Brandeis University Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Iliad: Books 13-24
HomerBrandeis University#Brandeis Professor Joel Christensen (@sentantiq) looks at the fraught notion of glory & fame & draws comparisons between Homer’s Iliad & the war in Ukraine – & reveals that there’s no glory or fame in bloodletting. https://t.co/upDBqedXuh
Hardcover, 1925
$30.00Member price:$28.50 + Free shipping5% off
Brandeis: Beyond Progressivism
Philippa StrumBrandeis UniversityA new book by #Brandeis anthropologist Anita Hannig reveals how medical aid-in-dying can restore dignity & a sense of control to those facing terminal illness. https://t.co/Kudwqqiz39
Paperback, 1993
$29.99Member price:$29.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Homer: A Beginner's Guide
Elton T. E. BarkerBrandeis University#Brandeis Professor Joel Christensen (@sentantiq) looks at the fraught notion of glory & fame & draws comparisons between Homer’s Iliad & the war in Ukraine – & reveals that there’s no glory or fame in bloodletting. https://t.co/upDBqedXuh
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Ripple Effect: Because Of The War
Jenny FernsBrandeis UniversityIn professor Toni Shapiro-Phim's filmmaking debut, “Because of the War,” four Liberian women tell stories of the centrality of their traditional artistic practices to their survival & community-building in the aftermath of war, loss, & exile. https://t.co/KwJ9LuzCTk
Paperback, 2019
$14.99Member price:$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence
Anita HillBrandeis University"In her new book, "Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence," out from Penguin Random House, the professor takes a look at the bigger picture of gender-based violence & how to move forward as a nation." https://t.co/0lyw5yjGZ8
Paperback, 2022
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Unique
Andrew L. MillerBrandeis UniversityMichelle Miller ’11 recounts a unique experience with fellow @BrandeisUAlumni: an enthralling performance of "A Strange Loop" followed by an exclusive talk-back with select cast members, including John-Andrew Morrison ’95. https://t.co/Y6HP3su4mR
Paperback, 2021
$12.99Member price:$12.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
The Underwater Eye: How the Movie Camera Opened the Depths and Unleashed New Realms of Fantasy
Margaret CohenBrandeis UniversityIn this conversation, professor Margaret Cohen & professor John Plotz discuss The Underwater Eye: How the Movie Camera Opened the Depths & Unleashed New Realms of Fantasy. https://t.co/Fmev7K6w1O
Hardcover, 2022
$41.00Member price:$41.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
The Wounded World: W. E. B. Du Bois and the First World War
Chad L. WilliamsBrandeis UniversityChad Williams, the Augusta Spector Chair of History at Brandeis & a preeminent scholar of World War I, released his new book in April titled "The Wounded World: W. E. B. Du Bois and the First World War." https://t.co/Z6u82JE5Lf
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Western Jihadism: A Thirty Year History
Jytte KlausenBrandeis UniversityFor the past 3 years, Joseph Coles '22 developed profiles & maintained databases on individuals connected to terrorist activity in professor Jytte Klausen's Western Jihadism Project Lab. https://t.co/lw6o2qQl4m
Hardcover, 2021
$44.99Member price:$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Antisemitism: Here and Now
Deborah E. LipstadtBrandeis UniversityU.S. Special Envoy to Monitor & Combat Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt, GSAS MA’72, PhD’76, H’19, discusses the rise in anti-Semitism in America & around the world. https://t.co/Vym4Bl5Odw
Hardcover, 2019
$28.00Member price:$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book