The second half of 2013 has been good to Sergio De La Pava. In August, he took home the $25,000 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for
Leo Steinberg (1920–2011) was an art historian whose focus extended from the Renaissance to the modern, and who left a critical legacy on several generations
Ron Krabill’s Starring Mandela and Cosby: Media and the End(s) of Apartheid (2010) considers the implications of a particular paradox: during the worst years of
Our colleagues at the Chicago Manual of Style blog have been counting down the days to the new year with a series of short features
William Rosen’s The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention considers how scientific and intellectual breakthroughs—specifically, the burgeoning field
Michael Kammen (1936–2013) “Underpinned by exhaustive research and abundant documentation, Professor Kammen’s books, essays and criticism—he was a frequent contributor to the New York Times
Pigeon Forge (TN) City Council, c. early 1970s, photographer unknown Pigeon Forge, Tennessee (population: 5,875) Pilgrimage to Dollywood: A Country Music Road Trip through Tennessee
Chicago Shorts offer distinguished selections, including never-before-published material, off-the-radar reads culled from the University of Chicago Press’s commanding archive, and the best of our newest
An excerpt via From the Score to the Stage: An Illustrated History of Continental Opera Production and Staging by Evan Baker Composers frequently involved themselves
An excerpt from Looking for Strangers: The True Story of My Hidden Wartime Childhood by Dori Katz INTRODUCTION I knew it was my mother when the telephone rang
View More