Florida, the Sunshine State

Week of May 14, 2012

Florida, the Sunshine State

In the News: Summer doesn’t officially begin until June, but the temperatures are starting to rise here in the 22^nd largest (in total area) and the 4^th most populous state of the Union. Summer session at FAU is underway so there is no rest for the weary. However, when time allows, pick up one of these newer books and DVDs on Florida.

The 57 Club: My Four Decades in Florida Politics
By Frederick B. Karl. UP of Florida, 2010
Call Number: F316.23 .K37 A3 2010

90 Miles (DVD)
Directed by Juan Carlos Zaldivar. Phonograph Films, 2007
Call Number: E184 .C97 A17 2007 (Boca Raton Media Center)
Cuban-born filmmaker recounts the strange fate that brought him as a groomed young communist to exile in Miami in 1980 during the dramatic Mariel boatlift. The story of an immigrant family and how the historical forces around them shaped their personal relationships and attitudes towards the world around them.

The 2008 Elections in Florida: Change! But Only at the Top of the Ticket
By Robert E. Crew, Jr. and Slater Bayliss. UP of America, 2011
Call Number: JK4416 .C74 2011 Continue reading

The Los Angeles Riots

Week of April 30, 2012

The L.A. Riots

In the News: On April 29, 1992, the South Central L.A. area erupted in civil unrest immediately following the acquittal of four L.A.P.D. officers who had been accused of beating a black man, Rodney King. The National Guard was deployed to the area to enforce curfews and suppress the disorder. Many Korean-owned shops in Koreatown were looted which prompted the community to come together and defend their businesses from rioters.

In the News will return on May 14, 2012

Black-Korean Encounter: Toward Understanding and Alliance: Dialogue between Black and Korean Americans in the Aftermath of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots: A Two-Day Symposium, May 22-23, 1992
Edited by Eui-Young Yu. Regina Books, 1994
Call Number: F869 .L89 N319 1994

Blue Dreams: Korean Americans and the Los Angeles Riots
By Nancy Abelmann and John Lie. Harvard UP, 1995
Call Number: F869 .L89 K616 1995

Can We All Get Along? (VHS)
MacNeil-Lehrer News Hour. PBS Video
Call Number: VH 2389 (Boca Raton Media Center) Continue reading

Men’s Studies and Dads, Too

Week of April 23, 2012

Men’s Studies and Dads, Too

In the News: For the past few weeks we’ve been highlighting resources on women, feminism, and motherhood, but how about men and fatherhood? We have books and videos in this area, too.

Affirmative Reaction: New Formations of White Masculinity
By Hamilton Carroll. Duke UP, 2011
Call Number: E184. A1 C377 2011

Birthing Fathers: The Transformation of Men in American Rites of Birth
By Richard K. Reed. Rutgers UP, 2005
Call Number: RG652 .R44 2005 (Also available online via EBSCOhost)

Constructions of Masculinity in British Literature from the Middle Ages to the Present
Edited by Stefan Horlacher. Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
Call Number: PR151 .M46 C66 2011

The Mommy Wars

Week of April 16, 2012

The Mommy Wars

In the News: For a second year in a row, “In the News” is celebrating Mother’s Day early. The focus this time around is on “working” mothers. Political analyst and Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen recently commented that Ann Romney, wife of Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, had “never worked a day in her life” and because the Romneys were financially secure, they did not have to “deal with the kinds of economic issues that a majority of the women in this country are facing” today. Mrs. Romney defended her choice to stay at home and raise her five sons, which, she said, was hard work.

Ask the Children: What America’s Children Really Think about Working Parents
By Ellen Galinsky. William Morrow, 1999
Call Number: HQ777.6 .G35 1999 (At Treasure Coast)

Balancing Career & Family: Overcoming the Superwoman Syndrome
By Marian Thomas. National Seminars Publications, 1991
Call Number: HQ759.48 .T459 1991

Balancing Work & Love: Jewish Women Facing the Family-Career Challenge
By Elaine Grudin Denholtz. UP of New England, 2000
Call Number: HQ525 .J4 D46 2000

Madonna

Week of April 9, 2012

Madonna, Madonna, Madonna

In the News: Pop icon Madonna released her twelfth album, MDNA, in late March, almost twenty-nine years after the debut of her self-titled Madonna (1983) which featured the singles “Holiday,” “Lucky Star,” and “Borderline.”

The Adventures of Abdi
By Madonna. Viking Children’s Books, 2004
Call Number: PZ8 .M26. 2004 (At Treasure Coast)

Dick Tracy (DVD)
Directed by Warren Beatty. Warner Bros., 1990
Call Number: PN1997 .D473 2002 (Boca Raton Media Center)

The English Roses
By Madonna. Callaway, 2003
Call Number: PZ .M26573 En 2003 (At Treasure Coast)

Women’s History Month

Week of March 26, 2012

2012 Women’s History Month

In the News: This marks the last week of Women’s History Month. Below is a selection of recently-acquired titles in the area of women’s studies.

Beyond Combat: Women and Gender in the Vietnam War Era
By Heather Marie Stur. Cambridge University Press, 2011
Call Number: DS559.8 .W6 S78 2011

Chick Lit and Postfeminism
By Stephanie Harzewski. University of Virginia Press, 2011
Call Number: PS374 .W6 H379 2011

Choices Women Make: Agency in Domestic Violence, Assisted Reproduction, and Sex Work
By Carisa R. Showden. University Of Minnesota Press, 2011
Call Number: HQ1206 .S497 2011

Akira Kurosawa

Week of March 19, 2012

Akira Kurosawa

In the News: March 23^rd is the birthday of the late Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998), legendary Japanese director of the classic films Rashomon, Seven Samurai, and Ikiru.

BOOKS

Akira Kurosawa: A Guide to References and Resources
By Patricia Erens. G. K. Hall, 1979
Call Number: PN1998 .A3 K789

Akira Kurosawa: Master of Cinema
By Poeter Cowie. Rizzoli, 2010
Call Number: PN1998.3 .K87 C69 2010

Akira Kurosawa and Intertextual Cinema
By James Goodwin. Johns Hopkins UP, 1994
Call Number: PN1998.3 .K87 G66 1994 Continue reading

Girl Scouts of the USA

Week of March 5, 2012

Girl Scouts

In the News: The Girl Scouts of the USA celebrate their 100^th anniversary this year. Here are books on the organization as well as titles on girlhood and “girl power!”

After the Girls Club: How Teenaged Holocaust Survivors Built New Lives in America
By Carole Bell Ford. Lexington Books, 2010
Call Number: F128.9 .J5 F63 2010

African American Girls: Reframing Perceptions and Changing Experiences
By Faye Z. Belgrave. Springer, 2009
Call Number: E185.86 .B3779 2009

Feminism, Inc.: Coming of Age in Girl Power Media Culture
By Emilie Zaslow. Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
Call Number: HQ798 .Z37 2009

Vladimir Putin

Week of February 27, 2012

Vladimir Putin

In the News: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is running for his third, though not consecutive, term as president. He had previously served in 1999 following Boris Yeltsin’s resignation. Putin held that office until 2008, at which time he was immediately appointed as Prime Minister.

After Putin’s Russia: Past Imperfect, Future Uncertain
Edited by Stephen K. Wegren and Dale R. Herspring. Rowman & Littlefield, 2010
Call Number: Available online via EBSCOhost

Document Russia, Part 1: Putin: Stairway to Power (DVD)
Directed by Shojun Hata et al. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004
Call Number: DK510.766 .P88 D6322 2004 (Boca Raton Media Center)

Inside Putin’s Russia
By Andrew Jack. Oxford University Press, 2006
Call Number: Available online via EBSCOhost

The Mob Museum

Week of February 20, 2012

Gangsters, Mobsters, the Mafia, and Organized Crime

In the News: The Mob Museum in Las Vegas is now open for business.

Black Brothers, Inc.: The Violent Rise and Fall of Philadelphia’s Black Mafia
By Sean Patrick Griffin. Milo Books, 2005
Call Number: HV6452 .P4 B534 2005 (At Jupiter)

Bringing Down the Mob: The War Against the American Mafia
By Thomas A. Reppetto. H. Holt, 2006
Call Number: HV6446 .R473 2006

Chicago to Springfield: Crime and Politics in the 1920s
By Jim Ridings. Arcadia Publishing, 2010
Call Number: Available online via Images of America: A History of American Life in Images and Texts

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