tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119235802024-03-13T06:39:07.048-07:00Snap JudgementIndia is my home country; America is my hometown.Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.comBlogger23541125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-38316558823225490352024-02-28T06:11:00.000-08:002024-02-28T06:11:32.514-08:00Top Library Resources for Women’s History Month<p><a href="https://www.ebsco.com/blogs/ebscopost/top-library-resources-womens-history-month">Top Library Resources for Women’s History Month</a></p><p><span><span><span><span>Honor women in comedy with a display of
nonfiction by funny females such as Mindy Kaling, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler,
Ali Wong, Tiffany Haddish and Ellen DeGeneres. Other weeks can feature
books by or about famous political figures, such as Eva Peron, Indira
Gandhi and Hillary Clinton, and female scientists such as chemist Alice
Ball and conservationist Rachel Carson.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span>----- </span></span></span></span> <br /></p><p><span><span><span><span>Featured poets include Franny Choi, Joy Priest,
Cecilia Vicuña, Mónica de la Torre, Tracy K. Smith, Brenda Hillman,
Eliza Griswold, Evie Shockley, Jana Prikryl, Jenny Xie, Layli Long
Soldier, Solmaz Sharif and Tishani Doshi.</span></span></span></span> <br /></p><p> </p><p><span><span><span><span></span></span><a href="https://www.ebsco.com/products/research-databases/literary-reference-center-plus"><strong><em><span><span>Literary Reference Plus</span></span></em></strong><strong> </strong></a><span><span>and </span></span><a href="https://www.ebsco.com/products/research-databases/poetry-short-story-reference-center"><strong><em><span><span>Poetry & Short Story Reference Source</span></span></em></strong></a><span><span>
are great sources of biographies for authors such as Emily Dickinson,
Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, Kate Chopin, Amy Tan and Sylvia Plath. New
contemporary author biographies include Aisha Saeed, Charlayne
Hunter-Gault, Dorothy West, Fatimah Asghar, Heid E. Erdrich, Henriqueta
Lisboa, Imbolo Mbue and Monica Youn. Students and educators will also
find literary criticism on works such as:</span></span></span></span> <br /></p><p><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span>
</p><ul class="columnTwo"><li><span><span><span><em><span><span>Beastgirl & Other Origin Myths</span></span></em><span><span> by Elizabeth Acevedo</span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><em><span><span>Fasting, Feasting</span></span></em><span><span> by Anita Desai</span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span><span>"Green" by Sefi Atta</span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><em><span><span>Letters from Rifka</span></span></em><span><span> by Karen Hesse</span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span><span>"On Being Brought from Africa to America" by Phillis Wheatley</span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><em><span><span>Something to Declare</span></span></em><span><span> by Julia Alvarez</span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><em><span><span>The Joy Luck Club</span></span></em><span><span> by Amy Tan</span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><em><span><span>Tracks</span></span></em><span><span> by Louise Erdrich</span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><p> </p>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-59021013867412116272024-02-03T11:58:00.000-08:002024-02-03T11:58:07.752-08:00The American Mosaic: The African American Experience - Hip Hop Culture<p><a href="https://africanamerican.abc-clio.com/Topics/ActivityOverview/1402077?sid=2342882&cid=1006&subId=35">The American Mosaic: The African American Experience - Hip Hop Culture</a></p><p> </p><div class="analyze-activity-box-title fw500">Sources</div>
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Zora Neale Hurston's <i>Their Eyes Were Watching God</i> (1937) tells the story of an African American woman's struggle for personal autonomy... <a data-title="" href="https://africanamerican.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/1405084?sid=2256676&cid=272&subId=22&useConcept=False&view=contentbox">Read More</a>
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African Americans following World War I... <a data-title="" href="https://africanamerican.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/1405084?sid=2256702&cid=313&subId=22&useConcept=False&view=contentbox" style="text-align: right;">Read More</a>
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</div><p> </p>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-64547502480276198942024-01-14T15:27:00.000-08:002024-01-14T15:27:30.878-08:00Readers Write In #659: Readers Write In – Chennai International Film Festival | Baradwaj Rangan<a href="https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2024/01/15/readers-write-in-659-readers-write-in-chennai-international-film-festival/">Readers Write In #659: Readers Write In – Chennai International Film Festival | Baradwaj Rangan</a>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-90992371974927079342024-01-10T14:50:00.000-08:002024-01-10T14:50:44.294-08:00Nine Poems, by Graham Foust | Conjunctions — The forum for innovative writing<a href="https://www.conjunctions.com/online/article/graham-foust-01-10-2024">Nine Poems, by Graham Foust | Conjunctions — The forum for innovative writing</a>: Conjunctions Online, January 10, 2024Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-67035018686659734862023-12-29T08:07:00.000-08:002023-12-29T08:07:35.587-08:00Best non-fiction of 2023 - The Hindu<a href="https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-literature-authors-non-fiction-english/article67676121.ece">Best non-fiction of 2023 - The Hindu</a><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bolder; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">India is Broken and Why It’s Hard to Fix</i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">by Ashoka Mody (Juggernaut)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">Joya Chatterji’s</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bolder; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Shadows at Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century</i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"> (Penguin Viking)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bolder; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Marginlands</i></span><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"></i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">(Pan Macmillan)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bolder; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"> <i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Emperor of Rome</i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"> (Profile Books/Hachette) by Mary Beard</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bolder; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">City on Fire: A Boyhood in Aligarh</i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"> (HarperCollins) by Zeyad Masroor Khan</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">Sara Rai’s </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bolder; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Raw Umber: A Memoir </i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">(Westland Books)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bolder; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Ashoka: Portrait of a Philosopher King</i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"> by Patrick Olivelle</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bolder; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Vajpayee: The Ascent of the Hindu Right (1924-1977)</i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">, published by Picador India</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bolder; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Vivekananda: The Philosopher of Freedom</i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"> (Aleph) by Govind Krishnan V.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bolder; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Courting India</i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"> by Nandini Das (Bloomsbury) </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bolder; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">The Day I Became a Runner</i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"> (HarperCollins) by Sohini Chattopadhyay</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">Ibis Trilogy (</span><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">A Sea of Poppies</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">, </span><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">River of Smoke</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"> and </span><i style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">Flood of Fire</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">) that Amitav Ghosh</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bolder; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">H-Pop: The Secretive World of Hindutva Pop Stars </i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">(HarperCollins)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">Historian Charles Allen’s last book, </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bolder; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Aryans: The Search for a People, a Place and a Myth</i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"> (Hachette India)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bolder; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">A Part Apart — The Life and Thought of B.R. Ambedkar</i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"> (Navayana), Ashok Gopal</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">Manoj Mitta’s </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bolder; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Caste Pride</i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"> (Westland Books)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bolder; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Manjunath to B. Manjamma Jogathi — The Inspiring Life of a Transgender Folk Artist</i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">, (HarperCollins)co-written by journalist Harsha Bhat</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">journalist and Greenpeace campaigner, Ameer Shahul, chronicles the fight against the corporate in his book, </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bolder; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Heavy Metal: How a Global Corporation Poisoned Kodaikanal</i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">. (Pan Macmillan)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">Neerja Chowdhury’s </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bolder; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">How Prime Ministers Decide</i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"> (Aleph) </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bolder; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bolder;">Fire on the Ganges </i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">by Radhika Iyengar (HarperCollins) </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"><br /></span></div>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-34860968135303565202023-12-28T06:01:00.000-08:002023-12-28T06:01:23.401-08:0017 of the Finest Words for Drinking | Merriam-Webster<a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the-finest-words-for-drinking">17 of the Finest Words for Drinking | Merriam-Webster</a>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-17970553667278251152023-12-25T15:29:00.000-08:002023-12-25T15:29:53.132-08:00The 100 greatest foreign-language films<a href="https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20181029-the-100-greatest-foreign-language-films">The 100 greatest foreign-language films</a>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-13493709489473028892023-12-02T19:58:00.000-08:002023-12-02T19:58:48.503-08:0020 Best Tamil Movies of 2023: From Blockbusters Varisu, Jailer to Hidden Gems-Maamannan<a href="https://www.filmibeat.com/top-listing/20-best-tamil-movies-of-2023-from-blockbusters-varisu-jailer-to-hidden-gems-5-2041.html#maamannan">20 Best Tamil Movies of 2023: From Blockbusters Varisu, Jailer to Hidden Gems-Maamannan</a>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-75088644264396061362023-11-09T08:16:00.002-08:002023-11-09T08:16:41.317-08:00You're not going to believe what I'm about to tell you (classroom-friendly version) - The Oatmeal<a href="https://theoatmeal.com/comics/believe_clean">You're not going to believe what I'm about to tell you (classroom-friendly version) - The Oatmeal</a>: This is a classroom-friendly (no cuss words) comic about the backfire effect.<div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: english, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19.2px; text-align: center;">This comic was inspired by this three-part series on the </span><a href="https://youarenotsosmart.com/2017/01/13/yanss-093-the-neuroscience-of-changing-your-mind/" style="color: rgb(255, 112, 106) !important; font-family: english, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19.2px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;">backfire effect</a><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: english, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19.2px; text-align: center;"> from the </span><a href="https://youarenotsosmart.com/" style="color: rgb(255, 112, 106) !important; font-family: english, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19.2px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;">You Are Not So Smart Podcast</a><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: english, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19.2px; text-align: center;">.</span><br style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: english, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19.2px; text-align: center;" /><br style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: english, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19.2px; text-align: center;" /><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: english, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19.2px; text-align: center;">If you want to learn more about the backfire effect and other related behaviors (confirmation bias, deductive reasoning, etc), I </span><strong style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: english, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19.2px; text-align: center;">highly</strong><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: english, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19.2px; text-align: center;"> recommend listening to the whole thing:</span><br style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: english, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19.2px; text-align: center;" /><a href="https://youarenotsosmart.com/2017/01/13/yanss-093-the-neuroscience-of-changing-your-mind/" style="color: rgb(255, 112, 106) !important; font-family: english, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19.2px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;">Podcast Part 1</a><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: english, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19.2px; text-align: center;"> - </span><a href="https://youarenotsosmart.com/2017/01/30/yanss-094-how-motivated-skepticism-strengthens-incorrect-beliefs/" style="color: rgb(255, 112, 106) !important; font-family: english, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19.2px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;">Podcast Part 2</a><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: english, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19.2px; text-align: center;"> - </span><a href="https://youarenotsosmart.com/2017/02/11/yanss-095-how-to-fight-back-against-the-backfire-effect/" style="color: rgb(255, 112, 106) !important; font-family: english, Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 19.2px; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none;">Podcast Part 3</a></div>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-51960826781960147502023-11-07T13:15:00.003-08:002023-11-07T13:15:37.119-08:00Indigenous Language Preservation and Renewal<p><a href="https://www.ebsco.com/blogs/ebscopost/exploring-indigenous-language-preservation-and-renewal">Indigenous Language Preservation and Renewal</a></p><p> </p><p><span><span><span></span></span></span>
</p><ul><li><span><span><span><span><span>An overview of writing systems and the movement toward protecting languages:</span> <a href="https://americanindian.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/2264285?sid=2264285&cid=41" target="_blank"><span><span>Language Preservation and Renewal</span></span></a></span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span><span>An article on using rap to create
interest among young people on the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate nation to
learn the Dakota language:</span> <a href="https://americanindian.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2264367?view=contentbox" target="_blank"><span><span>Dakota Language in Rap Music</span></span></a></span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span><span>An interactive activity on the important of preserving Indigenous language:</span> <a href="https://americanindian.abc-clio.com/Topics/ActivityOverview/2264285?sid=2293248&cid=1006&subId=33" target="_blank"><span><span>Activity 1: Indigenous Language Preservation</span></span></a></span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span><span>A table showing the influence of </span><span>Native languages on English: </span><a href="https://americanindian.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/2264285?sid=1698931&cid=84&subId=33&useConcept=False" target="_blank"><span><span>English Loan Words from Eastern Algonquian Languages</span></span></a></span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span><span>An article about Navajo soldiers creation </span><span>of an unbreakable code during World War II: </span><a href="https://americanindian.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/1385425?terms=navajo+code+breakers&sTypeId=2" target="_blank"><span><span>Navajo Code Talkers</span></span></a></span></span></span></span></li></ul><p> </p>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-11005134388073449022023-11-03T13:33:00.000-07:002023-11-03T13:33:09.133-07:00Magazine Archives: Time Capsules for 20th Century Historical Events<p><a href="https://www.ebsco.com/blogs/ebscopost/magazine-archives-time-capsules-20th-century-historical-events">Magazine Archives: Time Capsules for 20th Century Historical Events</a></p><p> </p><p><span><span><a href="https://www.ebsco.com/products/magazine-archives"><span><span>Magazine archives</span></span></a><span><span> including <em>Forbes, Life, TIME, Jet, Ebony </em>and <em>U.S. News & World Report </em>cover a wide range of global historical events and how they affected the people living through them. </span></span></span></span></p><p> </p>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-64148570323932973912023-10-03T14:51:00.002-07:002023-10-03T14:51:45.717-07:00The Power of Abstracts in Music Research<p><a href="https://www.ebsco.com/blogs/ebscopost/power-abstracts-music-research">Explore the essential role of well-crafted abstracts in the world of musicological research. Discover best practices, clear examples, and the global impact of effective abstracts with insights from the RILM Manual of Style.</a></p><p> </p><p><span>e-book </span><em><span>How to Write About Music: The RILM Manual of Style</span></em><span>, Third Edition, head to <a href="https://www.rilm.org/publications/publication-RilmManual/">https://www.rilm.org/publications/publication-RilmManual/</a>.</span> <br /></p>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-6272674998654236942023-09-29T05:52:00.002-07:002023-09-29T05:52:54.779-07:00How We Live With Contradictions | Hidden Brain Media<a href="https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/how-we-live-with-contradictions/">How We Live With Contradictions | Hidden Brain Media</a><div><br /></div><div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #4b4f58; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/24936719" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; outline: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s;" target="_blank">Cognitive Dissonance</a>, by Leon Festinger, <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Scientific American</em>, 1962.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #4b4f58; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/35068087/A_Aronson-libre.pdf?1412903308=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DTHE_EFFECT_OF_SEVERITY_OF_INITIATION_ON.pdf&Expires=1694535127&Signature=SKPZ6-tUXTm2zLP2VGi0bygqNmk-RSNccDdRh837U1wvdy95UiV~iLH-2nrgPox7zueENRI-9NC6o5Ho3YYzjne1iR~CN0OnXR7MsOUJDG9lMu5bAunGhSfDsIwBgxFwi4efIH6kIzBEVHV9wE8rEFRptZdESbzaSF~87eu6M8k5-BG--ju6KoMsOAxZKOx5s3V9hCN5cWK0H3pE-t5G9QK~dKUaNhfQqZGBsUoBEFVoy~rAZ4c3vTZR-9O8R7NVGZsn6HdGoR4KQHAI5Q1hY7ISznFG0-AhI7EgKFnBCEaGsxUuBdHkmYj15qRWCoElwTVS7ITtyyyLM3GgQV7-rg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #080f5d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s;" target="_blank">The Effect of Severity of Initiation on Liking for a Group</a>, by Elliot Aronson and Judson Mills, <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology</em>, 1959.</p><div><br /></div><div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #4b4f58; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Think about the last time you did something you knew was wrong. How did you explain your actions to yourself? All of us tell stories about why we do the things we do. We justify our failures, and come up with plausible explanations for our actions. This week, <a href="https://psychology.ucsc.edu/about/people/faculty.php?uid=elliot" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #080f5d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s;" target="_blank">Elliot Aronson</a> explains the mental processes behind this type of self-justification, and shares how he helped develop one of the most widely-known concepts in psychology: cognitive dissonance.</p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #4b4f58; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;">If you’re interested in learning more about the origins of cognitive dissonance, listen to our episode </em><a href="https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/when-you-need-it-to-be-true/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #080f5d; text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s linear 0s;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;">When You Need It To Be True</em></a><em style="box-sizing: inherit;">. </em></p></div></div>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-20499472326466098452023-09-09T10:07:00.000-07:002023-09-09T10:07:05.359-07:00The 100-Year Plan on WordPress.com<a href="https://wordpress.com/100-year/">The 100-Year Plan on WordPress.com</a><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7f9af3; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 40px; font-style: inherit;">The 100-Year Plan</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #dcdcde; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 40px;"> ensures that your stories, achievements, and memories are preserved for generations to come. One payment. </span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #7f9af3; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 40px; font-style: inherit;">One hundred years of legacy. US$38,000.</span></div>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-64919941785362497682023-08-25T11:42:00.002-07:002023-08-25T11:42:28.853-07:0040 Best "What's the Difference Between" Jokes | Reader's Digest<a href="https://www.rd.com/article/whats-the-difference-between-jokes/">40 Best "What's the Difference Between" Jokes | Reader's Digest</a><div><br /></div><div><p style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: montserrat, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">What’s the difference between a good idea and a bad idea?</p><p style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: montserrat, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Your opinion.</p></div>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-8134000622764938112023-08-21T09:35:00.000-07:002023-08-21T09:35:41.127-07:00Federal Register :: Extension and Redesignation of Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/21/2023-17875/extension-and-redesignation-of-ukraine-for-temporary-protected-status">Federal Register :: Extension and Redesignation of Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status</a><div><br /></div><div>Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is extending the designation of Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, beginning on October 20, 2023, and ending on April 19, 2025. This extension allows existing TPS beneficiaries to retain TPS through April 19, 2025</div>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-68417008887798582322023-08-15T18:40:00.000-07:002023-08-15T18:40:14.505-07:00Hindu Gods – Mythopedia<a href="https://mythopedia.com/topics/hindu-gods">Hindu Gods – Mythopedia</a><div><br /></div><div><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #12343f; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.3125rem; margin: 2rem 0px -1rem;">The Eight Vasus</h4><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #12343f; font-family: Signifier, Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Microsoft YaHei New", "Microsoft Yahei", SimHei, "Hiragino Kaku Gothic Pro", "MS UI Gothic", "MS PMincho", serif; font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0px;">While the Sanskrit word <i style="box-sizing: border-box;">vasu</i> often means simply “good” or “beneficent,” the eight Vasus are associated with the elements: light, the earth, the waters, the sun, the moon, or fire. </p></div><div><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #12343f; font-family: var(--font-sans); font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.3125rem; margin: 2rem 0px -1rem;">The Eleven Rudras</h4></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p class="has-text-align-justify" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Alegreya, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: justify;"><em> </em></p><div class="wp-block-image" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Alegreya, serif; font-size: 16px;"><figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized" style="clear: both; display: table; margin: 0px auto;"><a href="https://vedicwaves.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/image.png" style="background-color: transparent; color: #cf000f; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3973" data-attachment-id="3973" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-large-file="https://vedicwaves.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/image.png?w=409" data-medium-file="https://vedicwaves.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/image.png?w=286" data-orig-file="https://vedicwaves.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/image.png" data-orig-size="409,429" data-permalink="https://vedicwaves.wordpress.com/image-5/" height="528" sizes="(max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px" src="https://vedicwaves.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/image.png?w=409" srcset="https://vedicwaves.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/image.png 409w, https://vedicwaves.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/image.png?w=143 143w, https://vedicwaves.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/image.png?w=286 286w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: bottom;" width="503" /></a><figcaption style="caption-side: bottom; display: table-caption; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em;"><em>Figure 1.</em> Rudras and Rudrānis, according to Vishnu Purāṇa.</figcaption><figcaption style="caption-side: bottom; display: table-caption; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="caption-side: bottom; display: table-caption; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="caption-side: bottom; display: table-caption; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em;"><a href="https://vedicwaves.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/image-1.png" style="color: #cf000f; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;"><img alt="" class="wp-image-3976" data-attachment-id="3976" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image-1" data-large-file="https://vedicwaves.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/image-1.png?w=600" data-medium-file="https://vedicwaves.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/image-1.png?w=300" data-orig-file="https://vedicwaves.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/image-1.png" data-orig-size="600,450" data-permalink="https://vedicwaves.wordpress.com/image-1-2/" height="572" sizes="(max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px" src="https://vedicwaves.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/image-1.png?w=600" srcset="https://vedicwaves.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/image-1.png 600w, https://vedicwaves.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/image-1.png?w=150 150w, https://vedicwaves.files.wordpress.com/2021/09/image-1.png?w=300 300w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: bottom;" width="763" /></a><figcaption style="caption-side: bottom; display: table-caption; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0.5em;"><em>Figure 2.</em> Ekadash Rudras</figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></div>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-18080108562419964342023-08-02T08:52:00.001-07:002023-08-02T08:52:18.517-07:00He has one foot in the river and one in mud Proverb | ஆத்துல ஒரு கால்; சேத்துல ஒரு கால். பழமொழி | ஆத்துல ஒரு கால்; சேத்துல ஒரு கால்.-தமிழ் மொழி (Tamil Language) | Proverb-Tamil language<a href="https://www.valaitamil.com/he-has-one-foot-in-the-river-and-one-in-mud_6980.html">He has one foot in the river and one in mud Proverb | ஆத்துல ஒரு கால்; சேத்துல ஒரு கால். பழமொழி | ஆத்துல ஒரு கால்; சேத்துல ஒரு கால்.-தமிழ் மொழி (Tamil Language) | Proverb-Tamil language</a>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-72692453996806717332023-05-10T14:56:00.001-07:002023-05-10T14:56:05.708-07:00A Tamil Month: : V Sanjay Kumar: Bloomsbury India<a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/tamil-month-9789388630122/">A Tamil Month: : V Sanjay Kumar: Bloomsbury India</a><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">While his debut novel, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">Artist, Undone</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"> (2012), is set in the worlds of advertising and art, his latest, </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;">A Tamil Month</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Faustina, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.05px;"> (2020), is more politically charged in its engagement with caste issues. The Bengaluru-based former entrepreneur is a full-time writer now and also runs an art gallery. His short story, ‘The Fore Caddy’, won the prestigious Bridport Prize, one of the U.K’s oldest literary awards, in 2018. </span><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3b3f54; font-family: TiemposText; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bolder; letter-spacing: -0.09px;">Tamil Nadu</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3b3f54; font-family: TiemposText; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: -0.09px;"> – where there are more temples than pharmacies, where the language is older than Sanskrit, where atheists have ruled for half a century provided they were atheists from the right caste. Tamil Nadu, where the young population is ripe for a revolution.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3b3f54; font-family: TiemposText; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: -0.09px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3b3f54; font-family: TiemposText; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: -0.09px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3b3f54; font-family: TiemposText; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: -0.09px;">At least this is what Nanban thinks, coming from the hub of Mumbai and well-versed in its Machiavellian political ways, he plans to shake things up. His meeting with Veerappan Gounder, who took a bit hit in the last election, seems like his chance to challenge the Tamil status quo. Together they embark on a campaign where no ideal is too high and no action too dastardly to get what Nanban wants – but at what price.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3b3f54; font-family: TiemposText; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: -0.09px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3b3f54; font-family: TiemposText; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: -0.09px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3b3f54; font-family: TiemposText; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: -0.09px;">V Sanjay Kumar weaves a political thriller as compelling as it is incisive, about the human factor and the vested interests that spark change and about an Indian state which is older than time and just as stubborn.</span></div></div>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-35808147604128968462023-04-02T19:06:00.001-07:002023-04-02T19:06:05.785-07:00A radio host is gunned down for his controversial views - HISTORY<a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-radio-host-is-gunned-down-for-his-controversial-views">A radio host is gunned down for his controversial views - HISTORY</a><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: open-sans, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.8px;">Alan Berg’s story provided the loose inspiration for Oliver Stone and Eric Bogosian’s 1988 film </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: open-sans, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.8px;">Talk Radio</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: open-sans, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.8px;">. In the years since his murder, radio talk hosts have been known to be even more abrasive and controversial than Berg.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: open-sans, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.8px;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: open-sans, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.8px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px;">Talk radio host Alan Berg is gunned down and killed instantly in the driveway of his home in Denver, <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/colorado" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: #e80c30; transition: all 0.25s ease 0s;">Colorado</a>, on June 18, 1984. The 50-year-old host, whose show on the station KOA gained a strong following in the early 1980s, stirred up controversy with his outspoken personality and liberal views. He had already been the target of a steady stream of death threats.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #181818; font-family: open-sans, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.8px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px;">One of the suspects in Berg’s murder, Bruce Pierce—leader of a neo-Nazi organization called the Order—was arrested nearly a year later in <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/georgia" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: #e80c30; transition: all 0.25s ease 0s;">Georgia</a>, driving a van that contained machine guns, grenades, dynamite and a crossbow. His right-wing extremist group had been linked to many armored-car robberies in the West.</p></div>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-60081312904646648732023-04-02T19:05:00.001-07:002023-04-02T19:05:22.238-07:00Is Lying On the Radio...Legal? | On the Media | WNYC Studios<a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/on-the-media-is-lying-on-radio-legal">Is Lying On the Radio...Legal? | On the Media | WNYC Studios</a><div><br /></div><div><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", "Segoe UI", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Highly politicized, partisan companies like Salem Media Group have a hold on the airwaves — and they don’t plan to give it up. This week, Senior Vice President of Salem Phil Boyce speaks candidly to reporter Katie Thornton about the personalities he handpicked to spread Salem’s message and about the company’s plans to expand into the media world off the airwaves. Peddling election denialism seems to be a solid business model — but is it legal? </span></p><div class="x_gmail_default" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", "Segoe UI", Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"><div class="x_gmail_default" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;">This episode is an adaptation of our latest series, The Divided Dial. <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">You can listen to the full series<span style="box-sizing: inherit;"> </span><a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/divided-dial" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #048d99; fill: rgb(4, 141, 153); font-weight: 600; text-decoration-line: none;">here</a>. </em></em></div></div></div>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-39300050349804197302023-03-01T14:40:00.000-08:002023-03-01T14:40:26.532-08:00Top Library Resources for Women’s History Month<p><a href="https://www.ebsco.com/blogs/ebscopost/top-library-resources-womens-history-month">Top Library Resources for Women’s History Month</a></p><p><span><span><span> </span><a href="https://www.weareteachers.com/womens-history-month-activities/" target="_blank"><span>classroom activities</span></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/tools-tips/womens-history-month-classroom"><span>lesson plans</span></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/womens-history-month"><span>background</span> <span>information</span></a><span> </span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span></span><a href="https://www.ebsco.com/novelist/products/core-collections" target="_blank" title="Core Collections"><em><span>Core Collections</span></em></a><span> has great recommendations. Download the </span><a href="https://www.ebsco.com/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/Womens-History-Month-Reading-Recommendations-2023-Handout.pdf"><span>handout</span></a><span> for a list of 10 to get you started. There are also plenty of relevant </span><a href="https://www.ebsco.com/sites/default/files/acquiadam-assets/Top-Digital-Reading-Picks-for-Womens-History-Month-Poster.pdf"><span>digital reading picks</span></a><span> </span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><em>American Libraries</em> magazine offers a </span><a href="https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2017/02/21/at-least-18-more-womens-history-month-programming-ideas/"><span>round-up</span></a><span> of special events, activities, movie nights and other ideas for honoring female trailblazers.</span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span><a href="https://www.ebsco.com/products/magazine-archives"><span><span>magazine archive</span></span></a><span><span> issues of <em><span>Life, TIME, People, Ebony, Jet, Vanity Fair, Forbes, Fortune</span></em> and <em><span>Bloomberg Businessweek</span></em>.</span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></p>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-84468144739586736542023-01-25T14:07:00.000-08:002023-01-25T14:07:04.960-08:00A Conversation with James Powell, CEO of Boydell & Brewer<p><a href="https://www.ebsco.com/blogs/ebscopost/2174455/conversation-james-powell-ceo-boydell-brewer">A Conversation with James Powell, CEO of Boydell & Brewer</a></p><p> </p><p><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span>
</p><ol><li><span><span><a href="https://ecm.ebscohost.com/Books/Titles/TitleDetail?ProductId=2287231&IsTitleRemovable=False&ListId=0&CurrentPage=1&CurrentSortField=Relevance&CurrentSortDirection=Descending&ResultsPerPage=20&idInList=0&isSubjectSetCollection=False&collectionId=0&returnLocation=ResultList&q=(TX%20%22Decolonising%20the%20Mind%22)"><span><span>Decolonising the Mind</span></span></a><span><span> by Ngugi wa Thiong'o </span></span></span></span><br />
<span><span><span><span>ISBN 9781787443976</span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><a href="https://ecm.ebscohost.com/Books/Titles/TitleDetail?ProductId=2382148&IsTitleRemovable=False&ListId=0&CurrentPage=1&CurrentSortField=Relevance&CurrentSortDirection=Descending&ResultsPerPage=20&idInList=0&isSubjectSetCollection=False&collectionId=0&returnLocation=ResultList&q=(TX%20%22Critical%20History%20of%20German%20Film%22)"><span><span>Critical History of German Film, 2nd Edition</span></span></a><span><span> by Stephen Brockmann<br />
ISBN 9781787448964</span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><a href="https://ecm.ebscohost.com/Books/Titles/TitleDetail?ProductId=1399892&IsTitleRemovable=False&ListId=0&CurrentPage=1&CurrentSortField=Relevance&CurrentSortDirection=Descending&ResultsPerPage=20&idInList=0&isSubjectSetCollection=False&collectionId=0&returnLocation=ResultList&q=(TX%20%22History%20of%20William%20Marshal%22)"><span><span>History of William Marshal</span></span></a><span><span> by Nigel Bryant<br />
ISBN 9781782049067</span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><a href="https://ecm.ebscohost.com/Books/Titles/TitleDetail?ProductId=516180&IsTitleRemovable=False&ListId=0&CurrentPage=1&CurrentSortField=Relevance&CurrentSortDirection=Descending&ResultsPerPage=20&idInList=0&isSubjectSetCollection=False&collectionId=0&returnLocation=ResultList&q=(TX%20%22Approaching%20African%20History%22)"><span><span>Approaching African History</span></span></a><span><span> by Michael Brett<br />
ISBN 9781752040644</span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><a href="https://ecm.ebscohost.com/Books/Titles/TitleDetail?ProductId=471110&IsTitleRemovable=False&ListId=0&CurrentPage=1&CurrentSortField=Relevance&CurrentSortDirection=Descending&ResultsPerPage=20&idInList=0&isSubjectSetCollection=False&collectionId=0&returnLocation=ResultList&q=(TX%20%22Companion%20to%20Friedrich%20Nietzsche%22)"><span><span>A Companion to Friedrich Nietzsche : Life and Works</span></span></a><span><span> by Paul Bishop<br />
ISBN 9781571137739</span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span><span><span><a href="https://ecm.ebscohost.com/Books/Titles/TitleDetail?ProductId=531916&IsTitleRemovable=False&ListId=0&CurrentPage=1&CurrentSortField=Relevance&CurrentSortDirection=Descending&ResultsPerPage=20&idInList=0&isSubjectSetCollection=False&collectionId=0&returnLocation=ResultList&q=(TX%20%22African%20Diaspora%22)"><span><span>The African Diaspora : Slavery, Modernity, and Globalization</span></span></a><span><span> by Toyin Falola <br /></span></span></span></span></li></ol><p> </p><p> </p><ol><li><span><span><span><span><span><span>book </span></span></span><a href="https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781580469715/disability-in-africa/"><em><span><span><span>Disability in Africa</span></span></span></em></a><span><span><span>
raises these issues and argues for the recognition of African
disability studies as an important and emerging interdisciplinary field.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span><span><span>B</span></span></span><span><span><span>rian
Yothers, the Frances Spatz Leighton Endowed Distinguished Professor of
English at the University of Texas-El Paso, author of the forthcoming </span></span></span><a href="https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781640140691/why-antislavery-poetry-matters-now/"><em><span><span><span>Why Antislavery Poetry Matters Now</span></span></span></em><span><span><span>,</span></span></span></a><span><span><span> asking <span>why we write poetry, why we read it, and how it interacts with history.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Ceija Stojka (1933-2013),
Austrian Roma Holocaust survivor, author, visual artist, and activist,
whose three German-language memoirs have appeared in Camden House’s </span></span></span><a href="https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781640141216/the-memoirs-of-ceija-stojka-child-survivor-of-the-romani-holocaust/"><em><span><span><span>The Memoirs of Ceija Stojka, Child Survivor of the Romani Holocaust</span></span></span></em></a><span><span><span>, edited by Lorely E. French.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ol><p> </p>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11923580.post-75929902104794630382023-01-24T06:58:00.004-08:002023-01-24T06:58:38.697-08:00Exploring Black History Through Film<p><a href="https://www.ebsco.com/blogs/ebscopost/exploring-black-history-through-film">Exploring Black History Through Film</a></p><p>T<span><span><span><span><span><span><em>he African American Experience </em><a href="https://educatorsupport.abc-clio.com/Support/ActivityOverview/2294300?&view=community">here</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><em><span><span><span>Hidden Figures</span></span></span></em><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span><a href="https://educatorsupport.abc-clio.com/Support/ActivityOverview/2294765?&view=community">here</a>. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span> </p><p><span><span><span> ABC-CLIO’s </span><a href="https://www.ebsco.com/products/research-databases/american-mosaic-african-american-experience"><em><span>The American Mosaic: The African American Experience</span></em></a><span> database that guide students through active and thoughtful viewing of films relevant to Black History Month:</span></span></span>
</p><h2><em>Harriet</em> (2019) <span><span><span><span><span><span> <a href="https://educatorsupport.abc-clio.com/Support/ActivityOverview/2293836?&view=community">here</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></h2><p> </p>Boston Balahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00933192310474348796noreply@blogger.com0