New exhibits in Magill's Information Hub
The new exhibits are up in the 2nd tier Information Hub. Through the end of the semester, stop by and take a look at the resources highlighted in the following areas:
Religion: The past two years have witnessed an interesting phenomenon in the book publishing world. A number of books which have challenged religion have captured the attention of the public and gone on to become bestsellers. This display features those books.
Economics: This semester's economics exhibit contains several resources related to development economics. Along with the featured items is an essay on the building blocks of development authored by Uma Kambhampati.
Literature: Stop by to see literature and poetry about war, starting with futuristic tales of war from H.G. Wells to poems by modern writers against the Iraq War. Other highlights include Ariosto's Orlando Furioso and Max Aub's Laberinto mágico.
Music: The Music Library's exhibit ties in with both literature and anthropology in featuring music with a connection to war. Take a look at the score to Benjamin Britten's War Requiem or listen to the CD. Handel's rendition of Orlando Furioso, Orlando, joins Berloiz's take on the Trojan War, Les Troyens.
Anthropology: The anthropology of war and peace is featured in the Information Hub with books, journal articles, and web pages. Specific topics treated include mass crime, death squads, genocide, and reconciliation commissions.
In the Fountain Area one display celebrates gay history with a selection of books and a poster declaring "History has set the record a little too straight."
Another poster advises passersby to practice random acts of reading. To facilitate this activity, a variety of eye-catching titles are spread out in history, political science, art history, and literature.
A small display features a poster , "The First People," with an early photograph of a native American mother, father, and child. Books concern Native American history and current political issues.
