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3 HASTAC Scholars Interview Dr. Chatelain
Three HASTAC Scholars Interviewed Dr. Chatelain: Mai Ibrahim: Franchise is a very interesting read. What inspired you to write it? I’ve always been...
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Chapter 5: Black America, Brought to You by ...
Tom Burrell founded Burrell Communications in 1971, a pioneer in Black advertising By Lisa Covington The development in marketing and advertising...
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Where Do We Go From Here? Building Community in the Post-COVID Public University
Like many people, I feel that my world has turned upside down. But has the world turned upside down? Yes, lots of things are very different today...
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Scholar Spotlight: Norah Elmagraby
Why did you apply to HASTAC? I learned about HASTAC during the third year of my Ph.D. while coming across an announcement from Emory University’s Fox...
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Chapter 7: The Miracle of the Golden Arches
“What do your research and scholarship—RIGHT NOW—challenge and remake? What do your institutional practices—RIGHT NOW—challenge and remake?” At the...
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The Problem of Defining Civilization
“Civilized” is often used as loaded ethical language. Traditionally, whenever we praise human action, we call it “civilized,” whether it is table...
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On Dissertating During Quarantine
When my cohort received the news last month that the library was shutting down until further notice, we messaged each other frantically on our group...
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Chapter 6: A Fair Share of the Pie
Chapter 6 focuses on two lawsuits against McDonald’s by black franchisees in 1970s and 1980s Los Angeles. Litigants, James T. Jones and Charles...
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Chapter 3: The Burger Boycott and the Ballot Box
The Summer of 1968 marked a dangerous time immediately after MLK’s assassination – racial tensions were high throughout the United States, and Mayor...
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White Supremacy and Oregon Academic Libraries
Why is it important to explore the relationship between white supremacy and academic libraries in general, let alone Oregon academic libraries? The...
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Mind Fuzz
So my friend is worried about her husband who will need to have surgery this week. She is preparing the house so that when he returns from surgery it...
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Oregon and White Supremacy Annotated Bibliography
I originally created this annotated bibliography as part of a project to design a survey about white supremacy in academic libraries for ACRL-Oregon...
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Scholar Spotlight: Ramneet Kaur Bhullar
1. Why did you apply to HASTAC? HASTAC was brought my attention from a professor at my current university, Dr. Janni Aragon at UVIC. I was a first-...
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A Philosophical Review So Far of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me
“But all our phrasing … serves to obscure that racism is a visceral experience, that it dislodges brains, blocks airways, rips muscle, extracts...
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Cover Letter
I am Jaylin Aguilar and I’ve lived in Jersey City for pretty much my entire life. I am 20 years old and am currently beginning my freshman year at...
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How has this pandemic and reoccurring events affected you?
Hello to All reading, I am Korto Lamah, an undergraduate student majoring in Business Management at New Jersey City University. I am currently taking...
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What We Should Be Writing About Now
My name is Anyah Nixon and I am a sophomore in English Composition 1 (EC1)at New Jersey City University. Being that I am a writer in EC1, I do have a...
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What We Should Be Writing About Now
My name is Anyah Nixon and I am a sophomore in English Composition 1 (EC1)at New Jersey City University. Being that I am a writer in EC1, I do have a...
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Pensamientos en la paz
My name is Cristian Guevara. I am an 18 year old freshman at New Jersey City University majoring in art, with a concentration in illustration. I have...
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What I am Interested in Writing About and How to Improve My Writing
My name is Cyrese Parrish and I am a freshman at NJCU taking English Composition Year 1. In my free time, I enjoy learning about the film making...
