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January 17, 2008
in Humanities, Literature, Philosophy, Technology

The New Republic salutes Kitaj and Calder books as “remarkable”

January 17, 2008
in Humanities, Literature, Philosophy, Technology

Writing for The New Republic, Jed Perl lists “half a dozen remarkable books about the visual arts published during the year.” Two of his six favorites were published by Yale University Press this past year: Second Diasporist Manifesto: A New Kind of Long Poem in 615 Free Verses by R.

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December 14, 2007
in Current Affairs, History, Humanities

Art and architecture books featured in NYT

December 14, 2007
in Current Affairs, History, Humanities

In an article on “their favorite books of 2007,” New York Times art and architecture critics write “there is more to art books than gorgeous illustrations.” As an example of a book that is more than just “gorgeous illustrations, they name Yale’s The Gates of Paradise: Lorenzo Ghiberti’s Renaissance Masterpiece,

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The Russia-Ukraine Crisis: A Reading List

To better understand the Russia-Ukraine crisis, we have put together a list of the…

The History of Economic Sanctions as a Tool of War

Today, economic sanctions are generally regarded as an alternative to war. But for most…

Black Artists in America: From the the Great Depression to Civil Rights

Earnestine Jenkins– My new book, Black Artists in America: from the Great Depression to…