LibGuides: Imagining Justice 2019: IJ Readings

Justice: What's the Right Thing To Do?

Justice: What's the Right Thing To Do? by Michael J. Sandel
Call Number: JC 578 .S25 2009
Publication Date: 2010

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Michael Sandel's Justice
Includes video lectures and discussion guides that complement the themes of his book.
Crash Course Philosophy with Hank Green (YouTube)
This was a popular video series among my students last year.

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The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
Call Number: E 185.61 B195 1993
Publication Date: 1992

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I am Not Your Negro (Documentary on Kanopy)
An Oscar-nominated documentary narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO explores the continued peril America faces from institutionalized racism and is based on James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript.
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket (California Newsreel Documentary, Films on Demand)
This film biography of Baldwin’s life captures the passion of his beliefs with stirring excerpts from his novels and striking archival footage dating from the Harlem Renaissance through to the author’s commentary on civil rights to his writing retreats in Istanbul and Europe. Maya Angelou, Amiri Baraka, Ishmael Reed, and William Styron provide insight as the program skillfully links excerpts from Baldwin’s major works to different historical stages in black-white dialogue.