Campus Meaningful Reads, a project supported by the UW Tacoma Library, highlights the texts — books, articles, or creative writings — that have been meaningful to members of our campus community. It’s an event that provides the opportunity to grow spaces where students see their voices represented next to staff and faculty, and to understand how scholarship and creative outputs have impacted us in our lives.

This week we are featuring the meaningful read of Megan Watson!

Megan Watson recommends the book: Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by adrienne maree brown

“Emergent Strategy was published at a time when I was feeling professionally and personally disillusioned and burnt out, offering a new model for engaging in meaningful, collective, values-grounded work. That first read-through challenged me as many of brown’s ideas ran headfirst into the formidable wall of cynicism I (and academia) had constructed under the guise of critical thinking. But as I applied her framework to different aspects of my life, from work projects to personal goals, the core principles and practices had a profound and lasting impact as they opened up new possibilities and approaches for moving forward. If you’re seeking a new, transformative approach to building community, creating change, and cultivating joy, I highly recommend checking it out!“

Find Emergent Strategy in the UW Libraries!

Thank you for sharing, Megan!

This concludes Campus Meaningful Reads for Spring 2022. Thank you to all of our participants for helping us build a collection that reflects the UWT community. To view past meaningful reads, check out our LibGuide.

We look forward to seeing new submissions in the fall when Campus Meaningful Reads resumes. Happy Summer!