With so much preventable suffering in the world, what does it mean to live ethically today? This collection explores our obligations to humans and other animals, the search for a meaningful life, and the relevance and vitality of ethics today.
The Lost Gospel
Religion was a key factor for US Blacks integrating into 19th-century Canada. Protestant churches were crucial in their transition to freedom, fostering education, developing Black leadership, and guiding assimilation into their new host society.
This unique collection of essays explores the relationships between power and culture in sub-Saharan Africa through its French-language literature and cinema. Its deft analyses move beyond the rhetoric of crisis to present a critical reflection linked to global culture.
Reform and Renewal
The 1960s-70s fractured the transatlantic alliance with rivalry, yet this crisis also sparked renewal. Drawing on declassified files, this book reveals the domestic and economic forces that redefined US-European relations.
Naked and Alone in a Strange New World
This analysis of early modern captivity narratives argues the harrowing tales are not historically accurate. Instead, they are cultural artifacts that offer insight into the mentalities of the age, aiding understanding of sixteenth-century peoples and societies.
This book sheds new light on migration in Sub-Saharan Africa. It moves beyond structural discussions to examine actual migrant practices, their translocal networks, and a “culture of migration,” while also discussing the neglected issues of immobility and borders.
The Female Voice in The Assembly of Ladies
This book examines gender relations in The Assembly of Ladies, a rare fifteenth-century poem told from a woman’s point of view. It shows how social and literary conventions impact women in the production and consumption of literature.
This critical and historical anthology looks at 1968, bringing together scholars, critics, and media-makers. Their work engages the period’s international activism through close readings of cultural production, from mass media to avant-garde practices.
Right / Left / Right Revolving Commitments
This collection of essays examines the complex responses of British and French intellectuals to the political crises from the 1920s to WWII. It explores the radical shifts in allegiance as writers confronted the rise of fascism and communism.
For millennia, we have been intrigued by space and time. This book brings together eight essays exploring their expression in language and literature, using diverse linguistic and literary perspectives to reveal how culture shapes our conception of reality.
In our digital world, it can be easy to forget public spaces. This book interrogates cultural programs, from festivals to museums, to discover how these bodily experiences affect us. It argues that both events and institutions are caught in political webs.
Body and Justice insightfully examines the western woman: her body, sexuality, and the justice she is afforded. How fair is a world where women are forced to conform to beauty standards? It calls for a morality that frees our bodies from oppression.
R|EVOLUTIONS
Can art change the world? R|EVOLUTIONS is a unique collection interrogating intersections between culture, community, revolution, and evolution. Multidisciplinary in approach, it examines how enduring social issues intertwine with current concerns.
Recounting the tragic partition of Hindustan, this book brings harsh history to bear on love stories as tragic as the peoples ripped apart by their country’s division. It explores love in a world of madness, where love becomes an answer for the future.
Psychology and Indigenous Australians
From a fraught colonial past, a new Australian psychology is emerging. Led by Indigenous voices, this landmark collection showcases a culturally responsive practice for all Australians.
The presidency of George W. Bush was one of extremes, from the highest approval ratings to the lowest. This collection of essays addresses the contentious questions of his time in office, offering initial assessments of this controversial president’s legacy.
Literary Translation
This manual applies linguistic pragmatics to literary translation. Using Naguib Mahfouz’s Cairo Trilogy as a guide, it bridges theory and practice to show how translators can preserve implied meaning and improve their work.
In/Fidelity
This volume explores the controversial value of fidelity in cinematic adaptation. Moving beyond simple for/against debates, these essays suggest a continuum of critical perspectives, arguing that both adaptations and criticism operate on a spectrum of faithfulness.
The Crisis of the Human Sciences
Centralization and over-professionalization disconnect the human sciences from the real world, creating a sterile atmosphere that prevents creativity. The authors offer a broad range of approaches to reconnect the humanities to our world.
American and European Values
International scholars consider the intersection of American and European values. They explore cultural sensibilities, key philosophical figures, and movements from pragmatism to existentialism, offering a rich conversation for our increasingly globalized world.
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