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.

The Giver

The Giver

By: Lois Lowry (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993) Summary: Jonas lives in a society where pain has been ...
Life, the Universe and Everything

Life, the Universe and Everything

Beauty for Truth’s Sake: On the Re-enchantment of Education By: Stratford Caldecott (Brazos Press, ...
In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences

In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences

By: Truman Capote (New York: Random House, 1966).  Summary: “Clutter, his wife, and their two teen-age ...
The Poisonwood Bible

The Poisonwood Bible

By: Barbara Kingsolver (New York: HarperCollins, 1998) Summary: The five members of the Price ...
The Descendants

The Descendants

Directed by: Alexander Payne In this year’s presentations of my annual lecture on the Academy Award ...
Joy

Joy

Directed by: David O. Russell The possibilities of this Jennifer-Lawrence-starrer were immense. Joy is the ...
To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

Universal Pictures, 1962; Directed by Robert Mulligan; Starring Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, & Phillip Alford; ...
Welcome to the University

Welcome to the University

Trube, Bob "The University Today: Challenges and Opportunities" Emerging Scholars Blog (July 30, 2015) This ...
The Song of the Heart

The Song of the Heart

The Complete Poems By: Christina Rossetti (Penguin Classics, 2001) On Easter Sunday morning this year, I ...
I’ll See You in my Dreams

I’ll See You in my Dreams

Directed by: Brett Haley Old folks movies didn’t all used to be comedies about broken down hotels in India ...
Self, Sourcing and Society

Self, Sourcing and Society

The Outsourced Self: Intimate Life in Market Times By: Arlie Russell Hochschild (Metropolitan Books, ...
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

By: Laura Hillenbrand (New York: Random House, 2010). Summary: Louie Zamperini was a lieutenant in a ...