Drawing on twenty years of original, interdisciplinary research, Contesting Elder Abuse and Neglect explores how and why the mistreatment of older people became known as “elder abuse and neglect” and the consequences of this designation.

Critical Suicidology introduces alternative approaches to suicide prevention, approaches that don’t pathologize inequality and distress but rather take into consideration the social, political, and cultural contexts of people’s lives.

A searing look at the socioeconomic, technological, and political forces that have transformed our food into edible commodities.

A multidisciplinary exploration of Canada’s experience of illness and death during the 1918-20 influenza pandemic.