Listen: How 'Anna Karenina' Saved A Somali Inmate's Life
NPR: "A man is trapped in a remote prison. And he's trapped in his own mind. Until he hears a knock on the wall.... and words from another time and place."
View: One Perspective on Literature
Recommended Articles and Websites
Literature & Civil SocietyDana Gioia, then Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, opined in the April 10, 2005 issue of the Boston Globe that, "Good books help make a civil society."
Reading Literature is TransformativeReview the "Outline" on pages 3-5 of Professor (Brown University) Arnold Weinstein's online course (for the Teaching Company) on "Classic Novels: Meeting the Challenge of Great Literature."
Literature Makes us HumanWriting in The Atlantic, English Professor (Liberty University) Karen Swallow Prior argues that reading good literature "reach[es] into our souls and, in so doing, draw[s] and connect[s] us to others.
Cultural Literacy: Diverse, Common, & EssentialWriter Eric Liu argues (in the online journal, Democracy, and in The Atlantic) that Amerians need a common cultural literacy--and that this literacy can and must incorporate all our diversity. Mr. Liu is the executive director of the Aspen Institute Program on Citizenship and American Identity.
Literature & Social JusticeProfessor Lydie Moudileno (UPenn) discusses the power of literature to both solidify and contest cultural stereotypes.
Recommended e-Books with Relevant Chapters
Fiction Sets You FreeProfessor Russell A. Berman (Stanford University) argues that literature, and the humanities in general, "amplif[y] our ability to understand fundamental aspects of our cultural, social, and existential conditions." When prompted, log in with QVCC Banner ID and password. Use database tools to search for the chapter that meets your research needs.
Literature's Connection to Virtue & Moral ExcellenceProfessor Mark William Roche (University of Notre Dame) argues that, "(v)irtually every substantial work of literature engages moral questions, and through these encounters with fictional characters we gain a subtler sense of virtue and vice" (21). When prompted, log in with QVCC Banner ID and password. Use database tools to search for the chapter that meets your research needs.
Recommended Library Databases
MasterFILE PremierThis link opens in a new windowScholarly journals, popular magazines, newspapers and primary sources in a variety of subjects. When prompted, log in with QVCC Banner ID and password.
Academic Search PremierThis link opens in a new windowA rich collection of articles from over 4,600 scholarly journals presenting research and analysis in muptiple disciplines. Also includes popular magazines and other publications. When prompted, log in with QVCC Banner ID and password.
Find links to individual QVCC library databases, organized by subject. Within each database, narrow down to "academic" or "peer-reviewed" to limit your results to scholarly articles. If accessing from off-campus, you will be prompted to log in with your Banner ID and password.
NPR: "A man is trapped in a remote prison. And he's trapped in his own mind. Until he hears a knock on the wall.... and words from another time and place."
