The week of September 18-24 is Banned Books Week sponsored by the American Library Association. Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read and spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. Unite Against Book Bans is a …Continue Reading
Category: Social Justice
Highlighting the Weekly Challenger Digital Archive
At the USF Libraries we house a number of digitized and “born digital” material in our repository. Our collections cover a range of subjects including art, science, local Florida studies, and more, and we would like to highlight our digital newspaper archive …Continue Reading
Encyclopedia of Queer Studies in Education
The Encyclopedia of Queer Studies in Education, edited by Kamden Strunk and Stephanie Anne Shelton, focuses on education and education research as it relates to queer studies. chapters include such topics as AIDs activism, Androgyny, Antidiscrimination Laws and Policies, Bisexuality, Campus Climate …Continue Reading
Featured E-book: Teaching and Learning for Social Justice and Equity in Higher Education
The focus of this volume, edited by Laura Parson and C. Casey Ozaki, is on online learning practices that promote social justice and equity in higher education. The book discusses how e-learning may promote and reinforce sexist, racist and gendered behaviors. Chapters …Continue Reading
Diversifying Your Syllabi
This post from Emily Mann, Assistant Librarian, and Theresa Burress, Associate Librarian & Assistant Director for Research and Instruction (both on the St. Petersburg Campus) discusses ways in which USF librarians support inclusive and equitable learning, Photo from the Armwood Family papers, …Continue Reading
Preserving LGBTQ + History
Special Collections is hosting a very timely and interesting conversation originally scheduled for Women’s History Month. Local lesbian activist and community organizer Edie Daly (She/Her/Hers) and S.L. Crawley, PhD (They/Them/Theirs), Associate Professor in the USF Department of Sociology, will explore gender and …Continue Reading
Academic Freedom and the Inclusive and Equitable Classroom Guide
The USF Libraries has created a guide to help educators navigate free speech, first amendment rights, academic freedom and inclusive/equitable pedagogy. This is not a guide on anti-racism or resources for students, but rather something to assist educators as they teach these …Continue Reading
Featured E-book: Black Lives Matter at School: An Uprising for Educational Justice
Black Lives Matter at School: An Uprising for Educational Justice by Denisha Jones, is an excellent resource for those who seek to build an anti-racist school system. This is an anthology of lessons learned as well as discussions about the ongoing struggle …Continue Reading
African American Experience in Florida (AAE)
In celebration of Black History Month, the USF Libraries are featuring the history of the African American Experience in Florida. In the spring of 2021, the USF Libraries launched the African American Experience in Florida (AAE), an online portal containing materials and …Continue Reading