Purpose

To increase cultural awareness, sensitivity, and competency through the appreciation and acceptance of differences in students, faculty, staff, and the clients that we serve. The book club concept is based on critical literacy theory. Discussions provide an open, non-threatening forum for talking about issues of diversity that are relevant in today's society.

Location, Dates, and Time

All of our book club discussions are in Room 104, Carrington Hall, from 12-1 pm and 5-6 pm. Please bring your lunch or dinner.

Calendar of Selected Readings

September 12, 2007 12 – 1 pm Facilitator: Diane Yorke 5:00 – 6:00 pm Facilitator: Donna Bailey	Burro Genius by Victor Villasenor
October 10, 2007 12 – 1 pm Facilitator: Barbara Benjamin 5:00 – 6:00 pm Facilitator: Donna Bailey	The Holy Ghost Corner by Michele Andrea Bowen
November 14, 2007 12 – 1 pm Facilitator: Deborah K. Mayer 5:00 – 6:00 pm Facilitator: Donna Bailey	Daughters of Copper Woman by Anne Cameron
January 09, 2008 12 – 1 pm Facilitator: Janna Dieckmann 5:00 – 6:00 pm Facilitator: Donna Bailey	Slaves in the Family by Edward Ball
February 13, 2008 12 – 1 pm Facilitator: Shielda Rodgers 5:00 – 6:00 pm Facilitator: Donna Bailey	Black Boy by Richard A. Wright
March 05, 2008 12 – 1 pm Facilitator: Norma Hawthorne 5:00 – 6:00 pm Facilitator: Donna Bailey	The Impressionist by Hari Kunzru
April 09, 2008 12 – 1 pm Facilitator: Noreen Esposito 5:00 – 6:00 pm Facilitator: Donna Bailey	The Love Wife by Gish Jen

 

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How can I get involved?

The book club offers monthly discussions on a variety of topics and issues and is open to anyone who is interested. The discussions are led by volunteer facilitators who are faculty, staff, and students.

Where can I purchase books?

Students, faculty, and staff at the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill may borrow books pending availability from the Office of Multicultural Affairs. The bookstore offers a discount for purchases of books that OMA has identified for the book club. Also, books on tape may be available at your local library.

Previous Selected Readings

Sept. 2006 - April 2007 The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh Snow Flower & the Secret Fan by Lisa See One Blood: The Death and Resurrection of Charles R. Drew by Spencie Love The Color of Water by James McBride Night by James McBride House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III	Sept. 2005 - April 2006 Caramelo by Saundra Cisneros Winona's Web by Priscilla Cogan The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahari Cane River by Lalita Tademy The Known World by Edward P. Jones White Women, Race Matters by Ruht Frankenberg Empress Orchid by Anchee Min
Sept. 2004 - April 2005 How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent by Julia Alvarez The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday Martian Time-Slip by Philip K. Dick The Wedding by Dorothy West Hopital Sketches by Louisa May Alcott A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer	Sept. 2003 - April 2004 The Tortilla Curtain by T. Coraghessan Boyle Under the Eye of the Clock: A Memoir by Christopher Nolan The Grass Dancer by Susan Power Our Kind of People by Lawrence Otis Graham The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Memoirs of a Geisha by Author S. Golden Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons

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