September 18, 2019

Thomas Hansen on Translating Ernst Jünger

“Ernst Jünger’s record of German-occupied Paris and the battlefields of the Caucasus is a treasure trove for readers interested in the history of the Second World War. Even more, though, it is a literary accomplishment of the first order, a...

September 17, 2019

NEW BOOK TUESDAY! History of Art in Japan, Conspiring With the Enemy, Modern Management Methods

Our weekly list of new books is now available! History of Art in Japan Tsuji Nobuo Translated by Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere Conspiring with the Enemy The Ethic of Cooperation in Warfare Yvonne Chiu Columbia Books on Architecture and the City...

September 16, 2019

Book Giveaway! Translations About WWII and its Aftermath

World War II is a shared human history told through many languages and perspectives. Our works in translation can provide a more complete picture of this catastrophic period that gripped the world for years. This week, we’ll begin with a...

September 13, 2019

Weekend Reading List: Theory and Philosophy in Translation

To continue our immersion into National Translation Month, we’ve compiled a weekend reading list of translated philosophical books for you to expand your mind’s eye beyond language barriers and borders. •  •  •  •  •  • From the Translations from...

September 12, 2019

Book Excerpt! The Book of Lord Shang, by Shang Yang (introduction) and edited and translated by Yuri Pines

“This thorough study and complete translation of The Book of Lord Shang is a major achievement. It will open many avenues for research into early political thought, a long neglected core topic of early Chinese philosophy.” Carine Defoort, coeditor, The...

September 11, 2019

Yuri Pines on Translating The Book of Lord Shang: Apologetics of State Power in Early China

“No one in the world is more qualified than Yuri Pines to present this new translation of the infamous The Book of Lord Shang, which has both fascinated and repelled readers throughout Chinese history. Accompanied by a superbly informed study...

September 10, 2019

New Book Tuesday! A Philosophy of the Insect, The Wake of Crows, What Slaveholders Think, and more!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! A Philosophy of the Insect Jean-Marc Drouin. Translated by Anne Trager. The Wake of Crows Living and Dying in Shared Worlds Thom van Dooren What Slaveholders Think How Contemporary Perpetrators Rationalize...

September 5, 2019

Book Excerpt! Social Empathy: The Art of Understanding Others (preface)

“Elizabeth Segal’s groundbreaking work on social empathy explains how we can expand our capacity to appreciate the social contexts and lived experiences of diverse others. Given growing diversity and urbanization in countries worldwide, this book could not be more timely...

September 4, 2019

Time to Move Empathy from the Personal to the Political

“Using social empathy to frame community decision making such as social policies helps us understand our citizenship responsibilities. Especially in times of extreme political divisiveness, we need to be reminded of the consequences of a lack of social empathy—in our...

September 3, 2019

Announcing the Claremont Prize for the Study of Religion

Deadline for applications: October 1, 2019. The Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life at Columbia University is seeking submissions to its new Claremont Prize for the Study of Religion. The prize is dedicated to the publication of first books...

September 3, 2019

New Book Tuesday! The New Slave Narrative, Journalism in the Age of Virtual Reality, Why Chimpanzees Can’t Learn Language and Only Humans Can, and more!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! The New Slave Narrative The Battle Over Representations of Contemporary Slavery Laura T. Murphy Narrating Practice with Children and Adolescents Edited by Mery F. Diaz and Benjamin Shepard Journalism in the...

August 30, 2019

Weekend Reading List: Russian Literature in Translation

Women In Translation Month is winding down to a close, but you can still expand your literary horizons to include more works of Russian Literature authored by women. Our list below is split into two parts, first up is contemporary works of...