Abdourahman Waberi, assistant professor of French, authored this novel that delves into the life of an African American poet, singer, and songwriter born in Chicago in 1949.
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.
Moses in Corinth: The Apologetic Context of 2 Corinthians 3
Paul B. Duff, professor of religion, examines the puzzling imagery surrounding Moses in Paul’s 2 Corinthians 3. While commonly believed to be a ...
Liberty, Equality, Power: A History of the American People
Denver Brunsman, associate professor of history, co-authors this text which explores many forms of popular culture that help to show how the United States has transformed from its...
Portraits of the Queen Mother: Polemics, Panegyrics, Letters
Leah Chang, associate professor of French, and co-author Katherine Kong study and translate various documents from letters to diplomatic reports related to Catherine de Medicis....
Samuel F. B. Morse's "Gallery of the Louvre" and the Art of Invention
David Bjelajac, professor of art history and American studies, wrote a chapter in this book (edited by Peter Brownlee) that explores the fresh insights of academics, curators and...
Lilien Robinson, professor of art history, contributes to this work, which compiles fourteen empirical and comparative essays about modernism in the architecture, visual arts, and...
Michelle Frankfurter, adjunct professor of new media photojournalism, seeks to capture the experience of undocumented Central American migrants and their perilous journey across...
The Image of the Prophet between Ideal and Ideology
David Bjelajac, professor of art history and American studies, authored a chapter for this volume, which aims to elucidate Muhammad’s visualization in the West vis-à-vis his image...
Democracy's Double-Edged Sword
Catie Snow Bailard, Assistant Professor of Media and Public Affairs, argues that the Internet—by altering the quantity and range of information available to citizens—directly...