To register for Summer Quarter 2024: Sign Up Here!
In collaboration with the Center for Equity and Inclusion, the UW Tacoma Library is ecstatic to announce that our award-winning social justice book club, Real Lit[erature], will be reading Transmogrify!: 14 Fantastical Tales of Trans Magic edited by g. haron davis for Summer Quarter 2024! This starred Kirkus Reviews anthology wonderfully centers and uplifts trans and gender nonconforming characters in various magical storylines, helping to bridge the imagination and diversity gaps in youth literature.
“Perfect for fans of All Out and Cemetery Boys, this anthology claims a seat at the table of fantasy literature for trans and gender nonconforming stories.
Transness is as varied and colorful as magic can be. In Transmogrify!, you’ll embark on fourteen different adventures alongside unforgettable characters who embody many different genders and expressions and experiences—because magic is for everyone, and that is cause for celebration.” (Description from publisher’s website.)
What is Real Lit?
Real Lit[erature] reads books about social justice and is open to anyone affiliated with UW: students, faculty, and staff!
Build community, reduce isolation and enhance campus education by joining a peer-based book club! The goals of Real Lit have always been to create greater awareness and discussion of the experiences that are being had by our students, staff, and community members. Interacting with narratives that reflect different experiences has provided opportunities for dialogue with peers about both shared and disparate experiences.
- We strive to be an actively anti-racist space and spend the first session crafting and reviewing community agreements.
- Meetings will be completely remote, via Zoom: Thursdays 12:30-1:20 beginning 6/20.
- Zoom link will be forthcoming after sign ups.
- Please note: Real Lit is completely optional and you will not be graded. Students receive copies of books on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Questions? Feel free to reach out to alainac@uw.edu, jmjk@uw.edu, cej6692@uw.edu, ncol3j@uw.edu, lcole5@uw.edu, msphares@uw.edu or lgonza3@uw.edu.
To register for Summer Quarter 2024: Sign Up Here!
Accommodations:
Zoom video sessions can be close-captioned. We will work with you for further disability accommodation.