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Once best known for publishing ''[[Walt Whitman|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 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]]. |
Once best known for publishing ''[[Walt Whitman|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 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]]. |
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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".<ref>{{Cite news|author=Anis Shivani|date=2 July 2010|title=Independence Day: 15 Feisty Small Presses And The Books You're Going To Want From Them|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anis-shivani/independence-day-15-feist_b_631929.html#s109176title=New_York_University|newspaper=[[The Huffington Post]]|accessdate=15 July 2013}}</ref> |
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| 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 |
| Distribution | Ingram Publisher Services (US)[1] Combined Academic Publishers (UK)[2] |
| Publication types | Books |
| Official website | nyupress |
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.[3]
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[4]
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).[3] Other well-known names published by the press include Cary Nelson, Jonathon Hafetz, Samuel R. Delany, and Mark Denbeaux.
References
- ^ "Customer Service". NYU Press. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ "Marston Book Services". Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ a b "NYU Press » History". nyupress.org. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "History". Retrieved 2016-10-05.
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