Essays about the ethics of human enmeshment.
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.
Forensic Toxicology: Principles and Concepts
Nicholas T. Lappas, associate professor of forensic sciences, co-authored this book that takes readers back to the origins of forensic toxicology.
Teaching Shakespeare with Purpose: A Student-Centered Approach
Student-centered teachings of Shakespeare.
Why Britain's imperial past continues to generate such intense and sustained interest.
The Music of Multicultural America: Performance, Identity, and Community in the United States
Exploration of the intersection of performance, identity, and community.
Before Anarchy: Hobbes and his Critics in Modern International Thought
Examining Hobbesian state of nature and discourse of anarchy.
The Emotions of Justice: Gender, Status, and Legal Performance in Choson Korea
Jisoo Kim, the Korea Foundation Associate Professor of History, International Affairs and East Asian Languages and Literatures, reveals a surprisingly complex picture of the...
Branding the 'Beur' Author: Minority Writing and the Media in France
Mainstream media promotion of literature by descendants of North African immigrants to France.
Elemental Ecocriticism: Thinking with Earth, Air, Water, and Fire
Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, professor of English, co-edited this essay collection which provides correctives to the idea of the material world as mere resource. The book shows how...
Writing Neoliberal Values: Rhetorical Connectivities and Globalized Capitalism
Rachel Reidner, professor of writing and women's studies, examines human-interest stories that circulate narratives about how markets, in alliance with nation-states, promote...