Yasmin Nair

Louis Bayard’s The Black Tower

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date October 8, 2008

Bayard’s recreation of 1818 Paris is devoid of sentimentality.

Who’s Middle Class Anyway?: Sarah Palin, Joe Sixpack, and Main Street

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date October 5, 2008

Excerpt: But even more fascinating to me is the extent to which we hold on to the idea that we’re all just part of a struggling middle class, despite mounting evidence that a lot of us are just plain poor.

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Task force strategizes about funding cuts

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date October 1, 2008

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich recently cut spending at state agencies. Among the hardest-hit was the Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse [DASA], which lost 21 percent of its budget.

Chicago Chronicles On Books and Publishing Reporting

Diverse books part of read-out

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date October 1, 2008

The American Library Association (ALA) marked its 27th Annual Banned Books Week. Among the events was a read-out during which authors and Chicago Tribune columnists like Dawn Turner Trice read selections from their favorite banned or challenged books.

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Lesbian fundraiser focuses on global crises

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date September 24, 2008

Climbing PoeTree, a two-member spoken word group, was in Chicago performing its latest piece, “Hurricane Season: The Hidden Messages in Water.” The first performance was at Columbia College, the second at the Center on Halsted (COH).

Chicago Chronicles On Books and Publishing Reporting

Banned books to take center stage

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date September 24, 2008

Since 1982, the American Library Association (ALA) has been hosting a Banned Books Week during the last week of September. The week begins with “Read Out!” featuring several authors and celebrities reading from their favorite banned books.

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Susan Hahn takes “Note”

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date September 17, 2008

“It’s about somebody trying to get some answers as to why things are why they are. But nothing seems to quite work.”

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Chicago Chronicles Queer Politics, Culture, and History Reporting

Hill means a Lott to Columbia’s Critical Encounters

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date September 10, 2008

TPAN (Test Positive Action Network) celebrates its 21st anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, it will honor 21 organizations and individuals “who have made outstanding contributions to TPAN and to the HIV/AIDS community,” according to its press release about the event, called “Aware Affair: Superheroes.” Among those named “superheroes” is Columbia College Chicago, for its “leadership and dedication.” Specifically, the institution is being recognized for its AIDS-focused theme during the initial year of the Critical Encounters learning initiative.

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Gabriella Turnaturi’s Betrayals: The Unpredictability of Human Relations

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date September 3, 2008

As anyone who’s been involved with involved people will tell you, the possibility of betrayal is sometimes the only thing that keeps a relationship going, whether between the betrayers or between spouses and partners.

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Barefoot and Pregnant in the White House: Sarah and Bristol Palin

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date September 3, 2008

Let’s not forget that a woman’s right to have an abortion has everything to do with citizenship and power and can’t be dismissed as irrelevant.