One of the ways faculty can foster an inclusive and nonhomophobic culture is to broaden the resources we use in our lessons and our assignments. By considering using materials created by those who are historically silenced and underrepresented, we help to "decenter" whiteness and heteronormative paradigms.
Ask yourself: "Are the videos and readings I give my students narrated by, written by, or told from the perspective of a gay, transgender, or non-binary individual?" "Do my students see themselves in their readings?" Below are some RCC databases with resources for you to consider when choosing readings and assignments.
LGBT Thought and Culture is an online resource hosting the key works and archival documentation of LGBT political and social movements throughout the 20th century and into the present day. The collection contains 150,000 pages of rare archival content, including seminal texts, letters, periodicals, speeches, interviews, and ephemera.
Original news articles covering life in the Antebellum South, growth of the Black church, the Jim Crow Era, the Great Migration, Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights movement, political and economic empowerment, and more. Funding provided by Student Equity.
Provides information on over 600 Native American groups and over 15,000 years of culture and history. Funding provided by Student Equity.
Contains information on over 600,000 individuals. Search for people by name, occupation, historical period, nationality, ethnicity, or by keyword. Reference content may include videos, audio selections, images, primary sources, and magazine and journal articles
Provides access to current and historically relevant content covering topics including civil rights, health, education, professional development, and entrepreneurship.
Explores cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community. This collection includes more than 2.7 million articles from 150 journals.
Includes articles from newspapers, magazines, and journals from a variety of ethnic and minority presses. Covers content from 1990 to the present. Funding provided by Student Equity.