Resources

We invite you to browse the Consortium’s collection of resources on articles, books and movies, as well as the discussion guides designed to spark discussion among students and others.

Room

Room

Directed by: Lenny Abrahamson The American movie industry is full swing into awards season, and one of the ...
Ex Machina

Ex Machina

Directed by: Alex Garland What an extraordinary performance by newcomer Alicia Vikander. The way she is ...
A Walk in the Woods

A Walk in the Woods

Directed by: Ken Kwapis Bill Bryson’s report of his attempt to hike the Appalachian Trail, entitled A Walk ...
The Help

The Help

Directed by: Tate Taylor Race has always been a controversial and deeply divisive topic in the movies. Ever ...
World Gone Wrong

World Gone Wrong

The Hunger Games By: Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press, 2008) In her trilogy The Hunger Games Suzanne ...
Merrily We Roll Along

Merrily We Roll Along

Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life By: William Deresiewicz ...
The Poisonwood Bible

The Poisonwood Bible

By: Barbara Kingsolver (New York: HarperCollins, 1998) Summary: The five members of the Price ...
Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood

Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood is Quentin Tarantino’s most recent movie and ...
Grace Abounding

Grace Abounding

Gilead By: Marilynne Robinson (New York: Picador, 2006) Some may triply wonder why I would use this space ...
Midnight in Paris

Midnight in Paris

Directed by: Woody Allen The question has been around for centuries: of all the times in human history, ...
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

By: Michelle Alexander (New York: The New Press, 2010) Summary: “More African American adults are under ...