Archive: Books

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The Must-Read Books While You’re Traveling This Summer, From Professors Who Study the World

We asked a few Georgetown professors for their favorite summer reads based on the parts of the world they research and teach.…

June 17, 2025

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Government Professor Stefan Eich Wins 2024 Spitz Book Prize

The prize is awarded annually for the best book or books in liberal and/or democratic theory published two years.…

June 6, 2025

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Top Books to Read This Summer According to Georgetown Psychology Professors

Professors in Georgetown’s Department of Psychology share some of their favorite books in an annual list for. …

June 5, 2025

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Celebrate a Century of The Great Gatsby With a Professor Who’s Read It 100 Times

Georgetown professor Maureen Corrigan recommends rereading the classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald that she says is "both timeless and time.”…

May 30, 2025

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Literature Professors Pick the Best Books To Read This Winter

With so many books to choose from, we asked literature professors in the Department of English for their recommendations on what to read this winter. Whether you’re looking to…

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