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What is masculinity? Dominating the world around us, with deadly gun violence, male suicide rates and incels on Reddit, masculinity is perceived to be 'toxic', 'fragile' and 'in crisis'. In Mask Off, JJ Bola exposes masculinity as a performance th...

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A heartbreaking, lyrical story for all of those who have fantasised about escaping their daily lives and starting over. Michael Kabongo is a British-Congolese teacher living in London on the cusp of two identities. On paper, he seems to have it al...

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A heartbreaking, lyrical story for all of those who have fantasised about escaping their daily lives and starting over.

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A heartbreaking, lyrical story for all of those who have fantasised about escaping their daily lives and starting over.Michael Kabongo is a British-Congolese teacher living in London on the cusp of two identities. On paper, he seems to have it all...

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In 1904, Ota Benga, a young Congolese 'pygmy' - a person of petite stature - arrived from central Africa and was featured in an anthropology exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair. Two years later, the New York Zoological Gardens displayed him in i...

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From bestselling adult fiction author and renowned poet JJ Bola comes his astonishingly powerful debut picture book. Fly Boy is angry. Fly Boy is mad. Fly Boy is jealous. Fly Boy is sad. Fly Boy's wings are dark and red. At school he breaks pens a...

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From bestselling fiction author and renowned poet JJ Bola comes this enchanting picture book about finding your voice.¿ Shy Girl dreams of singing, but whenever anyone is listening, she can't make a sound. At school, she watches from the sidelines...

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What is masculinity? Dominating the world around us, with deadly gun violence, male suicide rates and incels on Reddit, masculinity is perceived to be 'toxic', 'fragile' and 'in crisis'.In Mask Off, JJ Bola exposes masculinity as a performance tha...

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What is masculinity? Dominating the world around us, with deadly gun violence, male suicide rates and incels on Reddit, masculinity is perceived to be 'toxic', 'fragile' and 'in crisis'.In Mask Off, JJ Bola exposes masculinity as a performance tha...

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A Black teacher searches for himself across the United States in this ';emotive, brave' (Daily Mail, London) story for all of us who have fantasized about escaping our daily lives and starting over.Michael Kabongo is a British Congolese teacher li...

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Michael Kabongo erreicht sein Flugzeug nach San Francisco im allerletzten Moment. Er lÿsst sein Londoner Leben hinter sich. Seinen Job als Lehrer: Vergeblich hat er versucht, Jugendliche wie Duwayne zu retten, der ihm nach dem Unterricht als Deal...

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Wenn man wie Jean aus dem Kongo nach England geflüchtet ist und auf eine neue Schule kommt, ist es nicht leicht, sich einzufügen. Ein Kumpel wie James ist dann das Beste, was einem passieren kann. James mag ein Rowdy sein, der Jean zu lauter Dum...

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Maskuliinisuus on pohjimmiltaan esitys, johon pojat kasvavat, JJ Bola väittää. Naamiotta purkaa miehekkyydestä kerrottuja historiallisia narratiiveja, kumoaa yleisiä myyttejä ja pohtii samalla miten voisimme pyrkiä kohti uutta, avoimempaa miehisyy...

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Maskuliinisuus on pohjimmiltaan esitys, johon pojat kasvavat, JJ Bola väittää. Naamiotta purkaa miehekkyydestä kerrottuja historiallisia narratiiveja, kumoaa yleisiä myyttejä ja pohtii samalla miten voisimme pyrkiä kohti uutta, avoimempaa miehisyy...

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