The following was published by the History of Anthropology Review on Oct. 18, 2021 by Regna Darnell, a Distinguished University Professor Emerita of Anthropology at the University of Western Ontario. I have known Ira Jacknis since he was a graduate … Continue reading Remembering Ira Jacknis
Books Disruption Starred review in Kirkus Reviews: “An outstanding contribution to the literature of terrorism and counterterrorism.” Black Cowboys of Rodeo Starred review in Publishers Weekly: “This stirring history will have readers rethinking the very definition of Americana.” Moshkeleh the … Continue reading News and Reviews
Join KUAR’s radio program Arts & Letters Radio on Friday, October 22 at 7:00 p.m. for a radio broadcast with UCA creative writing professor Mark Spitzer as he discusses the highly elusive American eel featured in his book Beautifully Grotesque … Continue reading Upcoming Event: Mark Spitzer on Arts & Letters Radio
Alison Lewis is a professor of German in the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Melbourne. She is the author or editor of numerous books, including Secret Police Files from the Eastern Bloc: Between Surveillance and Life Writing and Cold War … Continue reading Excerpt: A State of Secrecy
Join Politics & Prose Bookstore for a virtual panel discussion over Randon Billings Noble’s new anthology, A Harp in the Stars (Nebraska, 2021), on Saturday, October 9 at 3 p.m. EST. Noble, the editor, will be joined by two contributors, … Continue reading Upcoming Event: Politics & Prose Panel Discussion with Randon Billings Noble
Scott Eastman is a professor of history at Creighton University. He is the author of Preaching Spanish Nationalism across the Hispanic Atlantic, 1759–1823 and A Missionary Nation (Nebraska, 2021), which is now available. Introduction Race and Empire What did race and empire … Continue reading Excerpt: A Missionary Nation
Join Larksong Writers Place for their event 6 Poets Read Outdoors on Thursday, October 7 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. at Larksong Writers Place on 1600 N. Cotner Blvd. Lincoln, NE. Six poets, including Marjorie Saiser and Grace Bauer, will be reading … Continue reading Upcoming Event: Grace Bauer & Marjorie Saiser at Larksong on Oct. 7
Craig S. Chapman spent thirty years managing dual careers in telecom network sales and the U.S. Army and National Guard. He is the author of Battle Hardened: An Infantry Officer’s Harrowing Journey from D-Day to VE Day and More Terrible Than Victory: North Carolina’s … Continue reading From the Desk of Craig S. Chapman: An Expedition that Needed Another Look
Today marks the 75th year anniversary of the ending of the Trial of Major War Criminals, the best known of the Nuremberg trials, held in Nuremberg, Germany. These trials were held from November 20, 1945 to October 1, 1946. During … Continue reading 75th Anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials ending
UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the titles where our noses have been buried. “I’m finishing up Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell. If I ever plan … Continue reading September Staff Reading List
