The following is an excerpt from Late Westerns: The Persistence of a Genre (December 2018) by Lee Clark Mitchell. From the Introduction Consider a handful of scenarios recently set in the American West: a corpse repeatedly buried and disinterred on its journey … Continue reading Excerpt: Late Westerns
“22 July,” a new movie premiering on Netflix and in select theaters on Oct. 10, details the attack that left 77 people dead in Oslo, Norway. The film, directed by Paul Greengrass of “Captain Phillips” and “The Bourne Ultimatum” covers … Continue reading “22 July” details one of Norway’s deadliest days
Jeffrey D. Anderson (PhD, University of Chicago) is Professor of Anthropology at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. For the past thirty years he has conducted or collaborated fieldwork, archival studies, and applied research on the language, culture, and history of … Continue reading From the Desk of Jeffrey Anderson: Wind River and Cultural Representations
The following contribution comes from Charles Russo, author of Striking Distance: Bruce Lee and the Dawn of Martial Arts in America (Nebraska, 2016). Silver Screen Mythology A few months back, I was explaining the content of my book to a small group … Continue reading From the Desk of Charles Russo: Silver Screen Mythology
August Staff Reading List UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the books where our noses have been buried. The Simple Art of Murder … Continue reading What We’re Reading
The Revenant just received twelve Oscar nominations, on the back of success at the Golden Globes for the film and its star, Leonardo DiCaprio. Michael Punke’s book, upon which the movie is based, has rapidly climbed up the Amazon rankings—I … Continue reading Doc Martyn’s Soul: Riding the Wave of Movie Tie-ins
