The Space Behind Sonia Sotomayor
June 30, 2009
Lázaro Lima, author of The Latino Body: Crisis Identities in American Literary and Cultural Memory, offers a look at the particular type of racism on the rise with Judge Sonia… READ MORE
Month: June 2009
Across Continents, Families & Generations
June 29, 2009
A review of Across Generations: Immigrant Families in America by Nancy Foner in The Indypendent. A 10-year-old daughter of an African immigrant falls during school recess in Washington, D.C., scraping… READ MORE
NYU Press Leads Group Receiving Mellon Grant for UP Electronic Book Project
June 26, 2009
NYU Press is pleased to announce the receipt of a planning grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a collaborative university press electronic book project. The grant, to be… READ MORE
Wired: Convergence Culture breeds Convergence Artists
June 24, 2009
A cool shout out to Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide, with excerpts. *Prof Henry Jenkins, your paradigm is wanted on line one: http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/jun/08/art-collaboration-dance-theatre-music “These are strange days… READ MORE
A Nice New Yorker If You Can Get It
June 22, 2009
Andrew Ross’s Nice Work If You Can Get It appears in the Briefly Noted section of this week’s New Yorker (June 29th). According to Ross, job insecurity became commonplace long… READ MORE
Digital People Love to Read!
June 18, 2009
A little fun from the CharlotteLaw Library… Bobbie Studwell’s READ poster featuring The Digital Person: Technology and Privacy in the Information Ageby Daniel J. Solove I chose this book for… READ MORE
Remembering Forward
June 15, 2009
Hasia Diner, author of We Remember with Reverence and Love, has a great interview in the latest issue of Forward Magazine. Jeri Zeder: How are people receiving your message that… READ MORE
NYU Press Books Now Available on Kindle
June 10, 2009
NYU Press is pleased to announce the launch of an initial group of 65 books on Amazon.com’s Kindle e-book device. This first group includes both newly published books and backlist… READ MORE