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In the resistance to the violence of gender-based oppression, vibrant – but often ignored – worlds have emerged, full of nuance, humour, and beauty. Correcting an absence of writing about contemporary feminist work by Canadian artists, Desire Change considers the resurgence of feminist art, thought, and practice in the past decade by examining artworks that respond to themes of diversity and desire.Essays by historians, artists, and curators present an overview of a range of artistic practices including performance, installation, video, textiles, and photography. Contributors address the desire for change through three central frames: how feminist art has significantly contributed to the complex understanding of gender as it intersects with sexuality and race; the necessary critique of patriarchy and institutions as they relate to colonization within the Canadian nation-state; and the ways in which contemporary critiques are formed and expressed.Heavily illustrated with representative works, Desire Change raises both the stakes and the concerns of contemporary feminist art, with an understanding that feminism is always and necessarily plural.

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Strengthen problem-solving skills and challenge more able pupils through extra practice. This book is packed with questions that are perfect for extension activities and learning beyond the curriculum.- Ensure sustained progress and greater depth for more able pupils with challenging practice questions designed to improve their fluency, reasoning and problem-solving skills- Follow a Mastery approach to learning with questions that get progressively more difficult through small steps - Promote conceptual understanding with questions that encourage pupils to apply and reflect on their knowledge- Enable home learning with answers available online

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Plastic is ubiquitous. It is in the Arctic, in the depths of the Mariana Trench, and in the high mountaintops of the Pyrenees. It is in the air we breathe and the water we drink. Nanoplastics penetrate our cell walls. Plastic is not just any material—it is emblematic of life in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In Plastic Matter Heather Davis traces plastic’s relations to geology, media, biology, and race to show how matter itself has come to be understood as pliable, disposable, and consumable. The invention and widespread use of plastic, Davis contends, reveals the dominance of the Western orientation to matter and its assumption that matter exists to be endlessly manipulated and controlled by humans. Plastic’s materiality and pliability reinforces these expectations of what matter should be and do. Davis charts these relations to matter by mapping the queer multispecies relationships between humans and plastic-eating bacteria and analyzing photography that documents the racialized environmental violence of plastic production. In so doing, Davis provokes readers to reexamine their relationships to matter and life in light of plastic’s saturation.

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Strengthen problem-solving skills and challenge more able pupils through extra practice. This book is packed with questions that are perfect for extension activities and learning beyond the curriculum.- Ensure sustained progress and greater depth for more able pupils with challenging practice questions designed to improve their fluency, reasoning and problem-solving skills- Follow a Mastery approach to learning with questions that get progressively more difficult through small steps - Promote conceptual understanding with questions that encourage pupils to apply and reflect on their knowledge- Enable home learning with answers available online

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Plastic is ubiquitous. It is in the Arctic, in the depths of the Mariana Trench, and in the high mountaintops of the Pyrenees. It is in the air we breathe and the water we drink. Nanoplastics penetrate our cell walls. Plastic is not just any material—it is emblematic of life in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In Plastic Matter Heather Davis traces plastic’s relations to geology, media, biology, and race to show how matter itself has come to be understood as pliable, disposable, and consumable. The invention and widespread use of plastic, Davis contends, reveals the dominance of the Western orientation to matter and its assumption that matter exists to be endlessly manipulated and controlled by humans. Plastic’s materiality and pliability reinforces these expectations of what matter should be and do. Davis charts these relations to matter by mapping the queer multispecies relationships between humans and plastic-eating bacteria and analyzing photography that documents the racialized environmental violence of plastic production. In so doing, Davis provokes readers to reexamine their relationships to matter and life in light of plastic’s saturation.

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Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: GCSESubject: MathematicsFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2017Endorsed for EdexcelMotivate and re-engage students to succeed in Edexcel GCSE Maths 9-1 with this fresh and contemporary approach that blends classroom and independent learning and provides a tailor-made solution for every student, addressing misconceptions, tricky topics and exam technique. - Developed specifically for the new Edexcel GCSE 9-1 specification, this book offers a variety of targeted activities to engage and stimulate students to succeed in a year. - Presents strategies to help with problem-solving questions.- Highlights areas of weakness with diagnostic Skill Check questions that point to relevant sections within the book that can be revisited to reinforce learning.- Provides guidance on effective exam techniques designed to help consistently grow and develop independent learning.- Offers plenty of opportunities to test understanding with follow-up assessments at the end of each unit.- Equips you with a new approach presented in an informal style to help engage and motivate students.Secure success in a Year with:3 Exam practice papers69 'Do I know it now?' and 48 'Can I apply it now?' follow-up assessments - for students to test their knowledge and problem-solving skills45 Did you know? panels - show students the usefulness of the mathematics55 'What you need to know' summaries - provide the essential basics for each topic in an easy-to-use format70 'How to do it' panels - worked examples with solutions to enhance understanding of individual topics70 Learning Exercises - help students develop and practice their skills48 Problem-solving Exercises - offer students the opportunity to bring together their knowledge and problem solving skills in exam-style questions5 Problem-solving chapters dedicated to the key area of problem solving

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Confidently teach Key Stage 3 Mathematics with this two-in-one resource designed to enhance subject knowledge and improve lesson delivery.This resource supports new teachers and non-specialists with expert teaching guidance and detailed examples, alongside online resources that include ready-to-use classroom activities, lesson plans and subject knowledge enhancement activities.Improving your knowledge:- Improve knowledge and deepen understanding with detailed explanations and worked examples for each concept, plus online activities for the reader to put their knowledge into practice- Give non-specialists the confidence to answer questions with suggestions on how to pre-empt potential learning problems and notes on common misunderstandings.Improving your lessons:- Save time planning with photocopiable activities suitable for the classroom, suggested extension tasks and over 60 ready-made lesson plans - all available online.- Provide trusted, practical support for non-specialists with pedagogical guidance from experienced teacher Mark Cassidy and adult educationalist with examining experience Heather Davies.

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This book shines the life-giving light of the gospel on the things that leave us feeling shame, directing our attention to the God who promises to forgive and restore us—no matter what.

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THE ART OF PLASTIC Plastic is everywhere. It permeates our everyday lives, is inexpensive and available worldwide. Thanks to their literally astonishing plasticity, plastics soon began to fascinate artists as well - both as a symptom and a symbol of mass culture. In the brief history of the "Plastic Age" the versatile substance transformed though: from the epitome of progress, utopian spirit, and democratization of consumerism into a threat. Plastic World offers a broad panorama of the artistic use of plastic and a position towards a matter that matters to us all. Through more than 100 objects, assemblages, installations, environments and films by some 50 international artists, this catalogue explores a spectrum ranging from the euphoria of pop culture in the 1960s and the futuristic influence of the space age, to the "trash" works of Nouveau Realisme and the ecocritical positions of today. FEATURED ARTISTS: Monira Al Qadiri, Archigram, Arman, Lynda Benglis, Cesar, Christo, Oyvind Fahlstrom, Eva Hesse, Hans Hollein, Craig Kauffman, Kiki Kogelnik, Gino Marotta, James Rosenquist, Pascale Marthine Tayou and Pinar Yolda.

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The full-colour, engaging Textbook for Year 4 is designed to aid high-quality teaching and learning. Characters introduce and discuss a common misconception for each concept, supported by visual representations. A set of practice activities is provided per concept, offering bare practice, through to practice in context and then open-ended investigation, to build conceptual understanding. This textbook has been written and reviewed by mathematics experts with extensive classroom experience.

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Exam Board: OCRLevel: GCSESubject: MathematicsFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2017ENDORSED FOR OCR Build your students' knowledge and understanding so that they can confidently reason, interpret, communicate mathematically and apply their mathematical skills to solve problems within mathematics and wider contexts; with resources developed specifically for the OCR GCSE 2015 specification by mathematics subject specialists experienced in teaching and examining GCSE.- Supports you and your students through the new specifications, with topic explanations and new exam-style questions, written in line with the new assessment objectives.- Measure progress and assess learning throughout the course with graduated exercises and worked examples.- Enables students to identify the appropriate remediation or extension steps they need in order to make the best progress, through easy to follow progression strands that help to identify gaps in learning.- Supports all abilities and provides full coverage of the GCSE grade range with three books, meaning that content is focused at the right level for each student.- Offers a seamless five year progression when used in conjunction with KS3 Mastering Mathematics

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Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: GCSESubject: MathematicsFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2017Endorsed by Edexcel Help students to develop their knowledge, skills and understanding so that they can reason mathematically, communicate mathematical information and apply mathematical techniques in solving problems; with resources developed specifically for the Edexcel GCSE 2015 specification with leading Assessment Consultant Keith Pledger and a team of subject specialists. - Supports you and your students through the new specifications, with topic explanations and new exam-style questions, to support the new assessment objectives. - Builds understanding and measures progress throughout the course with plenty of graduated exercises and worked examples. - Organises topics into progression strands, enabling you and your students to identify gaps in learning and apply appropriate remediation or extension steps in order to make the best progress. - Provides full coverage of the GCSE grade range with three books, meaning that content is focused at the right level for each student. - Offers a seamless five year progression when used in conjunction with KS3 Mastering Mathematics.

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Exam Board: OCRLevel: GCSESubject: MathematicsFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2017ENDORSED FOR OCR Build your students' knowledge and understanding so that they can confidently reason, interpret, communicate mathematically and apply their mathematical skills to solve problems within mathematics and wider contexts; with resources developed specifically for the OCR GCSE 2015 specification by mathematics subject specialists experienced in teaching and examining GCSE.- Supports you and your students through the new specifications, with topic explanations and newexam-style questions, written in line with the new assessment objectives.- Measure progress and assess learning throughout the course with graduated exercises and worked examples.- Enables students to identify the appropriate remediation or extension steps they need in order to make the best progress, through easy to follow progression strands that help to identify gaps in learning.- Supports all abilities and provides full coverage of the GCSE grade range with three books, meaning that content is focused at the right level for each student.- Offers a seamless five year progression when used in conjunction with KS3 Mastering Mathematics.

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Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: GCSESubject: MathematicsFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2017ENDORSED FOR EDEXCELHelp students to develop their knowledge, skills and understanding so that they can reason mathematically, communicate mathematical information and apply mathematical techniques in solving problems; with resources developed specifically for the Edexcel GCSE 2015 specification with leading Assessment Consultant Keith Pledger and a team of subject specialists. - Supports you and your students through the new specifications, with topic explanations and new exam-style questions, to support the new assessment objectives. - Builds understanding and measures progress throughout the course with plenty of graduated exercises and worked examples. - Organises topics into progression strands, enabling you and your students to identify gaps in learning and apply appropriate remediation or extension steps in order to make the best progress. - Provides full coverage of the GCSE grade range with three books, meaning that content is focused at the right level for each student. - Offers a seamless five year progression when used in conjunction with KS3 Mastering Mathematics.

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Created to support students and teachers through the OCR Core Maths (MEI) courses and designed to create confident mathematicians able to apply their learning to a wide range of situations. // Written in conjunction with the MEI team to ensure the best possible support for the course. // Covers all components from both specifications: Introduction to quantitative reasoning , Critical maths and Statistical problem solving. // Innovative approach places learning in context throughout and focusses on learning through practice with a large number of questions, exercises, activities and exam-style questions. // Real-world examples are used to give students opportunities to apply their learning to different settings including everyday life and the workplace.

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Help students get to grips with the new style examinations in Numeracy and Mathematics with books that build all the necessary skills to progress their learning and develop their problem-solving skills.- Provides one book for each tier ensuring full coverage, with mathematics only questions and chapters clearly highlighted so the specifications can be co-taught or taught separately as required- Organises topics into units so as to provide questions that build understanding and fluency enabling students to confidently tackle and solve real and interesting problems- Enables students to identify the appropriate remediation or extension steps they need in order to make the best progress, through easy to follow progression strands that help to identify gaps in learning- Offers a seamless five year progression when used in conjunction with KS3 MasteringMathematics

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Maths but not as you know it; a fresh take that develops problem-solving skills with new and innovative resources that place contemporary contexts at the centre of learning to maximise student potential.- Supports a wide ability range with challenges for all levels.- Provides assessment practice and guidance with practice questions and worked examples to help each student to reach their potential by boosting the skills they need to understand the demands of the new AQA Level 3 Certificate in Mathematical Studies specification.- Saves you time with a variety of new ideas for use in the classroom and at home.- Places mathematical problems into real life contexts helping your students to apply their knowledge across subjects.- Supports the non-specialist or less-confident teacher.

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Exam Board: WJECLevel: GCSESubject: MathematicsFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2017Help students get to grips with the new style examinations in Numeracy and Mathematics with books that build all the necessary skills to progress their learning and develop their problem-solving skills.- Provides one book for each tier ensuring full coverage, with mathematics only questions and chapters clearly highlighted so the specifications can be co-taught or taught separately as required- Organises topics into units so as to provide questions that build understanding and fluency enabling students to confidently tackle and solve real and interesting problems- Enables students to identify the appropriate remediation or extension steps they need in order to make the best progress, through easy to follow progression strands that help to identify gaps in learning- Offers a seamless five year progression when used in conjunction with KS3 MasteringMathematicsWelsh editions will be available from Spring 2016

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With small steps and our carefully crafted questions, every pupil will achieve greater progress.Designed to be used flexibly, this second edition textbook has been updated to include more Mastery-style questions and whole-class activities. Whether you follow a full Mastery scheme, choose to use Mastery aspects or you're just looking for quality resources, our three textbooks support the way you want to teach.Each book gradually builds on prior knowledge, developing pupils' confidence, fluency, reasoning and problem-solving skills.· Secure understanding with differentiated questions and worked examples that build on prior knowledge, following the 'do it, secure it, deepen it' Mastery structure· Recap skills and topics from Key Stage 2, ensuring a smooth transition to Key Stage 3· Target key skills using the fluency, reasoning and problem-solving markers in the margin· Build confidence with starter activities and warm-up questions to introduce each concept· Develop reasoning skills using non-examples, where pupils identify mistakes in sample answers· Track progress through review questions, building key skills and knowledge· Benefit from the expertise of UK Mastery trained subject specialists with over 30 years of teaching experience· Cover the full UK National Curriculum and all four strands - number, algebra, geometry and measures, statistics and probability - within our three restructured textbooks for Key Stage 3Our flexible, Mastery-led approachOur flexible approach allows you to teach maths your way. You can choose to focus on building understanding using the graduated questions or take a Mastery approach to exposition using manipulatives and 'concrete, pictorial, abstract' in the optional class activities.Answers will be provided online.

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Provide careful and structured practice in maths mastery for children at home or school, covering all concepts that would be covered in class. -Embed and consolidate conceptual understanding. -Dig deeper into mathematical concepts through intelligent practice. -Provide structure and clarity with a write in, levelled book.

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Exam Board: Non-SpecificLevel: KS2Subject: MathematicsFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: Summer 2016The full-colour, engaging Textbook for Year 6 is designed to aid high-quality teaching and learning. Characters introduce and discuss a common misconception for each concept, supported by visual representations. A set of practice activities is provided per concept, offering bare practice, through to practice in context and then open-ended investigation, to build conceptual understanding. This textbook has been written and reviewed by mathematics experts with extensive classroom experience.

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With painstaking technique, painterly sensitivity to color and a biting sense of humor, Ryan’s sculpture suggests art’s capacity to both evoke and arrest the passage of time Taking the form of vintage decorative crafts that have been blown up to an imposing scale, New York–based artist Kathleen Ryan’s (born 1984) Bad Fruit series employs material irony and art historical tropes to play with expectation and desire. Ryan fashions decaying fruit from glittering beads, gemstones and found items, illustrating her fascination with “how objects bring meaning and carry a history.” Subverting expectations of value, synthetic acrylic and glass beads simulate glistening flesh, while clusters of semiprecious stones play the role of pathogens such as penicillium digitatum. The selection of work in this volume presents Ryan’s fruits alongside other large-scale models of evanescent vegetation, and ignites a sense of disorientation and mythic wonder through its materiality, scale and evocative power. This fully illustrated catalog features essays by Bob Nickas, Shannon Mattern and Heather Davis.

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