Gender/Sexuality

LGBTQIA+

• Looking at Gay and Lesbian Life by Diane Raymond and Warren Blumenfeld

• On Being Gay by Brian McNaught

• Homophobia: A Weapon of Sexism by Suzanne Pharr

• Queer Brown Voices: Personal Narratives of Latina/o LGBT Activism 

Men

• How Men Feel by Anthony Astrachan

• You Just Don’t Understand by Deborah Tannen

Women

• Homophobia:  A Weapon of Sexism by Suzanne Pharr

• Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

• Feminism is for Everybody by bell hooks

• Women’s ENews

• Feministing

• Feminist Wire

• Women’s Ways of Knowing: The Development of Self, Voice, and Mind 10th Anniversary Edition

• Answers to the Mommy Track: How Wives & Mothers in Business Reach the Top and Balance Their Lives by Joan S. Dunphy and Trudi Ferguson

• In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women’s Development by Carol Gilligan

• Ain’t I a Woman?: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks

• Ain’t I a Woman! A Book of Women’s Poetry from Around the World by Illona Linthwaite

• Feminine Leadership, Or, How to Succeed in Business Without Being One of the Boys by Marilyn Loden

• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

• You Just Don’t Understand by Deborah Tannen

• Women’s Reality by Anne Wilson Schaef

• We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

• Latinas: Struggles & Protests in 21st Century USA by Iris Morales

• Latina Realities

• Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper

• Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism by Safiya Noble

Race

• Race – The Power of an Illusion

• The Ethnic Myth by Stephen Steinberg

• The Hidden Rules of Race: Barriers to an Inclusive Economy by Andrea Flynn, Susan Holmberg, Dorian Warren, Felicia Wong 

• Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism by Safiya Noble

African American/Afro-Caribbean

• Colored People: A Memoir by Henry Louis Gates Jr.

• Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal by Andrew Hacker

• Ain’t I a Woman?: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks

• White Bucks and Black-Eyed Peas: Coming Of Age Black In White America by Marcus Mabry

• Enemies: The Clash of Races by Haki R. Madhubuti

• The Black Woman by La Francis Rodgers-Rose

• Blaming the Victim by William Ryan

• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

• By the Color of Our Skin by Barbara Diggs-Brown and Leonard Steinhorn

• Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum

• Race: What Blacks and Whites Think and Feel About the American Obsession by Studs Terkel

• Eyes on the Prize by Juan Williams

• Afro-Latin America by George Reid Andrews

• Africans and Native Americans by Jack D. Forbes

• So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

• When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Asha Bandele and Patrisse Cullors

• Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper

• An African American and Latinx History of the United States by Paul Ortiz

Asian/Asian-American

• Japanese Society by Chie Nakane

• Alien Encounters: Popular Culture in Asian America

• Across The Pacific: Asian Americans and Globalization by Evelyn Hu-Dehart

• American Orientalism by Douglas Little

• Passage from India: Asian Indian Immigrants in North America  by Joan M. Jensen

• The South Asian Americans by Karen Leonard

• Teaching Asian America

• Yellow Peril: Collecting Xenophobia

• Nisei: The Quiet Americans by Bill Hosokawa

• New Visions in Asian American Studies

• The Color of Success: Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority by Ellen D. Wu

Hispanic/Latinx

• The Chicano Experience: An Alternative Perspective by Alfredo Mirandé

• Queer Brown Voices: Personal Narratives of Latina/o LGBT Activism 

• Latinas: Struggles & Protests in 21st Century USA by Iris Morales

• On Becoming Cuban: Identity, Nationality, and Culture

• Latina Realities

• The Hispanic Condition by Ilan Stavans

• El Color de la Justicia by Michelle Alexander (Spanish Edition)

• The Dominican Republic Reader

• Dignifying Argentina

• The Emergence of Mexican America by John-Michael Rivera

• Hispanics in the United States: An Agenda for the Twenty-first Century

• A Companion to Latina/o Studies

• Bilingual Is Better by by Ana L. Flores & Roxana A. Soto

• From Colonia to Community by Virginia E. Sanchez Korrol

• The Anthropology of Latin America and the Caribbean by Harry Sanabria

• Afro-Latin America by George Reid Andrews

• An African American and Latinx History of the United States by Paul Ortiz

Native American/Indigenous People

• The American Indian and Alaska Native Student’s Guide to College Success

• NPR Columbus Day Or Indigenous Peoples’ Day?

• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Alexander Brown

• Book of the Hopi by Frank Waters

• An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

• Domestic Subjects by Beth H. Piatote

• American Indian Stories, Legends, and Other Writings

• Africans and Native Americans by Jack D. Forbes

• American Indian Identity

• Indigenous Peoples, Ethnic Groups, and the State by David Maybury-Lewis

• Native Acts: Law, Recognition, and Cultural Authenticity by Joanne Barker

White-American/European

• White Awareness: Handbook For Anti-Racism Training by Judy H. Katz

• Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, Unequal by Andrew Hacker

• Uprooting Racism – How White People Can Work for Racial Justice by Paul Kivel

• A Class Divided (video)

• Not in My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City by Antero Pietila

• Race: What Blacks and Whites Think and Feel About the American Obsession by Studs Terkel

• Waking Up White: And Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving

Religion

There is a lot of religious diversity among the UConn population, and learning more about various religions and cultures can help understand and appreciate other points of views.

Area Associations of Religious Communities= AARC

AARC is an organization of clergy, leaders and coordinators of the faith communities at the University of Connecticut and in Mansfield who have a special commitment to serving the spiritual life of the students, faculty and staff of the University of Connecticut at Storrs.

AARC Website

Overview

•  “How to Be A Perfect Stranger: The Essential Religious Etiquette Handbook”
  • Now in its 6th edition, that both covers some very basic information on the history and beliefs of a wide range of religious groups and gives guidance and etiquette advice for someone interested in attending a worship service, funeral, wedding, etc. being held in those various traditions.

• Huston Smith’s book “The World’s Religions”
  • Now in its 50th anniversary edition, but still widely respected

• Stephen Prothero’s “God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World”

• Joanne O’Brien and Sandra Palmer’s Instant Expert: World Religions

• Where to Start: World Religion Textbooks

Buddhism

• An Introduction to Zen Buddhism by D. T. Suzuki

• Engaging Buddhism: Why It Matters to Philosophy by Jay L. Garfield

• Brains, Buddhas, and Believing by Dan Arnold

Christianity

• Douglas John Hall’s “Why Christian?: For Those on the Edge of Faith”

•  Martin Copenhaver’s “To Begin at the Beginning: An Introduction to the Christian Faith”

• Rowan Williams’ pair of books “Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, Prayer” and “Being Disciples: Essentials of the Christian Life”

• “Mere Christianity” by CS Lewis

Hinduism

• An Introduction to Hinduism by Gavin D Flood

• Mahabharata

• Meeting God: Elements of Hindu Devotion by Stephen Huyler

Islam

• The Qur’an

• American Islamophobia by Khaled A. Beydoun

• Europe and the mystique of Islam by Maxime Rodinson

• whyislam.org

• Muhammad by Martin Lings

• This Muslim American Life: Dispatches from the War on Terror by Moustafa Bayoumi

Judaism

• Hillel International- Jewish Education

• The Wonders of America: Reinventing Jewish Culture 1880-1950 by Jenna Weissman Joselit

• Judaism Table of Contents

Veterans Affairs

Explore the materials below to learn and better understand Veterans’ experiences, military life and their transition back to civilian life.  While there are many materials on the unique experiences of those who served in the military, below is a specific selection to highlight the diverse and unique experiences of Veterans.
Resources for Those Seeking to Better Understand Veterans

Workplace Diversity

• Managing Cultural Differences by Robert T. Moran, Philip R. Harris, Sarah V. Moran

• Workforce America!: Managing Employee Diversity as a Vital Resource by Marilyn Loden and Judy Rosener

• Managing Diversity: A Complete Desk Reference and Planning Guide by Anita Rowe and Lee Gardenswartz

• Racism and Sexism in Corporate Life by John P. Fernandez

• The Promise of Diversity

• Ouch! That Stereotype Hurts… Communicating Respectfully in a Diverse World 1st Edition

• Managing the Organizational Melting Pot: Dilemmas of Workplace Diversity

• Breaking Through: The Making of Minority Executives in Corporate America

• Building on the Promise of Diversity by R. Roosevelt Thomas Jr

• Beyond Race and Gender by R. Roosevelt Thomas Jr

Overall Diversity

• Readings for Diversity and Social Justice, 4thEdition

• Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice : A Sourcebook

• The Nature of Prejudice: 25th Anniversary Edition

• Cultural Communications Guide

• Choosing Civility: The Twenty-five Rules of Considerate Conduct by P.M. Forni

• The Civility Solution: What to Do When People Are Rude by P.M. Forni

• Beyond Culture by Edward T. Hall

• The Hidden Dimension by Edward T. Hall

• Multi-Cultural Literacy: Opening the American Mind

• That’s Not What I Meant! by Deborah Tannen

 

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