New York University Press (or NYU Press) is a university press that is part of New York University.
Parent company | New York University |
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Founded | 1916 |
Founder | Elmer Ellsworth Brown |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | New York, New York |
Publication types | Books |
Official website | nyupress |
History
NYU Press was founded in 1916 by the then chancellor of NYU, Elmer Ellsworth Brown, in order, he said, to "publish contributions to higher learning by eminent scholars."[1]
Reputation
Once best known for publishing The Collected Writings of Walt Whitman—regarded as the definitive series of his work—NYU Press has now published numerous award-winning scholarly works, such as Convergence Culture (2007) by Henry Jenkins, The Rabbi's Wife (2006) by Shuly Schwartz, and The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust (2002).[1] Other well-known names published by the press include Cary Nelson, Jonathon Hafetz, and Mark Denbeaux. It was spotlighted by the Huffington Post in 2010, which described NYU Press as "consistently publish[ing] scholarly yet accessible books", and "ahead of the cultural curve—pushing literary trends—rather than behind it".[2]
References
- ^ a b "NYU Press » History". nyupress.org. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ Anis Shivani (2 July 2010). "Independence Day: 15 Feisty Small Presses And The Books You're Going To Want From Them". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
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