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Reading Recommendations for Women's History Month
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In honor of Women’s History Month, the Washington University Libraries are highlighting some recently published books that tell stories of women from all walks of life, who have broken barriers, ignited change, and redefined womanhood. The reading list was created by AJ Robinson, subject librarian for women, gender, and sexuality studies.
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Inherent Vice: Preserving Vulnerable Collections
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The Inherent Vice exhibition showcases damaged items from Washington University Libraries’ collections to explain the science behind their disrepair and what conservation efforts can be undertaken to restore them to usability. This exhibition was organized by Danielle Creech, head of Preservation, Digitization & Exhibitions. On display until May 21 in John M. Olin Library.
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50 Years of Title IX with Vanessa Grigoriadis
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Wednesday, March 29 | 4:00-6:00 pm
Olin Library, Ginkgo Room
Hear from noted journalist Vanessa Grigoriadis, author of Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Power, and Consent on Campus. The talk accompanies the 50 Years of Title IX exhibition, on view in Olin Library. Refreshments will be served.
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Left in the Midwest Author Talk
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Thursday, March 30 | 4:00-6:00 pm | Zoom
Join us for a virtual book talk about the newly published book Left in the Midwest: St. Louis Progressive Activism in the 1960s and 1970s. Hear from contributing authors Clarence Lang, Luke Ritter, Nina Gilden Seavey, and Thomas Spencer.
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Monday, April 3 | 5:30-7:00 pm
Olin Library, Special Collections Classroom
Aaron Coleman (MFA ’15, PhD ’21), whose papers and other materials are now part of the Modern Literature Collection, will read his poetry and translations. Coleman is featured in the current exhibition Wherein I Am: Highlights from the Aaron Coleman Papers.
Join us on April 4 for Aaron Coleman in Conversation with Mary Jo Bang. English professor and poet Mary Jo Bang's papers are also part of the Modern Literature Collection. The event will include a light buffet dinner.
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Thursday, April 6 | 4:30-6:00 pm
Olin Library, Rm. 142 & Zoom
Join us for a discussion with professor of musicology and author of Astaire by Numbers Todd Decker, who uses the lens of race, gender, and sexuality to re-assess Fred Astaire as an icon of American popular culture.
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What's New at the East Asian Library
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New season, new armchairs and laptop stands, new reading room desks, and cushioned seats. New library organization, new browsing experience. Welcome to spring at the East Asian Library. Deanna Ren, a master's student in East Asian Languages & Cultures, gives us a view of one of the most beautiful libraries at Washington University.
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Tere Dávila Discussion and Reading
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Monday, April 10 | 5:30-7:00 pm
Olin Library, Rm. 142
Puerto Rican author Tere Dávila and Assistant Professor of Latinx Studies Zorimar Rivera Montes will talk about Dávila’s literary fiction and its relationship to Puerto Rican culture and contemporary global issues.
Dávila is the recipient of two Puerto Rican National Prizes: for her novel, Nenísimas, and the short story collection Aquí están las instrucciones, both published in 2018.
Join us on April 11 for an evening of fiction in translation with Dávila and translator Rebecca Hanssens-Reed, a PhD student in the track for international writers.
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