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An empirically grounded theory of law developed by Brian Z. Tamanha envisions law as a social institution.

In this collection of essays, Edward McPherson considers various locations across the United States and considers that place’s future through the lens of its past. The essays area mix of memoir, history, and reporting; McPherson had lunch with an astronaut, dug for dinosaurs, and read about everything from architecture to nuclear physics to inform his […]

Senior lecturer Krister Dylan Knapp’s WIlliam James studies the life, times and psychical research of “the father of American psychology.”

Gregory P. Magarian examines more than 40 Supreme Court free-speech decisions and critiques the ways in which the court, led by Chief Justice John Roberts, has reshaped and degraded the law of expressive freedom.

Todd Decker, professor in music and in film and media studies, shows how the soundscape in post–Vietnam War films has changed and transformed the experience of watching a war film.

Most patients in ­Africa draw on a “therapeutic continuum” that includes traditional medicines like herbs, religious healing and the latest biomedical technology. Through a look at these treatments, scholars examine how Africans perceive sickness and understand suffering.

A look back at the influential Art Ensemble of Chicago, the flagship group of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, and how they pushed the frontier of jazz with their creative and energetic live performances.

In The Invention of Robert Bresson, Colin Burnett, assistant professor of film and media studies, describes the life and times of the elusive French filmmaker Robert Bresson.

Coaching expert Rik Nemanick has trained thousands of people to be mentors. Now, he distills his knowledge down into eight rules in this informative book.

This collection of essays tackles migration and movement in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia.