Introduction
Are you looking for a book to read? In this guide you will find a selection of new books that were added to the Pardee Library collection over the past few months, both in print and as eBooks.
The print books can be found on the 3rd floor of Pardee Library on the Book Display shelves, near the front entrance and in the Periodicals area. You are welcome to browse the print books and borrow whichever books you like, by checking them out at the Services Desk. Books currently on display can also be borrowed. Click on the book titles or jacket images for more details about each book and to see if they are currently available to borrow.
If you want to look up a book by subject or title, use the advanced search feature of BU Libraries Search to find books or eBooks on the topic of your choice. Enter your search terms into the search box and select "Books/eBooks" as the material type.
Disability Pride Month
July is Disability Pride Month! This month marks the 35th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), landmark legislation that broke down barriers to inclusion in society. To learn more about the history of disability rights and advocacy in the United States, visit UC Berkeley's collection of written and oral histories by disability advocates, compiled in the Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement Project.
Accessibility can be more than just physical! To learn more about and improve digital accessibility across campus, see BU's collection of learning resources compiled by the BU Office of Distance Education.
Featured Reading: Disability Pride Month
Singlehandedly: Learning to Unhide and Embrace Connection
Location: Pardee Display Table
Ruth Rathblott was born with a limb difference. In her compelling and intimate memoir, she recounts the exhausting and often lonely years she spent overachieving and trying to hide her disability before she learned to unhide. She takes us on a journey of discovering her difference, being taught to hide it, and ultimately finding self-acceptance and connection with others. Singlehandedly is a book for all of us who have been hiding our differences and want to find freedom, for leaders who want to build more inclusive teams, and for diversity and inclusion directors committed to expanding the diversity conversation to include everyone.
Combatting Disability Harassment at Work: Human Rights in Practice
Location: Online
Disabled people report high levels of harassment worldwide, often based on intersectional characteristics such as race, gender and age. However, while #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter have highlighted ongoing experiences of sexual and racial harassment, disability harassment has received little attention. This book focuses on legal measures to combat disability harassment at work. It sets disability harassment in its international context, including its human rights framework, and confronts the lack of empirical information by evaluating the Irish legal framework in practice. It explores the capacity of the law to address intersectional harassment, particularly that faced by disabled women, and outlines the barriers to effective legal solutions.
Empire of Normality: Neurodiversity and Capitalism
Location: Online
This is the rise of the anti-capitalist neurodiversity movement.
Exploring the rich histories of the neurodiversity and disability movements, Robert Chapman shows how the rise of capitalism created an 'empire of normality' that transformed our understanding of the body into that of a productivity machine. Neurodivergent liberation is possible - but only by challenging the deepest logics of capitalism. Empire of Normality is an essential guide to understanding the systems that shape our bodies, minds and deepest selves - and how we can undo them.
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