{"product_id":"in-crisis-on-crisis-essays-in-troubled-times-9781998408191","title":"In Crisis, on Crisis: Essays in Troubled Times","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 2022, the \u003cem\u003eCollins Dictionary\u003c\/em\u003e announced that its word of the year was \"permacrisis,\" which it defined as \"an extended period of instability and insecurity, especially one resulting from a series of catastrophic events.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e Have we reached a breaking point, arrived at the moment of truth? If so, what now? If not, why do so many people say we're living through a period of unprecedented crises? Drawing on social research, pop culture and literature, as well as his experience as an activist, father and teacher, James Cairns explores the ecological crisis, Trump's return to power amid the so-called crisis of democracy, his own struggle with addiction and other moments of truth facing us today. In a series of insightful essays that move deftly between personal, theoretical and historical approaches he considers not only what makes something a crisis, but also how to navigate the effect of these destabilizing times on ourselves, on our families and on the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCairns, James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJames Cairns lives with his family in Paris, Ontario, on territory that the Haldimand Treaty of 1784 recognizes as belonging to the Six Nations of the Grand River in perpetuity. He is a professor in the Department of Indigenous Studies, Law and Social Justice at Wilfrid Laurier University, where his courses and research focus on political theory and social movements. James is a staff writer at the \u003cem\u003eHamilton Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, and the community relations director for the Paris-based Riverside Reading Series. James has published three books with the University of Toronto Press, most recently, \u003cem\u003eThe Myth of the Age of Entitlement: Millennials, Austerity, and Hope\u003c\/em\u003e (2017), as well as numerous essays in periodicals such as \u003cem\u003eCanadian Notes \u0026amp; Queries\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eMontreal Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBriarpatch\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTOPIA\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRethinking Marxism\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Canadian Studies\u003c\/em\u003e. James' essay \"My Struggle and \u003cem\u003eMy Struggle\u003c\/em\u003e,\" originally published in \u003cem\u003eCNQ\u003c\/em\u003e, appeared in Biblioasis' \u003cem\u003eBest Canadian Essays, 2025\u003c\/em\u003e anthology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolsak and Wynn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51623907950866,"sku":"9781998408191","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_08666bbd-9b06-4ef0-8e48-d7e079142ec0.jpg?v=1758648604","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-crisis-on-crisis-essays-in-troubled-times-9781998408191","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}