July 6, 2011
Sarah Sobieraj, author of Soundbitten: The Perils of Media-Centered Political Activism, comments on the misguided emphasis activists often place on mainstream media attention. Adina Nack: What is media-centered political activism,… READ MORE
June 28, 2011
In celebration of the legalization of gay marriage in New York, we’ve released an exclusive excerpt from M.V. Lee Badgett’s classic book, “When Gay People Get Married”. Read it below… READ MORE
June 27, 2011
On Saturday, just hours after the historic vote in the New York Senate gave gay couples throughout the state the right to marry, I visited one of New York City’s… READ MORE
June 8, 2011
Booklist hands out the first review for Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s Black in Latin America, the companion book to the television series. The book will be available on July 30th…. READ MORE
June 7, 2011
Three NYU Press titles are reviewed in the Summer 2011 issue of Bitch Magazine: Toilet, edited by Harvey Molotch and Laura Noren, “The 12 essays in Toilet make clear that… READ MORE
June 3, 2011
The Possible Futures Series, the first part of our collaboration with the Social Science Research Council, gathers together leading social scientists to address the significance of the global economic crisis… READ MORE
May 19, 2011
Op-ed by Marjorie Cohn, editor of The United States and Torture. When he announced that Osama bin Laden had been killed by a Navy Seal team in Pakistan, President Barack… READ MORE
May 18, 2011
Commencement ceremonies are taking place at colleges throughout the country this month, and few students realize that they’ve all graduated with an extra elective: Constitutional Law. In his new book,… READ MORE