May 15, 2019

Position as a Political Category: Phenomenology and the Eroticism of Power (Part 2)

“Michael Marder’s Political Categories is much more than a book about politics. It takes a step back and looks at the conceptual apparatus we rely on when we talk about politics and engage in it.”  ~ Slavoj Žižek, author of Disparities and The Incontinence of...

May 14, 2019

New Book Tuesday! Vanishing Ice, The President on Capitol Hill, and Studying Horror Cinema!

Our weekly list of new releases is now available! Vanishing Ice Glaciers, Ice Sheets, and Rising Seas Vivien Gornitz The President on Capitol Hill A Theory of Institutional Influence Jeffrey E. Cohen New from Auteur! Studying Horror Cinema Bryan Turnock

May 14, 2019

Position as a Political Category: Phenomenology and the Eroticism of Power (Part 1)

“In a political world where simplistic reductions tend to reign, Marder offers a thoughtful reconsideration of categories as offering greater descriptive power and critical complexity than concepts that suppress the specificity of political phenomena. This is an important book that...

May 13, 2019

Announcing Our Fall 2019 Catalog

Dear readers, Our fall catalog demonstrates the effort we make at Columbia University Press to bring global perspectives to contemporary issues. These books represent the remarkable achievements of our authors in considering the dynamics of social change in a turbulent...

May 12, 2019

Mother’s Day: From the CUP Archives

Happy Mother’s Day! In celebration of this special day and the evolving roles of mothers—and what defines a mother—today we are offering you roundup of op-eds about motherhood from the our archives. •  •  •  •  •  • How Relevant...

May 10, 2019

Defining “Mother” Today

“This fabulous collection challenges our conventional understanding of motherhood and its connection to bodies, technologies, global migration, and policy, and pushes the debate to the next level…This volume is a must read for anyone interested in the issues of motherhood,...

May 9, 2019

How Relevant is Mother’s Day to Modern Parenting?

With Mother’s Day is this weekend, you might pose the question, “How is mother’s day relevant to parenting today?” Recently Dr. Shani Orgad, author of Heading Home: Motherhood, Work, and the Failed Promise of Equality met with the London School of...

May 8, 2019

How Baby Sussex Changes Mother’s Day

The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle gave birth to a baby boy on the morning of May 6, 2019—six days before Mother’s Day. The next morning, Shani Orgad, author of Heading Home: Motherhood, Work, and the Failed Promise of Equality co-penned an...

May 7, 2019

New Book Tuesday! The Outside Thing, Hot Carbon, Fear of Breakdown, and more!

Our weekly listing of new books is now available!​ The Outside Thing Modernist Lesbian Romance Hannah Roche Hot Carbon Carbon-14 and a Revolution in Science John F. Marra Philosophy and Poetry Continental Perspectives Edited by Ranjan Ghosh Time and the...

May 6, 2019

Jennifer Crewe on Expanding Mission-Based Opportunities

Last week, CHOICE Reviews published an article by Bill Mickey titled “The Evolving University Press Publishing Model,” in which directors provided insight into how they are diversifying publishing their publishing strategy while honoring their institution’s research mission. Below is an...

May 3, 2019

Wall Street’s Grand Design: The Federal Reserve

“Approaching a potentially difficult topic in an engaging and readable fashion, Naclerio employs a mostly biographical lens to take readers through the origins of the Federal Reserve.” ~ Robert David Johnson, Brooklyn College On Wednesday, May 1, Richard A. Naclerio, author...

May 2, 2019

Columbia University Press Announces 2019 Student Poetry Contest Winners!

In celebration of National Poetry Month, Columbia University Press is pleased to announce the three winners of the third  annual Columbia Granger’s World of Poetry® Student Poetry Contest. The Granger’s Poetry contest is held each April and generates high-quality submissions...