It’s not even New Year's and we’re already nostalgic.
2014 marks a busy and memorable year in SUP’s recent history—in addition to publishing a bevy of timely treatises, award-winning titles, and engrossing nonfiction of all stripes, our press family has grown and our digital presence has evolved.
This year we’ve debuted books showcasing stunning American landscapes, gruesome American spectacles, and fraught Middle Eastern coalitions; we’ve published titles dissecting the paradoxical culture of Wikipedians, the life and works of Mary Shelley, and the economic subtext of The Simpsons—among many others.
We’ve also welcomed new editors Eric Brandt and Jenny Gavacs who took the helms of the History and Jewish Studies lists, and the Sociology and Asian Studies lists, this year—and just last week Business and Econ editor, Margo Beth Fleming, brought two honorary members of the press family kicking and squalling into the world.
Recently, SUP became one of the first university presses to branch out into Medium—an emergent blogging platform. We also quietly launched a massive website redesign—an undertaking that has been a year in the making. And earlier this year, we gave our blog a much-needed makeover and redoubled efforts to use this platform to engage intriguing ideas and timely reflections.
It’s been a fantastic 12 months, but before we sign off for some year-end R-&-R we leave you with this: Our Top 5 Blog Posts from 2014:
Neither Freedom Fighter Nor Fanatic ⇨
How John Brown's legacy disrupted the state's monopoly on legitimate violence.
On Brazilian Aardvarks, Wikipedia, and Digital Populism ⇨
What many fail to grasp is that Wikipedia, despite its suffix, is not an encyclopedia.
Human Rights: A Fragile Hegemony ⇨
Human rights, as popularly conceived, have a troubling genealogy.
Construction and destruction in Shatila and Gaza.
In which we take a moment to appreciate the craftsmanship of old school printing.
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