May the Fourth be with you! MacEwan Library has an amazing treasure trove of materials on Star Wars, from books (online and in the library) to streaming music. Disappointed you will not be!  

Ebooks:  

• David Brin and Matthew Woodring Stover – Star Wars on Trial: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Debate the Most Popular Science Fiction Films of All Time 

• Douglas Brode and Leah Deyneka – Sex, Politics, and Religion in Star Wars: An Anthology  

• Will Brooker – Star Wars (British Film Institute Classics Series) 

• Max Brooks, John Amble, M. L. Cavanaugh, and Jaym Gates – Strategy Strikes Back: How Star Wars Explains Modern Military Conflict  

• Joel R. Campbell and Gigi Gokcek – The Final Frontier: International Relations and Politics Through Star Trek and Star Wars  

• Jason T. Eberl and Kevin S. Decker – The Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy: You Must Unlearn What You Have Learned (Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series)  

• Mika Elovaara – Fan Phenomena: Star Wars 

• Dan Golding – Star Wars After Lucas: A Critical Guide to the Future of the Galaxy  

• Daniel A. Hassler-Forest and Sean A. Guynes – Star Wars and the History of Transmedia Storytelling  

• Peter W. Lee – A Galaxy Here and Now: Historical and Cultural Readings of Star Wars  

• Paul F. McDonald – The Star Wars Heresies: Interpreting the Themes, Symbols and Philosophies of Episodes I, II and III  

• John C. McDowell – Identity Politics in George Lucas’ Star Wars  

• Derek R. Sweet – Star Wars in the Public Square: The Clone Wars as Political Dialogue (Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy)  

Print Books: 

• Linton Davies – The Editing of Star Wars: How Cutting Creating a Classic PN1995.9 .S695 D38 2011 

• Kevin S. Decker and Jason T. Eberl – Star Wars and Philosophy: More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine PN1995.9 .S695 S76 2005 

• Patrick Johnson – The Physics of Star Wars: The Science Behind a Galaxy Far, Far Away QC75 .J64 2017 

• George Lucas and J. W. Rinzler – Star Wars Art: Visions PN1997 .S65943 S78 2010 

• Dennis O’Neil and Virginia M. Mecklenburg – Star Wars Art: Comics PN6728 .S73 S45 2011 

• Matthew Reinhart – Star Wars: A Galactic Pop-Up Adventure Z1033 .T68 R44 2012 (Pop-Up Books Collection)  

• J. W. Rinzler and Lucasfilm, Ltd. – Star Wars Storyboards: The Original Trilogy PN1995.9 .S695 S825 2014 

• Howard Roffman and Steven Heller – Star Wars Art: Illustration PN1997 .S65943 S75 2012 

• Terryl Whitlatch and Bob Carrau – The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide PN1995.9 .S695 W49 2001 

Streaming Music:  

• David Helbock Trio – Playing John Williams  

• Joel McNeely – Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Royal Scottish National Orchestra) 

• Noteworthy – Star Wars: A Capella Strikes Back  

• John Williams – The Music of Star Wars (London Symphony Orchestra) and Star Wars and Return of the Jedi (National Philharmonic)  

View the full reading list in our catalogue to check the status of our materials.  A green checkmark next to an item in our reading list means it’s available to borrow. A blue checkmark means you can read/watch online. 

In celebration of Pride Week, we’ve gathered some insightful books, plays, and films from our collection, many of which are available online! We love getting recommendations for more titles so let us know by suggesting a purchase. 

Books: 

• Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali – Angry Queer Somali Boy: A Complicated Memoir (HQ75.8 .A45 A3 2019)  

• Alex Bakker, Rainer Herrn, Michael Thomas Taylor, and Annette Timm – Others of My Kind: Transatlantic Transgender Histories (ebook) 

• Gwen Benaway – Holy Wild (ebook)  

• Marie-Claire Blaise – Mai at the Predators’ Ball (PS8503 .L33 M3413 2012) 

• Darrin Hagen – Edmonton Queen: The Final Voyage (ebook) and Queering the Way: The Loud and Queer Anthology (PN1969 .C3 Q44 2011) 

• Peter Hart-Brinson – The Gay Marriage Generation: How the LGTBQ Movement Transformed American Culture (HQ76.3 .U5 H37 2018)  

• Catherine Lord and Richard Meyer – Art and Queer Culture (N8217 .H67 L67 2019) 

• Jon Maher – Earth as It Is (ebook) 

• Rick Prashaw – Soar, Adam, Soar (ebook)  

• Mary Anna Robertson – Growing Up Queer: Kids and the Remaking of LGBTQ Identity (HQ76.27 .Y68 R63 2019) 

• Susan Stryker and Aren Aizura – The Transgender Studies Reader 2 (HQ77.9 .T72 2013) 

Plays:  

• Harvey Fierstein – Torch Song Trilogy (PS3556 .I4213 T6 1983) 

• Tony Kushner – Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes (online)  

• Natalie Meisner – Legislating Love: The Everett Klippert Story  (online)  

• Michel Tremblay – Hosanna  (PS9570 .R4 H613 2006) 

Films and Documentaries: 

• Boy Erased, 2019 (PN1997.2 .B68 2019) 

• Boys Don’t Cry, 1999 (online)  

• BPM (Beats Per Minute), 2017 (online)  

• Brokeback Mountain, 2005 (online)  

• Carol, 2015 (online)  

• A Fantastic Woman, 2017 (online)  

• Giant Little Ones, 2018 (online)  

• Love, Simon, 2018 (online)  

• Moonlight, 2016 (online)  

• Outrageous, 2013 (online) 

• Rocketman, 2019 (online)  

• Tomboy, 2012 (online)  

View the full reading list in our catalogue to check the status of our print materials.  A green checkmark next to an item in our reading list means it’s available to borrow. A blue checkmark means you can read/watch online. 

In the final week of Black History Month, join us in watching a selection of noteworthy and entertaining films and documentaries featuring Black actors, directors, writers, and stories. Most of these films are available to watch online.  

Documentaries (all online): 

• Black American Experience: African Americans Who Left Their Stamp on History. 2014. 275 minutes  

• Black American Gothic: Planting Urban Roots in Iowa. 2013. 29:07 minutes 

• Black Feminist. 2019. 52:56 minutes 

• Black Lives Matter. 2018. 47:30 minutes  

• Black Mother Black Daughter. 2010. 29:04 minutes (Note: Canadian) 

• The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution. 2018. 114 minutes 

• In Black and White - Six Profiles of African American Authors. 2016. 150 minutes 

• The Evolution of Black Studies. 2018. 25:15 minutes 

• The Heritage of African-American Worship. 2015. 45:13 minutes 

• The Last Poets: Made in Amerikkka. 2012. 52:01 minutes 

• The New Black: LGBT Rights and African American Communities. 2015. 75 minutes 

• A New Color: The Art of Being Edythe Boone. 2017. 56:06 minutes  

• Soul Food Junkies: A Film About Family, Food and Tradition. 2014. 64 minutes  

• The Souls of Black Girls: The Image of Women of Color in the Media. 2008. 52 minutes.  

• TEDTalks, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi: An Interview with the Founders of Black Lives Matter. 2017. 16:06 minutes 

Films (mix of online and in the library):  

• 12 Years a Slave. 2014. 134 minutes. PN1997.2 .A1816 2014 

• Amistad. 2013. 155 minutes (online)  

• Antwone Fisher. 2013. 120 minutes (online) 

• Belle. 2014. 105 minutes (online) 

• The Birth of a Nation. 2016. 120 minutes (online) 

• Black Panther. 2018. 134 minutes. PN1997.2 .B537 2018 

• The Book of Negros (mini-series). 2015. 450 minutes PN1997.2 .B664 2015 

• Coach Carter. 2013. 136 minutes (online) 

• Do the Right Thing. 2012. 120 minutes. PN1997 .D63 2012 

• Dreamgirls. 2007. 120 minutes. PN1995.9 .M86 D75 2007 

• Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. 1967. 107 minutes. PN1997 .G84 2008 

• The Hate You Give. 2018. 132 minutes (online) 

• The Help. 2011. 146 minutes. PN1997.2 .H453 2011 

• Hidden Figures. 2017. 127 minutes (online) 

• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. 2017. 90 minutes. PN1992.77 .I46 2017 

• Mo’ Better Blues. 2000. 130 minutes. PN1997 .M63 2000 

• Moonlight. 2017. 111 minutes. PN1997.2 .M658 2017 

• Notorious. 2009. 122 minutes (online) 

• The Secret Life of Bees. 2013. 110 minutes (online) 

• Selma. 2015. 128 minutes. PN1997.2 .S45 2015 

• Waiting to Exhale. 2013. 120 minutes (online) 

View the full reading list in our catalogue to check the status of our print materials.  A green checkmark next to an item in our reading list means it’s available to borrow. A blue checkmark means you can read/watch online. 

In our third installment of our celebration of Black History Month, we’ll be exploring Black Feminism. From notable authors to memoirists to scholars, join us in examining this timely and critical topic.  

• Brittney C. Cooper - Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower. HQ1413 .C67 C66 2018 

• Aisha S. Durham - Home with Hip Hop Feminism: Performances in Communication and Culture. HQ1410 .D87 2014 

• Roxane Gay – Bad Feminist. HQ1421 .G39 2017 

• Rachel Alicia Griffin and Michaela D. E. Meyer - Adventures in ShondaLand: Identity Politics and the Power of Representation. PN1992.4 .R515 A38 2018 

• Morgan Jerkins - This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America. PS3610 .E693 A6 2018 

• Feminista Jones - Reclaiming Our Space: How Black Feminists are Changing the World from the Tweets to the Streets. HQ1197 .J66 2019 

• Julia S. Jordan-Zachery and Nikol G. Alexander-Floyd - Black Women in Politics: Demanding Citizenship, Challenging Power, and Seeking Justice. HQ1236 .B527 2018 

• Julia S. Jordan-Zachery and Duchess Harris - Black Girl Magic Beyond the Hashtag: Twenty-First Century Acts of Self-Definition. HQ1197 .B53 2019 

• Ralina L. Joseph - Postracial Resistance: Black Women, Media, and the Uses of Strategic Ambiguity. P94.5 .A37 J67 2018 

• Kimberly Springer - Living for the Revolution: Black Feminist Organizations, 1968-1980. HQ 1421 .S68 2005 

• Shatema Threadcraft - Intimate Justice: The Black Female Body and the Body Politic. E185.86 .T448 2016 

Prefer to read online? Try these ebooks:  

• Marquis Bey - Them Goon Rules: Fugitive Essays on Radical Black Feminism 

• Maria del Guadalupe Davidson - Black Women, Agency, and the New Black Feminism 

• Venus E. Evans-Winters – Black Feminism in Qualitative Inquiry: A Mosaic for Writing Our Daughter’s Body 

• Amber-Louise Cora Lascelles and John McLeod - Black Feminism in a Neoliberal World: Resistance in Contemporary Black Women's Fiction 

• Jennifer Nash – Black Feminism Reimagined: After Intersectionality  

• Izabella Penier - Culture-Bearing Women: The Black Women Renaissance and Cultural Nationalism 

• Sherie M. Randolph - Florynce "Flo" Kennedy: The Life of a Black Feminist Radical 

• Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor - How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective 

• Omise'eke Natasha Tinsley - Beyoncé in Formation: Remixing Black Feminism 

View the full reading list in our catalogue to check the status of our print materials.  A green checkmark next to an item in our reading list means it’s available to borrow. A blue checkmark means you can read/watch online. 

In our second week celebrating Black History Month, we’re featuring a selection of recent and time-honored Black authors. We have a vibrant and extensive collection of fiction and non-fiction books written by Black authors, which are available in print on our shelves or as ebooks. This is only a sampling of the titles we have in our collection and we are actively purchasing more. Know of a book you wish you could borrow from us? Suggest a purchase! 

• Maya Angelou – I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Maya Angelou: The Complete Poetry 

• Octavia E. Butler – Parable of the Sower (ebook)  and Kindred 

• Ta-Nehisi Coates – Between the World and Me 

• Roxane Gay – Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body and Bad Feminist: Essays  

• Langston Hughes – The Collected Works of Langston Hughes  

• Zora Neale Hurston – Novels and Stories and Their Eyes Were Watching God  

• Claude McKay – Home to Harlem (ebook)  

• Toni Morrison – Sula and Paradise  

• Angie Thomas – The Hate You Give 

• Alice Walker – The Color Purple, In Love and Trouble: Stories of Black Women, and The Temple of My Familiar 

Looking for Canadian authors?: 

• André Alexis – Fifteen Dogs 

• Dionne Brand – Theory and Love Enough 

• Austin Clarke – The Polished Hoe 

• Esi Edugyan – Half-Blood Blues  

• Minister Faust – The Coyote Kings: Space-Age Bachelor Pad and The Alchemist of Kush (ebook) 

• Lawrence Hill – Any Known Blood and The Book of Negroes  

• Chelene Knight – Dear Current Occupant: A Memoir (ebook) 

• Eternity Martis – They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life, and Growing Up  

• Ian Williams – Personals 

Interested in local perspectives? Watch these Human Library recordings from the MacEwan Human Library project (part of MacEwan’s Black History Month events):  

• Rochelle Ignacio – White Palms: A Tale of Identity and Belonging  

• James Odera – A Lost Boy 

You can also register to atttend our live Human Library readings: 

• ‘...Still Not Considered….’ by Deborah Dobbins (February 22, 2021 @12:00pm) 

• The Many Faces of Me by Cathryn Heslep (February 23, 2021 @12:00pm) 

View the full reading list in our catalogue to check the status of our print materials.  A green checkmark next to an item in our reading list means it’s available to borrow. A blue checkmark means you can read/watch online. 

In celebration of Black History Month, we’ve put together four unique and conversation-inspiring digital book displays. Watch for a new topic each week in February. First up is our list of selected materials in MacEwan Library on the topic of anti-racism and activism. 

Looking to read something right away? Check out our collection of ebooks. The titles in this list were published in 2018 or later: 

• As Black as Resistance: Finding the Conditions for Liberation by William Anderson and Zoé Samudzi  

• Optimism at All Costs: Black Attitudes, Activism, and Advancement in Obama’s America by L. B. Branch  

• Until We Are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter Canada by Rodney Diverlus, Sandy Hudson, & Syrus Marcus Ware  

• Shelter in a Time of Storm: How Black Colleges Fostered Generations of Leadership and Activism by Jelani Favors  

• A Perilous Path: Talking Race, Inequality, and the Law by Sherrilyn Ifill et al  

• Black or Right: Anti/Racist Campus Rhetorics by Louis Maraj  

• Black Power: Radical Politics and African American Identity by Jeffrey Ogbar  

• Black Lives Matter and Music: Protest, Intervention, Reflection by Fernando Orejuela, & Stephanie Shonekan  

We couldn’t resist adding this older classic: 

• Black Marxism: the Making of the Black Radical Tradition by C. J. Robinson  

Looking for shorter and more up-to-date reads? Use keywords such as “Black anti-racism” (include the dash) or “Black Lives Matter Movement.” Make sure you limit to “MacEwan University” to ensure seamless access. Here’s a sample of some articles you can find: 

• Alonso, G. (2021). Black Lives Matter in rural Canada, too. Briarpatch, 50(1), 6–10. https://library.macewan.ca/full-record/fqh/147561147 

• C.M Boykin, et al. (2020). Anti-racist actions and accountability: not more empty promises. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, 39(7), 775–786. https://library.macewan.ca/full-record/bth/146809377 

• A. Phonix, Amesu, A., Naylor, I., & Zafar, K. (2020). Viewpoint: “When black lives matter all lives will matter” - A teacher and three students discuss the BLM movement. London Review of Education, 18(3), 519–523. https://library.macewan.ca/full-record/a9h/148016593 

We have a robust collection of print books on this topic too. Use our Library Takeout service to borrow one of these titles: 

• Violence from Slavery to #BlackLivesMatter: African American History and Representation by Andrew Dix and Peter Templeton. PS173 .N4 V46 2020  

• Black Resistance in the Americas by Daive Dunkley and Stephanie Shonekan. E185.61 .B6125 2019  

• #BRokenPromises, Black Deaths, and Blue Ribbons: Understanding, Complicating, and Transcending Police-Community Violence by Kenneth Fasching-Varner, Kerri Tobin, and Stephen Lentz. E185.615 .B725 2018  

• Race Rebels: Culture, Politics, and the Black Working Class by Robin D. G. Kelley. E185.61 .K356 1996  

• Antiracist Baby by Ibram Kendi. HM1271 .K46 2020 Juvenile Collection  

• Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present by Robyn Maynard. FC106 .B6 M39 2017  

• The Anger Gap: How Race Shapes Emotion in Politics by Davin Phoenix. E185.615 .P473 2020  

• Backlash: What Happens When We Talk Honestly About Racism in America by George Yancy. E185.615 .Y36 2018  

View the full reading list in our catalogue to check the status of our print materials.  A green checkmark next to an item in our reading list means it’s available to borrow. A blue checkmark means you can read/watch online. 

January 25-29, 20201 is Mental Health Week at MacEwan. All across campus we’re coming together to raise awareness for mental health and wellness. Help us break the silence and stigma attached to mental health by attending events across campus this week or by learning more about mental health. 

While we have a multitude of materials on the topic of mental health, we’ve gathered a few that we wanted to highlight. A link to the full list is below. 

Delve into the science and research of mental health: 

• Key Concepts in Mental Health - by David Pilgrim 
• Treating and preventing adolescent mental health disorders : what we know and what we don't know : a research agenda for improving the mental health of our youth - edited by Dwight Evans 

Prefer watching over reading?: 

• Speak out on Suicide 
• Dispelling the Myths of Mental Illness 
• Winning the Mind Game: Triumphing over Mental Illness 

For more mental health related print and online items, check out our digital reading list.  A green checkmark next to an item in our reading list means it’s available to borrow. A blue checkmark means you can read/watch online. 

Happy reading and you are not alone. 

In honour of Alberta Métis Week, we’ve put together a selection from our collection that highlights the histories, experiences, knowledge, and stories of Métis peoples.  

Hoping for an eBook? Here’s a cross-disciplinary sampling. 

• Day/break (Gwen Benaway, 2020) 

• From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way (Jesse Thistle, 2019) 

• The Audacity of his Enterprise: Louis Riel and the Métis Nation that Canada Never Was, 1840-1875 (M. Max Hamon, 2019) 

• Métis: Race, Recognition, and the Struggle for Indigenous Peoplehood (Chris Andersen, 2014) 

• Life Stages and Native Women: Memory, Teachings, and Story Medicine (Kim Andersen, 2011) 

Prefer watching over reading?  

• How the Fiddle Flows (NFB & Streaming Fiddles Media, 2017)  

• A Living History of Métis Families (Judy Isekes-Barnes & Voices in the Wind Productions, 2008) 

• Foster Child (Gil Cardinal, 1987)  

Unable to resist print? Books & otherwise. 

• This Place: 150 Years Retold (Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm et al., 2018) 

• Let Me See Your Fancy Steps: Story of a Métis Dance Caller (Jeanne Pelletier et al., 2018) 

• The Métis: A Visual History (Sherry Farrell Racette & Gabriel Dumont Institute, 2010) 

• Medicines to Help Us: Traditional Métis Plant Use(Christi Belcourt et al., 2007)      

For more print and digital items, check out the full reading list. A green checkmark next to an item in our list means it’s available to borrow. A blue checkmark means you can read/watch online. 

For our first November book display we’ve collected a few books, films, and other sources from our collections to highlight the stories of our veterans for Remembrance Day.

Looking for an eBook for learning on the go? 

• Why We Fight: The Origins, Nature, and Management of Human Conflict by David Churchman 

• Canada at War: A Graphic History of World War Two by Paul Keery and Mike Wyatt 

• Mental Health of Canadian Veterans: A Family Purpose by the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs 

Prefer watching over reading? 

• Children of Soldiers (2010) 

• Forgotten Warriors (2010) 

• Hyena Road (2015) 

Looking for titles to share with children? 

• A Bear in War by Stephanie Innes, Brian Deines, and Harry Endrulat 

• Remembrance Day by Meguido Zola and Angela Dereume 

• Remembrance Day: Lest We Forget by Jill Foran 

For more print and digital items, check out our Movies and Documentaries list or our Books and eBooks list.   

A green checkmark next to an item in our lists means it’s available to borrow. A blue checkmark means you can read/watch online. 

Lest we forget. 

Did you know we create themed book displays in the library? We’re starting them up again and going digital! Our first display is here just in time for the spookiest season of them all...Halloween! 

Like titles with a historical perspective? Try some of these: 

• Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Looking for a story to keep you up at night? Why not try one of these: 

• Complete Tales and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
• Monsters by David Robertson

Prefer watching over reading? Here’s some films we recommend: 

•  Halloween (1978)
•  The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 
•  Misery (1990)

For more Halloween themed book and films, check out our digital reading list. A green checkmark next to an item in our reading list means it’s available to borrow. A blue checkmark means you can read/watch online. 

Happy reading!