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Rachel Berenson Perry to give talk on "Indiana Art and Artists" tonight
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The Venue will host a presentation by Rachel Berenson Perry on "Indiana Art and Artists" today, April 10, at 5:30 p.m. Rachel is the former Fine Arts Curator of the Indiana State Museum, where she organized and curated all of... Continue reading
Posted Apr 10, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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Author event: Alvin Rosenfeld to speak at the University of Minnesota
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The End of the Holocaust author Alvin H. Rosenfeld will speak at the University of Minnesota on Sunday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m. as part of a symposium that will explore the mutation of academic ideals under National Socialism. This... Continue reading
Posted Apr 4, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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Book review: Heroes and Victims
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"Bucur takes the reader on what is effectively a guided tour of a major war-related Romanian lieux de mémoire—some familiar, others quite new to researchers. ... [T]he book can be read as both a monograph with new things to say... Continue reading
Posted Mar 20, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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Book review: Defeating Lee
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"[T]he author is to be commended for staying focused on the organization rather than its most famous commander, [although] Hancock understandably occupies center stage at key moments." —Civil War Book Review Continue reading
Posted Mar 19, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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Book review: Everyday Life in Central Asia
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"Everyday life in Central Asia is ... a textbook for area studies courses and has much to teach such students, as well as those in political science." —Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Continue reading
Posted Mar 18, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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New IUP book coincides with 90th anniversary of first American bat mitzvah
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On March 18, 1922, the first American bat mitzvah was celebrated in New York City. While the idea may have been slow to catch on at first, in the 21st century, Jewish girls in North America alone will celebrate some... Continue reading
Posted Mar 18, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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Book review: Keystone Korner
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"Keystone Korner: Portrait of a Jazz Club, featuring photos and interviews by Kathy Sloane, gives a comprehensive account of one such legendary landmark that was, as founder and owner Todd Barkan says, 'the only real psychedelic jazz club that lasted.'"... Continue reading
Posted Mar 15, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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Book review: Deepening Musical Performance through Movement
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"[Pierce] gives numerous examples of playing with movement to encourage a deeper way of hearing ... the musician's best musical performance and the composer's intentions ... [Deepening Musical Performance through Movement] is not a book to be read while sitting... Continue reading
Posted Mar 14, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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Book review: Love in the Time of AIDS
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"This remarkable, readable book uses ethnography and historical analysis to offer a fresh look at the HIV and AIDS pandemic in South Africa. [Love in the Time of AIDS] is rich in ethnographic detail, especially life stories, and very convincing... Continue reading
Posted Mar 12, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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Book review: The End of the Holocaust
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"Although Holocaust denial threatens to undermine the record of Nazi Germany's criminal legacy, Rosenfeld persuasively argues that other forces are inadvertently as dangerous." —Hadassah Magazine Continue reading
Posted Mar 11, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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Book review: Johnny Cash and the Paradox of American Identity
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"In Edwards’s hands, Johnny Cash—the combination of the legend, the star, the man, the name, the musical corpus and its many significations—is transformed into a mirror through which we can examine southern, working-class identity." —Southern Cultures Continue reading
Posted Mar 11, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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Book review: Mother Is Gold, Father Is Glass
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"[Author Lorelle D.] Semley provides historical depth and historiographical sophistication to this study of Yoruba women in West Africa and the Atlantic World." —The International Journal of African Historical Studies Continue reading
Posted Mar 10, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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Book review: The Politics of Dress in Somali Culture
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"[T]his remarkable study of Somali dress and politics does much to clarify both the Somali people's history and their present predicaments. Akou clearly situates contemporary problems in their colonial and postcolonial past..." —H-AfrArts Continue reading
Posted Mar 9, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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Women's History Month interview with Sylvia D. Hoffert
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In honor of Women's History Month, I'm taking a closer look at Sylvia D. Hoffert's new biography, Alva Vanderbilt Belmont: Unlikely Champion of Women's Rights. As a New York socialite, Alva was known to be domineering, temperamental, and opinionated. In... Continue reading
Posted Mar 8, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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Book review: Dinosaurs of Eastern Iberia
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"Overall, I highly recommend this book to any dinosaur enthusiast. It not only delivers up-to-date research on the vertebrate paleontology in Eastern Iberia, but it also is very comprehensive and systematically steps through the science behind the dinosaurs. ... What... Continue reading
Posted Mar 6, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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March author events for Norbert Krapf
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Norbert Krapf, author of the forthcoming poetry collection Songs in Sepia and Black and White, has the following events planned for March: March 17 Krapf will join Liza Hyatt for a poetry reading in Indianapolis to celebrate the release of... Continue reading
Posted Mar 2, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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March author events for Matthew Tully
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Matthew Tully, author of Searching for Hope and award-winning political columnist for the Indianapolis Star, has several events in Indianapolis this month: March 2 Bookmamas, a new and used bookstore located at 9 S. Johnson Ave., will host a book... Continue reading
Posted Feb 27, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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Booksignings for two IUP authors at the AWP conference
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Two IU Press authors will sign copies of their books at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs' Annual Conference & Bookfair in Chicago March 3. Robin Hemley will sign copies of his novel The Last Studebaker at 11 a.m.,... Continue reading
Posted Feb 22, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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Book review: A Prophetic Peace
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"Inspired by his combat experience in the second Lebanon war, Alick Isaacs’s goal in this deeply personal and thought provoking book is to challenge conventional perspectives on peace and war and reconcile the bellicosity found in religion with its messages... Continue reading
Posted Feb 21, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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Book review: Starring Madame Modjeska
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"[A] fastidiously researched and fascinating portrayal of an actor’s life. ... While theater enthusiasts will enjoy the care and detail that Beth Holmgren took with Starring Madame Modjeska: On Tour in Poland in America, readers of history will appreciate the... Continue reading
Posted Feb 17, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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Book review: New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs
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New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs is an impressive undertaking. The synthesis of contemporary ceratopsian research and North American paleoenvironmental work makes this book a necessary addition to the library of anyone interested in dinosaur biology and evolution. —The Quarterly Review... Continue reading
Posted Feb 17, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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Book reviews: Urumaco and Venezuelan Paleontology
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"As the only synthetic review of the Venezuelan fossil record, this worthwhile edited volume is a must for any scholar of South American vertebrates, fossil or modern." —The Quarterly Review of Biology Continue reading
Posted Feb 16, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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Author event: Monika Herzig to discuss 'David Baker' book at Columbus library
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Monika Herzig will discuss her book David Baker: A Legacy in Music at the Bartholomew County Public Library in Columbus, Indiana, February 23 at 7:00 p.m. Viewpoint Books will sell copies of Herzig's book at the event. For more information,... Continue reading
Posted Feb 16, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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Book review: Philosophy of Mathematics
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"[Philosophy of Mathematics] provides a substantial and nicely ordered set of extracts displaying Peirce's ideas, showing in particular the lengthy evolution of his thought on what seems to have been for him the most central and nagging problem: how to... Continue reading
Posted Feb 14, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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NUVO recommends reading two IUP railroad books
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Read why NUVO recommends reading Indiana Railroad Lines and The Indiana Rail Road Company: "[Indiana Railroad Lines makes] you reach for a state map to identify where all the action was when railroads were like veins and arteries in concert... Continue reading
Posted Feb 13, 2012 at Indiana University Press blog
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