October's IDEA Book Club pick!
"A groundbreaking work that turns a 'queer eye' on the criminal legal system, Queer (In)Justice illuminates and challenges the many ways in which queer lives are criminalized, policed, and punished." - Goodreads
Learning about the development of the LGBT+ oral history collection at @MUWLibrary with @kneecoaleye_, @vic_jones11, @BridgetPieschel, and @Jesh_with_zest. Read more at https://t.co/DG74xhiJ0n
Couldn't make the Virtual Table Talk? A recording will be available later.
June 25 Virtual Table Talk: "Mississippi University for Womenโs LGBT+ Oral History Collection: From Student Project to Growing Collection," with Nichole Bonaventure-Larson, Joshua Herrick, Victoria Jones, and Bridget Pieschel @MUWLibrary
Register at https://t.co/TJZda0XXJJ
Have you started Just Mercy yet?
Like if you're reading the print edition.
Retweet if you're listening to the audiobook and let us know what platform you're using! #Audible#Libby#Overdrive
Fant Library's IDEA Committee invites you to read Just Mercy with us in the month of May to prepare for next year's Common Read programming, events, and potential integration into coursework.
#bookclub#JustMercy#EJI#socialreform#criminaljustice
#TipoftheWeek Need to locate an executive order? Jump over to the Federal Register Library and use the Just search for option. For example, search for "Executive Order 14023" to read learn about Biden's new Supreme Court commission.
Today at 12 pm CST we will be watching the final episode of the PBS Documentary Series, Asian Americans. We hope that this series has been a great starting place for learning more about Asian Americans and the experiences of Asians in the United States.
https://t.co/zC1bI2FNd7
New collection! Artist and art historian Barbara J. Anello has contributed more than 2,700 photographs of Khmer monuments and heritage, including current archaeological practice, to the Artstor. https://t.co/RkUKAjESns
Listen to Jericho Brown read "Duplex" from his Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of poetry, The Tradition: https://t.co/fqn31bmmo9
Join us Wednesday at noon on Zoom to discuss Brown's poetry.
Book club info: https://t.co/Hk1I7o1jYJ
@jerichobrown
@ReutherLibrary, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, is pleased to announce that โBlack Workers in the Labor Movement,โ a collection of 31 interviews with Black unionists, is now available to all via https://t.co/eL6pKjywle.
@ReutherLibrary, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, is pleased to announce that โBlack Workers in the Labor Movement,โ a collection of 31 interviews with Black unionists, is now available to all via https://t.co/eL6pKjywle.
Get a head start on January's book club pick!
We are currently reading "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent" by Isabel Wilkerson.
Copies are also available at Columbus' new local bookstore @friendlycitybks
Need library materials? Curbside pickup is still available during our virtual hours while the University is closed during the network outage.
Text us at 662-596-1053 to let us know which book you would like, and we'll arrange a time for you to pick it up!
Need more information on what's on this year's ballot? Want a deeper look at the candidates, initiatives, and more? Check out our 2020 Voting Guide: https://t.co/dpsxzCruyn. Many thanks to our colleagues in @TheW_ArtsSci (esp. Dr. Rainey) and @HindsCC for their help in making it.