Philosophy's David DeGrazia provides a compelling bioethics theory with practical applications in issues like health care, abortion, animal research and more.
Faculty Books
From the history of race and caste in Latin America to the role of music in religion around the world, Columbian College faculty publish numerous thought-provoking and timely titles every year. Their work has topped bestseller lists, inspired debate and dialogue and received positive reviews from high-profile outlets like the Los Angeles Review of Books and The New York Times.
Transnational Feminist Itineraries
Edited by WGSS Director Ashwini Tambe, this work demonstrates the ongoing importance of transnational feminist theory in challenging neoliberal globalization.
Promoting Justice Across Borders: The Ethics of Reform Intervention
Lucia M. Rafanelli examines the full range of activities that qualify as reform intervention, understood as any attempt to promote justice in a foreign society.
Crisis Averted: PR Strategies to Protect Your Reputation and the Bottom Line
Communications professor Evan Nierman explores the unpredictable world of crisis management and the decisions that make or break a company’s future.
Shock to the System: Coups, Elections, and War on the Road to Democratization
Miller presents a theory of democratization that focuses on how events like coups, wars and elections disrupt autocratic regimes and trigger democratic change.
China's Leaders: From Mao to Now
Political Science Professor David Shambaugh offers a refreshing account of China’s dramatic post-revolutionary history through the prism of those who ruled it.
After Nationalism: Being American in an Age of Division
Samuel Goldman trains an eye on the trend of rising nationalism, highlighting the deep challenges that face any effort to revive national social cohesion.
This work explores East Asian performances and reworkings of Shakespeare in Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong.
Neutrino Mass: Past, Present, and Future
Physics Professor Igor Strakovsky addresses topical problems in neutrino physics, in particular the evolution of neutrino mass research and determination of neutrino masses.
Anthropology professor Roy Richard Grinker, Ph.D. explores the history of stigmatizing mental illness.