Penn Press Log

Preschool Verse by Gen Xers: Selections from The Folkstories of Children

07/06/2012

In the introduction to the collection, Sutton-Smith wrote, “Part of the function of this book is to show that when given the opportunity, children are inveterate tale tellers, and the tales they tell have considerable similarity to traditional folktakes.” Hence, the title.

This Month’s Podcast: Victoria W. Wolcott on Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters

07/02/2012

“It’s not simply kids having fun at a roller skating rink. It’s that when you associate certain kinds of spaces with cleanliness, safety, and fun that exclude people of color, then that association has powerful cultural and political effects long after desegregation actually happens,” says Wolcott.

Shakespeare’s Shrine–Now Available

06/28/2012

Shakespeare's Shrine: The Bard's Birthplace and the Invention of Stratford-upon-Avon Julia Thomas 256 pages | 6 x 9 | 23 illus. Cloth 2012 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4423-6 | $34.95 | £23.00… READ MORE

The Color Revolutions–Now Available

06/23/2012

The Color Revolutions Lincoln A. Mitchell 256 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2012 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4417-5 | $65.00 | £42.50 “Although analytic reflections on the Color Revolutions are accumulating,… READ MORE

Bodies and Books–Now Available

06/20/2012

Bodies and Books: Reading and the Fantasy of Communion in Nineteenth-Century America Gillian Silverman 256 pages | 6 x 9 | 3 illus. Cloth 2012 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4415-1 | $55.00… READ MORE