Tag: Belonging

National (un)Belonging Bengali American Women on Imagining and Contesting Culture and Identity


Free Download Roksana Badruddoja Manhattan College, "National (un)Belonging: Bengali American Women on Imagining and Contesting Culture and Identity "
English | ISBN: 900451287X | 2022 | 188 pages | PDF | 2 MB
In National (un)Belonging, Badruddoja focuses on the intersections of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, citizenship, and nationalism among contemporary South Asian American women. Critiquing binary and hierarchical thinking prominent in cultural discourse, Badruddoja conveys the multidimensional nature of identity and draws a compelling illustration of why difference matters.

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Belonging Accessibility, Inclusion, and Christian Community


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English | 2021 | ISBN: 0830831568 | EPUB | pages: 64 | 1.3 mb
God created all of us for relationship with God and each other. Yet most people have felt left out at some point. For those with visible or invisible disabilities, attitudes and systems of ableism can particularly lead to deep hurt and barriers to fully participating in God’s kingdom work. We all miss out when any members of the body of Christ are not included.

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A Philosophy of Belonging Persons, Politics, Cosmos


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English | ISBN: 0268206023 | 2023 | 338 pages | EPUB | 1028 KB
James Greenaway offers a philosophical guide to understanding, affirming, and valuing the significance of belonging across personal, political, and historical dimensions of existence.

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An Address in Paris Emplacement, Bureaucracy, and Belonging in Hostels for West African Migrants


Free Download Aïssatou Mbodj-Pouye, "An Address in Paris: Emplacement, Bureaucracy, and Belonging in Hostels for West African Migrants "
English | ISBN: 0231211430 | 2023 | 400 pages | PDF | 12 MB
After West African migrants arrived in France in the 1960s, the authorities opened residences for them known as "foyers." Initially intended to contain the West African population, these hostels for single men fostered the emergence of Black communities in the heart of Paris and other cities. More recently, however, a nationwide renovation program sought to replace the collective living arrangements of foyers with more individualized spaces by constructing new buildings or drastically reshaping existing ones―and casting the West African presence as a threat to French identity.

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The Practice of Belonging


Free Download The Practice of Belonging: Six Lessons from Vibrant Communities to Combat Loneliness, Foster Diversity, and Cultivate Caring Relationships by Lisa Kentgen
English | April 4, 2023 | ISBN: 1623177634 | 233 pages | PDF | 1.70 Mb
An inspirational guide to the 6 core qualities of healthy communities, for anyone looking to build community as a source of connection and a vehicle for social change

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Owning and Scaling Belonging for You


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Released 12/2023
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280×720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Skill Level: Beginner | Genre: eLearning | Language: English + srt | Duration: 26 | Size: 95 MB
A feeling of belonging-of being seen, valued, and heard-seems, by definition, largely dependent on other people. In this course, Sanyin Siang shows you how you can create a feeling of belonging for yourself. Sanyin explains how belonging begins with you-reflecting on yourself, discovering your key values, and identifying your distinctive strengths. Learn how to build important relationships that create a sense of belonging, including with your manager and prospective mentors. Finally, learn how you can be a catalyst for helping others belong by drawing in peers, developing belonging as a leadership skill, and engaging with those who are different from you and bringing them into your belonging circle.

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Fostering Belonging and Inclusion for Managers and Leaders


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Released 11/2023
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280×720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Skill Level: Intermediate | Genre: eLearning | Language: English + srt | Duration: 41m | Size: 137 MB
Belonging is no longer just a nice-to-have, but rather an imperative for organizational success, especially in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world where human beings are an organization’s most powerful asset. Furthermore, recent research has shown that a sense of psychological safety is one of the most reliable predictors of revenue growth. So, how do you nurture a safe work environment that allows your workforce to unleash its true, inner potential?

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