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11/09/2019

Rejecting Refugees: Immigration Enforcement in the Time of Trump - Refugee Law Initiative Blog

"Within days of taking office, President Donald J. Trump published or announced changes to immigration law and policy. These changes have profoundly shaken the lives and well-being of immigrants and their families, many of whom have been here for decades, and affected the work of the attorneys and advocates who represent or are themselves part of the immigrant community."

Read an excerpt from Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia's new book #Banned on the RLI blog

This blog post is an excerpt from the recently released book ‘Banned: Immigration Enforcement in the Time of Trump’ by Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia. Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia is the Samuel Weiss Faculty Scholar and Founding Director of the Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic at Penn State Law in Uni...

11/08/2019

At War: The 1969 protest that started this veteran’s career

"I never expected that I would be a soldier, or that I would protest the Vietnam War while on active duty, or that I would sue the Army in federal court for violating my First Amendment rights. But it all happened, and it shaped my life in ways I never could have imagined."

Read a letter from David Cortright in The New York Times At War feature about the 1969 protest that started his career. His book WAGING PEACE IN VIETNAM is out now from New Village Press https://nyti.ms/36LBOJc

I never expected that I would be a soldier, or that I would protest the Vietnam War while on active duty, or that I would sue the Army in federal court for violating my First Amendment rights. But it all happened, and it shaped my life in ways I never could have imagined.

11/07/2019

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Explore Prof. Dána-Ain Davis's new book REPRODUCTIVE INJUSTICE, a troubling study of the role that medical racism plays in the lives of black women who have given birth to premature and low birth weight infants

It's time to address Black maternal mortality outside the NICU — with doulas, midwives, & community-based birthing projects, Queens College Prof. Dána-Ain Davis argues in her new book, "Reproductive Injustice: Racism, Pregnancy, and Premature Birth."

Prof. Davis also runs the Women's and Gender Studies MA program at The Graduate Center, CUNY. Book published by NYU Press

11/06/2019

Life in Colonial America: An eBook Special

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we’re reflecting on the history of the early American colonies—especially the ways colonial life so often intertwined and conflicted with Indigenous culture. From a new look at Pocahontas and her connections to English colonists, to a young boy’s personal account of his impressions of Native American life, to an examination of the conflict and interplay between settler and Indigenous laws, each of the books below reveals a new aspect of the complexity of colonial and Indigenous relations. Now through the end of November, study up on your early American history with select eBooks for just $1.99! https://bit.ly/2qrPvg0

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, study up on your early American history with these $1.99 eBooks!

11/06/2019

Opinion | Ms. Monopoly Creates a World Where No One Wins

"Games can be effective political tools, but they’re also created by people (and companies) with their own particular motives — motives that may or may not be explicit in the rules. It’s possible to be the winner in your game, and a mere piece in someone else’s."

Eric Thurm, author of Avidly Reads Board Games, explores the deeper implications of the games we play in The New York Times Opinion Section https://nyti.ms/2NiZcWP

Games like this one attempt to have players reckon with social inequalities. But there’s a fine line between teaching and pandering.

11/04/2019

Ballroom, Tango, and the Patriarchy

"We have a long way to go until we solve the problems of sexual politics. For most dancers, flirtation remains harmless, but, for some, it is a minefield of doubt and confusion."

Julia Ericksen, author of DANCE WITH ME, explores the complexities of intimacy and gender roles in ballroom dancing https://bit.ly/33i3Nyi

—Julia A. Ericksen A recent article in the New York Times described the ways in which young wo

11/01/2019

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"When we deem graphic news images an ethical transgression we ignore important struggles for visibility."

Jessica M. Fishman explains why death displayed in the media can be a powerful tool for bringing injustice to light https://bit.ly/2pqeKyM

Current Events Climate Change and Compounding Disaster Trauma for Vulnerable Communities: What Can We Do to Build Resilience? —Matthew L. Spialek & Kevin M. Fitzpatrick While the 2019 U.S. hurricane season may not have been as devastating as 2017, which produced three of the costliest hurricanes i...

10/28/2019

All Hallows’ Eve: Spooky Savings

Scouring the tombs (and tomes) of our library, we’ve cobbled together a list of scary books that are sure to ensnare you this spooky season! Check out our #AllHallowsEve reading list and save 30% on these spooky titles! https://bit.ly/367ogrt

—Laura Ewen and Sarah Bode A spooky reading list with Halloween savings from NYU Press

10/25/2019

To Impeach or Not to Impeach: Is that the Question?

"As the drive toward impeachment intensifies, it is important to recognize that Donald Trump represents much more of a symptom than a cause of presidential dysfunction."

David Orentlicher, author of TWO PRESIDENTS ARE BETTER THAN ONE, examines the impeachment proceedings on the blog https://bit.ly/2PkFo78

—David Orentlicher As the drive toward impeachment intensifies, it is important to recognize that Donald Trump represents much more of a symptom than a cause of...

10/25/2019

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Watch Professor Jeffrey Gurock discuss his new book #Parkchester: A Bronx Tale of Race and Ethnicity at Glucksman Ireland House NYU!

10/24/2019

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Congratulation to Jan Haldipur, co-winner of this year's Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice for his book NO PLACE ON THE CORNER!

For the first time ever we have TWO winners of our Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice! Together, No Place on the Corner by Jan Haldipur [NYU Press] and An American Summer by Alex Kotlowitz [Nan A. Talese/Doubleday] paint a compelling and ultimately disturbing picture of the widespread impacts of gun violence on America's cities.

10/24/2019

Mental Health Awareness: An eBook Special

There's still time to get informed about #mentalhealth - check out the #eBooks on our reading list, each just $1.99 through the end of October! https://bit.ly/2OC60Qk

In recognition of World Mental Health Day on October 10, we're sharing a selection of books that can help educate any reader about important topics in mental health

10/22/2019

Giving an inside look into how craft beer makers and IPA devotees come together to brew, taste, and enjoy fine ale in Las Vegas, Michael Ian Borer's new book #VegasBrews is an ode to beer making and drinking alike https://bit.ly/2mEQF6d

10/18/2019

Read the memoir of one of America’s first adventurers, a young boy who acted as a link between the Jamestown colonists and the Patawomecks and Powhatans https://bit.ly/322AzTi

10/17/2019

On Writing About My Neighborhood: Method and Memories

Jeffrey Gurock explores the process of writing about where he grew up in #Parkchester, his new book about the beloved Bronx neighborhood https://bit.ly/2VTLoET

—Jeffrey S. Gurock Jeffrey Gurock explores the process of writing about where he grew up

10/16/2019

"A beautiful rendering of how recovery for our peoples is inevitably about reconnecting with Indigenous identities, lands, cultural and healing practices." -Kim Anderson, author, Reconstructing Native Womenhood https://bit.ly/33L7BZf

10/15/2019

Parkchester

Jeffrey Gurock’s new book, #Parkchester, pairs critical expertise and insider knowledge to create a thoughtful, nuanced understanding of ethnic and race relations in New York City https://bit.ly/2oe1dtv

The eight-decade story of a New York neighborhood In 1940, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company opened a planned community in the East Bronx, New York. A ...

10/15/2019

Climate Change and Compounding Disaster Trauma for Vulnerable Communities: What Can We Do to Build Resilience?

"While the 2019 U.S. hurricane season may not have been as devastating as 2017, which produced three of the costliest hurricanes in U.S. history, this year’s floods have compounded the emotional, physical, and financial trauma in vulnerable communities all along the Texas Gulf Coast that are still haunted by Hurricane Harvey."

Read a blog post from Matthew L. Spialek and Kevin M. Fitzpatrick, authors of the forthcoming book HURRICANE HARVEY'S AFTERMATH, about ways we can build resilience to natural disasters

—Matthew L. Spialek & Kevin M. Fitzpatrick While the 2019 U.S. hurricane season may not have been as ...

10/14/2019

A Queer Theorist On Ecstatic Kissing

"Kathryn Bond Stockton is an English professor and queer theorist and a self-professed lover of kissing. She wrote a whole book just to make out what kissing means in our lives."

Listen to Kathryn Bond Stockton discuss her new book in the #AvidlyReads series, #MakingOut, on To The Best of Our Knowledge https://bit.ly/32eFkJJ

Kathryn Bond Stockton is an English professor and queer theorist and a self-professed lover of kissing. She wrote a whole book just to make out what kissing means in our lives.

10/14/2019

In honor of #IndigenousPeoplesDay, explore the history of Indigenous Peoples throughout North America in these fascinating books from NYU Press and @UofRPress - all 30% off through the end of the week! https://bit.ly/31UgRsO

10/11/2019

Mental Health Awareness: An eBook Special

In recognition of #WorldMentalHealthDay, we’re sharing a selection of books that can help educate any reader about important topics in mental health. Check out the list of recommended books on our blog, and get each #eBook for just $1.99, now through the end of October

In recognition of World Mental Health Day on October 10, we're sharing a selection of books that can help educate any reader about important topics in mental health

10/10/2019

Fearing the Black Body | The Nod

Listen to Sabrina Strings, author of the groundbreaking book FEARING THE BLACK BODY, discuss the intersection of thinness, whiteness, and beauty ideals on The Nod https://bit.ly/2MtjGe2

Brittany is joined by Sabrina Strings, sociologist and author of Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia, whose groundbreaking research parses the intersection of thinness, whiteness, and beauty ideals.

10/08/2019

Avidly Reads - NYU Press

#AvidlyReads are out today! This exciting new series features books that are part memoir, part cultural criticism, each bringing to life the author’s emotional relationship to a cultural artifact or experience. #AvidlyReads invites us to explore the surprising pleasures and obstacles of everyday life.

Avidly Reads is a series of short books about how culture makes us feel. Founded in 2012 by Sarah Blackwood and Sarah Mesle, Avidly—an online magazine supported by the Los... READ MORE

10/07/2019

If you're near University of Pennsylvania, come and celebrate the release of Professor Melissa E. Sanchez's latest book later this month!

10/06/2019

In his new book #BoardGames, Eric Thurm explores the ways the games we play can build or break relationships with those around us. Learn more about this fascinating new book from the #AvidlyReads series: https://buff.ly/34KGnCT

10/05/2019

Angry, Queer Somali Boy

“A tour de force.” —Omayra Issa

“Both tragic and healing, Angry Queer Somali Boy offers resplendent writing that intimately grapples with placelessness, identity, and belonging, in all its forms.” —Huda Hassan, writer and researcher

ANGRY QUEER SOMALI BOY is a story of one young man’s nascent sexuality fused with the violence wrought by displacement. Available now from University of Regina Press

A story of a young man's queer coming of age amidst displacement, violence, and alienation Kidnapped by his father on the eve of Somalia’s societal implosi...

10/04/2019

5 Questions about Avidly Reads Theory, with Jordan Alexander Stein

Ahead of the release of #AvidlyReads #Theory next week, author Jordan Stein answers a few questions for us about his new book https://bit.ly/2M97TBt

Jordan Stein, author of Avidly Reads Theory, tells us a bit about his new book.

10/04/2019

From White Nationalists to Black ‘Greeks’: The varied strategies of racial politics

"Our forthcoming book, A Pledge with Purpose: Black Sororities and Fraternities and the Fight for Equality, documents how the last century of black collegians and alumni have endeavored to both “uplift the race” and the nation. The founding impetus for these fraternal organizations is intertwined with a history of collegiate literary societies, white college fraternities and sororities, black benevolent and secret societies, the black church, and the broader racial milieu of exclusion and white nationalism. This collective history bespeaks of fidelity to the overarching principles of racial equality and provides a template for political activity in 2020 and beyond."

Read a blog post from #NYUPress authors Matthew Hughey and Gregory Parks https://bit.ly/2naeJho

—Matthew W. Hughey and Gregory S. Parks The collective history of Black Greek-Letter Organizations bespeaks of fidelity to the ov...

10/03/2019

Get this essential new guide to understanding how racial inequality shapes black lives 30% off on our site! https://buff.ly/32aOPsL

10/03/2019

Donald Trump's favorite president: Andrew Jackson as father of the "white republic"

"There's no doubt about it. Andrew Jackson, like many Americans in the early 19th century, believed that America was and should be forever a white republic. This was not a place where people of color were to expect or enjoy freedom and the protections of liberty and equality. Andrew Jackson absolutely believed that, and was willing to take great measures to guarantee the United States would be a white republic."

Read an interview in Salon with author Matthew Clavin - he explores his new book THE BATTLE OF NEGRO FORT, the untold history of a battle waged on fugitive slaves by President Andrew Jackson https://bit.ly/2OcrGTb

Historian Matthew Clavin: Andrew Jackson was terrible, but he likely would have despised Donald Trump

10/03/2019

In #Theory, author Jordan Stein shows how theory can bring meaning into our lives. Check out his new book from the #AvidlyReads series, coming next week: https://buff.ly/2Af1DlW

10/02/2019

Since 1976, the Peruvian movement of working children has fought to redefine age-based roles in society, including defending children’s right to work. In THE KIDS ARE IN CHARGE, Jessica K. Taft gives us an inside look at this groundbreaking, intergenerational social movement, showing that kids can—and should be—respected as equal partners in economic, social, and political life. https://buff.ly/2Pw9beO

10/01/2019

You know you’re having a good day when you make the @GoddardRiverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice shortlist! Congrats to Jan Haldipur for No Place on the Corner, and to the other great authors on the list.