Topic: books and literature

Silhouette of businesswoman with briefcase standing in doorway
| May 11, 2018

A first-of-its-kind book provides faculty with tools to help students understand — and maybe even surmount — threshold concepts.

Martin Puchner
| April 10, 2018

Harvard professor and Norton anthology editor Martin Puchner on the importance of World Literature and how it can impact students.

man at microphone
| April 2, 2018

Can the spoken word community lead us in improving social justice efforts? A new book by acclaimed poet Javon Johnson considers the possibility.

woman at display of children's books
| September 25, 2017

With requests to ban books from libraries on the rise, it's as important as ever to protect intellectual freedom, says UNLV librarian Amanda Melilli.

woman in front of chalkboard
| September 20, 2017

Professor Lynn Comella on the adult store industry, a highly profitable segment of popular culture that scholars and policymakers know surprisingly little about.

Cover of The Aztecs at Indepencence
| August 31, 2017

New book on 19th century Mexican community proves a written tradition, previously assumed to have ended around the battle for independence, continued beyond.

Group of indigenous women
| August 7, 2017

Drawing on community partnerships developed with Yup’ik Eskimo villagers, a new book combines research with indigenous perspectives to create a comprehensive understanding of colonialism in Alaska.

several books
| April 5, 2017

Librarian Priscilla Finley recommends some of her favorite Las Vegas-set reads for the beach or your backyard.

Several covers of Believer magazine
| March 30, 2017

The Believer, one of the world's leading journals of arts and culture, is a five-time finalist for the National Magazine Award; publication part of BMI mission to connect writers, and literary imagination, to public life.

Priscilla Finley
| February 8, 2017

Humanities Librarian Priscilla Finley on the depictions of our city in the new "Writers Imagine Las Vegas" exhibit at Lied Library.