May 3, 2022
Elizabeth Ferrell– Episode 4 of Netflix’s Inventing Anna (2022) includes a scene inside the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. Featured prominently in the background is Jay… READ MORE
April 26, 2022
Interview with Graham Bader by David Ebony The years immediately following World War I were times of global socio-political upheaval. A new world order was evolving, especially in Europe, and… READ MORE
April 22, 2022
Celebrate Earth Day with must-reads on climate change, conservation, the environment, and more. “Indispensable. A must read for anyone who cares about the ocean and understands the integral role it… READ MORE
April 21, 2022
In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk to writer and curator Lisa Slominski about her new book, Nonconformers: A New History of Self-Taught Artists, and her… READ MORE
April 19, 2022
Lisa Slominski– Nonconformers: A New History of Self-Taught Artists re-examines twentieth-century art history, with an exploratory reconsideration of many creatives previously defined in relation to Modern Primitives, l’Art Brut, Outsider… READ MORE
April 1, 2022
In this episode, we talk with Met curator Elyse Nelson and Columbia University associate professor and writer Wendy S. Walters about the exhibition Fictions of Emancipation: Carpeaux Recast and the… READ MORE
February 25, 2022
To better understand the Russia-Ukraine crisis, we have put together a list of the most relevant books that shed light on the history, socio-economic and political relations of these two… READ MORE
February 24, 2022
Today, economic sanctions are generally regarded as an alternative to war. But for most people in the interwar period, the economic weapon was the very essence of total war. The… READ MORE
December 16, 2021
Earlier this year, Yale University Press published the excerpt below from The Orphanage by Serhiy Zhadan, translated from the Ukrainian by Reilly Costigan-Humes and Isaac Stackhouse Wheeler. We are revisiting this piece today… READ MORE
December 15, 2021
Yesterday, Fred R. Shapiro’s list of the Ten Most Notable Quotes of the Year was published by the Associated Press. As a compliment to that piece, we are revisiting this… READ MORE
Deobandism, Islam and the Religious Narratives of the Taliban
