Monthly Archive: May, 2014

May 15, 2014

Griffith, Pickford Rockefeller, and Bunuel: The Life and Relationships of Iris Barry in Photos

The following photos and captions, provided by Robert Sitton, author Lady in the Dark: Iris Barry and the Art of Film, depict not only Iris Barry but the figures who played an important role in her life and career. From...

May 15, 2014

Thursday Fiction Corner: Metamorphosis, by Nicholas Mosley

Read an excerpt from Nicholas Mosley’s new novel, METAMORPHOSIS.

May 14, 2014

Iris Barry at the Movies

As part of our week-long feature Lady in the Dark: Iris Barry and the Art of Film, we asked the book’s author to discuss A Color Box (dir. Len Lye) and The Last Laugh (dir. F. W. Murnau) some of...

May 14, 2014

Arnold van Huis Discusses Eating Insects with Nature

In a recent interview with Nature, Arnold van Huis discussed eating insects and the recently published The Insect Cookbook: Food for a Sustainable Planet: Question: How did you get involved in entomophagy? Arnold van Huis: I’m a tropical entomologist, very...

May 13, 2014

Interview with Robert Sitton, author of Lady in the Dark: Iris Barry and the Art of Film

The following is an interview with Robert Sitton, author of Lady in the Dark: Iris Barry and the Art of Film: Question: Who was Iris Barry? Robert Sitton: Iris Barry (1895-1969) was the self-educated daughter of a rural British brass...

May 13, 2014

New Book Tuesday! Columbia Engineering, Eco in Paper, and More New Books

Our weekly listing of new titles: A Lever Long Enough: A History of Columbia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science Since 1864 Robert McCaughey Narrating Social Work Through Autoethnography Edited by Stanley L Witkin Understanding Environmental Policy, Second Edition Steven...

May 12, 2014

Book Giveaway!: Lady in the Dark: Iris Barry and the Art of Film

This week our featured book is Lady in the Dark: Iris Barry and the Art of Film, by Robert Sitton. In addition to features on our blog, we will also be posting about the book on twitter, and facebook. We...

May 12, 2014

Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter Discuss Pot Smuggling on HuffPost Live

Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter, coauthors of Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade, were recently on HuffPost Live to discuss their book and drug smuggling in Thailand in the 1960s and 1970s. Also joining...

May 9, 2014

University Press Roundup

Welcome to our weekly roundup of the best articles from the blogs of academic publishers! As always, if you particularly enjoy something or think that we missed an important post, please let us know in the comments. On OUPblog, author...

May 9, 2014

Badiou and Roudinesco on Lacan's Legacy

“[T]he contemporary world is haunted by uncertainty, disorientation, and the specter of permanent crisis. And Lacan is a great thinker of disorder.” – Alain Badiou This week our featured book is Jacques Lacan, Past and Present: A Dialogue, by Alain...