Off the Shelf is a Columbia News series in which professors discuss their recently published books, as well as what they have read recently and recommend, and who they would invite to the perfect dinner party.
In her new book, Professor Jennifer Lena examines why, if the arts have broadened in this country, they still remain unequal and elitist.
In his new book, James Shapiro explores why Americans have historically embraced the bard and why they should do so now more than ever.
In her new book, Professor Jennifer Wenzel challenges readers to imagine the lives of characters in places like Nigeria or India.
Professor Marianne Hirsch on the afterlife of student pictures, enduring memories and what she is reading now.
Historian Victoria Phillips examines the power of cultural diplomacy in her new book, Martha Graham's Cold War.
Her students constantly inspire her, as does living and working in New York.
Why do we tap our feet or dance in time to the beat?
Professor Anne Nelson reveals how the right-wing media have proliferated in the U.S. and infiltrated American voters in her new book Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right.
20th-century author H.G. Wells, the subject of Humanities Dean Sarah Cole's latest book, would have much to say about the 21st century.
Professor Jeremy Dauber's new book, geared to young adults, blends fantasy and science fiction.
Children bring more magic to the page, she finds.
Who's on his dream team to tackle today’s most pressing issues? An alien.