Author Archives: James Castrillo

About James Castrillo

Reference and Instruction Librarian at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's Andersen Library. Liaison to History, Women's/Gender Studies, Sociology, Criminology, and Anthropology, Theatre and Dance, Philosophy and Religious Studies departments.

New stuff Tuesday – July 18

Posted on July 22, 2016 by James Castrillo

An illustrated book of bad arguments by Ali Almossawi BC177 .A46 2014 New Arrivals, 2nd floor The explanation of logical fallacies often involves a critical reading of philosophy to reach an understanding. Ali Almossawi takes a different approach by using … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – May 31, 2016

Posted on May 31, 2016 by James Castrillo

Sleeping Giant: How the New Working Class Will Transform America by Tamara Draut HD8072.5 .D73 2016 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Tamara Draut’s latest work outlines the evolution of working class Americans over the past 50 years. While the core of … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – April 19, 2016

Posted on April 19, 2016 by James Castrillo

Dog Whistle Politics how coded racial appeals have reinvented racism and wrecked the middle class by Ian Haney Lopez E185.615 .H278 2015 New Arrivals, 2nd floor In Ian Haney Lopez’s work, we learn that the words we use matter a … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – March 8, 2016

Posted on March 8, 2016 by James Castrillo

U.S. Latinos and Criminal Injustice by Lupe S. Salinas KF4757.5.L38 S35 2015 New Arrivals, 2nd floor As of July 2014, Latinos made up roughly 17.4% of the U.S. population and growing. While Latinos do make up the largest group of … Continue reading →

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Featured Resource: Artemis Primary Sources

Posted on March 2, 2016 by James Castrillo

The Artemis Primary Source interface is a tool that can be used to search across databases that contain historical newspaper and other periodicals. The collections Artemis searches include the 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection, British Newspapers 1600-1950, Eighteenth Century … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday January 26, 2016

Posted on January 26, 2016 by James Castrillo

The Manly Priest:Clerical Celibacy, Masculinity, and Reform in England and Normandy, 1066-1300 by Jennifer D. Thibodeaux BV4597.56 .T45 2015 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Whitewater History department professor Jennifer Thibodeaux’s latest work focuses on the lives of priests during the Middle … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – December 15, 2015

Posted on December 15, 2015 by James Castrillo

Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World by Bill Nye QC903 .N94 2015 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Maybe you are like me. You have read several articles about how serious climate change is. The next logical step in addressing a … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday November 3, 2015

Posted on November 3, 2015 by James Castrillo
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New Stuff Tuesday: August 11, 2015

Posted on August 11, 2015 by James Castrillo

The Rebirth of Professional Soccer in America: the strange days of the united soccer association by Dennis J. Seese

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New Stuff Tuesday – July 6, 2015

Posted on July 7, 2015 by James Castrillo

Spike Lee:Finding the Story and Forcing the Issue by Jason P. Vest PN1998.3.L44 V47 2014 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Spike Lee built a reputation for himself as a film maker by tackling systemic issues of race, poverty, and society in … Continue reading →

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