May 2013
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Genetic testing, cancer risk, and Angelina Jolie’s...
NYU Press author Kelly E. Happe weighs in on the Angelina Jolie story, BRCA testing, and the new “previvor.”
Read her blog post here!
“[I]t is one thing to protect an individual so that she may actually live with a...”
– Farah Jasmine Griffin. 2001. ‘“Ironies of the Saint”: Malcolm X, Black Women, and the Price of Protection.’ in Bettye Collier-Thomas and V. P. Franklin, eds., Sisters in the Struggle: African American in the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement. NYU Press: 217-8. (via james-bliss)
Love this quote....
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April 2013
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“Known for her legal thrillers, University of Colorado law professor Wesson...”
– Publishers Weekly has posted a review of one our books, A Death at Crooked Creek, by author Marianne Wesson. Give it a look!
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“While immigrant women who work for themselves may typically conjur up images of...”
– In a recent Huffington Post article about immigrant women in business, Karin Kamp references our book, Immigration and Women: Understanding the American Experience, by authors Susan Pearce, Elizabeth Clifford, and Reena Tandon. Check it out!
March 2013
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“On March 5, NYPD Chief of Detectives Phil Pulaski ordered officers to perform...”
– Leigh Goodmark explains the effects of New York City’s new background check policy for victims of domestic abuse.
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“The current media fascination with women and power, sparked by elaborate...”
– Melissa Klapper speaks about women’s activism and work through the 19th and 20th-centuries. Check it out!
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During Women’s History Month, are we thinking...
What about the global girls? Leela Fernandes speaks about women’s history and the challenges of global politics on our blog.
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Celebrating women of color, one girl at a time
Read Andreana Clay’s piece on our blog here.
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“This may seem very far afield from women’s history, but I’ve been thinking a lot...”
– Leila Rupp explains it all in her piece “Hooking Up as Women’s History”. We’re still blushing!
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“…the familiar understanding of the Civil Rights movement is that Martin...”
– Alison Piepmeier (author of Girl Zines) gives us her take on Women’s History Month and the histories it omits. Check it out!
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February 2013
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“I think there are a lot of things out there that focus on the aesthetics of riot...”
– ‘Riot Grrrl’ Collection Editor, Lisa Darms, on why we still love Riot Grrrl (via flavorpill)
Uh, can somebody please explain to me why I never knew that NYU had a Riot Grrrl zine collection!? I could have been supporting the scene this entire time! Slash, this is reminding me that I still need to...
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“But I know that the moments I’ve felt the loneliest are when I’ve been in a...”
– In response to the demands (and for some, emotional anguish) of Valentine’s Day, Michael Cobb offers an alternative perspective on the status of being single in his post on the NYU Press blog. Check it out!
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"Getting Wasted" on Fat Tuesday
Mardi Gras is a day of raucous celebration, especially among college students. Of course, sometimes these celebrations can go a bit too far, an issue that Thomas Vander Ven examines in his work, Getting Wasted. In the work, Van provides an account for the excesses that typically occur on college campuses, especially around days like this. Nevertheless, we at NYU Press hope that you have a...
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For many, the Superbowl is a time of admirable athleticism, commercials rivaling cinema megaproductions, and elaborate snack food arrangements. In some special cases, it’s even a time of adorable puppies. Just look at those mugs!
But the Superbowl is also an opportunity to recognize the NFL’s important contributions to the civil rights movement, as the integration of African American...
January 2013
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Russia's ban and the real issues facing adoption...
The Russian adoption ban and the U.S. Magnitsky Act offer all the absurdity of the Cold War, with less geopolitically at stake. Both sides are claiming the other is cruel to children, and neither is making much sense. There are real issues to talk about related to the care of children…
Laura Briggs, co-editor of International Adoption: Global Inequalities and the Circulation of...
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“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say...”
– Mr. Rogers’ Lessons for a New Generation
In the wake of the Newtown tragedy: Looking at Mr. Rogers for words of solace, comfort, and guidance.
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December 2012
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Spreadable Media online component
Spreadable Media publishes in early 2013! But before then, we’ve teamed up with the authors of the book to give you access to an awesome online component to the title—a collection of web-exclusive essays written by a range of contributors who have shaped Spreadable Media into the book it is. A sampling of the stuff we’ve rolled out:
A piece on Joss Whedon and some of his most...
November 2012
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“The jury - it matters. Whether you show up as a senator or a slacker, you know...”
– Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, author of Why Jury Duty Matters
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Women gain in Election 2012, but glass ceiling... →
The 2012 election appointed more women to Congressional office than ever before, bringing female representation up by 1.1 percent to a total of 17.9 percent. While these gains should not be discounted, Margaret Williams, co-author of an upcoming book on women’s representation in democracies across the world, tells us that at this rate, it’ll take 32 more elections (in other words, 64...
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“Ideas weren’t put on this earth to be sold, only hustled along to the next...”
– Claire Bond Potter’s post for U of Georgia Press (on why university presses matter) is SO GOOD.
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Georgetown University Press: 26 presses kick off... →
georgetownuniversitypress:
This week the Association of American University Presses will celebrate University Press Week—a week started by President Jimmy Carter who introduced it “in recognition of the impact, both here and abroad, of American university presses on culture and scholarship.”
Aaaand, we’re off! Today’s awesome line-up includes posts from: + Harvard: “My Blue...
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The acceleration of news cycles is, by no means, a phenomenon unique to 2012—sound bites that lasted, on average, an upwards of 50 seconds in the late 1960s had already shriveled to a mere ten by 1992. Yet in this campaign season, Twitter assumed a key role by further increasing velocity and abridging exposition.
Before tomorrow’s results roll in, Michael Serazio,...
Smart Way To Help Those In Need After Sandy
thesociologist:
evangotlib:
Some very creative folks started a wedding registry on Amazon.com for items desperately needed in Brooklyn. One of the people behind this effort is a client of mine so I know for a fact this is 100% legit.
Please help them out…signal boost, buy something, whatever you can do.
The cheapest item on the registry is $1.48. There is no reason not to help.
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“We just did what we always do—what nurses do—we took care of the babies. We kept...”
– The nurses of New York University’s Langone Medical Center are some of our heroes of Hurricane Sandy. (via newsweek) 