Harvard Kennedy School brings together a vibrant array of people with a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, ideologies, passions, and identities. Our community is stronger and more effective because of this pluralism. The Community Voices & Perspectives Collection reflects our School’s commitment to dialogue and understanding, featuring books and films that explore the myriad of experiences, ideas, and histories represented at HKS.
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Featured Collection Items
October is LGBTQ History Month.
Burning My Roti: Breaking Barriers as a Queer Indian Woman
Part memoir, part guide, Burning My Roti is essential reading for a new generation of South Asian women.
When I Was Red Clay: A Journey of Identity, Healing, and Wonder
This intimate record lays bare one person’s experience growing up in a rural Mormon community and struggling to reconcile his sexual orientation with the religious doctrine of his childhood.
I Wished
In his first novel in ten years, Dennis Cooper writes about George Miles, love, loss, addiction, self-harm, and how fiction can capture these things, and how it fails to capture them.
Gay Bar: Why We Went Out
Strobing lights and dark rooms, drag queens on counters, first kisses, last call; the gay bar has long been a place of solidarity and sexual expression.
Side Affects: On Being Trans and Feeling Bad
Malatino opens a conversation about trans experience that acknowledges the reality of feeling fatigue, envy, burnout, and rage amid the ongoing onslaught of casual and structural transphobia in order to map the intricate terrain of trans survival.
New Collection Items
Our collection is driven by recommendations by HKS community members, with key partnership from the Office of Belonging, Community, & Connection.
Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story
When the US Attorney who approved Jeffrey Epstein's plea deal, Alexander Acosta, was chosen by President Trump as Labor Secretary, reporter Julie K. Brown began a tenacious journey to bring the stories of Epstein's victims to light.
Malcolm X and Indigenizing Islam in America
This book explores the profound impact of Malcolm X's conversion to Islam on American society, examining how his influence shaped Islam as an integral part of America's diverse landscape, particularly within the African American community.
Pilgrimage, Place, & Pluralism: Essays in Conversation with Diana Eck
A singular scholar who has influenced multiple fields and inspired countless educators around the world, Diana Eck is widely respected for her scholarship and innovative approach to interreligious dialogue and civic engagement.
I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Curious Conversations
Partisan is up, trust is down, and social media confirms our own views. But avoiding one another is hurting our relationships and society. Journalist Monica Guzman argues that the most useful tool we have is our curiosity.
Relentless Pursuit: My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein
Victims' rights attorney Bradley J. Edwards spent 10 years devoting himself to bringing Jeffrey Epstein to justice, representing more than 20 of Epstein's victims.
Ficciones
To enter the world of Jorge Luis Borges' stories is to enter a world where lies Heaven, Hell, and everything in between, and to take a journey into the compelling, bizarre, and profoundly resonant.
Featured Resource: Book Displays
HKS Library & Research Services curates monthly book displays on heritage months, history months, and special topics. Many displays are collaborations with HKS community members.