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We are proud to showcase recent scholarly research from faculty, staff, or students of the School of Arts and Sciences. Additional scholarly research may be found at Fisher Digital Publications.
In the early 1960s, Black activists used nonviolent direct action to challenge segregation, transforming white supremacy on a massive scale. Anthony C. Siracusa’s book, Nonviolence Before King: The Politics of Being and the Black Freedom Struggle, explores nonviolence’s revolutionary force for Black liberation.
Dr. Emma Greenspon explores how the brain processes auditory information, such as pitch, using behavioral and psychophysiological measures. Her recent work has focused on cognitive mechanisms such as auditory imagery, auditory memory, and sensory-motor processing.
Dr. Matt Bereza explores the complex tapestry of peace and the challenges that have emerged in Honduras following the era of dictatorship in Hearts of Courage, Faces of Peace: Rebuilding and Resistance in Post-Dictatorship Honduras.