Hot Off Penn Press: Autumnal picks
10/13/2016
As the leaves begin to turn and the air begins to chill, you may find yourself wanting to curl up with a good book. Well, if your tastes lean towards… READ MORE
Category: Current Affairs
October Term 2016: The Political Supreme Court
10/03/2016
Today we have a very exciting guest post from Lincoln Caplan, author of American Justice 2016. Lincoln Caplan is a Senior Research Scholar and the Truman Capote Visiting Lecturer in Law… READ MORE
Author Q&A: Gerald Izenberg
09/21/2016
Today, we have a guest post featuring an interview with Gerald Izenberg, Professor Emeritus of History at Washington University in St. Louis and author of the recently-published Identity: The Necessity… READ MORE
Who Belongs in Our “Nation of Immigrants”?
09/14/2016
Today we have an exciting guest post from Robert L. Fleegler, who teaches history at the University of Mississippi and who is the author of Ellis Island Nation, which was released first in… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: Back to school
09/08/2016
The academic year is just starting back up, and Penn Press has released a range of titles in July and August that will prove enriching for students and scholars of… READ MORE
In the News: Georgetown and Slavery’s Capitalism
09/02/2016
Yesterday, John J. DeGioia, president of Georgetown University, announced several steps that the university plans to take to address and apologize for its historical entanglement with slavery, including the sale of… READ MORE
“The Silence of the Cloister”: Nuns and Worldly Engagement
08/31/2016
Today we have an exciting guest post from Jenna Lay, Associate Professor of English at Lehigh University and author of Beyond the Cloister. Lay's book explores the writings of Catholic Englishwomen in post-Reformation England, whether… READ MORE
“Public Health Crisis”? The GOP Platform, Pornography, and Political History
08/04/2016
Today we have a fascinating and topical guest post from Sarah L. Leonard, Associate Professor of History at Simmons College and author of Fragile Minds and Vulnerable Souls: The Matter of… READ MORE
Bananas, Blight, and Biotechnology
07/19/2016
Today, we have an exciting guest post from Douglas Southgate, Professor Emeritus at Ohio State University and coauthor with Lois Roberts of Globalized Fruit, Local Entrepreneurs, which challenges the perception that multinational… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: Summer reading
06/15/2016
May and June have seen an array of new Penn Press titles on topics ranging from the history of workplace feminism to Islamic architecture and beyond—just in time for summer!… READ MORE