WFSN Blog: Book Club and Beyond
Blog posts, podcasts, and more! Empowering UT Arlington women faculty and staff one book at a time.
Book Club Spring 2021 Mark your calendars! The WFSN Spring 2021 Book Club pick is The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas. This book has so many great discussion points that we decided to divide up the discussion into 4 different meetings, each with…
We will be discussing the book club selection We Should All Be Feminists by Chimananda Ngozi Adichie on this blog post and on the live Teams. The Live Teams call is on October 20, 12:00-1:00 pm. You can post to the blog, attend the live call, or both! Live Book Club on Teams, October 20,…
A goal for the 2020-2021 school year is to also do “live” book club virtual gatherings through Teams. Stay tuned for the Fall 2020 book club selection! We will also have an opportunity for you to share what you are reading with the “What I’m Reading” blog posts. We are always looking for good books…
From Peggy: Let’s talk about the second half of the book. What are your thoughts? The book chapter titles themselves are provocative and a revelation of the shocking nature of the stories Gretchen Carlson shares. As I pondered this book, I thought often about the title of the book itself. What does it mean to…
We invite you to share your response to the first half of the book! Feel free to post as much or as little as you want in your comment. Some suggested thinking points are below. Pick one (or more!) points to elaborate on in the comment thread. We encourage you to read through the other…
Let’s get acquainted! An essential component of any book club is introductions! Please post your general introduction. Feel free to post as much or as little as you wish for your intro! Some things you might include in your intro: Name and department/unit/job at UTA. A bit about yourself that you wish to share (e.g.,…
Welcome to the Women Faculty and Staff Network Book Club Blog! Each fall and spring semester we will choose a book to read together and utilize this blog to reflect and share our thoughts. This blog is only open to WFSN members and is a safe place for discussing the topics relevant to the readings.…