The School in Question: A Comparative Study of the School and Its Future in Western Society
By Torsten Husén (NHC Fellow, 1978–79)
Sociology
Higher Education and Social Stratification: An International Comparative Study
By Torsten Husén (NHC Fellow, 1978–79) Analyses the social stratification process from a theoretical viewpoint, attempts to provide an historical and conceptual background for a "meta-analysis" of scholarly studies on equity in the field of education, observes that social stratification, viewed across the artificial dividing-line drawn between developing and industrialized countries, holds very significant and … Continued
Race Contacts and Interracial Relations: Lectures on the Theory and Practice of Race
Edited by Jeffrey C. Stewart (NHC Fellow, 1990–91) and Alain LeRoy Locke Race Contacts and Interracial Relations comprises five lectures that Alain Locke, Howard University professor of philosophy and critic of the Harlem Renaissance, delivered in 1916 at Howard University. Locke examines race and racism in twentieth-century social relations and provides a means of analyzing … Continued
The Weight of the World: Social Suffering in Contemporary Society
Translated by Priscilla Parkhurst Ferguson (NHC Fellow, 1994–95) Confined in their governmental ivory towers, their actions largely dictated by public opinion polls, politicians and state officials are all too often oblivious to the everyday lives of ordinary citizens. These persons, who often experience so much hardship in their lives, have few ways to make themselves … Continued
In Search of the Ethical: Moral Theory in Twentieth Century America. Vol. 5, Science, Ideology, and Value
By Abraham Edel (NHC Fellow, 1978–79) The twentieth century has been rich in the variety of its ethical theories. Since the turn of the century, contending philosophical positions have tended to view ethics either as spiritual and separate from the natural world or as a function of bodily or material forces. Although both factions had … Continued
Racial Paranoia: The Unintended Consequences of Political Correctness; The New Reality of Race in America
By John L. Jackson, Jr. (NHC Fellow, 2005–06) The Civil War put an end to slavery, and the civil rights movement put an end to legalized segregation. Crimes motivated by racism are punished with particular severity, and Americans are more sensitive than ever about the words they choose when talking about race. And yet America … Continued
Thin Description: Ethnography and the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem
By John L. Jackson, Jr. (NHC Fellow, 2005–06) The African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem are often dismissed as a fringe cult for their beliefs that African Americans are descendants of the ancient Israelites and that veganism leads to immortality. But John L. Jackson questions what “fringe” means in a world where cultural practices of every stripe circulate … Continued
Jameson, Althusser, Marx: An Introduction to the Political Unconscious
By William C. Dowling (NHC Fellow, 1979–80) Frederic Jameson is widely regarded as one of the most original and influential Marxist critics of the last decades. His most controversial work, The Political Unconscious, had an enormous impact on literary criticism and cultural studies. In Jameson, Althusser, Marx, first published in 1984, Professor Dowling sets out … Continued
Relating Humanities and Social Thought
By Abraham Edel (NHC Fellow, 1978–79) In the current atmosphere of controversy about modes of interpreting literature, historical influences in science, and subtle ideologies in social theory, Abraham Edel confronts the institutionalized separation of the humanities and the sciences, the segregation of disciplines through structures that rest on entrenched dualisms, and the isolations reenforced by … Continued
Tight Knit: Global Families and the Social Life of Fast Fashion
By Elizabeth L. Krause (NHC Fellow, 2013–14) The coveted “Made in Italy” label calls to mind visions of nimble-fingered Italian tailors lovingly sewing elegant, high-end clothing. The phrase evokes a sense of authenticity, heritage, and rustic charm. Yet, as Elizabeth L. Krause uncovers in Tight Knit, Chinese migrants are the ones sewing “Made in Italy” labels into … Continued