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University Press Week Day 2
Bucknell UP welcomed these 10 developments over the past 10 years, making it a force to #KeepUP with. Since 2012, Bucknell University Press… 1. Celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018. 2. Became a full member of the Association of University Presses (AUPresses) in 2020. 3. Saw the retirement of its longtime director, Greg Clingham, at […]
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University Press Week Day 1: Guest blogger Manu Chander
To kick off the 10th annual University Press Week (UP Week) celebration, we invited author Manu Samriti Chander to share his thoughts on publishing with university presses and why they matter. Professor Chander’s first book, Brown Romantics: Poetry and Nationalism in the Global Nineteenth Century, published by Bucknell UP in 2017, calls for the academy […]
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Celebrating International Translation Day
Did you know? The UN’s recently established International Translation Day celebrates the work of language professionals who translate academic and technical works, highlighting their contributions to a global effort to foster inclusivity and togetherness. Language professionals’ hard work and attention to detail is crucial to dissolving language barriers that might otherwise hinder the struggle for […]
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National Poetry Month with Shanee Stepakoff
To wrap up National Poetry Month, we spoke with Bucknell author Shanee Stepakoff about poetry, publishing, and her forthcoming collection, Testimony: Found Poems from the Special Court for Sierra Leone. A remarkable collection of found poetry, Testimony is derived from public testimonies at a UN-backed war crimes tribunal in Freetown and aims to breathe new life […]
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Transits: Literature, Thought & Culture, 1650-1850
A Discussion with the Series Editors A landmark series in the long eighteenth-century and Romantic era, Transits: Literature, Thought & Culture, 1650-1850 publishes books that are timely, transformative, and global in their engagement with arts, literature, culture, and history. Here, we talk with series co-editors Miriam Wallace and Mona Narain about their vision for the series, […]
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Women’s History Month with Misty Krueger
Happy Women’s History Month! To celebrate, Bucknell University Press would like to share a few words from Misty Krueger, editor of Transatlantic Women Travelers, 1688-1843, followed by some of our own reading recommendations for learning about women’s lives throughout history. Transatlantic Women Travelers is an important new collection that brings fresh perspectives on representations of […]
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New Series Editor for Contemporary Irish Writers: Speaking with Anne Fogarty
Bucknell University Press is honored to announce the appointment of Anne Fogarty as the new general editor of our Contemporary Irish Writers series. Fogarty is Full Professor of James Joyce Studies in the School of English, Drama, and Film at University College Dublin. The Contemporary Irish Writers series, with recent publications on Medbh McGuckian, Eavan […]