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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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