May 7, 2013

New Book Tuesday: Sloterdijk, Fat, Human Trafficking, Richard Linklater, and More New Titles!

Our weekly list of new titles: Philosophical Temperaments: From Plato to Foucault Peter Sloterdijk The Metamorphoses of Fat: A History of Obesity Georges Vigarello Human Trafficking Around the World: Hidden in Plain Sight Stephanie Hepburn and Rita J. Simon The...

May 6, 2013

Book Giveaway! In Translation: Translators on Their Work and What It Means

This week our featured book is In Translation: Translators on Their Work and What It Means, Edited by Esther Allen and Susan Bernofsky. Throughout the week, we will be featuring the books and their editors on our blog as well...

May 3, 2013

University Press Roundup

Our weekly roundup of the best posts from around the world of academic publishing.

May 3, 2013

David A. Nibert – New Welfarism, Veganism, and Capitalism

Read “New Welfarism, Veganism, and Capitalism,” an excerpt from Animal Oppression and Human Violence, by David A. Nibert.

May 2, 2013

David A. Nibert – A History of Domesecration, Part 2

Read the second of an essay by David A. Nibert, author of Animal Oppression and Human Violence, in which he discusses the pernicious effect the domesecration of animals has on humankind.

May 1, 2013

The World According to Béla Tarr — András Bálint Kovács

The Cinema of Béla Tarr: The Circle Closes, by András Bálint Kovács offers a critical assessment of one of Europe’s most important contemporary directors. As Kovács argues, for both his aesthetic achievements but also his remarkable depiction and understanding of...

May 1, 2013

David A. Nibert – A History of Domesecration, Part 1

Read the first part of an essay by David A. Nibert, author of Animal Oppression and Human Violence, in which he discusses the history of the phenomenon of the oppression of nonhuman animals by humans.

April 30, 2013

Read the Introduction of Animal Oppression and Human Violence

Read the introduction to David A. Nibert’s Animal Oppression and Human Violence.

April 30, 2013

New Book Tuesday: Robin Hood Rules for Smart Giving, Mothers in Academia, and More New Titles!

The following books are now available: The Robin Hood Rules for Smart Giving Michael M. Weinstein and Ralph M. Bradburd Mothers in Academia Edited by Mari Castañeda and Kirsten Isgro Self and Emotional Life: Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, and Neuroscience Adrian Johnston...

April 26, 2013

University Press Roundup

Our weekly roundup of the best blog posts from the world of academic publishing.

April 25, 2013

Vivien Gornitz — Welcome to the Anthropocene

“To forestall these rapid planetary transformations from bringing civiliza­tion to the brink requires a solution to the impending climate and environ­mental crisis that transcends short-term fixes. It calls for a major paradigm shift.”—Vivien Gornitz In the following excerpt from Rising...

April 24, 2013

Vivien Gornitz on Rising Sea Levels in NYC

In the following excerpt from Rising Seas: Past, Present, Future, Vivien Gornitz examines how New York City is reacting to and planning for the possibility of flooding due to rising seas. (To read the excerpt in a full screen, click...