Book Club
The PAGSC Equity & Inclusion committee hosts a book club for P&A graduate students and postdocs, which will meet once per quarter to discuss books on social justice-related topics. If you are a graduate student or postdoc interested in attending, check your email or contact a member of E&I for the Zoom link.
Lending Library
The PAGSC Equity & Inclusion committee has set up a lending library for non-fiction books on equity and inclusion-related topics. It is located in the Physics & Astronomy front office.
Informational Articles
- Racism 101: Understanding Race and Racism (http://www.surj.org/racism-101.html): Good starting point for understanding the difference between interpersonal racism and institutional racism. Also provides links at the end that go deeper into the history of racism in the United States.
- Commentary: Disentangling anti-Blackness from physics https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.6.3.20200720a/full/
- White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack (https://nationalseedproject.org/Key-SEED-Texts/white-privilege-unpacking-the-invisible-knapsack): Essay excerpt from Working Paper 189 “White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming To See Correspondences through Work in Women’s Studies” (1988), by Peggy McIntosh
- “Why is this happening?” – An Introduction to Police Brutality (https://www.100yearhoodie.com/why): A collection of articles and short clips that provides a broad effective scaffolding to understanding the context of police brutality.
- “Financial Literacy in the Black Community” (https://www.annuity.org/financial-literacy/black-community/): A summary of the racial wealth gap in modern America, with resources for further education in financial literacy.
Podcasts and Podcast Episodes
- 1619 – The New York Times
- Four hundred years ago, in August 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia. No aspect of the country that would be formed here has been untouched by the 250 years of slavery that followed.
“1619,” a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones, examines the long shadow of that fateful moment.
- Four hundred years ago, in August 1619, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in the English colony of Virginia. No aspect of the country that would be formed here has been untouched by the 250 years of slavery that followed.
Documentaries and Films
- 13th
- Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the fact that the nation’s prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans.
- When They See Us
- Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they’re falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park. Based on the true story.
- Disclosure
- a 2020 American documentary film, directed and produced by Sam Feder. The film follows an in-depth look at Hollywood’s depiction of transgender people and the impact of their stories on transgender lives and American culture.
Short Videos
- Black Feminism & the Movement for Black Lives (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV3nnFheQRo): Panel discussion with Charlene Carruthers, Reina Gossett and Barbara Smith about the inextricable connections between sexism, class oppression, racism, ableism, homophobia, and transphobia.
- How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-BY9UEewHw): TEDx talk from Peggy McIntosh on the value of learning about privilege systems.
- George Floyd, Minneapolis Protests, Ahmaud Arbery & Amy Cooper (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4amCfVbA_c): Thoughts from Trevor Noah (The Daily Show) on the killing of George Floyd, the protests in Minneapolis, the dominos of racial injustice and police brutality, and how the contract between society and black Americans has been broken time and time again.
More Resources
Justice in June: Resource compilation by Autumn Gupta with Bryanna Wallace’s oversight for the purpose of providing a starting place for individuals trying to become better allies. They offer different recommendations for different levels of free time (10/25/45 minutes per day).