November 25, 2013
—Joel Hoffman [This piece originally appeared in the Huffington Post on November 24, 2013.] This month, Hanukkah and Thanksgiving will overlap for a joint celebration that will never happen again…. READ MORE
November 14, 2013
“The American Literatures Initiative, the first of the university press collaborative publishing grants awarded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, approaches 100 book mark.” To learn more about this exciting… READ MORE
November 5, 2013
—Matthew W. Hughey and Gregory S. Parks At a recent Tea Party meeting in Hood County, Texas, Rafael Cruz, the father of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), made bold statements reeking… READ MORE
October 8, 2013
—Theresa Morris A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) on October 3rd examines what is safer for the delivery of twins: planned vaginal or planned cesarean… READ MORE
October 1, 2013
We are thrilled to announce that Lisa Cacho’s Social Death: Racialized Rightlessness and the Criminalization of the Unprotected has been selected by the American Studies Association (ASA) to receive the 2013 John Hope Franklin Publication Prize,… READ MORE
—Jason Mittell [A longer version of this article originally appeared on the media and cultural studies blog, Antenna.] What do we want from a finale? Should it be a spectacular episode… READ MORE
September 24, 2013
Earlier this month, the NYT’s “Room for Debate” blog featured a thoughtful discussion on the Miss America pageant and its role in today’s society. Now that this year’s pageant is… READ MORE
September 19, 2013
We’ve got quite a few gems in our NetGalley catalog this fall, all available for advance review now. Book reviewers, journalists, bloggers, librarians, professors, and booksellers, we welcome you to submit a request!… READ MORE