Of little databases and the poetics of the web revival
An essay by English professor Danny Snelson, whose new book will be published this month.
Books
What Beyoncé’s music says about the desire for freedom and recognition
A new book by Tiffany E. Barber explores the impact of four prominent Black visual artists but begins with a comparison to popular reception of the legendary singer.
‘I must be famous to be heard’
Esha Niyogi De’s new book reveals a previously hidden narrative about women in South Asian cinema.
Kristopher Kersey’s first book honored by Medieval Academy of America
The art history professor was recognized for “Facing Images: Medieval Japanese Art and the Problem of Modernity.”
Zrinka Stahuljak’s book ‘Fixers’ honored as one of year’s best by History Today
The acknowledgment, she said, is gratifying because “historians are recognizing the work of a literary historian as historical work.”
Who wrote the Bible? In new book, upcoming lecture, William Schniedewind offers bold new answers
“It’s important to think of the Bible as an anthology of ancient Jewish communities as opposed to a singular voice,” says the director of the UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies.
Sixiang Wang honored for book that reframes 3 centuries of Korea-China relations
“Boundless Winds of Empire” earned the Hong Yung Lee Book Award from the UC Berkeley Center for Korean Studies.
In her first book for young readers, Teddi Chichester aims to inspire compassion for wildlife
“Wildlife Crossings of Hope” examines what happens when highways and other urban infrastructure confine animals to small patches of land.
New book by Stephanie Balkwill explores women in power in 6th-century China
The book casts the life of Empress Dowager Ling amid a story of the reinvention of religious, ethnic and gender norms in a rapidly changing society.
How digital humanities can enhance understanding of Holocaust testimonies
In his new book, Todd Presner argues that computational and data-driven methods can be key in preserving and analyzing survivors’ stories.