Tag: Robert Sitton

March 29, 2019

Media Roundup: Biographies, Memoirs, and Letters About Women in History

In celebration of Women’s History Month, today we are featuring books about women. From collections of letters to biographies to one story about a Manchu princess turned spy, each work highlights the achievement and power of womanhood and the female...

February 9, 2015

Prose Award Winners!

From Stiglitz and Flying Dinosaurs, to Iris Barry and Roberto Bolano, several Columbia University Press books received recognition at the PROSE awards.

October 6, 2014

This Week's Author Events — Blood, The Hockey Stick, Vital Conversations, Lady in the Dark, and More!

Check out our great author events for the week of October 6th.

May 16, 2014

Iris Barry, the Askew Salon, and The Museum of Modern Art

We conclude our week-long feature on Lady in the Dark: Iris Barry and the Art of Film with an excerpt from the book. Iris Barry had made her mark in England as a film critic for The Spectator in the...

May 15, 2014

Griffith, Pickford Rockefeller, and Bunuel: The Life and Relationships of Iris Barry in Photos

The following photos and captions, provided by Robert Sitton, author Lady in the Dark: Iris Barry and the Art of Film, depict not only Iris Barry but the figures who played an important role in her life and career. From...

May 14, 2014

Iris Barry at the Movies

As part of our week-long feature Lady in the Dark: Iris Barry and the Art of Film, we asked the book’s author to discuss A Color Box (dir. Len Lye) and The Last Laugh (dir. F. W. Murnau) some of...

May 13, 2014

Interview with Robert Sitton, author of Lady in the Dark: Iris Barry and the Art of Film

The following is an interview with Robert Sitton, author of Lady in the Dark: Iris Barry and the Art of Film: Question: Who was Iris Barry? Robert Sitton: Iris Barry (1895-1969) was the self-educated daughter of a rural British brass...

March 25, 2014

New Book Tuesday: Lady in the Dark, Crowded Orbits, A Semite, and More New Books!

The following books are now available: Lady in the Dark: Iris Barry and the Art of Film Robert Sitton Crowded Orbits: Conflict and Cooperation in Space James Clay Moltz A Semite: A Memoir of Algeria Denis Guénoun. Foreword by Judith...