3,230 research outputs found
This (traumatized, kinky, queer) body holds a story
No full textThe chapter, "This (traumatized, kinky, queer) body holds a story" was written by Amber Dawn (Douglas College Faculty). Personal stories of surviving after the trauma of sexual assault. In the era of #MeToo, we’ve become better at talking about sexual assault. But sexual assault isn’t limited to a single, terrible moment of violence: it stays with survivors, following them wherever they go. Through the voices of twelve diverse writers, Whatever Gets You Through offers a powerful look at the narrative of sexual assault not covered by the headlines—the weeks, months, and years of survival and adaptation that people live through in its aftermath. With a foreword by Jessica Valenti, an extensive introduction by editors Stacey May Fowles and Jen Sookfong Lee, and contributions from acclaimed literary voices such as Alicia Elliott, Elisabeth de Mariaffi, Heather O’Neill, and Juliane Okot Bitek, the collection explores some of the many different forms that survival can take. From ice hockey to kink, boxing to tapestry-making, these striking personal essays address experiences as varied as the writers who have lived them. With candor and insight, each writer shares their own unique account of enduring: the everyday emotional pain and trauma, but also the incredible resilience and strength that can emerge in the aftermath of sexual assault. --From publisher description.Published
Dawn, Amber
No full textcurrentMFA, BA (UBC)
Amber Dawn is the author of four books and the editor of three anthologies. Her debut novel Sub Rosa (2010) won the Lambda Literary Award for Debut Lesbian Fiction and the Writers’ Trust of Canada Dayne Ogilvie Prize. Her memoir How Poetry Saved My Life: A Hustler’s Memoir (2013) won the Vancouver Book Award. Her poetry collection Where the words end and my body begins (2015) was a finalist for BC Book Award’s Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. Her sophomore novel Sodom Road Exit (2018) was nominated for the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
Isolation of Lipid Droplets from Cells by Density Gradient Centrifugation
No full textLipid droplets are organelles found in most mammalian cells, as well as various plant tissues and yeast. They are composed of a core of neutral lipids surrounded by a membrane monolayer of phospholipids and cholesterol into which specific proteins are embedded. This unit provides protocols for isolating lipid droplets from mammalian cells by discontinuous density gradient centrifugation
My art is killing me, and other poems
No full textShort-listed, Jim Deva Prize for Writing that Provokes (BC and Yukon Book Prizes) 2021.In her novels, poetry, and prose, Amber Dawn has written eloquently on queer femme sexuality, individual and systemic trauma, and sex work justice, themes drawn from her own lived experience and revealed most notably in her award-winning memoir "How Poetry Saved My Life". In this, her second poetry collection, Amber Dawn takes stock of the costs of coming out on the page in a heartrendingly honest and intimate investigation of the toll that artmaking takes on artists. These long poems offer difficult truths within their intricate narratives that are alternately incendiary, tender, and rapturous. In a cultural era when intersectional and marginalized writers are topping bestseller lists, Amber Dawn invites her readers to take an unflinching look at what we expect from writers, and from each other. Includes a foreword by writer Doretta Lau. --From publisher description.poetrywomen's literatureLGBTQ+lesbian literatur
Appendix-Survey.rjf_online_supp – Supplemental material for Are Patient Decision Aids Used in Clinical Practice after Rigorous Evaluation? A Survey of Trial Authors
No full textSupplemental material, Appendix-Survey.rjf_online_supp for Are Patient Decision Aids Used in Clinical Practice after Rigorous Evaluation? A Survey of Trial Authors by Dawn Stacey, Victoria Suwalska, Laura Boland, Krystina B. Lewis, Justin Presseau and Richard Thomson in Medical Decision Making</p
- …
