Category: Literature
Chapter and Verse is a series where JHU Press authors and editors discuss the literary landscape of poetry and prose, whether their own creative work or the literature of others. guest post by David F. Elmer When I first had the idea for my new book, The Poetics of Consent: Collective Decision Making and the…
News and Notes JHU Press Publications Recognized for Excellence by AAP’s PROSE Awards Four JHU Press publications were honored recently at the prestigious Association of American Publishers’ Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (the PROSE Awards). In the category of science, technology, and medicine, Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics: A Journal of Qualitative Research garnered an…
Guest post by Peter Filkins The 50th anniversary of Sylvia Plath’s suicide on February 11, 1963, will no doubt cause many to pause and think what might have been if she had lived to write beyond the age of thirty. Many will reflect on the patriarchal forces she struggled against, or the role of her…
guest post by Theresa M. Kelley Writing Clandestine Marriage was fascinating for me. It was challenging, too, but above all, working on this book sharpened my interest in how literature meets, or sidles up to, science. Here I want to talk about two examples from the book that present literature at work in ways that…
guest post by Theresa M. Kelley Writing Clandestine Marriage was fascinating for me. It was challenging, too, but above all, working on this book sharpened my interest in how literature meets, or sidles up to, science. Here I want to talk about two examples from the book that present literature at work in ways that…
News and Notes Johns Hopkins University hosts Summit on Reducing Gun Violence in America: On January 14-15, the Johns Hopkins University convened more than 20 global leaders in gun policy and violence for the Summit on Reducing Gun Violence in America. On January 28th, the Johns Hopkins University Press will publish the proceedings of this…
News and Notes Johns Hopkins University hosts Summit on Reducing Gun Violence in America: On January 14-15, the Johns Hopkins University convened more than 20 global leaders in gun policy and violence for the Summit on Reducing Gun Violence in America. On January 28th, the Johns Hopkins University Press will publish the proceedings of this…
Guest post by Jonathan F.S. Post The recent generous review by David Yezzi of The Selected Letters of Anthony Hecht in The Wall Street Journal happily calls attention to a number of high points in the book, including the funny anecdote Hecht tells of events surrounding his time as a juror on the Bollingen Prize…
With the holidays behind us and the dust of year-end celebrations settled, the JHU Press, as is the case with many of you faithful blog readers, is hitting the road! That's right, it's annual-meeting-mania and we'll be showcasing new publications and backlist favorites from coast-to-coast for the next week and a half. Tomorrow kicks off for…
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