Sunday, October 1, 2017

We've Only Just Begun: Banned, So Much Banning

Swiped from someone's FB page. The two main organizers of IVC's Banned Books event smile in the sun.  Note Prof. Shank's skirt made out of pages from George Orwell's 1984. 
This editor of this august blog apologize for her neglect these last few weeks. Life has been going on, with its joys and pains. This semester seems to have a particularly bountiful share of both, joyful joys and painful pains. In our defense, Rebel Girl reminds you that we have faithfully served our readers for twenty years now! Imagine that! Perhaps there's a party to be had. We'll keep you posted.

To revisit our early days, check out "Origins" to see how we got started and why. Some fun!

Banned Books Week at IVC
Meanwhile, a shout-out to those stalwart faculty and staff who once again produced a spirited Banned Books Event on our campus this week.  More photos to come.  Among the highlights: special guest appearance by acclaimed poet Mitsuye Yamada whose contributions to American letters is lasting.  To see more about Yamada, check out this appreciation of her work via her alma mater, the University of Chicago: "Alumna examines Japanese immigrant experience."  It is truly an honor for the college to have hosted such a writer (now an Irvine resident whose granddaughter attended IVC.)

Rebel Girl could not attend the event because she had to teach, but she did drop by before it began.  She was able to greet Yamada and introduce her to WR 1 students who were gathering. Yamada was  gracious and warm and the students seemed thrilled to meet an author whose writings appear in their textbook.


DACA and the Travel Ban (so much banning)
Folks at IVC from different sectors of the campus community are pushing to make the college more responsive to the needs of our DACA  and AB 540 students. One result has been the creation of this webpage: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. This new page boast resources (local, state and national( and promises to advertise events (past, current and forthcoming). Nice. This new webpage is linked to on the IVC homepage.

On the same homepage. The original one announcement remains under IVC news:Statement on Rescission of DACA.  Someone (who? me?) might point out that the lead photo of tents and yellow buses is a poor choice. Those buses look for all the world as if they as if awaiting to deport people. And on that page, no link to the more helpful, newly created webpage.

Hmmm.

Meanwhile, a new travel ban has been announced.  Here's Inside Higher Ed on this topic:
Travel Ban 3.0: New travel restrictions put in place by the Trump administration continue to raise concerns for American higher education.

Clearly the challenges of how to support our students, staff and faculty during this time have only just begun.



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