Archive: Books
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Literature Professors Pick the Best Books To Read This Winter
Whether you’re looking to play detective or revisit a classic, these professors in the College of Arts & Sciences curated picks depending on your mood. Read.…
December 20, 2024
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How Omniculturalism Can Help Humanity Tackle Society’s Most Pressing Problems
Fathali Moghaddam is concerned about humanity’s ability to unite, on a mass scale, and address global concerns, from climate catastrophe to extreme wealth concentration, war…
August 14, 2024
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Polling at a Crossroads: How Prof. Michael Bailey Wants to Choose the Right Path
Polling is fundamentally broken and must be fixed if Americans want to live in a healthy, functional democracy: That’s the premise of Georgetown professor Michael Bailey’s…
July 23, 2024
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For Kids, How Much Screen Time Is Too Much? Why That’s the Wrong Question to Ask
In a new book, developmental psychologist Rachel Barr is offering the research community a new framework for understanding and measuring the impact of technology on early…
April 25, 2024
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The Political Pitfalls of Human Psychology
Fathali Moghaddam's new book explores the psychological plasticity of…
March 11, 2024
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Everything You Need to Know About Jesuit History in the US
In his new book, Rev. David Collins, S.J., an associate professor in the College of Arts & Sciences, explores the history of the Society of Jesus in the United…
September 28, 2023
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A Hundred Years of Music in the Country’s Largest Maximum-Security Prison
Benjamin Harbert’s new book Instrument of the State offers a sweeping account of more than a century of musical history at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, colloquially known…
September 15, 2023
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Nicoletta Pireddu Wins Comparative Literature’s Most Prestigious Award
Nicoletta Pireddu’s book "Migrating Minds: Theories and Practices of Cultural Cosmopolitanism" has been awarded the René Wellek…
April 3, 2023
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History Hasn’t Changed as Much as You Think, According to Fathali Moghaddam
In Fathali Moghaddam’s new book, Political Plasticity, he argues that political systems change far less than we might…
February 3, 2023
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New Book Series Emphasizes the Role of Class and Poverty in Psychology
Professor Fathali Moghaddam's new book series, Progressive Psychology, highlights how social conditions, such as poverty and inequality, influence and affect the.…
October 31, 2022