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Patrick Aura

(Academia Review) Kohei Saito, ‘Karl Marx’s Ecosocialism’ (2017)

This adaptation of a doctoral thesis breaks new ground for an analysis of Marx, despite some structural and writing flaws.

4 min readApr 11, 2023

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(Academia Review) Kohei Saito, ‘Karl Marx’s Ecosocialism’ (2017)

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Patrick Aura

(Academia Review) Elizabeth Povinelli’s ‘Geontologies: A Requiem for Late Liberalism’

While reading for my comprehensive exams, I decided quite randomly to review Geontologies: A Requiem for Late Liberalism (2016), mostly…

4 min readJul 6, 2022

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(Academia Review) Elizabeth Povinelli’s ‘Geontologies: A Requiem for Late Liberalism’

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Patrick Aura

(Review) Rupert Ross’ ‘Returning to the Teachings: Exploring Aboriginal Justice’

Despite its occasionally redundant writing and the fact that it is nearly 30 years old, this is a must-read for non-Indigenous people…

3 min readMay 7, 2022

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(Review) Rupert Ross’ ‘Returning to the Teachings: Exploring Aboriginal Justice’

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Patrick Aura

(Classic Review) John Marlyn’s ‘Under the Ribs of Death’

John Marlyn’s 1957 work is perhaps a classic for addressing a part of the Canadian experience that few books did at the time, but it is one…

3 min readApr 20, 2022

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(Classic Review) John Marlyn’s ‘Under the Ribs of Death’

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Patrick Aura

(History Review) George Bowering’s ‘Egotists & Autocrats: The Prime Ministers of Canada’

In this interesting, if at times slippery, twist on the “history from above” model, Bowering takes us through all the Prime Ministers of…

3 min readApr 13, 2022

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(History Review) George Bowering’s ‘Egotists & Autocrats: The Prime Ministers of Canada’

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Patrick Aura

(Indigenous Book Review) Richard Wagamese’s ‘Indian Horse’

Indian Horse (2012) follows the life of a young, passionate Ojibwe named Saul (a decidedly religious if, as the novel progresses, ironic…

5 min readMar 30, 2022

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(Indigenous Book Review) Richard Wagamese’s ‘Indian Horse’

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Patrick Aura

Patrick Aura

PhD student (English & History). Using this page to write random book reviews to practice my writing. Anything from literature to philosophy!

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