โIโm very skeptical about the ability of people in positions of power and privilegeโincluding intellectualsโto name truths about the world.โ
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What does the decline of the English major mean for society at large, and university presses in particular?
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In this episode of SSPโs Early Career Development Podcast, hosts Meredith Adinolfi (Cell Press) and Sara Grimme (Digital Science) speak to Ben Denne, Director of Publishing for Academic Books (Cambridge University Press), about the books side of scholarly publishing.
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Reporting on a Mellon-funded open access monograph pilot, UNC Press Director John Sherer notes successes and remaining challenges.
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โThroughout Franzenโs life in public, he has figured himself as embattled, enemy-beset.โ
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Alan Harvey from Stanford University Press discusses their evolving strategy in turbulent times.
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Robert Harington talks to Charles Watkinson, Associate University Librarian for Publishing at the University of Michigan and Director of the University of Michigan Press, in this new series of perspectives from some of Publishingโs leaders across the non-profit and profit sectors of our industry.
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A behind-the-scenes look at what Public Books editors and staff have been reading this month.
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Much of the scholarly publishing sector has already experienced a flight to scale. Today, Roger Schonfeld asks: Is a major consolidation among humanities and social sciences publishers coming next?
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"He regarded with skepticism and clarity the temptations to make racial identity the foundation of our humanity."
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An excerpt from The Rumpus Poetry Book Clubโs March selection,
SYNTHETIC JUNGLE by Michael Chang
forthcoming from Curbstone Books/Northwestern University Press on March 15, 2023
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HAPPY WARRIOR
she fell off her scooter staring at me, determined as a drillbit
donโt trust anyone who doesnโt drink soda, we want lots & lots of pop
write poems in my head how other azns do math
u donโt need my help dazzling co-eds
my mouth pretty for when u come to town
so hot u cook an egg on it
so hot sunglasses come out all warped
so hot u get the chili pepper on ratemyprofessor
my mother knew better than to pretend-leave me someplace
i wouldโve said ok peace iโll let u know either way
discerning as shibboleth, daylight savings canโt buy shit
i hate that most memoirs are abt other ppl
see how they huddle, pretending to be something theyโre not โฆ beefsteak tomatoes
unpitying boy im going to love u like sweet corn congee
teach u different ways to say calves like cantaloupes
make u mushroom soup from scratch
caress u furry creature
ditch our umbrellas in a rainstorm, get soaked like last weekโs dishes
dog & bone is a lazy name for a restaurant
try: the rooster, reluctant poet, & little halfwit who invented the universe
the same grave, the height of ridiculousness
ur lime jello, im fruit suspended in u
we hear the excited cries, think: he looks good out there
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Excerpted from SYNTHETIC JUNGLE by Michael Chang. Copyright ยฉ 2022 by Northwestern University. Reprinted by permission, courtesy of Curbstone Books/Northwestern University Press.