Brett Spencer
Biographic Data
| ID | 6589395 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brett Spencer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brett |
| FAMILY NAME | Spencer |
| SIGNATURE | SPENCER B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alabama |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Antiracism across the curriculum
In the summer of 2020, a group of 16 faculty and staff working at a small, regional public college that is part of a large state-wide university system created a grassroots initiative to normalize the teaching of race, racism, and antiracism across courses in a variety of disciplines. In this article, we provide an overview of the program along with case studies written by four faculty who transformed their courses to center antiracist content. W…
Institutional betrayal”
Students with disabilities represent at least 20% of students enrolled in American institutions of higher education. During the COVID-19 crisis, American institutions made several modifications to coursework that increased accessibility for all students. However, they quickly reversed these changes once the ‘average’ student was able and willing to return to traditional residential instruction. This focus group study interviewed twelve students w…
Being a disabled woman in a global pandemic
This study sheds light on the problems and strengths of disabled people during the ongoing COVID pandemic, as many societies are dropping mitigation measures. Fourteen disabled women from the United States participated in virtual focus groups, and the study identified five major themes: New Challenges, Old Challenges Persist, Structural Changes to Accessibility, Coping Resources, and Learning for Future. The findings aligned with existing literat…
The Book and the Rocket
This article argues that America’s public library system and the space program forged a symbiotic relationship during the space age, a development that galvanized reading and gave rise to interactive outer space experiences in the nation’s libraries. As humanity set out to explore the heavens, librarians and space proponents joined forces to mobilize support for orbital activities and educate the public about outer space through books, films, ast…
Rise of the Shadow Libraries
This article argues that the ultimate goal of American doomsday planners during the Cold War was to defend informational and cultural materials from nuclear destruction. American leaders of the time hoped to protect the vital documents that the nation would need to function after a war, as well as safeguard materials related to the nation's cultural heritage. Planners used vaulting, dispersal, and duplication as their three main protection strate…
From Atomic Shelters to Arms Control
This article analyzes American libraries' civil defense activities during the Cold War along with their decision to redirect their efforts away from civil defense and toward arms control initiatives during the later years of the conflict. During the 1950s, the nation's leading libraries converted their buildings into fallout shelters and disseminated survival information to millions of Americans. However, libraries became increasingly disillusion…
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Rise of the Shadow Libraries
This article argues that the ultimate goal of American doomsday planners during the Cold War was to defend informational and cultural materials from nuclear destruction. American leaders of the time hoped to protect the vital documents that the nation would need to function after a war, as well as safeguard materials related to the nation's cultural heritage. Planners used vaulting, dispersal, and duplication as their three main protection strate…
From Atomic Shelters to Arms Control
This article analyzes American libraries' civil defense activities during the Cold War along with their decision to redirect their efforts away from civil defense and toward arms control initiatives during the later years of the conflict. During the 1950s, the nation's leading libraries converted their buildings into fallout shelters and disseminated survival information to millions of Americans. However, libraries became increasingly disillusion…
The Book and the Rocket
This article argues that America’s public library system and the space program forged a symbiotic relationship during the space age, a development that galvanized reading and gave rise to interactive outer space experiences in the nation’s libraries. As humanity set out to explore the heavens, librarians and space proponents joined forces to mobilize support for orbital activities and educate the public about outer space through books, films, ast…
Being a disabled woman in a global pandemic
This study sheds light on the problems and strengths of disabled people during the ongoing COVID pandemic, as many societies are dropping mitigation measures. Fourteen disabled women from the United States participated in virtual focus groups, and the study identified five major themes: New Challenges, Old Challenges Persist, Structural Changes to Accessibility, Coping Resources, and Learning for Future. The findings aligned with existing literat…
Institutional betrayal”
Students with disabilities represent at least 20% of students enrolled in American institutions of higher education. During the COVID-19 crisis, American institutions made several modifications to coursework that increased accessibility for all students. However, they quickly reversed these changes once the ‘average’ student was able and willing to return to traditional residential instruction. This focus group study interviewed twelve students w…
Antiracism across the curriculum
In the summer of 2020, a group of 16 faculty and staff working at a small, regional public college that is part of a large state-wide university system created a grassroots initiative to normalize the teaching of race, racism, and antiracism across courses in a variety of disciplines. In this article, we provide an overview of the program along with case studies written by four faculty who transformed their courses to center antiracist content. W…
Political science (5 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Cold war (2 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (2 works) · Disability Rights and Representation (2 works) · Library Science and Administration (2 works) · Medicine (2 works)