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Rhonda The Librarian's Random Reading & Research Review | January 2020 | 5 eBooks & 10 Articles

01/11/2021
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See text, links, and more information below. Video introduction.

 

First page of the book talk. Images of feathers and the librarian.

 

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Image of an ebook on figure drawing and a book about eating trees. The titles, links, and more are below the images.

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Books on historical embroidery and war culture in graphic novels. The titles, links, and more are below the images.

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A book of poems and a book about protesting in museums.

 

 

The 5 eBooks

Bennett, C. (2020). Your new feeling Is the artifact of a bygone era. Sarabande Books.

[Located. in EBSCO eBooks.  This direct link may also work]

Cisar-Erlach, A. (2019). The flavor of wood : In search of the wild taste of trees from smoke and sap to root and bark. Abrams Press.

[Located in EBSCO eBooks. This direct link may also work.]

Legaspi, C. (2020). Life drawing for artists : Understanding figure drawing through poses, postures, and lighting. Rockport Publishers. 

[Located. in EBSCO eBooks.  This direct link may also work]

Lester-Makin, A. (2019). The lost art of the Anglo-Saxon world : The sacred and secular power of embroidery. Oxbow Books.

[Located. in EBSCO eBooks.  This direct link may also work]

Prorokova, T. & Tal N. (2018). Cultures of war in graphic novels : Violence, trauma, and memory. Rutgers University Press.

[Located. in EBSCO eBooks.  This direct link may also work]

 

10 Articles

Located in the Library's database EBSCO Academic Search Premier.

Begley, S. (2015). 11-Year-Old girl’s stick figure drawing helps police catch burglar. Time. 

Davies, G., Frausin, G., & Parry, L. (2017). Are there food deserts in rainforest cities? Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 107(4), 794–811. https://doi-org/10.1080/24694452.2016.1271307

Decker, A. C., & Castro, M. (2012). Teaching history with comic books: A case study of violence. war, and the graphic novel. History Teacher, 45(2), 169–188

Durham, C. A. (1990). The subversive stitch: Female craft, culture and ecriture. Women’s Studies, 17(3/4), 341–359. https://doi-org/10.1080/00497878.1990.9978813

Fay, A. (2019). Bark shredders. Canada’s History, 99(2), 19.

Lengelle, R., Hambly, L., & Hughes, D. (2018). Connecting to the muses. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 46(3), 269–271. https://doi-org/10.1080/03069885.2018.1442917

Mukherjee, M. (2016). War Cry of the Beggars: An exploration into city, cinema and graphic narratives. South Asian Popular Culture, 14(1/2), 73–87. https://doi-org/10.1080/14746689.2016.1241346

Petka, K. (2018). Taking risks with the anatomy of art. Arts & Activities, 163(2), 16–18.

Street Corner Resource rally in Harlem to get out the vote, and COVID-19 awareness. (2020, October 29). New York Amsterdam News, 9.

White, J. M. L., & du Vivier, A. W. P. (2018). Occupational allergic contact dermatitis caused by nickel in embroidery needles. Contact Dermatitis, 79(3), 181–182. https://doi-org/10.1111/cod.13018

 

Other

Journal of Curatorial Studies: Emerging Writer Award

Ray and Pat Browne Award Winners

 

APA 7th Edition

References for eBooks 
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/book-references

References for Journal article
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/journal-article-references

References for Magazine article
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/magazine-article-references

 

 

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Jessica Strickland

 

You've recently been commended by SBCTC for your curriculum contribution to Guided Pathways. Can you describe your process and approach?

 

I was commended by John Kerr and Jeff Wagnitz of Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) for my design of our college’s Guided Pathways course, which transitions students from Basic Education for Adults (BEdA) to college-credit bearing courses at Big Bend Community College (BBCC). Both Kerr and Wagnitz would like to use the course I designed as a statewide model for BEdA programs, and possibly nationally. It was a great honor to be recognized. I’ve heard from our students that the course has given them more information about the programs offered at BBCC and has inspired them to take classes at BBCC to pursue their degrees. That makes me happy as that was the goal. Immediately upon arriving at BBCC in 2019, I was asked to create a course that introduced students to college and career readiness, while also focusing on guided pathways. I’m happy that the NAV 101: Guided Pathways course is meeting this expectation so well.

 

You have lived in so many places. Could you name a few and share how you prepared to live in other cultures?

 

In 2008, I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines. It was my first time being out of North America and it was quite the shock. I later joined Peace Corps Ukraine and lived there for 27 months teaching English to future English teachers. Sadly, the town I once lived in is now under Russian occupation, but I have managed to still keep in touch with some of my students and my former Russian teacher. In 2012, I moved to China to teach children English. While abroad, I also had the opportunity to travel to South Korea, Italy, France, and the UK. Traveling is my passion and one I’ve missed during the pandemic. To prepare for living abroad, I researched and read as much as I could about the country, culture, languages, and people. Regardless, I always managed to be surprised by something. However, what never ceased to surprise me was that I would experience reverse culture shock when I return to the USA. Hearing English and being bombarded with American culture again always leaves me a little dizzy and fatigued for a few days as I adjust to being an American in America again.

 

Your Tik Tok account just passed 40K followers. First, congratulations. Second, how do you manage the research content for your videos?

 

Thank you! I joined TikTok as an outlet during the lockdown in 2020. I never expected that so many people from around the world would actually be interested in hearing what I have to say. Social activism became important to me at a young age, but even more so as I lived overseas and saw the human rights violations not only abroad but domestically, as well. My TikTok account focuses on teaching people about social issues around the world. Most of my topics come from current events - my main source is The New York Times. I also rely on The Washington Post and other prominent and reliable newspapers. One of the greatest aspects of social media is the human experience - we get the opportunity to learn how others live. I have learned more about Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color and their experiences than I ever learned from a history book. It reminds me of traveling and living abroad, without leaving my living room. Not only do I get the opportunity to educate others, but I am also a student, and for that I am truly grateful.

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Do you have a set of "go to" journals, authors, blogs, databases, or websites you use to keep up to date in your field?  And also - as your field is inherently cross-disciplinary - anything else you use to keep intellectually tuned up?

 

As an instructor in Basic Education for Adults, I teach multiple subjects ranging from English, Science, History, and Health as students complete their high school education. To stay current, I read newspapers and magazines. Besides the New York Times, I like to read National Geographic, The Smithsonian Magazine, In These Times magazine, Ms. magazine, and Science News. I also watch documentaries to stay current. “Big Picture” with Kal Penn is a favorite documentary series. I just watched “Science Fair” by National Geographic on Disney+. I appreciated learning what innovations these young people have created, and I hope the information I was able to include in a recent lesson helps inspire my own students. 

 

​What book, poem, or study have you read that engaged you so deeply you were changed?

 

Reading is essential. I have always been a voracious reader. My favorite contemporary fiction author is Diana Gabaldon. I first read her Outlander series when I was 17-years-old, and it inspired me to want to become a writer myself. I appreciate that Gabaldon can tie in multiple characters and sensations, much like Hemmingway, but also make it engaging and interesting for the reader. I’m very excited that, after waiting seven years, the next book in Gabaldon’s series comes out on Nov. 23rd. I will spend my Thanksgiving break reading, I assure you. 

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#BigBendCCBookChallenge March| Cassie Torres | Dear Evan Hansen
03/01/2020
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Month: February
From: Cassie Torres
Book Title:  Dear Evan Hansen 
Author(s): Val Emmich, Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek, & Justin Paul

 

Book Cover of Dear Evan Hansen

"Have you ever told a lie? Not just a little white lie, a huge lie that consumes you to the point where it becomes your truth. No matter how much you want to break free from it there is no escaping without hurting so many others. 

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I enjoyed this book because even though what Evan is doing is wrong, so much good comes from his lie. Not without destroying him first though. Sometimes we need to break down to rebuild and that is just what Evan does. "

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