Facing The Digital Reality
Evan Schnittman wrote an article for Publishing News last week entitled “Facing The Digital Reality.”
An Honor For Memory
Today we will look more closely at two of these titles, Memory and Brain by Larry R. Squire and Memory From A to Z by Yadin Dudai. Below is an excerpt from the beginnin of Memory and Brain. Check back later today to learn more about Memory From A to Z.
OUPblog in Publishers Weekly
Some exciting news to report.
National Poetry Month: Technology and new poetic forms.
The revolution will undoubtedly be televised. This blog is a piece of it.
National Poetry Month: Reflection
David Acevedo, one of the Buffalo poets, presents another one of his poems for National Poetry Month. By David Acevedo
National Poetry Month: Pirates of the Avant Garde
Now, with the web, and the growing number of online archives devoted to (for lack of better words) avant garde and experimental writing movements we are in a new age of access. Some of this work is up through the benevolence of the writer and creator, some of it, must belong to the true heirs of Mayakovsky. Three great resources here…
National poetry month: fairytale of reality
Hailing originally from New York City, the Buffalo Poets are composed of four core members: Roger Kenny, Aaron Arnout, Noah Levin and David Acevedo. The Buffalo have many artists throughout America including, James Honzik, Michael Franklin, Kevin Callahan and the infamous activist Rafael Bueno.
Lives Across The Pond: John Muir
A biographical look at John Muir.
You Never Call! You Never Write!: A Video
A video interview with Joyce Antler.
Monthly Gleanings: March 2007
Anatoly’s monthly gleanings.
Mother’s Marathon
Joyce Antler, author of You Never Call! You Never Write: A History of the Jewish Mother, is the Samuel Lane Professor of American Jewish History and Culture at Brandeis University. Yesterday we posted a Q and A with her daughter, comedian, Lauren Antler. Last week Joyce wrote about Passover. Today she weighs in on the […]
A Few Questions For Susan Shirk
Susan Shirk, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State responsible for U.S. relations with China, is the author of China: Fragile Superpower. In her book Shirk opens up the black box of Chinese politics and finds that the real danger lies in the deep insecurity of its leaders. Below Shirk graciously answers some questions for OUP.
Linxia, China
If asked to describe the architectural landscape of Chinese religion, few people would forget to include the ornate temples, sprawling monasteries, and historic shrines scattered across this Communist state’s large territory. But how many would remember to add mosques to the list?
A Few Questions For Joyce Antler
Instead of asking Joyce questions ourselves, we asked her daughter, Lauren Antler to quiz her mom. Below is what Lauren found out.
Oxford World’s Classics Book Club Reminder: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Don’t forget, we are talking about Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland the last week in April!
Forbidden Fruit: An Excerpt
The plasticity of sexuality quickly becomes evident when one moves from talking about historical doctrine to speaking with real people. Indeed, understanding biblical texts and moderns’ interpretations of them is only so helpful. It provides a clear sense of what the religious resources about sex are, but conveys nothing of how regular people draw upon them, if at all. Even survey data—of which I will make extensive use—are limited in their ability to convey just how adolescents really think about sex, how they desire its pleasure or fear its pain, how they actually go about making sexual decisions, and how they reconcile their religious faiths with the choices they make.