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Remembering Ira Jacknis

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 univnebpress

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

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News and Reviews

October 15, 2021October 15, 2021 univnebpress

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

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75th Anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials ending

October 1, 2021September 24, 2021 univnebpress

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

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News and Reviews

September 24, 2021September 21, 2021 univnebpress

Books The Forgotten Botanist in Publishers Weekly: “Brown is so successful in facilitating engagement with a forgotten figure that many will be deeply saddened by Lemmon’s last years; the energetic woman, for whom idleness was akin to death, suffered from … Continue reading News and Reviews

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2021 Nebraska Book Award Winners

September 21, 2021September 20, 2021 univnebpress

Congratulations to two UNP authors who were recognized for their work! Never Caught Twice: Horse Stealing in Western Nebraska, 1850-1890 (Nebraska, 2020) by Matthew S. Luckett was the winner of the Nonfiction Nebraska History category. My Omaha Obsession: Searching for the … Continue reading 2021 Nebraska Book Award Winners

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Silverman wins 2021 Clara Johnson Award

September 10, 2021September 9, 2021 univnebpress

Jane’s Stories Press Foundation is proud to name Sue William Silverman the winner of the 2021 Clara Johnson Award for her memoir How to Survive Death and Other Inconveniences (Nebraska, 2020), a brutally honest account of surviving sexual assault that … Continue reading Silverman wins 2021 Clara Johnson Award

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20th Anniversary of September 11, 2001

September 8, 2021August 30, 2021 univnebpress

This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001. Twenty years ago, almost 3,000 people were killed when two planes were flown into the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York, along with a third plane … Continue reading 20th Anniversary of September 11, 2001

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UNP Authors Brenda Child, Tsianina Lomawaima in the Washington Post

September 2, 2021August 30, 2021 univnebpress

Two of UNP authors, Brenda Child and Tsianina Lomawaima, recently published opinion pieces on boarding schools in the Washington Post . In Child’s essay, she discusses how United States boarding schools for Indians were used by the government as a … Continue reading UNP Authors Brenda Child, Tsianina Lomawaima in the Washington Post

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Announcing Zero Street Fiction

September 1, 2021August 30, 2021 univnebpress

A new book series celebrating LGBTQ+ literature The University of Nebraska Press is pleased to announce a new book series that will highlight LGBTQ+ authors. The series, Zero Street Fiction, will invite submissions of novels and short story collections from … Continue reading Announcing Zero Street Fiction

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Remembering Stephen B. Oates

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 univnebpress

Stephen B. Oates, Civil War Historian, passed away on August 20, 2021 at the age of 85. Oates was a Kendall Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Massachusettes-Amherst. In the “Civil War quartet”, one of his best-known works, … Continue reading Remembering Stephen B. Oates

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