Category: Anthropology

Fethullah Gülen and the new Turkey

—Joshua D. Hendrick On November 13, 2013, Turkey’s most widely circulated newspaper, Zaman Gazetesi published the details of a leaked bill proposal authored by the governing Justice and Development Party… READ MORE

Bullying, teasing and the gender trap

—Emily W. Kane With National Bullying Prevention Month underway and a focus this year on the sponsoring organization’s tagline, “The End of Bullying Begins with Me,” I find myself thinking… READ MORE

The bees of NYC

—Mary Kosut and Lisa Jean Moore New York City is a multispecies metropolis – a place where millions of humans, animals and plants co-mingle and co-exist. Although pigeons and rats… READ MORE

Announcing our Spring 2013 Catalog…

NYU Press Spring 2013 Catalog is now online, featuring an exciting range of new books in history, media studies, law, and more! Highlights include: TWO PRESIDENTS ARE BETTER THAN ONE: Making… READ MORE

The case for global education

Did you know tomorrow is International Literacy Day? Established by UNESCO in 1965, International Literacy Day (observed annually on September 8) focuses attention on worldwide literacy needs, reminding the international community that literacy is a… READ MORE