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 UW Tacoma Library, in collaboration with the Center for Equity and Inclusion, is pleased to announce that its award-winning social justice book club, Real Lit[erature], will meet remotely in Summer Quarter 2022!
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.
Students, Faculty, and Staff are welcome to join. We strive to be an actively anti-racist space and spend the first session on June 30th crafting and reviewing community agreements.
We are reading Racquel Marie’s Ophelia After All!
“Ophelia Rojas knows what she likes: her best friends, Cuban food, rose-gardening, and boys – way too many boys. Her friends and parents make fun of her endless stream of crushes, but Ophelia is a romantic at heart. She couldn’t change, even if she wanted to.
So when she finds herself thinking more about cute, quiet Talia Sanchez than the loss of a perfect prom with her ex-boyfriend, seeds of doubt take root in Ophelia’s firm image of herself. Add to that the impending end of high school and the fracturing of her once-solid friend group, and things are spiraling a little out of control. But the course of love—and sexuality—never did run smooth. As her secrets begin to unravel, Ophelia must make a choice between clinging to the fantasy version of herself she’s always imagined or upending everyone’s expectations to rediscover who she really is, after all.”
Meetings will be completely remote, via Zoom: Thursdays 12:30-1:20 beginning 6/30.
Zoom link will be forthcoming at the start of the Summer quarter.
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.
To register for Summer Quarter 2022: Sign Up Here!
If you have any questions please feel free to contact alainac@uw.edu or mailon@uw.edu or jmjk@uw.edu or alisajk@uw.edu or lgonza3@uw.edu
Accommodations:
Zoom video sessions can be close-captioned. We will work with you for further disability accommodation.
Los libros también están disponibles en español.