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VIC150 : School and Society

A guide provided by E. J. Pratt Library for students in VIC 150 as taught by Dr. Temitope Adefarakan

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Schabas, William A. "Truth vs. reconciliation? As Canada's residential schools commission launches, worldwide precedents suggest we might not get both." Literary Review of Canada 18.9 (2010): 3+. Canadian Periodicals Index Quarterly. Web. 23 Jan. 2012.

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CURRENCY - when?
- Nov. 2010

AUTHORITY - who?
-author's affiliation is on bottom left of page

ACCURACY - any works cited, further readings, etc.?
-none

PURPOSE - why published? sell, teach, entertain? any documentation about the source?
-see journal title, ads, graphics - an opinion piece from a Canadian publication

This is an informed, older, editorial essay written by a scholar but in a consumer magazine, not in a scholarly or  peer-reviewed journal