The Power of the Page: Faculty Books from CLA
Behind every new book is a faculty member asking important questions about our world, and inviting others into the conversation. These recent publications showcase the breadth of inquiry across the College of Liberal Arts, reflecting a shared responsibility to create knowledge and contribute to a better future for our communities near and far.
Associate Professor Jane Sumner, Political Science, has published R for Political Science: An Introduction for Absolute Beginners.
Professor Michelle Phelps (Sociology) has published The Minneapolis Reckoning: Race, Violence, and the Politics of Policing in America
Assistant Professor Laura Garbes (Sociology) has published Listeners Like Who? Exclusion and Resistance in the Public Radio Industry.
Associate Professor and Fellow in Strategic Communication and Corporate Social Responsibility Amy O'Connor has published The Mine Next Door: Turning Points in Corporate Social Responsibility Communicative Practice.
Curriculum Administrator Kyle Edwards and Professor August Nimtz (Political Science) have published The Communist and the Revolutionary Liberal in the Second American Revolution.
Assistant Professor Megan Giddings (English) has published Meet Me at the Crossroads.
Professor Douglas Kearney (English) has published I Imagine I Been Science Fiction Always.
Teaching Professor Allison J. Steinke and Assistant Professor Haseon Park (Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication) have published Brand Thinking: Building Brands You Can Believe In.
Professor Alice Lovejoy (Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature) has published Tales of Militant Chemistry: The Film Factory in a Century of War.
Nash Gallery Director Curator Howard Oransky and Northrop Professor of American Studies Brenda Child co-edited Dreaming our Futures: Ojibwe and Ochéthi Šakówiƞ Artists and Knowledge Keepers.
Professor Christopher Federico (Political Science, Psychology, Political Psychology) has published The Authoritarian Divide: Partisan Identity, Voting, and the Transformation of the American Electorate.
Teaching Assistant Professor Ruth DeFoster (Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication) and co-author Natashia Swalve have published The Fear Knot: How Science, History, and Culture Shape Our Fears — And How to Get Unstuck.
Assistant Professor Emily Winderman (Communication Studies) has published Back-Alley Abortion: A Rhetorical History.
Associate Professor Zozan Pehlivan (History) has published The Political Ecology of Violence: Peasants and Pastoralists in the Last Ottoman Century.
Assistant Professor Anna Lise Seastrand (Art History, Religious Studies) has published Body, History, Myth: Early Modern Murals in South India.
Professor and Fellow in Health Communication Marco C. Yzer and co-editor Jason T. Siegel have published The Handbook of Mental Health Communication.
Professor Maggie Hennefeld (Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature) has published Death by Laughter: Female Hysteria and Early Cinema.
Assistant Professor Atilla Hallsby (Communication Studies) has published Sovereign, Settler, Leaker, Lie: Forms of the Secret in U.S. Political Rhetoric.
Assistant Professor Jessica Lopez-Lyman has published Place-Keepers: Latina/x Art, Performance, and Organizing in the Twin Cities.
Professor Kathryn Nuernberger (English) has published Held: Essays in Belonging.
Professor Emily K. Vraga (Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication) and co-author Leticia Bode have published Observed Correction: How We Can All Respond to Misinformation on Social Media.
Professor Andrew Elfenbein (English) has published The Quyre.
Assistant Professor Tosin Gbogi (English) has published Nigerian Hip-Hop: Race, Knowledge, and the Poetics of Resistance.