Research in Print: Fall 2018
Authors explore social justice efforts springing from art, techniques for helping students accept new knowledge that may threaten long-held beliefs, and more.
- Research
- September 01, 2018
- By 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ News Center
In This Series
Research
| August 15, 2018
Show of Subversiveness
A new book on NBC’s Parks and Recreation sheds light on how feminist ideologies and humor within the TV show helped challenge our thinking.
Research
| August 7, 2018
Paths Toward Peace
A new book explores Gandhian thought and Quakerism to show us how both contribute to humanity’s quest for world peace.
Research
| May 11, 2018
Crossing Over, Academically Speaking
A first-of-its-kind book provides faculty with tools to help students understand — and maybe even surmount — threshold concepts.
Arts and Culture
| April 2, 2018
Art Into Action
Can the spoken word community lead us in improving social justice efforts? A new book by acclaimed poet Javon Johnson considers the possibility.
Research
| March 20, 2018
The Art of Persuasion
In her new book, an expert in the nation’s top legal writing program explores how cognitive science and rhetorical theory work together to convince us of what to believe.
