Tag: A Piece of the Action

June 15, 2020

Standing Up Against Injustice: Rethinking Resistance Efforts and Social Change

Social change comes about through the efforts of those who stand up and fight back against injustice. As we witness a groundswell of activism, we offer this selection of books chronicling and analyzing past and present moments of resistance in...

April 2, 2020

Continue Your Exploration of New Books in Film Studies with Philip Leventhal

Yesterday, I talked about some new books from our Film and Culture series. I did not want to overwhelm you with too much information, so here are four more books we recently published in film studies that I am also...

March 31, 2020

Announcing Our 2020 Film, Media, and Journalism Studies Catalog

Letter from the editors: We are pleased to be sharing with you Columbia University Press’s 2020 Film, Media, and Journalism Studies catalog. The books featured here reflect the press’s commitment to publishing innovative works examining the multifaceted ways in which...

February 10, 2020

Book Excerpt! A Piece of the Action, By Eithne Quinn

“Well-written, meticulously researched, critical, and smart, A Piece of the Action may be the most important book on black American cinema in the last quarter century. Enjoyable and highly informative, this book will quickly emerge as a classic and must-read...

February 6, 2020

Dismantling Hollywood’s Whiteness Problem

By Eithne Quinn

“Well-written, meticulously researched, critical, and smart, A Piece of the Action may be the most important book on black American cinema in the last quarter century. Enjoyable and highly informative, this book will quickly emerge as a classic and must-read among those...

November 26, 2019

New Book Tuesday! Exploding Stars and Invisible Planets, Live Sustainably Now, A Piece of the Action and more!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Exploding Stars and Invisible Planets The Science of What’s Out There Fred Watson In Exploding Stars and Invisible Planets, Fred Watson, an award-winning astronomer, presents the most up-to-date knowledge on hot topics...