Due to weather conditions, this Anti-Racist Book Club discussion has moved to Zoom!
UBC Psychology faculty, students, and staff who are interested in joining this discussion can contact Lauren Emberson for the Zoom meeting details.
Interested in learning and talking about anti-racism?
Faculty, students, and staff are invited to join the department’s EDI Committee at their next Anti-Racist Book Club.
Read (any portion of) The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole and join the Anti-Racist Book Club in a discussion in honour of Black History Month.
About the Book
Chronicling just one year in the struggle against racism in this country, The Skin We’re In reveals in stark detail the injustices faced by Black Canadians on a daily basis: the devastating effects of racist policing, the hopelessness produced by an education system that fails Black children, the heartbreak of those separated from their families by discriminatory immigration laws, and more. Cole draws on his own experiences as a Black man in Canada, and locates the deep cultural, historical, and political roots of each event. What emerges is a personal, painful, and comprehensive picture of entrenched, systemic inequality.
Updated with a new foreword, postscript, and an extensive educator’s guide, The Skin We’re In is essential reading for all Canadians, and a vital tool in the fight against racism.
Find the novel at Massy Books, UBC Bookstore, Vancouver Public Library, Book Warehouse, or find another local bookstore in your area.
