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'''New York University Press''' (or '''NYU Press'''), founded in 1916, is a [[university press]] that is part of [[New York University]].
{{Short description|University press that is part of New York University}}
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'''New York University Press''' (or '''NYU Press''') is a [[university press]] that is part of [[New York University]].

== History ==
NYU Press was founded in 1916 by the then chancellor of NYU, [[Elmer Ellsworth Brown]].<ref name="NYU Press history">{{Cite web|url=http://nyupress.org/about/history.aspx|title=NYU Press » History|publisher=nyupress.org|access-date=5 October 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512153026/http://nyupress.org/about/history.aspx|archive-date=12 May 2013}}</ref>

== Directors ==
* Arthur Huntington Nason, 1916–1932
* No director, 1932–1946
* Jean B. Barr (interim director), 1946–1952
* Filmore Hyde, 1952–1957
* Wilbur McKee, acting director, 1957–1958
* William B. Harvey, 1958–1966
* Christopher Kentera, 1966–1974
* Malcolm C. Johnson, 1974–1981
* Colin Jones, 1981–1996
* Niko Pfund, 1996–2000
* Steve Maikowski, 2001–2014
* Ellen Chodosh, 2014–present<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nyupress.org/about-nyupress/history/|title=History|access-date=2016-10-05}}</ref>

== Notable publications ==
Once best known for publishing ''[[Walt Whitman|The Collected Writings of Walt Whitman]]'', 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 Rubin Schwartz|Shuly Schwartz]], and ''The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust'' (2002).<ref name = "NYU Press history"/> Other well-known names published by the press include [[Cary Nelson]], [[Jonathon Hafetz]], [[Samuel R. Delany]], and [[Mark Denbeaux]].

==See also==
{{Portal|Literature|New York City}}
* [[List of English-language book publishing companies]]
* [[List of university presses]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.nyupress.org/ New York University Press]
*{{Official website|https://nyupress.org/}}


{{New York University}}
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Latest revision as of 06:46, 28 April 2023

New York University Press
Parent companyNew York University
Founded1916
FounderElmer Ellsworth Brown
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York, New York
DistributionIngram Publisher Services (US)[1]
Combined Academic Publishers (UK)[2]
Publication typesBooks
Official websitenyupress.org

New York University Press (or NYU Press) is a university press that is part of New York University.

History[edit]

NYU Press was founded in 1916 by the then chancellor of NYU, Elmer Ellsworth Brown.[3]

Directors[edit]

  • Arthur Huntington Nason, 1916–1932
  • No director, 1932–1946
  • Jean B. Barr (interim director), 1946–1952
  • Filmore Hyde, 1952–1957
  • Wilbur McKee, acting director, 1957–1958
  • William B. Harvey, 1958–1966
  • Christopher Kentera, 1966–1974
  • Malcolm C. Johnson, 1974–1981
  • Colin Jones, 1981–1996
  • Niko Pfund, 1996–2000
  • Steve Maikowski, 2001–2014
  • Ellen Chodosh, 2014–present[4]

Notable publications[edit]

Once best known for publishing The Collected Writings of Walt Whitman, 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).[3] Other well-known names published by the press include Cary Nelson, Jonathon Hafetz, Samuel R. Delany, and Mark Denbeaux.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Customer Service". NYU Press. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  2. ^ "Marston Book Services". Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  3. ^ a b "NYU Press » History". nyupress.org. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. ^ "History". Retrieved 2016-10-05.

External links[edit]

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