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John LeBlanc
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BIOGRAPHY Associate Professor of English, University of British Columbia, Okanagan, British Columbia. Contributor to SAGE Publications's Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice (2007) whose work for that encyclopedia formed the basis of his contributions to Britannica.
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Third Cinema, aesthetic and political cinematic movement in Third World countries (mainly in Latin America and Africa) meant as an alternative to Hollywood (First Cinema) and aesthetically oriented European films (Second Cinema). Third Cinema films aspire to be socially realistic portrayals of lifeā€¦
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Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. THREE VOLUME SET
Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. THREE VOLUME SET (April 2007)

The Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice presents a comprehensive overview of the field with topics of varying dimensions, breadth, and length. This three-volume Encyclopedia is designed for readers to understand the topics, concepts, and ideas that motivate and shape the fields of activism, civil engagement, and social justice and includes biographies of the major thinkers and leaders who have influenced and continue to influence the study of activism.

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