June 11, 2014

The Myth of the Missing Black Father

“The black male. A demographic. A sociological construct. A media car­icature. A crime statistic…. Rarely a father. Indeed, if one judged by popular and academic coverage, one might think the term ‘black fatherhood’ an oxymoron.” With Father’s Day coming up,...

June 11, 2014

Introducing Jerusalem Unbound

Read the Introduction to Michael Dumper’s JERUSALEM UNBOUND!

June 10, 2014

New Book Tuesday: The Collapse of Western Civilization, Shadow Medicine, Ernst Lubitsch, and More!

Our weekly list of new titles: The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View from the Future Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway Shadow Medicine: The Placebo in Conventional and Alternative Therapies John S. Haller Jr. Foundations of the Earth: Global...

June 9, 2014

Jennifer Crewe Appointed President and Director of Columbia University Press

We are very excited to announce that Jennifer Crewe has been appointed president and director of Columbia University Press! Here is the official press release from Columbia University: Columbia University Provost John H. Coatsworth has appointed Jennifer Crewe as president...

June 9, 2014

Piketty and the Pope — A Post by Santiago Zabala

“Although Piketty will probably continue to teach economics in France instead of moving into the Vatican, the Pope now has an economist whom he can rely upon when he pontificates from Rome, regardless of all accusations of Marxism.”—Santiago Zabala Over...

June 6, 2014

University Press Round-Up: From Hamlet's Texts to Bumble Bees

Our usual, fearless rounder-upper is taking a well-deserved vacation but here is a slightly condensed version of our university press round-up. As always, let us know if we’ve left anything off. Enjoy and have a great weekend!: What is the...

June 6, 2014

Will New York City Remain the Capital of Capital?

“Ultimately, the question asked today is the same one raised in the 1790s, the 1830s, the 1890s, the 1910s, and the 1930s: how can the city and the nation balance their own needs with those of a banking system that...

June 5, 2014

Judith Butler and Rosi Braidotti Meet Pussy Riot

In the following video of an event sponsored by The First Supper Symposium, Rosi Braidotti and Judith Butler talk with members of Pussy Riot. Among other issues, the participant discussed when does public protest’s transgress the limited range of permissible...

June 5, 2014

Images from Capital of Capital: Money, Banking, and Power in New York City

The following are some examples of the extraordinary images and historical documents from Capital of Capital: Money, Banking, and Power in New York City, 1784-2012, by Steven H. Jaffe and Jessica Lautin: New Yorkers were familiar with paper money before...

June 5, 2014

Thursday Fiction Corner: The Review of Contemporary Fiction

Read the Editor’s Note and an excerpt from an interview from the Fall 2013 issue of The Review of Contemporary Fiction: Autofictions

June 4, 2014

New York City as the Capital of Capital — Steven Jaffe and Jessica Lautin on The Brian Lehrer Show

Today, we offer another interview with the authors of Capital of Capital: Money, Banking, and Power in New York City, 1784-2012. Steven H. Jaffe and Jessica Lautin recently appeared on The Brian Lehrer Show to discuss the book and the...

June 4, 2014

Akeel Bilgrami and Sumit Ganguly on the Indian Elections

What does the election of Narendra Modi mean for India? Recently, in separate articles, two Columbia University Press authors Akeel Bilgrami and Sumit Ganguly weighed in on the results and what it means for India’s future. Writing for The Hindu,...