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After September 11th


After September 11th:
An Interdisciplinary Winter Term Institute

Speakers' Recommended Resources

An addendum to the resource guide on the Events of September 11, 2001 prepared by the Reference & Instruction Department, Oberlin College Library

The following resources are recommended by the speakers in the "After September 11th" interdisciplinary Winter Term institute lecture/discussion series. Locations and call numbers refer to items located at Oberlin College's Main Library or Science Library. If you have questions about obtaining any of these resources, please inquire at the Reference Desk, Main Library.

Complete listing of scheduled talks

Nancy Dye, Oberlin College President
Topic: "Civil Liberties and Academic Freedom: The War on Terrorism's Implications for Students and Faculties in American Colleges and Universities"

Recommends. . .
Menard, Louis. The Metaphysical Club. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001.
Main Library E169.1 .M546 2001
Discusses the development of academic freedom in the United States.

Ron Kahn, Politics
Topic: "9/11 Civil Liberties, Anti-Terrorism, and the Rights of Subordinated Groups"

Recommends. . .

Neuman, Gerald L. Strangers to the Constitution: Immigrants, Borders, and Fundamental Law. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1996.
Main Library KF4800 .N48 1996

Moore, John Norton. Law and the Indo-China War. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1972.
Main Library 341M7841L

Ben Schiff, Politics
Topic: "U.S. Foreign and Military Policy in Reaction to Terrorism Generally and in Connection with Middle East Topics in Particular"

Recommends. . .

Halliday, Fred. Two Hours That Shook the World : September 11, 2001 : Causes and Consequences. London, Saqi, 2001.
Main Library HV6432 .H33 2002

Shikaki, Kahlil. "Palestinians Divided." Foreign Affairs 81, no. 1 (January/February 2002): 89–105.
Main Current Periodicals
Also available online: http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20020101faessay6559/khalil-shikaki/palestinians-divided.html (last checked 6/4/03)

Indyk, Martin. "Back to the Bazaar." Foreign Affairs 81, no. 1 (January/February 2002): 75–88.
Main Current Periodicals
Also available online: http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20020101faessay6558/martin-indyk/back-to-the-bazaar.html (last checked 6/4/03)

At the conclusion of this talk, Dr. Ben Wisner, research associate in the Environmental Studies Program, also recommended. . .

Khalid, Fazlun M. and Joanne O'Brien, eds. Islam and Ecology. New York, NY: Cassell, 1992
Available through OhioLINK

Anna Gade, Religion
Topic: "Questions of Authority and Islam"

Recommends. . .

Denny, Frederick Mathewson. An Introduction to Islam. New York: Macmillan, 1985.
Main Library BP161.2.D46 1985

Lapidus, Ira M. A History of Islamic Societies. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1988.
Main Library DS35.63.L37 1988

Hodgson, Marshall G. S. The Venture of Islam: Conscience and History in a World Civilization. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1974.
Main Library DS36.85.H63 vols. 1–3

Eickelman, Dale F. and James Piscatori. Muslim Politics. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1996.
Main Library DS35.69 .E37 1996

Kurzman, Charles, ed. Liberal Islam: A Sourcebook. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
Main Library BP60 .L53 1998

Rahman, Fazlur. Major Themes of the Qur'an, 2nd ed. Minneapolis, MN : Bibliotheca Islamica, 1994.
Main Library BP132 .R33 1994

Sells, Michael Anthony. Approaching the Qur'an : the Early Revelations. Ashland, OR: White Cloud Press, 1999.
Main Library BP130.4 .S43 1999
Accompanying audio compact disc:
Main AV Dept and Main Closed Reserve BP130.4 .S43 1999 recording

Denffer, Ahmad von. `Ulum al-Qur'an : An Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur'an. Markfield, Leicestershire, U.K. : Islamic Foundation, 1994.
Main Library BP130.2 .D46 1994

Kamali, Mohammad Hashim. Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence. Cambridge : Islamic Texts Society, 1991.
Main Library KBL.K127

Beth Blissman, Center for Service and Learning
Topic: "Community Building After September 11th: How Do We Participate in a Multicultural Democracy?"

Recommends. . .

Magazines/Journals:

Books:

Smith, Barbara. The Truth that Never Hurts: Writings on Race, Gender, and Freedom. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1998.
Main Library E185.86 .S635 1998

Lorde, Audre. Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches. Trumansburg, NY: Crossing Press, 1984.
Main Library PS3562.O75 S5 1984

West, Cornel. Race Matters. Boston: Beacon Press, 1993.
Main Library E185.615.W43 1993
Also available on campus network in electronic book format
Also available in 1994 Vintage Books edition:
Main Library & Art Library E185.615 .W43 1994

Thompson, Becky. A Promise and a Way of Life: White Antiracist Activism. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2001.
Main Library E185.98.A1 T48 2001

Lerner, Michael. Spirit Matters. Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads Pub. Co., 2000.
Available through OhioLINK

Berry, Thomas. The Great Work: Our Way Into the Future. New York: Bell Tower, 1999.
Main Library GE195 .B47 1999

Swimme, Brian. The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos: Humanity and the New Story. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1996.
Available through OhioLINK

Capra, Fritjof. The Web of Life: A New Scientific Understanding of Living Systems. New York: Anchor Books, 1996.
Science Library QH501 .C375 1996

Websites:

Center for Sacred Ecology
Earth Literacy Companions
Earth Charter USA
Foundation for Global Community

Resources relating to the discussion period at the end of this talk:

Judaism and Eco-Justice resources suggested by Conservatory Professor Deborah Rifkin:

Websites:

The Shalom Center and their list of books on Judaism and eco-justice
Free Time/Free People Campaign

Books:

Waskow, Arthur. Down-to-Earth Judaism: A Spiritual Guide to Food, Money, Sex and Rest. New York: W. Morrow, 1995.
Available through OhioLINK

Waskow, Arthur, ed. Torah of the Earth: Exploring 4,000 Years of Ecology in Jewish Thought. Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights, 2000.
Main Library BM538.H85 T67 2000 vols. 1–2

Debbie Schildkraut, Politics
Topic: "Trends in Public Opinion in the U.S., Their Causes and Possible Consequences, Including Opinions on Support for Bush,Support for Military Retaliation, and Views on 'Arab Profiling'"

Recommends. . .

. . . on the rally effect:

Brody, Richard. Assessing the President: The Media, Elite Opinion, and Public Support. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1991.
Available through OhioLINK

. . .on opinions toward Congress and American political institutions:

Hibbing, John and Elizabeth Theiss-Morse. Congress as Public Enemy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Main Library JK1041 .H53 1995

Zaller, John. The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992.
Main Library HM261.Z35 1992

. . .on the relationship between ethnicity and American identity:

Hollinger, David. Postethnic America: Beyond Multiculturalism. New York: Basic Books, 1995.
Main Library E184.A1 H64 1995

Miller, John. The Unmaking of Americans: How Multiculturalism Has Undermined the Assimilation Ethic. New York: The Free Press, 1998.
Main Library E184.A1 M527 1998

Mills, Charles. The Racial Contract. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1997.
Main Library HT1523 .M56 1997

Renshon, Stanley, ed. One America? Political Leadership, National Identity, and the Dilemmas of Diversity. Washington: Georgetown Univeristy Press, 2001.
Main Library E169.12 .O49 2001

Salins, Peter. Assimilation, American Style. New York: Basic Books, 1996.
Main Library E169.1 .S198 1996

Smith, Rogers. Civic Ideals: Conflicting Visions of Citizenship in U.S. History. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997.
Main Library KF4700 .S63 1997

Public opinion resources on the web:

Gallup (often collaborates with CNN/USA Today)

Pew Center for People and the Press

Washington Post Data Directory
Links to many national media, academic, and state polls

Public Agenda

Roper Center for Public Opinion Research

Kaiser Family Foundation Survey on Civil Liberties

Pat Day, English
Topic: "Pearl Harbor, Transformation, and the End of Irony: 9/11 and the Media"

Recommends. . .

Center for Media and Public Affairs

Newswatch: A Consumer's Guide to News

Hertsgaard, Mark. On Bended Knee: The Press and the Reagan Presidency. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1988.
Main Library E876.H46 1988

Kovach, Bill and Tom Rosenstiel. The Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect. New York: Crown Publishers, 2001.
Available through OhioLINK

Lule, Jack. Daily News, Eternal Stories: The Mythological Role of Journalism. New York: Guilford Press, 2001.
Available through OhioLINK

Nimmo, Dan and James E. Combs. Nightly Horrors: Crisis Coverage by Television Network News. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1985.
Main Library PN4888.T4N5 1985

Johnny Coleman, Art
Topic: "Transformation(s): Process and Personal Ritual in Times of Crisis"

Recommends. . .

Somé, Malidoma Patrice. Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman. New York: Putnam, 1994.
Main Library DT555.45.D35 S667 1994

Vernon Schubel, Professor of Religion, Kenyon College
Topic: "Dictators, Democrats, and Dervishes: Islam in the Post-Cold-War World"

Ambassador Steven R. Mann, OC '73, senior advisor for Caspian Basin Energy Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State
Topic: "Central Asia After the War: Chances for Development, Security and Human Rights"

Bruce Simonson, Geology
Topic: "Borrowed Time: America, Oil Production, and the Middle East"

Recommends. . .

Deffeyes, Kenneth S. Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2001.
On Science Library Reserve for WT-New Mexico trip
Also available through OhioLINK

Roger Copeland, Theater and Dance
Topic: "Art After 9/11"

Omid Safi, Assistant Professor of Religion and Philosophy, Colgate University
Topic: "Hearing Islam: Expressions of Heritage in Context"

A preliminary reading list on Islamic Faith, suggested by Omid Safi: http://groups.colgate.edu/aarislam/listread.htm

Introduction to Islam. . .

Murata, Sachiko and William C. Chittick. The Vision of Islam. New York : Paragon House, 1994.
Main Library BP161.2 .M78 1994

Eaton, Gai. Islam and the Destiny of Man. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1985.
Main Library BP161.2.E27 1985

Denny, Frederick Mathewson. An Introduction to Islam. New York: Macmillan, 1985.
Main Library BP161.2.D46 1985

Nomachi, Kazuyoshi. Mecca the Blessed, Medina the Radiant: The Holiest Cities of Islam. New York: Aperture, 1997.
Main Library DS248.M4 N66 1997

Sells, Michael A., ed. Early Islamic Mysticism: Sufi, Qur'an, Miraj, Poetic and Theological Writings. New York Paulist Press, 1996.
Main Library BP188.9 .E2 1996

On the Qur'an. . .

Sells, Michael Anthony. Approaching the Qur'an : the Early Revelations. Ashland, OR: White Cloud Press, 1999.
Main Library BP130.4 .S43 1999
Accompanying audio compact disc:
Main AV Dept and Main Closed Reserve BP130.4 .S43 1999 recording

Esack, Farid. Qur'an, Liberation, and Pluralism: An Islamic Perspective of Interreligious Solidarity Against Oppression. Rockport, MA: Oneworld, 1997.
Main Library BP64.S6 E8 1997

Cleary, Thomas, ed. The Essential Koran: The Heart of Islam: An Introductory Selection of Readings from the Qur'an. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1993.
Available through OhioLINK

Ali, Abdullah Yusuf. The meaning of the Holy Qur'an. Beltsville, MD: Amana Publications, 1999.
Main Library BP109 1999

On the Prophet Muhammad. . .

Lings, Martin. Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources. New York: Inner Traditions International, 1983.
Main Library BP75.L56 1983

Armstrong, Karen. Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1992.
Available through OhioLINK

Nasr, Seyyed Hossein. Muhammad, Man of God. Chicago KAZI Publications, 1995.
Available through OhioLINK

Schimmel, Annemarie. And Muhammad is His Messenger: The Veneration of the Prophet in Islamic Piety. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 1985.
Main Library PJ827.S3313 1985

On Islamic spirituality. . .

al-Sulami, Ibn al-Husayn. Way of Sufi Chivalry: When the Light of the Heart is Reflected in the Beauty of the Face, That Beauty is Futuwwah. Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions International, 1991.
Main Library BP189.6 .S8813 1991

Ozak, Muzaffer. Love is the Wine: Talks of a Sufi Master in America. Putney, VT : Threshold Books, 1987.
Main Library BP189.62.O96 1987

Fadiman, James and Robert Frager, eds. Essential Sufism. San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, 1997.
Main Library BP189 .E86 1997

Ernst, Carl W. Shambhala Guide to Sufism. Boston: Shambhala, 1997.
Main Library BP188.48 .E76 1997

Vaughan-Lee, Llewellyn, ed. Traveling the Path of Love: Sayings of Sufi Masters. Inverness, CA: Golden Sufi Center, 1995.
Main Library BP189.23 .T73 1995

The Essential Rumi. Translated by Coleman Barks. San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, 1995.
Main Library PK6480.E5 .B37 1995

Inayat Khan. The Heart of Sufism: Essential Writings of Hazrat Inayat Khan. Boston: Shambhala, 1999.
Main Library BP189 .I472 1999

Contemporary Muslims. . .

Esack, Farid. On Being a Muslim: Finding a Religious Path in the World Today. Oxford : Oneworld, 1999.
Main Library BP88.E73 O5 1999

Muhaiyaddeen, M. R. Bawa. Islam and World Peace: Explanations of a Sufi. Philadelphia: Fellowship Press, 1987.
Available through OhioLINK

On Islam and Extremist movements. . .

Lawrence, Bruce B. Defenders of God: the Fundamentalist Revolt Against the Modern Age. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1995.
Main Library BL238 .L38 1995

Jeurgensmeyer, Mark. Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000.
Main Library BL65.V55 J84 2000

Nasr, Seyyed Vali Reza. Vanguard of the Islamic Revolution. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1994.
Main Library JQ559.A54 N37 1994

Lawrence, Bruce B. Shattering the Myth: Islam Beyond Violence. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1998.
Main Library BP163 .L34 1998



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