The Future of the Humanities: A Global Journey with Jane Austen In this episode, Dr. Michael Kramp (Lehigh University) discusses his multimedia project, Jane Austen and the Future of the Humanities. From bookstore conversations in Madrid to language learners in Pakistan, Kramp explores why Austen remains a global powerhouse and how her work provides a unique lens for humanistic inquiry in a world shaped by political extremism, technological shifts, and the public’s reclamation of culture
Nate Carpenter interviews Professor Leopold Leeb on his monumental new work, Missionaries to China: A Historical Dictionary. Covering 1,400 figures from the 7th to the 20th century, Leeb discusses the challenge of recovering "lost" Chinese names and the importance of preserving oral histories in a shifting academic landscape.
*this transcript has been edited from the original audio for readability and length. Listen to the entire episode on Spotify and Apple. NRC Hello and welcome to how my book began. I'm Nathan Carpenter, managing editor for Lehigh University Press. Thanks for joining us. We're here today with Joseph W Ho, who is Center Associate at the University of Michigan's Lieberthal Rogel Center for Chinese Studies and the manager of the University of Michigan's Eisenberg...
*this transcript has been edited from the original audio for readability and length. Listen to the entire episode on Spotify and Apple. NRC Welcome and thanks for joining us on How My Book Began. I’m Nate Carpenter, managing editor of Lehigh University Press. I'm here today with two scholars, Tom Scott, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Professor of History at Mercer University, and Achim Kopp, who is Professor of Foreign Languages and...
*this transcript has been edited from the original audio for readability and length. Listen to the entire episode on Spotify and Apple. NRC: I'm here today with Gavin Hurley, a scholar, storyteller, and teacher. Gavin is an associate professor of communication and literature at Ave Maria University. He has published widely in the fields of communication, religion, rhetoric, and horror, and all of that comes to bear in his recent book, Catholic Horror and Rhetorical...
Poe's Women, edited by Amy C Branam Armiento and Travis Montgomery, has been reviewed in the Journal of Gender Studies. In her review of the collection Sara Williams writes: "This engaging collection redresses the balance of Poe studies to consider his work from the perspective of women, those in his works and those reading them. . . . [It] offers a welcome emphasis on the irrepressibility of women in his work who ‘die but do...
LUP authors Waltraud Maierhofer's and Jennifer Vanderbeek's translation of Eveline Hasler’s “Die Vogelmacherin” into English as “The Child Witches of Lucerne and Buchau” has been reviewed by The Daily Iowan. A brief excerpt: "While the original text explores political and religious violence, Maierhofer goes further and includes essential context for the novel. The introduction and annotations done by Maierhofer and Vanderbeek provides history buffs and witch enthusiasts alike the chance to better understand the role...
" This volume of essays is a wonderful tribute to the scholarly achievements of Professor Baker. "
"The volume is . . . alive with pieces that, rather than uncritically celebrating her achievements, discuss, refine, and sometimes take issue with her views."
"The Wife of Bath in Afterlife is a must-read not only for all serious-minded Chaucerian scholars but also for avid readers who earnestly endeavor to enhance their knowledge about theWife of Bath and to broaden their capacity for learning.”
-- Christina Pinkston, Norfolk State University
Review of Fiddled out of Reason, by John William Knapp
"a valuable contribution to our understanding of the hymn as a literary and cultural phenomenon."
-- Joshua Swidzinski, University of Portland
The Final Days of Edgar Allan Poe, by David F. Gaylin, has been "recommended for all readers" by Choice Reviews and was listed in their Community College Top 75 titles.
"This engaging collection redresses the balance of Poe studies to consider his work from the perspective of women, those in his works and those reading them. . . . [It] offers a welcome emphasis on the irrepressibility of women in his work who ‘die but do not stay dead’"
Very much in the spirit of Robertson's many impacts on our field, this collection opens a range of fascinating apertures into the medieval literary world that promise to be useful, both to fellow scholars and in a variety of literature classrooms.
New Directions in Medieval Mystical and Devotional Literature not only makes a fitting tribute to a beloved scholar and teacher; it constitutes a significant contribution to the field in its own right. The essays in this beautifully presented book will be essential reading for anyone interested in late-medieval vernacular theology and its reception, both in England and beyond.
--Nicholas Watson, professor of English, Harvard University
Dolan and Labbe’s wide-ranging yet cohesive collection of essays offers a comprehensive and convincing breadth that succeeds in its mission of placing Charlotte Smith. Beyond Smithian scholarship, the volume comes at a prescient time.
--Heather Heckman-McKenna University of Missouri-Columbia
