Academic Movers Q&A: Chelsea Heinbach and Dispatches from the LibParlor
Chelsea Heinbach is the teaching and learning librarian at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She was named a 2023 Library Journal Mover & Shaker for her work (with Nimisha Bhat, Hailley Fargo, and Charissa Powell) in developing the blog and related podcast (created by Amber Sewell): LibParlor, a site dedicated to helping researchers find community resources and have a place to ask questions, discuss issues, and share expertise.
Exploring the Impacts of the 1992 Los Angeles Riot on Asian American Communities
In the aftermath of the Los Angeles Riot of 1992, Korean Americans gained visibility and recognition as a minority group—distinct from Chinese and Japanese Americans—because they were featured so prominently in media coverage. Korean Americans were often a largely invisible group in the United States prior to the Los Angeles Riot.
Using Streamed Content in the Shakespeare Classroom: Spotlight on Soliloquies
Exploring the same play through different performances helps us to deepen our understanding, challenges any assumptions about meaning, and demonstrates many possible interpretations. There are multiple filmed performances of individual Shakespeare plays here on Drama Online which can be used to support teaching and learning.
Introducing the Medieval Literature Aloud: Chaucer Studio Audio Collection
To celebrate the launch of this new collection we are offering free to access extracts from some of the best known works of Medieval Literature. For a limited time only, explore the free content brought together below and bring the language and culture of the global Middle Ages to life.
Asian American Activism – An Excerpt from The Asian American Experience
Asian American activism refers to campaigning in the Asian American community for social and political change. Although there is tremendous diversity within the Asian American community, most groups have shared experience of discrimination, exclusion, and racism throughout their history in the United States.
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