March 4, 2013

Columbia University Press Author Events for March

Just 4 days into the month and we’ve already had a great event: the launch of the highly anticipated Sources of Tibetan Tradition with two of the book’s editors, Matthew T. Kapstein and Gray Tuttle. The event took place yesterday...

March 1, 2013

University Press Roundup

Our weekly roundup of the best posts from the blogs of academic publishers.

March 1, 2013

The Life and Works of Alain Badiou

Check out our Pinterest board honoring the career of Alain Badiou.

March 1, 2013

Alain Badiou translates "What is a Philosopher?" from Plato's Republic

Read an excerpt from Alain Badiou’s creative new translation of Plato’s Republic.

February 28, 2013

Ward Blanton: Paula Versus the New Philosophers, or, Incident in Beijing

Read an essay by Professor Ward Blanton on the importance of Badiou’s The Incident at Antioch to the study of St. Paul.

February 27, 2013

Susan Spitzer: Translating Alain Badiou's The Incident at Antioch and Plato's Republic

Susan Spitzer discusses the experience of translating two very different works by Alain Badiou.

February 26, 2013

Kenneth Reinhard: Badiou's Sublime Translation of the Republic

Read Kenneth Reinhard’s introduction to Alain Badiou’s “hypertranslation” of Plato’s Republic.

February 26, 2013

Kenneth Reinhard explains Alain Badiou's "political theater"

Read an excerpt from Kenneth Reinhard’s introduction to Alain Badiou’s play, The Incident at Antioch.

February 26, 2013

New Book Tuesday: Satyajit Ray, Chinese Feminism, Tibetan Tradition, Bruce Lee and More!

Satyajit Ray on Cinema Satyajit Ray; Edited by Sandip Ray; Foreword by Shyam Benegal The Birth of Chinese Feminism: Essential Texts in Transnational Theory Edited by Lydia H. Liu, Rebecca E. Karl, and Dorothy Ko Sources of Tibetan Tradition Edited...

February 22, 2013

University Press Roundup

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February 22, 2013

Kush Varia Recommends Five Bollywood Movies for the Novice

Hollywood, Smollywood, we say Bollywood! While many film fans will be turning their attention to the Oscars, we asked Kush Varia author of Bollywood: Gods, Glamour, and Gossip to recommend five Bollywood films ideal for someone new to the genre...

February 22, 2013

Ross Melnick Wins "Book of the Year" for "American Showman" from the Theatre Historical Society of America

Congratulations to Ross Melnick author of American Showman: Samuel “Roxy” Rothafel and the Birth of the Entertainment Industry, 1908-1935 for receiving the 2013 “Book of the Year” Award from the Theatre Historical Society of America. For more on the book:...