The late 60s and early 70s were a very turbulent time in American politics and culture. I was 12 years old in 1970 and my impressions of that time are indelible: the war in Vietnam, Armstrong walking on the moon, Watergate, and various riots in American cities. These affairs were all extremely tangible and you Read More…
Category: Featured Resources
New Books and Graphic Novels Shelf
Check out these great new finds in the SNO building lobby: The Traveler by Regina Porter Climate Action Planning: A Guide to Creating Low-Carbon Resilient Communities by Boswell, et al. The Way Home by David A. Neel Women: the National Geographic Image Collection Bessie Stringfield: Tales of the Talented Tenth by Gill
New Books and Graphic Novels Bookshelf
This is the New Books and Graphic Novels bookshelf in the SNO lobby that are available for check out. Check out these great new titles: Women of the Moon: Tales of Science, Love, Sorrow and Courage Making Eden #NotYourPrincess Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art
Recommended reading: “Feminism and Evolutionary Biology”
“I read this edited volume as a young graduate student in a seminar with my thesis advisor, Dr. Judy Stamps. I’ve chosen this book in part because it had a meaningful impact on the questions I ask in my own science – launching my research program into female reproductive decisions and their transgenerational impacts on Read More…
Where can my group work?
At the end of the quarter, the library is full of students looking to finish a project with their classmates or study for a final. If you know you will need a space to work with your classmates, consider planning ahead and booking a study room in the library. Here are step-by-step instructions on how Read More…
Recommended reading: “Kaffir Boy”
“I was 10 years old when my mom and I read this memoir of life in apartheid South Africa. My elementary school curriculum had included the typically white-washed history of civil rights heroes, so this was my first exposure to the idea that civil rights were neither complete nor universal. My idea of blackness was Read More…
New Books and Graphic Novels
This is the new books shelf in the SNO lobby featuring new materials and graphic novels that are recent additions to the UW Tacoma Library. Check out these great titles! Vacant to Vibrant: Creating Successful Green Infrastructure Networks In Montparnasse: The Emergence of Surrealism Paris, Duchamp to Dali Black Panther: The Illustrated History of a Read More…
Recommended reading: “The Glass Bead Game”
“The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse was suggested to me as I was graduating from High School by one of my first mentors, the Reverend Joseph Jordan. Hesse’s book was rejected for publication in Nazi Germany because of his anti-fascist views. I have returned to the concepts that the book handles … systems of Read More…
Social Explorer or: How I Learned to Love the Census
You may have been hearing about the 2020 Decennial Census in the news over the past year. Aside from the census’ mandated uses (determining taxes and representation in Congress), anonymized census data is often used in research. Historically, it has been accessed via large and complex data tables. While the data and information is really Read More…
New Books and Graphic Novels
Check out these new titles and more in the SNO lobby: Shapes of Native Nonfiction Sensations: The Story of British Art from Hogarth to Banksy The Fixers: Local News Workers and the Underground Labor of International Reporting We are Everywhere: Protest, Power and Pride in the History of Queer Liberation