Faculty Books

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America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries

By Eddie Glaude Jr. *97, professor of African American studies

As the U.S. approaches its 250th anniversary, Glaude offers an analysis of the country’s stated values of liberty, equality, and freedom for all against its long history of racism. While revisiting the words of W.E.B. DuBois, John Dos Passos, Herman Melville, Martin Luther King Jr., and others, Glaude addresses the cycle of contradictions that become especially evident around celebrations of the nation’s anniversaries. In America, U.S.A. (Crown), Glaude doesn’t mince words as he calls for an acknowledgement and reckoning of the country’s past, noting this is key to create a better future for all.

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The 5 Questions for Ethical Decisions

By David W. Miller, director of the Faith & Work Initiative

Miller sets out to help people discover their “true north.” Using five key principles, the book guides readers to help them understand the meaning of ethics, establish their why, design an ethical framework that can be clearly articulated, and learn how to apply it when making tough decisions. Based on Miller’s two decades of experience teaching professional responsibility and ethics, The 5 Questions for Ethical Decisions (Princeton University Press) offers practical tips to help readers build their “ethical fitness” and avoid costly mistakes that don’t align with their morals.

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Food Justice Undone

By Hanna Garth, assistant professor of anthropology

At face value, the food justice system revolves around the desire to help others, but a closer look reveals many problems that exist within the ways activists try to achieve this. In Food Justice Undone (University of California Press), Garth draws on 12 years of ethnographic research to call out food justice activists for the stereotypes and racially coded language that plagues the movement. She argues that these misconceptions — like the belief that healthy eating is determined by individual choice — lead to more harm to communities of color. Her goal in illuminating these issues is to encourage building toward a better movement.