Back-to-school special

Funny thing, that school year: it sneaks up on us! Luckily, we’re extending that sunshine-on-the-inside feeling with a special offer.

We’re offering a one-year student and educator subscription for $20.00, which is down from our usual subscription price of $29.95.

We’re also offering this price for renewals and gift subscriptions for the students and educators in your life. All you have to do is email [email protected] with the subject line “Back to school” and we’ll take it from there!

Whether you’re an educators or a student, there’s a lot that Briarpatch can do for your school experience and syllabus! Briarpatch offers sharp political analysis, reporting, and movement-strengthening strategies for students and teachers of social sciences, arts, and humanities. In the last year, we’ve published well researched, nuanced stories including:

• Audit culture in neoliberal universities (September/October 2015)
• An economic analysis of pitfalls and smoke screens of a universal basic income (November/December 2015)
• Effects of unconventional oil extraction on Indigenous communities in Northern Alberta (January/February 2016)
• Deregulated recruitment of migrant workers for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (March/April 2016)
• Denial and arbitrary administration of health care in Saskatchewan prisons (May/June 2016)
• Pinkwashing in Israel and Canada: co-opting gay rights to promote and legitimize occupation and imperialism (July/August 2016)

The forthcoming September issue includes stories exploring:

• Black women’s contributions to transformative justice
• Marxist analysis of suburban sprawl
• A Canadian mining company’s frantic appeal for social license to mine gold in Nicaragua, despite fierce opposition from local communities

Every issue of Briarpatch also includes reviews of academic and trade books published by Verso, Fernwood, University of Toronto Press, Between the Lines, University of Manitoba Press, and more. What’s more, our annual creative writing contest runs between September and December; that’s just one way students can participate in our writing contests and awards throughout the year!

Briarpatch is an independent political magazine that covers sharp analysis of social justice issues in Canada and beyond. Based in Regina, SK, Briarpatch is committed to piercing through neoliberal discourse to bring anti-colonial, anti-capitalist, feminist analysis to the most important issues facing us today. There’s nothing else like it in Canada. Subscribe and add Briarpatch to your recommended readings.