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.
 


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A Poverty of Words

Frederick Pollack, adjunct professor of creative writing, authored this collection of poems that were hand-selected from his manuscripts. Representing years of dedicated writing, this book...

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A Poverty of Words

Frederick Pollack, adjunct professor of creative writing, published a collection of 92 poems that combines themes of politics and metaphysics and is written in a style that is...

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The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture

Elise A. Friedland, associate professor of classics and art history, contributes to this handbook which analyzes sculptures from regions throughout the Roman Empire and emphasizes...

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Handbook of the Economics of International Migration

Barry Chiswick, professor of international affairs and economics, edited this handbook which is the first of a new sub-series in the Handbooks in Economics. It analyzes academia...

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La Divine Chanson

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.

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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 ...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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On the Very Edge

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...