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Este libro es como un salón de clases convertido en un taller para practicar la lectura, la escritura, la escucha y el habla usando como modelo cartas, artículos y poemas que Julia de Burgos escribió desde Puerto Rico, Cuba y la ciudad de Nueva York entre finales de los 1930 y principios de los 1950. Las actividades de producción oral y escrita buscan la generación del discurso propio a través de la planificación, la investigación, el análisis y la toma de posiciones críticas. Por otra parte, las actividades que se dedican a la comprensión oral y escrita proponen el manejo contextual del vocabulario, el ejercicio de inferir a partir de determinados aspectos retóricos y la exploración de la subjetividad.

Parte del Programa de Recursos Educativos Abiertos en Estudios del Caribe de la Biblioteca Digital del Caribe. Con el apoyo de la Biblioteca Digital del Caribe y la Fundación Andrew W. Mellon.

This textbook supports the Impact of Materials on Society course and teaching materials, developed with the Materials Research Society. The textbook, which is freely available online (https://ufl.pb.unizin.org/imos/) and for purchase in print-on-demand format, offers an exploration into materials and the relationship with technologies and social structures. The textbook was developed by an interdisciplinary team from Engineering and Liberal Arts and Sciences, including anthropologists, sociologists, historians, media studies experts, Classicists, and more. Chapters include coverage of clay, ceramics, concrete, copper and bronze, gold and silver, steel, aluminum, polymers, and writing materials. Supplemental materials, including lecture slides, assignments, and exams, may be accessed in a companion volume: https://ufl.pb.unizin.org/imosinstructorguide/.

This guide was written by undergraduate students to give fellow undergrads a better understanding of the George A. Smathers Libraries. Inside the guide, you will find a wealth of information about what the Libraries have to offer, including research help, spaces, technology, collections, electronic resources, and more. We have also included individual sections for each of the six Libraries on campus – Architecture & Fine Arts Library, Education Library, Health Science Center Libraries, Library West, Marston Science Library, and Smathers Library – so that you can get the most out of using each branch.

The purpose of this book with authored chapters is to build capacity for cyberbullying research and prevention in India. In the book, we synthesize global scientific knowledge on cyberbullying risk and prevention and digital safety more broadly, with a specific focus on the extent to which that research has been applied to India. We comment on what is generalizable and identify areas of needed research. We enrich this knowledge with our insights gained from focus groups with stakeholders in health, education, and policy in India.

African American Studies: 50 Years at the University of Florida provides an impactful overview of the history of African American Studies at the University of Florida. Chapters are based on papers presented at the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the African American Studies Program at the University of Florida. In addition to providing a comprehensive history of African American Studies at the University of Florida, the book also documents the research of Black faculty at UF; examines how students, faculty, and staff involved with African American Studies practice community engagement and service; contains testimonies from community elders; and includes reflections by and about prominent UF alumni such as Judge Stephan Mickle and Dr. David Horne.

African American Studies: 50 Years at the University of Florida presents readers with a valuable opportunity to reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and plan for the future of African American Studies, at the University of Florida and beyond.

Download the full-text PDF at https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00084945/00001/pdf.

John D. MacDonald was a prolific writer, authoring 78 books that have sold more than 70 million copies. Many of his novels published in the 1950’s were set in Florida, as were several of his 450 short stories and the well-known Travis McGee series. Dear Dordo: The World War II Letters of Dorothy and John D. MacDonald presents a collection of 175 letters that were exchanged between John and his wife Dorothy (known as “Dordo”) between May 1943 and June 1945. These letters provide a fascinating and honest account of life during World War II from a husband in the U.S. Army and a wife on the home front.

Through John and Dorothy’s correspondence, readers will learn about John’s experiences in the U.S. Army (based first in India, and then, as a commander of an OSS unit, in Ceylon) and Dorothy’s experiences as a supportive spouse back home in Utica, New York.  The letters animate how John and Dorothy dealt with the personal concerns and themes of their lives, separately and as a married couple, and demonstrate the difficulties of wartime separation of husbands and wives. The letters also tell the story of a wife’s efforts on behalf of her husband abroad that launched a heralded literary career that established a new twist on the hard-boiled detective novel genre of American writing.

The letters compiled in Dear Dordo are framed by a preface, an introduction, editorial notes, and a glossary. These materials provide unique and essential context to the content of the letters. Fans and scholars alike will find much to consider and analyze in this collection.