Global Learning Community - Week 15

It’s Pride Week!  In honor of this celebration, we have some terrific selections that speak to the ongoing challenges that the GLBT community faces in the religious, legal, political, and medical realms.  Read more about it and take action!

1. A Time to Embrace: Same-Gender Relationships in Religion, Law, and Politics
   
   • William Johnson presents an analysis of the religious, legal and political stakes in the debates over gay marriage, civil unions, and the place of committed gay couples in a democratic society. The book covers the church’s seven different responses, gay rights in recent court cases, and the current types of gay marriage and civil union arrangements. (Adapted from the book description.)
   • Call Number: HQ1033 .J64 2006
   • Interested in knowing a little more?  Read reviews at Amazon
2. Transgender Rights
   
• “Examining crucial topics like family law, employment policies, public health, economics, and grassroots organizing, this groundbreaking book is an indispensable resource in the fight for the freedom and equality of those who cross gender boundaries.” (Taken from the book description.)
• Call Number: HQ77.9 .T716 2006
• Interested in knowing a little more?  Read reviews at Amazon
  
3. International Perspectives on Educational Diversity and Inclusion: Studies from America, Europe, and India
   
   • How do educators tailor curriculum to include ethnic and linguistic minorities? This book examines this question in light of new theories regarding multiculturalism and globalization. Psychological aspects about diverse cultural upbringings and social data are examined. (Adapted from the book description.)
   • Call Number: LC1099 .V49 2007
   • Interested in knowing a little more?  Read reviews at Amazon
     
4. Generation Digital: Politics, Commerce, and Childhood in the Age of the Internet
   • “Children and teens today have integrated digital culture seamlessly into their lives. For most, using the Internet, playing videogames, downloading music onto an iPod, or multitasking with a cell phone is no more complicated than setting the toaster oven to "bake" or turning on the TV. In Generation Digital, Kathryn C. Montgomery examines the ways in which the new media landscape is changing the nature of childhood and adolescence and analyzes recent political debates that have shaped both policy and practice in digital culture.” (Taken from the book description.)
   • Call Number: HQ784 .M3 M66 2007
   • Interested in knowing a little more?  Read reviews at Amazon
5. Global Noise: Rap and Hip-Hop Outside the USA
   • This book is a series of essays written about the influence of American rap and hip-hop across the globe. Issues of identity, power, cultural heritage, and resistance are highlighted within the contexts of nationality, ethnicity, class, and gender.
   • Call Number: ML3531 .G56 2001
   • Interested in knowing a little more?  Read reviews at Amazon