Celebrate the right to read this Banned Books Week (September 22-28, 2024) by checking out the Top Ten Most Challenged Books of 2023, many of which are available at USF Libraries. In 2023, the ALA reported the highest number of challenged book …Continue Reading
Category: Social Justice
Featured E-book: Teaching Equity Through Children’s Literature in Undergraduate Classrooms
This collection offers strategies for teaching equity and social justice through children’s literature in undergraduate classrooms. This work includes contributions from scholars who belong to underrepresented groups within academia because of race, nationality, ethnicity, gender identity, and disability.
Titles for International Women’s Day, 2024
This year’s campaign theme for International Women’s Day, March 8, 2024 is Inspire Inclusion. When we value women’s inclusion, we work toward creating a better world. Read more about what it means to inspire inclusion here. Below is a list of e-books …Continue Reading
Featured E-Book: Black Immigrant Literacies
In this work, Black Immigrant Literacies: Intersections of Race, Language, and Culture in the Classroom, author and USF faculty member, Patriann Smith, offers authentic narratives of Afro-Caribbean youth, the author describes how teachers and educators can: (1) teach the Black literate immigrant; …Continue Reading
Celebrate Black History Month with New DEI E-book Titles in Education from the USF Libraries
February is Black History month and we have some great new E-book DEI titles in education from the USF Libraries to celebrate! Check them out. Critical Race Theory and Its Critics: Implications or Research and Teaching, by Fracesca Lopez and Christine E. …Continue Reading
African American Burial Ground and Remembering Project
Join this virtual presentation from 2-3 PM on Tuesday, October 24th to learn about this multicampus research study bringing together local artists, USF faculty, staff, and students to address the erasure of historical Black communities in the Tampa Bay area. Part of …Continue Reading
Celebrating Pride Month in the USF Tampa Library
During the month of June, the USF Tampa Libraries has a display of print books around LGBTQ themes available to check out. The display is located to the right of the Library Services Desk should you visit the library. The display will …Continue Reading
Featured Resource: Handbook of Research on Teachers of Color and Indigenous Teachers
Publisher statement, “A first of its kind, the Handbook of Research on Teachers of Color and Indigenous Teachers addresses key issues and obstacles to ethnoracial diversity across the life course of teachers’ careers, such as recruitment and retention, professional development, and the …Continue Reading
Featured Workshop for Black History Month on Friday, February 10, 2023 from 11 AM-2 PM
Introduction to Wikipedia: Black History Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon is an online workshop being held Friday, February 10th from 11 AM-2PM about Wikipedia editing to improve content about African American History and culture. Partners for this workshop include USF Libraries, Tennessee State University …Continue Reading
Featured E-book: The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself: Racial Myths and Our American Narratives
In The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself: Racial Myths and Our American Narratives, by David Mura, the author reveals harmful narratives white people create to justify white supremacy and to maintain oppression. Mura connects history, literature, ethics and his own personal experiences to …Continue Reading