Jafar Panahi and Iranian Cinema

January 31, 2011

Jafar Panahi and Iranian Cinema

In the News: Jafar Panahi, a renowned Iranian filmmaker, was recently sentenced to six years in prison on charges that have never been made clear although it is believed that Panahi’s support of the antigovernment movement was a factor. Panahi is also banned from writing scripts and directing films for the next twenty years.

Abbas Kiarostami
By Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa and Jonathan Rosenbaum. University of Illinois Press, 2003
Call Number: PN1993.3 .K58 S23 2003

Āfsāīd : Offside (DVD)
Directed by Jafar Panahi. Sony Pictures, 2007 (released 2006)
Call Number: PN1997.2 .A3373 2007 (Boca Raton Media Center)

Ayneh : The Mirror (DVD)
Directed by Jafar Panahi. Kimstim Films, 2005 (released 1997)
Call Number: PN1997. A9644 2005 (Boca Raton Media Center)

U.S. Civil War

January 24, 2011

United States Civil War

In the News: 2011 is the 150^th anniversary of the United States Civil War. The FAU Libraries has a plethora of resources devoted to this subject, but here are just a few of our newly acquired titles – and some of our not-so-new DVDs.

Wait! Before you review the list, don’t forget about a few electronic resources we have devoted exclusively to the Civil War:

At Death’s Door: A Yankee Soldier’s Story of Survival in Confederate Captivity
By Jasper Newton Hall. Blue Acorn Press, 2010
Call Number: E615 .H355 2010

Baring the Iron Hand: Discipline in the Union Army
By Steven J. Ramold. Northern Illinois University Press, 2010
Call Number: E491 .R36 2010

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Freemasonry in the American Civil War
By Michael A. Halleran. University of Alabama Press, 2010
Call Number: HS529 .H357 2010

Shootings in Tucson, Arizona

January 18, 2011

Shootings in Tucson, Arizona

In the News: A gunman opened fire at a “Congress on Your Corner” meeting held in Tucson, Arizona on January 8. Six people were killed and 14 others were wounded. Among those who were shot include Gabrielle Giffords, a United States Congresswoman from Arizona’s Eight District. In the aftermath of the shootings, some of the issues raised include gun control, freedom of speech, mass shootings, and mental health services.

ABC of Mental Health
Edited by Teifion Davies and Tom Craig. Wiley-Blackwell/BMJ Books, 2009
Call Number: RA790.5 .A225 2009

April 16th: Virginia Tech Remembers
Edited by Roland Lazenby. Plume, 2007
Call Number: HV6534 .B53 A67 2007

Art and Freedom of Speech
By Randall P. Bezanson. University of Illinois Press, 2009
Call Number: KF4770 .B487 2009 (At Jupiter)

John Adams

January 10, 2011

John Adams

In the News: John Adams, the second President of the United States and Vice President under George Washington, is at the S. E. Wimberly Library!

John Adams Unbound is a traveling panel exhibition that has made its way to the FAU Libraries. Please stop by the library atrium lobby during regular hours to view it. And while you’re there, check out these titles.

Abigail and John Adams: The Americanization of Sensibility
By G. J. Barker-Benfield. University of Chicago Press, 2010
Call Number: E322 .B37 2010

Abigail Adams: A Biography
By Phyllis Lee Levin. St. Martin’s Press, 1987
Call Number: E322.1 .A38 L48 1987

Abigail Adams: A Revolutionary American Woman
By Charles W. Akers. Pearson Longman, 2007
Call Number: E32.1 .A38 A35 2006

Notable and Award-Winning Books for 2010

December 13, 2010

In the News: Book review editors are sharing their lists of favorite titles for 2010 just in time for the holiday season. You’ll find a number of these at the FAU Libraries. Also, check out the National Book Award and Man Booker Prize-winning titles which were announced in November and October respectively.

Happy Holidays to our blog readers. In the News will return in January 2011.

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National Book Awards 2010
Man Booker Prize for Fiction
Financial Times Books of the Year
The New York Times 10 Best Lists
O, the Oprah Magazine: Favorite Reads

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD

FICTION WINNER

Lord of Misrule, by Jaimy Gordon (On Order)

FICTION FINALISTS

Great House, by Nicole Krauss. W. W. Norton & Co., 2010. Call Number: PS3611 .R38 G74 2010
I Hotel, by Karen Tei Yamashita. Coffee House Press, 2010 (On Order)
Parrot and Olivier in America, by Peter Carey. Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. Call Number: PR9619.3 .C36 P37 2010
So Much for That, by Lionel Shriver. Harper, 2010 (On Order)

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Wiki Leaks & the Pentagon Papers

December 6, 2010

Wiki Leaks and the Pentagon Papers

In the News: The recent release of confidential diplomatic cables and documents by the whistleblower WikiLeaks is slightly reminiscent of what took place almost forty years ago when Daniel Ellsberg, former American defense policy analyst, leaked the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times in 1971. Ellsberg will appear at Florida Atlantic University in February 2011 as part of the Alan B. Larkin Symposium on the American Presidency.

Anatomy of an Undeclared War: Congressional Conference on the Pentagon Papers
Edited by Patricia A. Krause. International Universities Press, 1972
Call Number: E183.8 .V5 A83

Blowing the Whistle: Dissent in the Public Interest
Written and Edited by Charles and Taylor Branch. Praeger Publishers, 1972
Call Number: JK271 .P44

Conscientious Actions: The Revelation of the Pentagon Papers
Edited by Peter A. French. Schenkman, 1974
Call Number: BJ1471 .F74

Harry Potter / Airport Security

Library titles related to the latest headlines…

November 29, 2010

Harry Potter / Airport Security

In the News: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1, was the box office winner over the Thanksgiving holiday. The film, based on the seventh novel by J. K. Rowling, has been broken into two parts. Fans are counting down the days until the final Harry Potter movie (Part 2) is released in July 2011.

Also In the News: Holiday air travel has only just begun…and with it come new airport security regulations. Many travelers have questioned the efficacy of the enhanced scanners and believe they are invasive, violate basic privacy rights, and could present unknown radiation risks. Others argue that the scanners are necessary to keep everyone safe from would-be terrorists.

HARRY POTTER

Critical Perspectives on Harry Potter
Edited by Elizabeth E. Heilman. Routledge, 2009
Call Number: PR6068 .O93 Z73 2009 (Also available online via NetLibrary)

Exploring Harry Potter
By Elizabeth D. Schafer. Beacham Pub. Corp., 2000
Call Number: PR830 .Y68 S38 2000 (At Treasure Coast)

Females and Harry Potter: Not All That Empowering
By Ruthann Mayes-Elma. Rowman & Littlefield, 2006
Call Number: PR6068 .O93 Z765 2006

A Guide to the Harry Potter Novels
By Julia Eccleshare. Continuum, 2002
Call Number: PR6068 .O93 Z59 2002

Psycho

November 15, 2010

Psycho

In the News: Living Room Theatres opens on November 19 on FAU’s Boca Raton Campus. One of the first films scheduled to be screened is Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho which was celebrates its 50th anniversary.

After Hitchcock: Influence, Imitation, and Intertextuality
Edited by David Boyd and R. Barton Palmer. University of Texas Press, 2006
Call Number: PN1998.3 .H58 A68 2006

Alfred Hitchcock
By Nicholas Haeffner. Pearson Longman, 2005
Call Number: PN1998.3 .H58 H34 2005

Alfred Hitchcock: The Legacy of Victorianism
By Paula Marantz Cohen. University Press of Kentucky, 1995
Call Number: PN1998.3 .H58 M27 1995

George W. Bush et al.

November 8, 2010

George W. Bush et al.

In the News: Decision Points, the memoirs of George W. Bush, will be released this week. A family memoir by Condoleezza Rice, PhD, former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under the Bush Administration, was published in October. (The Boca Raton Campus of the FAU Libraries has ordered copies of both titles for its collection.) Before these arrive, you can take a look at what we currently have on the forty-third president and Dr. Rice, as well as George H. W. Bush, Laura Bush, Barbara Bush, Jeb Bush, and, of course, Vice President Dick Cheney.

All the Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other Writings
By George Bush. Scribner, 1999
Call Number: E838.5 .B872 1999

Ambition and Division: Legacies of the George W. Bush Presidency
Edited by Steven E. Schier. University of Pittsburgh Press, 2009
Call Number: E902 .A455 2009

American Wife: A Novel
By Curtis Sittenfeld. Random House, 2008
Call Number: PS3619 .I94 A8 2008
Disclaimer: Loosely based on the life of Laura Bush.

Midterm Elections: Part 2

November 1, 2010

Midterm Elections: Part 2

In the News: Elections taking place throughout the country on November 2 could bring about a change to the balance of power in Congress if Republicans succeed in gaining a majority of seats in the Senate and House. Pick up one of these titles and learn more about the Legislative branch of government as well as some our past and present elected senators and representatives.

Beyond Ideology: Politics, Principles, and Partisanship in the U.S. Senate
By Frances E. Lee. The University of Chicago Press, 2009
Call Number: JK1161 .L428 2009

Blacklisted by History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America’s Enemies
By M. Stanton Evans. Crown Forum, 2007
Call Number: E748 .M143 E83 2007
Joseph McCarthy (1908-1957), R-WI, Former Representative (Served 1949-1958) Former Senator (Served 1947-1957)

Congressional Representation & Constituents: The Case for Increasing the U.S. House of Representatives
By Brian Frederick. Routledge, 2010
Call Number: JK1319 .F74 2010