Category: Academic Life

Blum’s History News Network Editorial

07/16/2007

"If Democrats and Barack Obama want to ‘get religion’ and if historians want to witness a deep commitment to leftist politics and spirituality, they should get to know the spiritual… READ MORE

Come to Our House This Saturday

05/10/2007

As part of  the University of Pennsylvania Alumni Weekend, the Press will open its doors to the world this Saturday. Visit the Victorian mansion that we call home to meet… READ MORE

Overcoming Cruelty: What Torture Has Taught Me

03/05/2007

William F. Schulz, past president of Amnesty International and editor of the forthcoming The Phenomenon of Torture: Readings and Commentary, will speak at the Drexel University campus in Philadelphia today…. READ MORE

Parkin Wins Emily Toth Award

02/28/2007

The Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association has awarded Katherine J. Parkin’s Food is Love: Advertising and Gender Roles in Modern America, the Emily Toth Award for the best book in… READ MORE

More than Talking Heads

02/16/2007

Two Penn Press authors and a series editor recently lent their expertize to news and documentary productions on a wide range of subjects. This Thursday, Eric Stover, author of The… READ MORE

The Evolution of the Origin

02/09/2007

As schools, universities, museums and (yes) churches around the world prepare to celebrate Darwin Day, it’s a great time to study the evolution of the book that started it all… READ MORE

Ian Lustick, BMOC

11/21/2006

Two University of Pennsylvania publications focus on professor and government consultant Ian Lustick this month. A article on Lustick appears in the current Penn Arts and Sciences Magazine, while The… READ MORE

Now Available–History Matters

09/15/2006

History Matters: Patriarchy and the Challenge of Feminism Judith M. Bennett 224 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2006 | ISBN 0-8122-3946-6 | $49.95 | £32.50 Not for sale in… READ MORE