BOOKS AND WORKS FACULTY AND ALUMNI

BECOMING GODS: MEDICAL TRAINING IN MEXICAN HOSPITALS

Vania Smith ’98

Becoming Gods examines how a cohort of doctorsin-training in the Mexican city of Puebla learn to become doctors. The book tells the story of how medical trainees learn to wield new tools, language, and technology and how their white coat, stethoscope, and newfound technical, linguistic, and sensory skills lend them an authority that they cultivate with each practice, transforming their sense of self. Becoming Gods illustrates the messy, complex, and nuanced nature of medical training, where trainees not only have to acquire a monumental number of skills but do so against a backdrop of strict hospital hierarchy and crumbling national medical system that deeply shape who they are.

DREAM BOOKS AND GAMBLERS: BLACK WOMEN’S WORK IN CHICAGO’S POLICY GAME

Betsy Schlabach, associate professor of

History

Ubiquitous illegal lotteries known as policy flourished in Chicago’s Black community during the overlapping waves of the Great Migration. Policy “queens” owned stakes in lucrative operations while women writers and clerks canvased the

Dennis and Charlot Nelson Singleton Professor of Biological Sciences and Professor of Biology

BART DE STASIO

“As we have increased frequency of intense storms, we’re going to see more nutrients running in, and that’s going to fuel the growth of these algae.”

“Bay of Green Bay’s dead zones could be getting worse, and scientists say climate change is the likely culprit”

Green Bay Press-Gazette

neighborhood, passed out winnings, and kept the books. Vivid and revealing, Dream Books and Gamblers tells the stories of Black women in the underground economy and how they used their work to balance the demands of living and laboring in Black Chicago.

Dangerous To Heal

Rebecca M. Zornow ’10

In a galaxy where the last rare resource is unique humans, Yaniqui knows her ability to heal is priceless. Zornow, a Hal Prize winner, wrote the first scenes as a Peace Corps volunteer in eSwatini to reflect the humanitarian crises she witnessed. NYT bestselling author Matt Forbeck called Dangerous to Heal “an exciting new SF epic filled with vibrant characters facing horrible choices and chasing incredible aspirations that resonate loudly today.”

RETHINKING USERS: THE DESIGN GUIDE TO USER ECOSYSTEM THINKING

Michael Youngblood ’87, Ben Chesluk, and Nadeem Haidary

Designers, business strategists, and entrepreneurs seek deep understanding of their users in order to envision better products and services. But there is a problem: our conventional conception of users is no longer valid in today’s technologically, socially, and ethically interconnected world. This book and boxed set of brainstorming cards introduces a “user ecosystems” approach to human-centered design that stimulates new possibilities for thinking about users, their complex interrelationships, and the experiences we create for them.