Vale

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  Mortals are tools…playthings. Their simple minds are easily trained. They crave the divine, forbidden blessing. 
  My best friend got access to an experimental VR headset. It can take me back to ancient Greece…but something weird is happening. I’m starting to forget who I am. 
  And everything in this world is so…sexual. 
  The gods are giving me commands. They’re stripping away my memories. It feels so good to serve them. I’ll never want to leave. 
  I’m sinking deeper and deeper for these perfect beings. 
  I can’t even remember my own name. 
  What’s happening to me…? 
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  CONTAINS EXPLICIT GAY SEXUAL CONTENT. 
  For exclusive stories, visit www.ArcherVale.com.

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  What Universities Owe Democracy

  Ronald J. Daniels, Phillip...

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  Universities play an indispensable role within modern democracies. But this role is often overlooked or too narrowly conceived, even by universities themselves. In What Universities Owe Democracy, Ronald J. Daniels, the president of Johns Hopkins University, argues that—at a moment when liberal democracy is endangered and more countries are heading toward autocracy than at any time in generations—it is critical for today's colleges and universities to reestablish their place in democracy. 
   
   
   
  Drawing upon fields as varied as political science, economics, history, and sociology, Daniels identifies four distinct functions of American higher education that are key to liberal democracy: social mobility, citizenship education, the stewardship of facts, and the cultivation of pluralistic, diverse communities. By examining these roles over time, Daniels explains where colleges and universities have faltered in their execution of these functions—and what they can do going forward. 
   
   
   
  Looking back on his decades of experience leading universities, Daniels offers bold prescriptions for how universities can act now to strengthen democracy. For those committed to democracy's future prospects, this book is a vital resource.

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  In Praise of Error - Productive...

  Derek Mueller

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  Many people know that Columbus wouldn't have dared to sail across the Atlantic if he had been aware how far the way to Asia really is. But there exist a lot more errors which turned out to be useful. Great thinkers like Copernicus and Einstein, but also ordinary people made mistakes which changed our world in many ways. 
  
  A collection of the most interesting and useful errors in history, science, kitchen and art.
  
  Contents: 
  Errors – always negative?
  To err as a program? Trial and error or: What geniuses and rainworms have in common
  Mistakes? How delicious! – Potato crisps and cauliflower
  The great fried potatoes failure
  Tofu, cheese, wine & Co.
  Cauliflower and beyond
  In wine there is error
  Copernicus or: a rounder rounding
  … and Kepler
  Discovering America with Aristotle
  El Dorado: the mirage of greed
  Dreams, lies and literature: Schliemann
  Creative misunderstandings in literature
  Kandinsky or: The right wrong view
  Only relatively right assumptions: theory of relativity
  Unsuccessful, but still a masterpiece: the Michelson–Morley experiment
  A bit of theory on error
  Sloppiness saves the lives of millions
  Can false prophecies be useful?

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