April Book Display: Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Sexual Assault Awareness Month has existed officially since 2001, but the history of advocacy for victims of sexual assault is much more extensive. The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) accredits the roots of this kind of advocacy in the United States to the Black women and women of color who spearheaded the Civil Rights Read More …

“Nevertheless, She Persisted”: Celebrating Women’s History with Literature

Did you know that only 30 out of the 93 winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction have been women? The Nobel Prize for Literature has an even more disparaging history: only 16 of the 117 laureates have been women! An important part of celebrating women’s history is recognizing these wonderful women who have beaten Read More …

LGBTQ+ History Month: Centering Black Queer Histories

Happy LGBTQ+ History Month! This month, Emory Libraries is celebrating the experiences and histories of Black queer folks. Too often, the queer experience is reduced to the histories of white, cisgender men, leaving out other voices. The resources we have highlighted for this month, divided into Individual and Personal Perspectives and Academic and Ethnographic Perspectives, Read More …

Get On Board the “Stream Machine”

Hilarious, Heartfelt, Suspenseful, Insightful…….yes, even EPIC!   Did you know you can stream thousands of films through the Oxford Library’s “Stream Machine” of options!  All you need to start your journey is your Emory ID and password.  Get onboard by accessing these film streaming options available on the library homepage. Select Kanopy for more than 30,000 award-winning Read More …