To celebrate student writing in all its forms across the curriculum, IU East hosted its second annual Student Writing Day, on April 10, 2019. With posters, presentations, infographics and more, students from English, criminal justice, nursing and other fields presented the best of their written work. Coordinated by English Assistant Professor and Writing Program Director… Read more »
Tag: KT Lowe
Tales from the Comics Database: A Brief Look at EC Comics
“It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No! It’s Superman!” While Superman is among the very first successful comic book characters, period, and the earliest comic book superhero, many important comics came in his wake. A market whose art and ideas were dominated by immigrants and their children, women and religious minorities, comic books were conceived… Read more »
How accurate is Hamilton?
Hamilton, the ten dollar Founding Father musical released in May 2015, is among the most successful musicals in history. With the all-time best selling cast recording and a total gross of $463 million by January 2019, not to mention 11 Tony awards and a thoroughly lovable collection of alternative “Hamildrops,” the musical continues to remain… Read more »
Spotlight on History: Frederick Douglass
Born with the name Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey in 1818, the man the world knows today as Frederick Douglass left an indelible mark on American history. From his bestselling first book, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, first published in 1845, to his groundbreaking work on both African-American equality and women’s… Read more »
Fake News: The Games
Still confused about fake news? Well, maybe all you need to do is play. Both adults and children use play as a learning tool, and over the past few years a handful of good quality online games have been developed around the theme of fake news. Each one takes a slightly different focus, which gives… Read more »
One Book 2018 – This Far by Faith
This year’s One Book Day is Wednesday, October 24th. The featured book, This Far by Faith, discusses a wide range of social and health-related issues in Detroit, such as poverty, joblessness, mental illness and homelessness. The Reverend Faith Fowler, pastor of the Cass Community United Methodist Church, wrote This Far by Faith to humanize the… Read more »
The Truth about Conspiracy Theories
You’ve probably heard that the illuminati has been trying to overthrow the US government since its beginning, right? And of course you know the earth is flat, not round like all those “scientists” claim. The moon landing was obviously faked, because how could people ever really do that? You’ve heard all of these theories, but… Read more »
Rhyme with Reason: The Summer Poetry Teachers Institute – KT Lowe shares her experience
This past July, I was fortunate to attend the Summer Poetry Teachers Institute. Sponsored by the Poetry Foundation, which furthers the understanding and appreciation of poetry, the institute was at their headquarters in Chicago, IL. The application was competitive, with only 100 teachers and librarians from across the US, from kindergarten to college, selected to… Read more »
Fake news fatigue? Never fear!
Since fake news came to wider prominence in 2016, many of us are increasingly skeptical of news accuracy and news quality. While it makes sense to scrutinize various news sources, most Americans find mainstream media biased. Only about 32% of Americans trust mainstream news, and this figure dropped eight percentage points from the previous year’s… Read more »
What month is it? You decide!
June is popular for lots of reasons – sun, summer vacation, art fairs, festivals and did I mention sun? Yet June is also a popular month for assigning various themes and causes. The IU East Campus Library is happy to help you celebrate any month you please! Pride Month: The landmark Stonewall Riots, which took… Read more »