Faculty Authors Reception - March 5

FACULTY AUTHORS SIGNING RECEPTION
Thursday, March 5, 2009
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The Gelman Library, Room 207

FEATURED AUTHORS:

MELANI MCALISTER, Associate Professor of American Studies, International Affairs, and Media and Public Affairs
Religion and Politics in the Contemporary United States

Religion and Politics in the Contemporary United States offers a groundbreaking, cross-disciplinary conversation between scholars in American studies and religious studies. The contributors explore numerous modes through which religious faith has mobilized political action. They utilize a variety of definitions of politics, ranging from lobbying by religious leaders to the political impact of popular culture. Their work includes the political activities of a very diverse group of religious believers: Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and others. In addition, the book explores the meanings of religion for people who might contest the term -- those who are spiritual but not religious, for example, as well as activists who engage symbols of faith and community but who may not necessarily consider themselves members of a specific religion. Several essays also examine the meanings of secular identity, humanist politics, and the complex evocations of civil religion in American life.
 (Johns Hopkins University Press)

PHYLLIS PALMER, Professor of American Studies and of Women's Studies
Living as Equals: How Three White Communities Struggled to Make Interracial Connections During the Civil Rights Era

Impeccably researched and invitingly written, Living as Equals is an inspiring brief for how crucial the work of the heart is to long-lasting and meaningful social change.
Avery F. Gordon, University of California, Santa Barbara

In telling the story of three experiments in interracial cooperation during the period of the civil rights movement, Phyllis Palmer uncovers a hopeful response by white citizens to the challenge to American systems of racial repression.
Tracy K’Meyer, University of Louisville
(Vanderbilt University Press)

ZACHARY WOLFE, Assistant Professor, University Writing Program
Hate Crimes Law, 2008 ed.

Hate Crimes Law provides current analysis and expert legal guidance concerning the federal and state statutes that were enacted to punish or enhance the punishment of bias-motivated crimes. Analyzes the types of conduct under particular statutes. Discusses elements of proof and potential areas for constitutional challenges. Covers constitutional issues related to federal hate crime statutes, federal criminal civil rights statutes used to prosecute hate crimes, federal law, federal sentencing issues, and state criminal law.
(Thomson/West)

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The Gelman Library holds Faculty Authors Signing Receptions throughout the academic year in recognition of new books by faculty members of The George Washington University. Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the receptions and enjoy opportunities to hear faculty members discuss their research and their books’ scholarly contribution within their area of study. Signed copies of new publications are added to the faculty authors’ collection in the Special Collections Research Center.  For more information, please call Emma Mosby, Manager, GLS Administrative Services, 202-994-6455.