A Novel Brings Ethiopia’s Women Warriors Out of the Shadows
Queens College Professor Maaza Mengiste's new novel, The Shadow King, follows the Ethiopian women warriors who fought the Italian army. Read more ›
The Art of ‘Silence’ in the Poetry of Northern Ireland’s Medbh McGuckian
Kingsborough Community College Professor Maureen Fadem deciphers the eclectic poetry of Northern Ireland’s Medbh McGuckian in a new book titled Silence and Articulacy in the Poetry of Medbh McGuckian. Read more ›
New Book Journeys to Singapore’s Rough-and-Tumble 19th Century
Prof. John D. Greenwood's latest book, Chasing the Dragon, evokes the history and cultural complexity of Singapore's pre-colonial era. Read more ›
‘Call Me By Your Name’ Characters Return, But Don’t Call This A Sequel
The characters from André Aciman's novel "Call Me By Your Name" reappear in his latest book, "Find Me," but the author says he does not consider the new work a sequel. Read more ›
The Unexamined Power of Classical Music in Modern Cinema
A new book looks at why modern filmmakers choose classical music to frame their narratives. Read more ›
Tracing Male Anger in ‘The Topeka School’
Male anger is a theme in a critically acclaimed new novel by Brooklyn College Professor Ben Lerner called "The Topeka School" Read more ›
New Take on the Old West in Tea Obreht’s Acclaimed Novel ‘Inland’
A critically acclaimed new book by Tea Obreht, who teaches at Hunter College, reimagines the classic Western novel with a camel-wrangling orphaned immigrant and an Arizona frontierswoman. Read more ›
Carnival in Trinidad, a Brooklyn Parade, and the Birth of Soca Music
A new book looks at how Brooklyn's West Indian Day parade and its connections to Carnival in Trinidad nurtured the emergence of soca music. Read more ›
Digital Humanities: The Future and the Challenges
A book called "Debates in the Digital Humanities" looks at the future and challenges in this emerging field. Read more ›