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WRPR 173: Transnational Crossings (HC): Relevant Books

Writing Program 173: Transnational Crossings: Representations of the Berlin Wall in American Culture (Farber) Fall 2015

Identifying Relevant Books

Use Tripod to look for relevant books owned by Haverford, Swarthmore, and Bryn Mawr.

The following suggested subject searches are only a sampling of possibilities. To find materials on a topic not listed below, try doing a keyword search in the Tripod Library Catalog to find relevant titles and then using the subject headings assigned to those items to find more.

Beyond the Tri-College Collections

WorldCat is an important place to look for many materials not owned by the Tri-College Libraries. This combined library catalog contains more than 62 million records describing items owned by libraries around the world. Many of these items are available to you though interlibrary loan

Commemorations and Celebrations

The Wall Jumper, a repainted mural by Gabriel Heimler, first done in 1989 on the Berlin Wall (section known as the East Side Gallery).  Shortly after the fall this area was offered to artists.  Heimler presents a figure going from west to east  (Source: Flickr, photograph by Mark Turner)