March 15, 2018

Trapped: A Retro Comic About the Dangers of Drug Addiction

In celebration of our quasquicentennial, today we’re taking you back to the 1950s and introducing you to the story of Bill Jones, a high school student who succumbs to peer pressure and experiments with marijuana in the thrilling comic, Trapped! In 1951...

March 15, 2018

The Fracking Debate (An Introduction)

Tonight, Daniel Raimi will be speaking at the Colorado School of Mines. During his talk, Mr. Raimi will discuss his recently released book, The Fracking Debate. To help those attending prep for this event, (and for those interested in the topic),...

March 15, 2018

Q&A: Susan Fraiman on the Meaning of “Extreme Domesticity”

“I use the term “extreme” to jar us out of the common assumption that domestic spaces are always stable, banal, and conventional—invested in traditional family values and complacently bourgeois. The goal of my book is to trouble our stereotype of...

March 15, 2018

Q&A: Leon Hunt on Danger: Diabolik

This week, one of our featured books is Danger: Diabolik, by Leon Hunt. Today, we are happy to present an exclusive interview with author Leon Hunt. Enter our book giveaway by Friday at 1 PM for a chance to win a free...

March 14, 2018

Q&A: Susan Fraiman on the Notion of Domesticity

“Domesticity for the homeless is never entirely missing, though it may certainly be shattered, incomplete, and cobbled together.” In celebration of Women’s History Month, this week one of our featured titles is Extreme Domesticity: A View from the Margins, by Susan...

March 14, 2018

Reflections of a Student Movement

“What we learned during those six days of the building occupation was the transformative power of individuals working together in pursuit of justice” –Nancy Biberman Today, students across the nation are walking out of their schools and classes in protest...

March 13, 2018

Extreme Domesticity: A Book Review By Andrea Fontenot

This week, one of our featured books is Extreme Domesticity: A View from the Margins, by Susan Fraiman. Today, we are happy to present a review by Andrea Fontenot that originally appeared in 4columns.org. Enter our book giveaway by Friday at 1 PM for a...

March 13, 2018

New Book Tuesday! Local Politics in Jordan and Morocco, Game Theory and Climate Change, Avengers Assemble! and More!

​Our weekly listing of new books is now available!   Local Politics in Jordan and Morocco Strategies of Centralization and Decentralization Janine A. Clark   China’s Philological Turn Scholars, Textualism, and the Dao in the Eighteenth Century Ori Sela  ...

March 9, 2018

Weekly RoundUP: Women’s History, Pi Day and More!

Good evening UPers. Hope your day was better than mine. Why? Because I’m just generous that way. Ready for some news? I’ve got the scoop. UNIVERSITY PRESS OF KANSAS Happy belated birthday to all women everywhere – We rock; we’re...

March 8, 2018

A Walk Down Memory Lane: Press Director Jennifer Crewe Reflects on Her Publishing Journey

“THE BOOKS WE PUBLISH SHAPE THE WORLD OF IDEAS AND ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIETY.” — JENNIFER CREWE, ASSOCIATE PROVOST & DIRECTOR, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS In honor of International Women’s Day, today, we’re featuring a post from our press...

March 7, 2018

Book Excerpt! Diana Trilling on the 1968 Columbia University Protests

Perhaps this was the act of courage he was facing all his life, and Diana replied: “Perhaps the act of courage he was facing all his life was to stay alive.” —LIONEL TRILLING, JOURNAL ENTRY, 1961 (RE: HEMINGWAY’ S SUICIDE) This week,...

March 6, 2018

New Book Tuesday! Specters of Slapstick and Silent Film Comediennes, Gender, Power, and Talent, Shari’a Scripts, and More!

​Our weekly listing of new books is now available! Shari’a Scripts A Historical Anthropology Brinkley Messick Gender, Power, and Talent The Journey of Daoist Priestesses in Tang China Jinhua Jia Poetry and Animals Blurring the Boundaries with the Human Onno...