{"product_id":"on-class-9781771964814","title":"On Class","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the 2024 Speaker's Book Award - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNominated for the 2024 Heritage Toronto Book Award - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eHamilton Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of 2023\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah Dundas is a journalist who grew up poor and almost didn't make it to university. In \u003cem\u003eOn Class\u003c\/em\u003e, she talks to writers, activists, those who work with the poor and those who are poor about what happens when we don't talk about poverty or class--and what will happen when we do.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up poor, Deborah Dundas knew what it meant to want, to be hungry, and to long for social and economic dignity; she understood the crushing weight of having nothing much expected of you. But even after overcoming many of the usual barriers faced by lower- and working-class people, she still felt anxious about her place, and even in relatively safe spaces reluctant to broach the subject of class. While new social movements have generated open conversation about gender and racism, discussions of class rarely include the voices of those most deeply affected: the working class and poor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn Class\u003c\/em\u003e is an exploration of the ways in which we talk about class: of who tells the stories, and who doesn't, which ones tend to be repeated most often, and why this has to change. It asks the question: What don't we talk about when we don't talk about class? And what might happen if, finally, we did?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah Dundas\u003c\/b\u003e grew up poor in the west end of Toronto. She is now a writer and journalist, has worked as a television producer and is currently an editor at the \u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e. Her work has appeared in numerous publications in Canada, the UK and Ireland including \u003cem\u003eMaclean's\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe National Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCanadian Notes and Queries\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Belfast Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Independent\u003c\/em\u003e. She attended York University for English and Political Science and has an MFA in Creative Non-fiction from the University of King's College. She lives in Toronto with her husband and daughter and their loving, grumpy cat Jumper.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Biblioasis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50383014560018,"sku":"9781771964814","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8cd7fb01-5d02-4d8c-93fd-4ed569077bed.jpg?v=1728775753","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/on-class-9781771964814","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}