Although I accept the artist's desire to make sure people never forget...

T-shirts and magnets depicting images from Auschwitz just seem so wrong. After all, we usually buy these items to show our agreement with a slogan or glorify an interest. If you have a T-shirt that says 'Arbeit Macht Frei', that sends the message (to most people viewing it) that you agree with the slogan. It seems to be more something a neo-Nazi would wear rather than someone concerned with genocide. There are things that could be done to make the statement clearer--adding something like 'never again', for example or depicting artwork of children of the Holocaust, etc. Decide for yourself. Check it out at: Yahoo! News - Auschwitz 'Souvenirs' Spark Controversy

CALL FOR REVIEWS

TRANSFORMATIONS: THE JOURNAL OF INCLUSIVE SCHOLARSHIP AND PEDAGOGY

DEADLINE: October 1, 2003

The editors of Transformations are seeking review essays (books, film, video, performance, art, music, etc.) for our spring 2004 issue. Review essays should examine resources for teaching a specific subject. The author should describe the various resources (books, film, video, performance, art, music) and offer a rationale for the usefulness and application of the resources. The review may focus on one medium (e.g., movies) or several (e.g., movies, websites, novels, and paintings).

Send submissions (3,000 8,000 words) and inquiries to: Jacqueline Ellis and Edvige Giunta, Editors. For submission guidelines contact the editors. Transformations explores and promotes inclusive pedagogy and curriculum transformation. Representing a variety of cross-disciplinary interests, both theoretical and practical, the journal is designed to create a dynamic exchange among diverse scholars. A variety of approaches, everything from theoretical essays to short descriptions of pedagogical innovations, will assist teachers and scholars at all levels who are committed to integrating recent scholarship on gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and other identity positions.