Find the Perfect Gift for the Thinking Woman’s Mother’s Day
May 3, 2016
Looking for a book to gift to mom on mother’s day? Here at Northwestern University Press we’ve got a number of titles that will make the perfect gift for the… READ MORE
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Remembering Imre Kertesz
March 31, 2016
We are saddened to announce the passing of Imre Kertesz who died on Thursday at his home in Budapest. Kertesz was imprisoned at Auschwitz and Buchenwald, and later worked as… READ MORE
Benjamin’s Displaced Jewish Tradition
March 18, 2016
In his forthcoming book Postsecular Benjamin, Brian Britt analyzes Benjamin’s engagements with religious traditions as resources for contemporary debates on secularism, conflict, and identity. Below is an excerpt from “Benjamin’s Displaced Jewish Tradition”… READ MORE
Women Warriors of ‘Ghostbusters’ and Revolutionary Europe
March 8, 2016
Ghostbusters fans have lit up social media with reactions to the new Ghostbusters movie. The film, which features an all-female lineup of phantom fighting comedians, opens this summer and the… READ MORE
March 4, 2016
Chicago celebrates its 179th birthday this weekend! Want to commemorate the event with a good read? Use this handy chart to figure out which book to mark the occasion with.
Umberto Eco In Dialogue with Our Digital Future
February 22, 2016
Lovers of the written word are mourning the death of Italian writer Umberto Eco. Northwestern University Press was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to publish Eco’s This Is Not… READ MORE
February 16, 2016
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMPf5IPsAAc?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=http://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=500&h=281] Rachel Hadas reads “Slow Green” from her book of poetry, Questions in the Vestibule Hadas, along with her husband video artist Shalom Gorewitz, combine moving images and the… READ MORE
Five Questions With the Author: Corinne Granof and Laura Wertheim Joseph
February 10, 2016
A Feast of Astonishments: Charlotte Moorman and the Avant-Garde, 1960s–1980s focuses on Charlotte Moorman (1933–1991) a rule-bending artist, musician, and advocate for the experimental art of her time. We talk… READ MORE
5 Hip-Hop Tracks That Influenced Olympic Butter Gold
December 10, 2015
By Jonathan Moody 1) “Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved (Rare Live TV Appearance 1971)” by James Brown: There’s no way around writing a poetry book about hip-hop without listening… READ MORE
Gift Ideas for All of the Humanists on Your List
December 4, 2015
Need a gift for that special humanist in your life? Northwestern University Press has you covered! For even more gift ideas, check out our Holiday Gift Guide. The Philosopher (Armchair… READ MORE
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