NEW BOOKS
“The School Librarian’s Compass: Stories and Reflections to Help You Find Your Way,” by Rebecca Morris, teaching associate professor, School of Computing and Information (Bloomsbury/Libraries Unlimited, 2023)
This book features 30 original stories about the opportunities and decision points that school librarians encounter each day, from teaching and assessing to managing the library and engaging with students and their families. By working through these stories and the accompanying learning exercises, both pre-service and practicing school librarians will strengthen their readiness, expand their perspectives, and build confidence for solving problems and making informed, thoughtful decisions in their school libraries.
“The Political Relevance of Food Media and Journalism: Beyond Reviews and Recipes,” edited by Elfriede Fursich, Pitt visiting associate professor, Department of Communications, and Elizabeth Fakazis, media studies professor at University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. (Routledge, 2023)
Interrogating the intersections of food, journalism, and politics, the book offers a critical examination of food media and their political potential against the backdrop of contemporary social challenges. Contributors from around the world analyze current and historic examples such as #BlackLivesMatter, COVID-19, climate change, Brexit, food sovereignty, and identity politics, highlighting how food media and journalism reach beyond the commercial imperatives of lifestyle journalism to negotiate nationalism, globalization, and social inequalities. The volume challenges the idea that food media are trivial and apolitical by drawing attention to the complex ways that storytelling about food has engaged political discourses in the past, and the innovative ways it is doing so today.
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