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New Stuff Tuesday — May 30, 2017

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Diana

The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell Tales of a 6’4″, African-American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama’s Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian By W. Kamau Bell PN2287.B414 A3 2017 New Arrivals Island, 2nd floor W. Kamau … 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 – April 12, 2016

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Martha

Movies in the Age of Obama: The Era of Post-racial and Neo-racist Cinema. Each of this book’s eighteen essays is written by a different author who has a unique bent on the over-arching themes of race and otherness in the movies Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – September 8, 2015

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Diana

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates E185.615 .C6335 2015 New Arrivals, 2nd floor This passionate book is a letter from Ta-Nehisi Coates, a journalist and author who is African American, to his son. The book outlines Coates’ journey … Continue reading →

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Confederate flag controversy

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Barbara

Would you like to learn more about the controversy over the flag of the Confederacy? Andersen Library can help! Search Research@UWW to find books such as Colors and blood: Flag passions of the Confederate South, Confederate Symbols in the Contemporary … Continue reading →

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Whiteness in U.S. political culture

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Barbara

Dr. Matthew Frye Jacobson, professor of African American Studies, History, and American Studies at Yale University and Organization of American Historians Distinguished Lecturer, will talk about the history of “whiteness” in U.S. political culture at 7 pm on Wed., Oct. … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – April 17

Posted on April 17, 2007 by kyle

Just like music being released on Tuesday, this weekly column will highlight some of the Library’s latest acquisitions on, you guessed it, Tuesday. Now, for the first New Book Tuesday: The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn’t, and … Continue reading →

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