LibGuides: Virtual Displays: June Displays

June Virtual Displays

The virtual displays for June are Italian Heritage Month, Pride Month, and Rose Month.

The following sections have a variety of topics regarding both displays. Physical displays can also be found by the main circulation desk in the John E. Robbins Library.

Italian Heritage Month

Canada is home to over 1.5 million people with Italian heritage, representing about 3.6% of the population. This display celebrates their collective contribution to Canada. It will showcase works on their creative fiction, history, music, and religion.

National Rose Month

Roses are one of the most beautiful and romanticized flowers. June’s primary birth flower is roses, and June is National Rose Month in Canada. Roses have inspired artists for generations. It moves people to act on love and inspiration. This display celebrates all 300+ species of roses.

Pride Month

International Pride Day is held on June 28th annually after the Stonewall riots in 1969. June is recognized as a month for celebrating and educating people on the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Canada goes one step further by hosting Pride events from June to September. This display specifically covers community, introductory information, and the Two-Spirit community.

Italian Heritage Month

Ancient Rome by Mike Corbishley
Call Number: DG209. C67 2007

ISBN: 9780816068227

Publication Date: 2007-09-30

This book tells the story of the mighty civilization that extended from Africa to Britain to Asia 2,000 years ago. Highlighted by beautifully illustrated maps and charts that bring life to important dates and events, this book helps students envision the far-reaching impact and legacy of Rome.
Costume Around the World by Kathy Elgin
Call Number: GT518. E446 2008

ISBN: 9780791097694

Publication Date: 2008-04-30

In this book about the "best-dressed country in Europe," read how the clothes and fabrics found in Italy are coveted worldwide and how the Roman Catholic Church has influenced clothing and culture in Italy.
Excavating Modernity by Joshua Arthurs
Call Number: CC101. I8A78 2012

ISBN: 9780801449987

Publication Date: 2012-08-15

The cultural and material legacies of the Roman Republic and Empire in evidence throughout Rome have made it the "Eternal City." Too often, however, this patrimony has caused Rome to be seen as static and antique, insulated from the transformations of the modern world. This book revises that perception, arguing that as both place and idea, Rome was strongly shaped by a radical vision of modernity imposed by Mussolini's regime between the two world wars.
Female Sexual Inversion by Chiara Beccalossi
Call Number: HQ75.6. I8B43 2012

ISBN: 9780230234987

Publication Date: 2011-10-26

An examination of how female same-sex desires were represented in a wide range of Italian and British medical writings, 1870-1920. It shows how the psychiatric category of sexual inversion was positioned alongside other medical ideas of same-sex desires, such as the virago, tribade-prostitute, fiamma and gynaecological explanations.
History of the Mafia by Salvatore Lupo; Antony Shugaar (Translator)
Call Number: HV6453. I8L8613 2009

ISBN: 9780231131346

Publication Date: 2009-07-01

When we think of the Italian Mafia, we think of Marlon Brando, Tony Soprano, and the Corleones--iconic actors and characters who give shady dealings a mythical pop presence. Yet these sensational depictions take us only so far. The true story of the Mafia reveals both an organization and mindset dedicated to the preservation of tradition.
Italy by Robyn Hardyman
Call Number: DG417. H37 2009

ISBN: 9781604132694

Publication Date: 2009-04-30

From the Leaning Tower of Pisa to Venice s famous gondolas, this engaging text presents Italy s history and culture from the Roman times to modern day. Young readers will appreciate the ample fact boxes that highlight interesting facts about Italy s food, athletics, and common phrases.
Italy by Justine Fontes; Ron Fontes
Call Number: DG417. F66 2003

ISBN: 0516245597

Publication Date: 2003-09-01

Offers alphabetically arranged categories and applies them to Italy, including buildings, history, religion, and yearly festivals.
Italy's Jews from Emancipation to Fascism by Shira Klein
Call Number: DS135. I8K54 2020

ISBN: 9781108424103

Publication Date: 2018-01-18

How did Italy treat Jews during World War II? Historians have shown beyond doubt that many Italians were complicit in the Holocaust, yet Italy is still known as the Axis state that helped Jews. Italy's Jews experienced a century of dramatic changes, from emancipation in 1848, to the 1938 Racial Laws, wartime refuge in America and Palestine, and the rehabilitation of Holocaust survivors. This cultural and social history draws on a wealth of unexplored sources, including original interviews and unpublished memoirs.
Italy ABCs by Sharon Katz Cooper; Allan Eitzen (Illustrator)
Call Number: DG417. C65 2006

ISBN: 1404815694

Publication Date: 2006-01-01

An alphabetical exploration of the people, geography, animals, plants, history, and culture of Italy.
Machiavelli by Miles J. Unger
Call Number: DG738.14. M2U54 2011

ISBN: 9781416556282

Publication Date: 2011-06-14

He is the most infamous and influential political writer of all time. His name has become synonymous with cynical scheming and the selfish pursuit of power. Niccolò Machiavelli, Florentine diplomat and civil servant, is the father of political science. This book relies on original Italian sources as well as the author's own deep knowledge of Florence in writing this fascinating and authoritative account of a genius whose work remains as relevant today as when he wrote it.
Mussolini's Italy by R. J. B. Bosworth
Call Number: DG571. B67 2007

ISBN: 9780143038566

Publication Date: 2007-01-30

This book brings to life the period in which Italians participated in one of the twentieth century's most notorious political experiments. Il Duce's Fascists were the original totalitarians, espousing a cult of violence and obedience that inspired many other dictatorships, Hitler's first among them. But as Bosworth reveals, many Italians resisted its ideology, finding ways, ingenious and varied, to keep Fascism from taking hold as deeply as it did in Germany.
National Geographic Countries of the World: Italy by Robert Anderson
Call Number: DG417. A635 2006

ISBN: 0792276663

Publication Date: 2006-12-12

Let National Geographic take you to Italy, a land steeped in history, art, architecture, and culture. Journey to the homeland of the Ancient Roman Empire, the tragic site of Pompeii, and the birthplace of the Renaissance. From the fabulous works of art that adorn the Vatican in Rome, to the churches of Florence, to the canals of Venice, experience a unique country alive with its own sense of style and drama.
Rome by Amanda Claridge; Judith Toms (Contribution by); Tony Cubberley (Contribution by)
Call Number: DG62. C53 2010

ISBN: 9780199546831

Publication Date: 2010-09-30

This book is a guide to all the important archaeological sites in the city of Rome from the period 800 BC to AD 600, with over 200 site maps, plans, and photographs, covering everything from the Colosseum to the Catacombs and including an introduction that offers essential background to the culture and history of ancient Rome, information about museums and opening times, a chronology for reference, and comprehensive glossaries of essential terms.
Shining Eyes, Cruel Fortune by Irma B. Jaffe; Gernando Colombardo
Call Number: PQ4063. J34

ISBN: 9780823221813

Publication Date: 2002-06-01

This book presents the life stories of 12 extraordinary women who lived passionately and recorded in poetry their happiness and heartbreaks. Our English translations of their poetry are intended to make their poems seem to speak their thoughts, and we have included a CD with 68 of their poems recorded in Italian literature, so that we do in fact hear their thoughts.
A Short History of Renaissance Italy by Lisa Kaborycha
Call Number: DG445. K33 2011

ISBN: 9780136054849

Publication Date: 2010-12-14

The book follows an interdisciplinary approach and covers the origins of the Italian Renaissance through the Baroque period. It is comprised of fifteen chapters, organized chronologically, along with an introduction and conclusion.
The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo; Peter Harris (Editor); Colin Thubron (Introduction by); William Marsden (Translator)
Call Number: G370. P72T73 2008

ISBN: 9780307269133

Publication Date: 2008-10-21

Now in a handsome and newly revised hardcover edition: the extraordinary travelogue that has enthralled readers for more than seven centuries. Marco Polo's vivid descriptions of the splendid cities and people he encountered on his journey along the Silk Road through the Middle East, South Asia, and China opened a window for his Western readers onto the fascinations of the East and continued to grow in popularity over the succeeding centuries.

Dante by Robin Kirkpatrick
Call Number: PQ4390. K47 2004

ISBN: 0521832306

Publication Date: 2003-01-19

This book focuses on Dante as a poet and storyteller by addressing important questions such as Dante's attitude towards Virgil, and demonstrates how an early work such as the Vita nuova is a principal source of the literary achievement of the Comedy. It reveals how the great narrative poem explores the relationship that Dante believed to exist between God as creator of the universe and the human being as a creature of God. In addition, it takes due account of the historical and philosophical dimensions of the poem.
The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri : Inferno by Dante Dante Alighieri; Robert M. Durling (Edited and Translated by); Ronald L. Martinez (Introduction by); Robert Turner (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0195087402

Publication Date: 1996-02-29

This first volume of Robert Durling's new translation of The Divine Comedy brings a new power and accuracy to the rendering of Dante's extraordinary vision of Hell, with all its terror, pathos, and humor. Remarkably true to both the letter and spirit of this central work of Western literature, Durling's is a prose translation of the original poem.
The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri : Purgatorio by Durling
ISBN: 1280449837

Publication Date: 2003-01-01

In the early 1300s, Dante Alighieri set out to write the three volumes which make the up The Divine Comedy. Purgatorio is the second volume in this set and opens with Dante the poet picturing Dante the pilgrim coming out of the pit of hell.
The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri : Paradiso by Robert M. Durling (Edited and Translated by); Ronald L. Martinez (Editor)
ISBN: 0199752699

Publication Date: 2013-01-01

Robert Durling's spirited new prose translation of the Paradiso completes his masterful rendering of the Divine Comedy. Durling's earlier translations of the Inferno and the Purgatorio garnered high praise, and with this superb version of the Paradiso readers can now traverse the entirety of Dante's epic poem of spiritual ascent with the guidance of one of the greatest living Italian-to-English translators. Reunited with his beloved Beatrice in the Purgatorio, in the Paradiso the poet-narrator journeys with her through the heavenly spheres and comes to know "the state of blessed souls after death."
The Drowned and the Saved by Primo Levi; Raymond Rosenthal (Translator)
Call Number: D804.3. L4813 1989

ISBN: 9780679721864

Publication Date: 1989-04-23

Levi wrote of the moral collapse that occurred in Auschwitz and the fallibility of human memory that allows such atrocities to recur. Levi's last book published before his death in 1987.
A History of Italian Literature by Richard Garnett
Call Number: PQ4038.G3 1970

ISBN: 9780804608619

Publication Date: 1970-01-01

This book covers the history of Italian literature from Boethius circa 530 to the 19th century.
The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature by Peter Hainsworth (Editor); David Robey (Editor)
Call Number: PQ4006. O84

ISBN: 0198183321

Publication Date: 2003-01-16

This is the first comprehensive reference work on Italian literature to be published in English. With 2,400 entries from an international team of scholars, it provides a wealth of clear, up-to-date assessments of Italy's writers, famous and not so famous, from 1200 to 2000. It covers writers who wrote in Italian, dialect, or Latin, and offers vital background information on historical events, regional culture, and the other arts.
The Periodic Table by Primo Levi; Raymond Rosenthal (Translator); Neal Ascherson (Introduction by)
Call Number: PQ4872. E8S513

ISBN: 0679444637

Publication Date: 1996-10-01

This book is largely a memoir of the years before and after Primo Levi's transportation from his native Italy to Auschwitz as an anti-Facist partisan and a Jew. It recounts, in clear, precise, unfailingly beautiful prose, the story of the Piedmontese Jewish community from which Levi came, of his years as a student and young chemist at the inception of the WW2, and of his investigations into the nature of the material world.
Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi
Call Number: D805. P7L4413 1996

ISBN: 9780684826806

Publication Date: 1995-09-01

In 1943, Primo Levi, a twenty-five-year-old chemist and "Italian citizen of Jewish race," was arrested by Italian fascists and deported from his native Turin to Auschwitz. This book is Levi's classic account of his ten months in the German death camp, a harrowing story of systematic cruelty and miraculous endurance.
Voices and Texts in Early Modern Italian Society by Stefano Dall'Aglio (Editor); Brian Richardson (Editor); Massimo Rospocher (Editor)
Call Number: PQ4080. V65 2019

ISBN: 9781472485311

Publication Date: 2016-11-16

This book studies the uses of orality in Italian society, across all classes, from the 15th to the 17th century, with an emphasis on the interrelationships between oral communication and the written word.

24 Italian Songs and Arias by Women Composers by Randi Marrazzo (editor), Nicole Leone (editor)
Call Number: M1619. A176 2020

Publication Date: 2020

This volume offers a refreshing alternative to the many Italian Songs and Arias books geared towards young singers. It celebrates women composers who composed solo music in Italian beginning in the Late-Renaissance period. These songs, arias, and madrigals have been compiled and annotated by Nicole Leone and noted vocal pedagogue, Randi Marrazzo, whose “First Solos” volumes continually rank among our most popular vocal collections. The collection includes several songs in multiple keys to make it a great resource for all voice types.
Italian Arias from 18th Century Comic Chamber Operas --Baritone/Bass by Kathleen Van De Graaff (et al.)
Call Number: M1507. I823

ISBN: 0976077728

Publication Date: 2005-07-01

This collection includes arias for baritones/bass from intermezzi. Intermezzi are 18th century comic chamber operas, generally written for the soprano and bass, that were inserted into the acts of the opera seria. This collection represents some of the greatest arias from this genre.
Italian Duets from 18th Century Comic Chamber Operas by Kathleen and Peter Van De Graaff (Compiled by)
Call Number: M1507. I83

ISBN: 0976077736

Publication Date: 2005-07-01

This collection of Duets from comic operas for Soprano and Baritone/Bass, contain rarely performed duets which are newly being discovered! They are from intermezzi (comic chamber operas) that were sung in the 18th century and are a delightful to sing! Kathleen and Peter van de Graaff have found these duets in library archives in Italy, Austria, Germany and France and now want to share their find! This is definitely a must for sopranos and basses!
Mamma Roma by Pier Paolo Pasolini (et al.)
Call Number: PN1995.9. P76P37 2004

ISBN: 0780028007

Publication Date: 2004

A middle-aged prostitute attempts to extricate herself from her sordid past for the sake of her son. Mamma Roma offers an unflinching look at the struggle for survival in postwar Italy.
Monteverdi in Mantua : The Genius of the Vespers by Simon Russell Beale (presenter), Harry Christophers (conductor), Andy King-Dabbs (producer and director), Sixteen (musical performance group)
Call Number: M1500. M77M66 2015

ISBN: 9781604653281

Publication Date: 2015

Simon Russell Beale travels to Italy to explore the story of the Duke of Mantua and his court composer Claudio Monteverdi during the late Italian Renaissance.
New Historical Anthology of Music by Women by James R. Briscoe (Editor)
Call Number: M2. N46 2004

ISBN: 9780253216830

Publication Date: 2004-08-11

Contains vocal and instrumental music from the Middle Ages to the present, with introductory essays on each composer.
A Selection of Italian Arias : 1600-1800 by Anthony Lewis (editor)
Call Number: M1619 .S464 1983

ISBN: 9781860961007

Publication Date: 1983

This well-known collection of 21 arias, some including recitatives, is an ideal introduction to singing in Italian, as well as providing useful material for the advanced performer. The set contains a varied selection of operatic arias, movements from solo cantatas, and songs.

National Rose Month

The Blue Roses by Linda Boyden; Amy Córdova
Call Number: PZ7. B6943B6 2002

ISBN: 9781584300373

Publication Date: 2002-04-01

A Native American girl gardens with her grandfather, who helps to raise her, and learns about life and loss when he dies, and then speaks to her from a dream where he is surrounded by blue roses.
Lady Rose by Stephen Cosgrove
Call Number: PZ7.C8187L34

ISBN: 9780843128376

Publication Date: 1990-06-29

After a long journey to discover the source of the water that flows into the sea, a sea otter finds a way to send a message back to her friends.
The Lottery Rose by Irene Hunt; Rosemary Hunt
Call Number: PZ7. H859L677

ISBN: 9780425182796

Publication Date: 2002-01-08

Abused by his mother and her boyfriend, Georgie Burgess learns to hide his hurt. He withdraws into a safe and secret world of beautiful gardens filled with roses--just like those in the library book he treasures. When Georgie wins a small rosebush in a grocery store lottery he gives it all the love and caring he's never had. Georgie's life begins to open up for him when the courts send him to a home for boys where he will be safe. Slowly, and not without pain, Georgie learns to give--and to receive--love.
The Roses in My Carpets by Rukhsana Khan; Ronald Himler (Illustrator)
Call Number: PS8571. H42R67

ISBN: 0773730923

Publication Date: 1998-09-01

In a flowerless war-torn world where every inch of land must be used to grow precious food, a young boy weaves roses in his carpets as he masters the skills to save his family from a life of poverty. For a young refugee living with loss and terror-filled memories, time is measured by the next bucket of water, the next portion of bread, and the next call to prayer. Here where everything-walls, floor, courtyard-is mud, a boy's heart can still long for freedom, independence, and safety. And here, where life is terribly fragile, the strength to endure grows out of need. But the strength to dream comes from within.

Arctic Rose by Susan Aglukark
Call Number: ML420. A269K6414 2004

Publication Date: 2005

Arctic Rose is the 1992 album by Canadian singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark. Initially released independently with very little distribution outside the Northwest Territories, the album was rereleased across Canada in 1995 following Aglukark's commercial breakthrough with This Child.
Coal and Roses by P. K. Page
Call Number: PS8531. A34C63 2009

ISBN: 9780889843141

Publication Date: 2009-03-15

This book allows the poet space to both research and to create, looking simultaneously to the past and to her hopes for an uncertain, metaphysical future. Included are a series of 21 glosas, borrowing from the work of Ted Hughes, John Ashbery and Thom Gunn, amongst others. A masterful display of linguistic dexterity, it assimilates the pervasive complexity and the abundance of tradition that co-exist in the world of literature.
Mighty Lak' A Rose by Ethelbert Nevin, Bob Becker
Call Number: M175.X6N49

Publication Date: 1978

"Mighty Lak' a Rose" is a 1901 song with lyrics by Frank Lebby Stanton and music by Ethelbert Nevin. The lyrics are written in an approximation of an African American accent as a "dialect song", and the title thus means "mighty like a rose". It is sung by a black woman called "Mammy" to a newborn blue-eyed white boy in her care. It was common at the time for white families to hire trusted black women to care for their children.
Notebook of Roses and Civilization by Nicole Brossard; Robert Majzels (Translator)
Call Number: PS9553. R677C3413 2007

ISBN: 9781552451816

Publication Date: 2003-04-14

The heat of summer on an earlobe, a parking meter, the shadow of crabs and pigeons under a cherry tree, an olive, a shoulder blade in the poems of Nicole Brossard these concrete, mundane things move languorously through the senses to find a place beyond language. Taken together, they create an audacious new architecture of meaning.
Rose, Where Did You Get That Red? by Kenneth Koch
Call Number: PS508.C5K58

ISBN: 0394483200

Publication Date: 1973-09-01

A classic that revolutionized the way children are taught to read and write poetry. The celebrated poet Kenneth Koch conveys the imaginative splendor of great poetry—by Blake, Donne, Stevens, Lorca, and others—and then shows how it maybe taught so as to help children write poetry of their own.
The Stone Roses by Alex Green
Call Number: ML421. S797G74 2006

ISBN: 9780826417428

Publication Date: 2006-02-27

This book shows a band sizzling with skill, consumed with drive and aspiration and possessing an almost preternatural mastery of the pop paradigm. It explores the political and cultural zeitgeist of England in 1989 and attempts to apprehend the magic ingredients that made The Stone Roses such a special and influential album.
A Time Between Ashes and Roses by Nasser Rabbat (Other); Adonis; Shawkat M. Toorawa (Translator)
Call Number: PJ7862. A519W313 2004

ISBN: 9780815608288

Publication Date: 2004-11-01

This bilingual edition, presenting the poems in Arabic and English on facing pages, is enhanced by a critical bibliography of Adonis's works, providing an accessible and crucial reference for scholars of modern and Middle Eastern poetry and culture. Shawkat M. Toorawa's translation finally makes the poet's signature work available to an English-speaking audience: the effect is no less powerful than were the first translations of Pablo Neruda into English.

The Rose Rustlers by Greg Grant (author), William C. Welch (author), G. Michael Shoup (foreword)
ISBN: 1623495458

Publication Date: 2017

This book offers a personal, in-depth, and entertaining account of some of the great stories gathered during the authors' years as participants in one of the most important plant hunting efforts of the twentieth century--the quest to save antique roses that disappeared from the market in a notoriously trend-driven business. It presents tales of the many efforts that have helped restore lost roses not only to residential gardens, but also to commercial and church landscapes in Texas.
Roses by Victoria Charles
ISBN: 1283953323

Publication Date: 2011-01-01

Mega Square Roses presents the large number of different species of this unique flower, which is charged with so many feelings and imbued with powerful cultural significance. Because of the rose s botanical as well as artistic value, this book features a popular subject for art lovers as well as for people who enjoy the beauty and versatility of flowers. Each of the colourful and detailed illustrations is completed with the aid of valuable scientific information.
Yes, You Can Grow Roses by Judy Barrett
ISBN: 1623491045

Publication Date: 2013-01-01

Most gardeners have tried, with more or less success, to grow roses. They have an oddly persistent reputation for being finicky and disease-prone, difficult to establish, and in need of constant tending. This book tackles the persistent rumors and illusions that inhibit many of us from trying our hand at cultivating roses. It answers the most common questions (how to water, prune, train, and choose the best locations, among others) and then points readers in the direction of the many good choices for growing your own roses.

Pride Month

Becoming an Ally by Anne Bishop
Call Number: HM251. B57 2002

ISBN: 1842772244

Publication Date: 2002-09-01

Becoming an Ally is a book for men who want to end sexism, white people who want to end racism, straight people who want to end heterosexism, able-bodied people who want to end ableism – it is a book for all people who recognize their privilege and want to move toward a more just world by learning to act as allies.
In Solidarity by Lisa Tillmann
Call Number: HQ76.25. T55 2015

ISBN: 9781138777910

Publication Date: 2014-12-16

This book shows what being an ally (in this case to LGBTQ+ persons and communities) requires, means, and does. Through prose, poetry, performance text, and film, the work takes readers inside relationships across sexual orientation and serves as an exemplar of activist scholarship. In Solidarity makes a unique and compelling contribution to courses on LGBTQ+ studies, sexualities, gender, identity, relationships, or the family.
Making a Scene by Liz Millward
Call Number: HQ75.6. C2M55 2015

ISBN: 9780774830676

Publication Date: 2016-06-01

Starting in the mid-1960s, Canadian lesbians started leaving their closets en masse to find each other and build community. This book documents the lesbian movement that emerged in Canada between 1964 and 1984.

The a-Z of Gender and Sexuality by Morgan Lev Edward Holleb
ISBN: 9781784506636

Publication Date: 2019-04-18

There can be confusion around the appropriate terminology for trans and queer identities, even within the trans community itself. As language is constantly evolving, it can be especially difficult to know what to say. As a thorough A-Z glossary of trans and queer words from 'ace' to 'xe', this dictionary guide will help to dispel the anxiety around using the "wrong" words, while explaining the weight of using certain labels and providing individuals with a vocabulary for personal identification.
After Queer Theory: the Limits of Sexual Politics by James Penney
Call Number: HQ76.25. P46 2014

ISBN: 9780745333793

Publication Date: 2013-11-07

This book makes the provocative claim that queer theory has run its course, made obsolete by the elaboration of its own logic within capitalism. It argues that it is necessary to wrest sexuality from the dead end of identity politics, opening it up to a universal emancipatory struggle beyond the reach of capitalism's powers of commodification.
A Critical Introduction to Queer Theory by Nikki Sullivan
Call Number: HQ76.25. S86 200

ISBN: 0814798403

Publication Date: 2003-10-01

Explores the ways in which sexuality, subjectivity and sociality have been discursively produced in various historical and cultural contexts. Each chapter focuses on a distinct issue or topic, provides a critical analysis of the specific ways in which it has been responded to by critics, introduces key terms, and uses contemporary cinematic texts as examples.
Critical Terms for the Study of Gender by Catharine R. Stimpson (Editor); Gilbert Herdt (Editor)
Call Number: HQ23. C68 2014

ISBN: 9780226774817

Publication Date: 2014-07-16

This book provides an indispensable introduction to the study of gender through an exploration of key terms that are a part of everyday discourse in this vital subject.
How to Understand Your Gender by Alex Iantaffi; Meg-John Barker
Call Number: HQ1075. I35H69 2018

ISBN: 9781785927461

Publication Date: 2017-09-21

This book is for anybody who wants to know more about gender, from its biology, history and sociology, to how it plays a role in our relationships and interactions with family, friends, partners and strangers. It looks at practical ways people can express their own gender, and will help you to understand people whose gender might be different from your own.
Introduction to Transgender Studies by Ardel Haefele-Thomas; Thatcher Combs (As told to); Susan Stryker (Foreword by)
Call Number: HQ77.9. H344I58 2019

ISBN: 9781939594273

Publication Date: 2019-02-05

This book is intended for transgender/trans studies at the undergraduate level. It book can also be used for related courses in LGBTQ, queer, and gender/feminist studies as it encompasses and connects global contexts, intersecting identities, historic and contemporary issues, literature, history, politics, art, and culture.
The No-Nonsense Guide to Sexual Diversity by Vanessa Baird
Call Number: HQ76.25. B34

ISBN: 1859843530

Publication Date: 2001-11-17

This book surveys the hidden history and geography of sexually unconventional behavior. And it explores the reasons behind the war being waged against sexual non-conformists by religious fundamentalists, be they Christian, Muslim or Hindu. This guide also contains an indispensable country-by-country survey of the laws affecting sexual minorities.
Pride Parades by Katherine McFarland Bruce
Call Number: HQ76.965. G38B78 2016

ISBN: 9781479869541

Publication Date: 2016-10-04

On June 28, 1970, two thousand gay and lesbian activists in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago paraded down the streets of their cities in a new kind of social protest, one marked by celebration, fun, and unashamed declaration of a stigmatized identity. 45 years later, over 6 million people annually participate in 115 Pride parades across the United States. This book discusses the importance of Pride parades as cultural protests at the heart of the LGBT community.
A Quick and Easy Guide to Queer and Trans Identities by Mady G. (Illustrator); Jules Zuckerberg (Illustrator)
Call Number: HQ73. G2Q53 2019

ISBN: 9781620105863

Publication Date: 2019-04-23

In this quick and easy guide to queer and trans identities, cartoonists Mady G and JR Zuckerberg guide you through the basics of the LGBT+ world! Covering essential topics like sexuality, gender identity, coming out, and navigating relationships, this guide explains the spectrum of human experience through informative comics, interviews, worksheets, and imaginative examples. A great starting point for anyone curious about queer and trans life, and helpful for those already on their own journeys!
The Sociology of Gender by Laura Kramer
Call Number: HQ1075.5. U6K73 2011

ISBN: 9780195389289

Publication Date: 2010-01-27

This book explores how race, ethnicity, and social class affect the meaning of gender. A chapter on culture provides a close look at traditionally dominant versions of femininities and masculinities and how they are communicated through language, mass media, and religion. The concepts of individual agency and resistance, introduced in the first chapter, resurface throughout in discussions of culture and socialization.
Trans Bodies, Trans Selves by Laura Erickson-Schroth (Editor)
Call Number: HQ77.9. T714 2014

ISBN: 9780199325351

Publication Date: 2014-06-10

There is no one way to be transgender. Transgender and gender non-conforming people have many different ways of understanding their gender identities. This book takes the reader through an important transgender issue while weaving in anonymous quotes and testimonials from transgender people surveyed about their experiences to add hundreds of viewpoints from throughout the community.
Transgender 101 by Nicholas Teich
Call Number: HQ77.9. T45 2012

ISBN: 9780231157124

Publication Date: 2012-03-13

This book combines an accessible portrait of transgenderism with a rich history of transgender life and its unique experiences of discrimination. Chapters introduce transgenderism and its psychological, physical, and social processes. They describe the coming out process and its effect on family and friends, the relationship between sexual orientation, and gender and the differences between transsexualism and lesser-known types of transgenderism.
Who Are You? by Brook Pessin-Whedbee; Naomi Bardoff (Illustrator)
Call Number: HQ1075. P47W46 2017

ISBN: 9781785927287

Publication Date: 2016-12-21

This book presents clear and direct language for understanding and talking about how we experience gender: our bodies, our expression and our identity. An interactive three-layered wheel included in the book is a simple, yet powerful, tool to clearly demonstrate the difference between our body, how we express ourselves through our clothes and hobbies, and our gender identity.

Asegi Stories by Qwo-Li Driskill
Call Number: E99. C5D795 2016

ISBN: 9780816530489

Publication Date: 2016-04-07

This book focuses on the concept of asegi stories--stories that revise and revive Cherokee cultural memories of same-sex relationships and non-binary gender systems. It is the first full-length work of scholarship to develop a tribally specific Indigenous queer/two-spirit critique, providing a Cherokee 2GLBTQ lens from which to interpret the past, understand our present, and imagine decolonial futures.
Indigenous Justice and Gender by Marianne O. Nielsen (Editor); Karen Jarratt-Snider (Editor)
Call Number: E98. W8I546 2023

ISBN: 9780816549696

Publication Date: 2023-05-02

This book centers the concept of "rematriation"--the concerted effort to place power, peace, and decision making back into the female space, land, body, and sovereignty--as a decolonial practice to combat injustice. It provides an overview of the topic, geared toward undergraduate and graduate classes.
One Bead at a Time by Beverly Little Thunder; Sharron Proulx-Turner
Call Number: E99. T34L586 2016

ISBN: 9781771332651

Publication Date: 2016-06-25

This book is the oral memoir of Beverly Little Thunder, a two-spirit Lakota Elder from Standing Rock, who has lived most of her life in service to Indigenous and non-Indigenous women in vast areas of both the United States and Canada. Transcribed and edited by two-spirit Métis writer Sharron Proulx-Turner, Little Thunder's narrative is told verbatim, her melodious voice and keen sense of humour almost audible overtop of the text on the page.
A Two-Spirit Journey by Ma-nee Chacaby; Mary Louisa Plummer (As told to)
Call Number: HQ75.4. C53A3 2016

ISBN: 9780887558122

Publication Date: 2016-04-22

This book is Ma-Nee Chacaby's extraordinary account of her life as an Ojibwa-Cree lesbian. From her early, often harrowing memories of life and abuse in a remote Ojibwa community riven by poverty and alcoholism, Chacaby's story is one of enduring and ultimately overcoming the social, economic, and health legacies of colonialism.