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.
For Sayantani DasGupta, storytelling is a powerful tool for pursuing social justice.
Vishakha Desai has edited an anthology that examines the recent intersections between visual art and social movements.
In her latest book, Professor Helen Benedict continues her focus on refugees and the cruelty of war.
A new book co-written by Columbia SIPA professors answers that and other questions.
GSAPP’s Lola Ben-Alon has edited a book that expands architecture’s and design’s lexicon and unsettles its boundaries.
Columbia’s dean of humanities explains why he finds translating another person’s work deeply satisfying.
Climate Justice Now transcends traditional scholarly divides across the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
In her new book, Beth Berkowitz looks at the Bible and rabbinic literature to reimagine the bonds between animals.
Katharina Volk’s new translation of Cicero explores this timeless question.
In Returning, Nicholas Lemann traces his family’s story from Germany to the Deep South to New York, where he embraces Judaism.
In This Is the Only Kingdom, Professor Jaquira Díaz tells a story about the barrio of el Caserío Padre Rivera in Puerto Rico.
With the help of AI, Alexey Yurenev, an adjunct professor at Columbia’s School of the Arts, attempts to do just that in his new book.