Young Adult Literature: The State of a Restless Art

Speech on young adult literature by Michael Cart for the Ezra Jack Keats Lecture at the 2016 Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival (unedited)

Comparing demographics of signatories to public letters on diversity in the mathematical sciences

In its December 2019 edition, the \textit{Notices of the American Mathematical Society} published an essay critical of the use of diversity statements in academic hiring. The publication of this essay prompted many responses, including three public letters circulated within the mathematical sciences community. Each letter was signed by hundreds of people and was published online, also by the American Mathematical Society. We report on a study of the signatories' demographics, which we infer using a crowdsourcing approach. Letter A highlights diversity and social justice. The pool of signatories contains relatively more individuals inferred to be women and/or members of underrepresented ethnic groups. Moreover, this pool is diverse with respect to the levels of professional security and types of academic institutions represented. Letter B does not comment on diversity, but rather, asks for discussion and debate. This letter was signed by a strong majority of individuals inferred to be white men in professionally secure positions at highly research intensive universities. Letter C speaks out specifically against diversity statements, calling them "a mistake," and claiming that their usage during early stages of faculty hiring "diminishes mathematical achievement." Individuals who signed both Letters B and C, that is, signatories who both privilege debate and oppose diversity statements, are overwhelmingly inferred to be tenured white men at highly research intensive universities. Our empirical results are consistent with theories of power drawn from the social sciences.Comment: 21 pages, 2 tables, 2 figures; minor textual edits made to previous versio

How Beautiful the Ordinary: Twelve Stories of Identity

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Cart's Top 200 Adult Books for Young Adults Two Decades in Review

Put together with insight and obvious affection, Cart's guide spotlights hundreds of great books for a hard-to-satisfy audience.Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- ABOUT THIS BOOK -- FICTION -- NONFICTION -- APPENDIX A - Not to Be Missed: Books Notable for Their Overall Excellence -- APPENDIX B - Something Entirely Different: Books Notable for Their Originality -- INDEX -- More Books From the ALAPut together with insight and obvious affection, Cart's guide spotlights hundreds of great books for a hard-to-satisfy audience.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries