Gleeson Library is celebrating National Poetry Month (April) with a display in the lobby foyer of American Poets of Color. We have a couple objectives for the theme of this year’s display: 1) to hear from the poets on the topics of racism, stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination because poetry is often less rhetorically charged than … Continue reading Poets of Color
“As a Nation, we must join our voices with the chorus of history and push forward with unyielding faith to forge a more equal society for all our daughters and granddaughters — one where a woman’s potential is limited only by the size of her dreams and the power of her imagination.” – President Obama, … Continue reading USF Women Making History
As a Museum Studies Graduate student I was happy to take on an exhibit project when asked by my boss here at Gleeson. It would be a great opportunity to practice my curatorial skills. The exhibit, titled “Beyond the Mask: Beauty Revealed,” is the result of GLIDE’s Women’s Center workshop led by poet, GLIDE co-founder, … Continue reading Janice Mirikitani Exhibit on Display
Join Asian Pacific American Studies and the Gleeson Library/Geschke Center for a reading by Asian Pacific American Studies faculty. Readers include: Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III (Politics) Diaspora Diplomacy: Philippine Migration and its Soft Power Influences (Mill City Press and De La Salle University Publishing House, 2012) Angelo Michael F. Merino (Philippine Studies), From Pancho to Pacquiao: … Continue reading Faculty reading on 4/30
Please join the Dean’s Office of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Latin American Studies Department, and CELASA for a marathon reading in celebration of the life and work of Gabriel García Márquez on Thursday, April 24, 2014. Drop in any time between 10 am and 4 pm to participate in the reading of … Continue reading Gleeson @ Marquez Marathon Reading
“Recently, the Education Department issued a controversial ‘blueprint’ for dealing with sexual harassment that could expose colleges that follow it to First Amendment lawsuits and redefine every flirtation and request to go out on a date as potential sexual harassment. It rejects decades of court rulings by declaring that any unwelcome speech or conduct of … Continue reading Dark Cloud Over Academic Freedom
James Gleick reports on “Wikipedia’s Women Problem” in the New York Review of Books: There is consternation at Wikipedia over the discovery that hundreds of novelists who happen to be female were being systematically removed from the category “American novelists” and assigned to the category “American women novelists.” … The word that came to mind … was … Continue reading Wikipedia’s Women Problem
April was Sexual Assault Awareness Month, but sexual assault is something that is with us every single day. During this past month, Gleeson Library participated in raising awareness, during a month-long, campus-wide series of events by featuring a display of tee shirts made by students USF, based on the work of the Clothesline Project, along … Continue reading Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Keep the Conversation Going…
Culturescape is one of my favorite things about USF. The annual signature event of the International Student Association brings amazing music, dance, and athletic performances to Presentation Theater followed by a fantastic dinner with cuisine from around the world in the McLaren Complex. You can get a glimpse of last year’s performances for a taste, … Continue reading International pictures (vote on your favorite!), food and culture this week — don’t miss it!
USF is kicking off International Education Week 2012 with a call for photos of your experiences abroad. Photos will be displayed on campus and voted on by the campus community. Voting begins Monday, Nov. 12 and will end Thursday, Nov. 15 at 5:00 pm. Contest winners will be announced at Culturescape and receive great prizes! … Continue reading USF International Photo Contest deadline November 8