Month: October 2021

University Press Roundup: European Union, Common Types of Plagiarism, Socialism, Neo-nationalism, Fragmented Society and Book Excerpts

25 October 2021 University Press Blog Roundup

Check out this collection of 8 of the most interesting university press blog posts for this month. We aim to keep you informed, engaged, and part of the ongoing scholarly conversations. What is the European Union? And Why Does It Matter? In January 2021, the UK Government refused to grant...

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Exotic Alternative Investments: Q&A with Kevin R. Mirabile

24 October 2021 Author Interviews

Exotic Alternate Investments by Kevin Mirabile provides an in-depth analysis of the returns, risks, opportunities and portfolio effects for investors, advisors and academics and anyone who wants to expand their investment horizons. In this brief Q&A, Mirabile shares his thoughts on the various investment opportunities. 1. What are exotic alternative investment...

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Julia Wedgewood, The Unexpected Victorian: Q&A with Sue Brown

24 October 2021 Author Interviews

Author Sue Brown talks to us about her upcoming book Julia Wedgewood, The Unexpected Victorian. Julia Wedgwood (1833-1913) was a leading Victorian female non-fiction writer who ventured fearlessly into the reserved territory of the Victorian “man of letters”, writing about the Classical world, Darwinism, German Biblical criticism, moral philosophy, theology...

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Freedom Isn’t Free: Q&A with Markos Kounalakis

18 October 2021 Author Interviews

Markos Kounalakis is an award-winning author, scholar and journalist. Freedom Isn’t Free takes an analytical look at political, economic, social and moral trade-offs in a world in flux. Highly readable, the volume’s collected foreign affairs essays have a wide range and are engaging—from covering manageable regional issues to dramatic geopolitical...

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Techniques & Aesthetics in 3D Films of 1950s and their Impact on Later Productions by David A. Cook

7 October 2021 Guest Post

Although I have written about 3D films before in A History of Narrative Film (HNF, W. W. Norton, 1981; 1990; 1996; 2004; 2016) – both polarized and digital – in Chapters 12 and 21 respectively, I wanted to understand stereoscopy in moving images better and thought an historical survey of...

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Classroom 15 by Julia Mueller and Zack Demars

5 October 2021 Guest Post

Some of the most memorable educators are the ones willing to throw out the syllabus in pursuit of a higher lesson. When a fourth-grade teacher in Roseburg, Oregon, did just that during the height of the Cold War, he sent the US state department and J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI into...

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International Scientific Relations: Q&A with Francisco Del Canto Viterale

5 October 2021 Author Interviews

Francisco Del Canto Viterale’s core areas of knowledge are in global and international studies, with a specialization in science, technology, and innovation. His book International Scientific Relations offers a holistic analysis of the role and impact of science, technology, and innovation in the international system of the twenty-first century. 1. Briefly, how do...

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The Cruel Irony of Organ Transplantation’s Success By Edmund O. Lawler

5 October 2021 Guest Post

Seventy-one years ago, Dr. Richard Lawler led a team of surgeons and nurses in performing the world’s first solid organ transplant by grafting a kidney from a just-deceased patient into the abdomen of a 44-year-old Chicago woman. She lived nearly five more years. In the decades that followed that groundbreaking...

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