Human Dignity: Practices, Discourses, and Transformations
Essays on Dignity Studies in Honor of Evelin Lindner
Editors: Chipamong Chowdhury, Michael Britton, and Linda Hartling
Published March 2020
331 pages, paperback
ISBN 978-1-937570-92-7
18.95 USD, 17.44 EUR; free worldwide shipping
About the book
Dignity and humiliation are at the root of countless urgent issues today. This edited book provides a multifaceted discussion of dignity from diverse social, cultural, religious, legal, educational, psychological, and political perspectives. It is written as a special tribute to Dr. Evelin Lindner, a global scholar and researcher nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2015, 2016, and 2017.
Using the study of dignity and humiliation as a common foundation, this book examines some of the most challenging topics of our time, including human rights, mass incarceration, immigration, education, prisoner rehabilitation, peace advocacy, therapeutic jurisprudence, social justice, the preservation of indigenous wisdom, environmental destruction, and effective community advocacy. All of the contributing authors were inspired by the remarkable efforts of Evelin Lindner, the founding president of Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies (HumanDHS), a transdisciplinary global community dedicated to ending cycles of humiliation and cultivating dignity in all relationships.
Readers will learn that Evelin Lindner is the rarest of visionary leaders. She is a global social scientist, a Da Vinci of academic inquiry, transformative thought, and compassionate activism. Her path has led her beyond the tragedy of her family’s forced displacement during WWII to the highest levels of scholarship.
One of the best ways to appreciate Evelin Lindner’s commitment to humanity is by meeting those who are inspired and energized by her message. The authors in this book represent a growing fellowship of those who share Evelin Lindner’s commitment to encouraging the equal dignity of all people while restoring the health of our fragile planet.
Table of Contents
Preface
Chipamong Chowdhury
Foreword
Linda M. Hartling
Chapter One
Introduction
Michael Britton
Chapter Two
Growing Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies: Without Falling Prey to Neoliberal Norms
David C. Yamada
Chapter Three
Everyday Dignity: The Surprising Power of “Small” Acts
Claudia E. Cohen
Chapter Four
Reclaiming Common Bases of Human Dignity
Janet Gerson
Chapter Five
The Language of Respect and Dignity for Intercultural Understanding and Conflict Resolution: Application to Diplomacy and Education
Noriko Ishihara
Chapter Six
Dignity and Therapeutic Jurisprudence: How We Can Best End Shame and Humiliation
Michael L. Perlin
Chapter Seven
Humiliation, Social Justice, and Ethno-Mimesis
Maggie O’Neill
Chapter Eight
School Discipline: A Prosocial Perspective
Philip M. Brown
Chapter Nine
Mindfulness, the Reawakening of Black Dharma, and Mastering the Art of Policing
Tony Gaskew
Chapter Ten
Suspension Bridge Mental Health Network for Human Dignity
Michelle Jones
Chapter Eleven
Human Dignity and Human Rights Terms in Transition
Zaynab El Bernoussi
Chapter Twelve
On the Problem of Evil and Violations of Human Dignity: A Moral Approach to Transforming Humiliating and Degrading Treatment of Person
Kebadu Mekonnen Gebremariam
Chapter Thirteen
World Dignity University Initiative in the Amazon Rainforest: A Transformational Learning Experience
Mariana I. Vergara Esquivel
Chapter Fourteen
Full Circle: With Gratitude to Our Dearest Evelin Lindner
Judith Revesz
Chapter Fifteen
Moving Beyond Humiliation: A Relational Conceptualization of Human Rights
Linda M. Hartling