Alice Paalen Rahon
Translated by Mary Ann Caws
Alice Paalen Rahon
(Prenguin Random House, 2021)
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Katherine Manthorne and the cover of her book "Restless Enterprise: The Art and Life of Eliza Pratt Greatorex"
A new book on Eliza Pratt Greatorex profiles the artist who had been "deliberately expunged from the record," says Professor Katherine Manthorne. Read more
Katherine Manthorne
Restless Enterprise
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Professors Maral Tajerian and Sebastian Alvarado (right) and their children.
So, you think you’re busy between pandemic hassles and all your other work-life obligations? Here’s what busy looks like for CUNY’s very own power couple, Professors Maral Tajerian and Sebastian Alvarado. Read more

Recent books by Wayne Koestenbaum, Katina Rogers, David Reynolds, Tanisha Ford, William Helmreich, Melissa Checker, Margaret Chin, Massimo Pigliucci, Richard Alba, Ismael García-Colón, Sanford Schram, and Paul Krugman.
We’ve been warned about the long, dark winter and the need to stay away from relatives and friends this holiday season. But if you’d like to send a gift, these books might be the perfect choice. Read more

Melissa Checker and her book "The Sustainability Myth: Environmental Gentrification and the Politics of Justice"
Checker exposes the hidden costs of New York City’s efforts to transform industrial waterfronts into green oases, in The Sustainability Myth. Read more

Laird Bergad and his book "Agrarian Puerto Rico: Reconsidering Rural Economy and Society, 1899-1940"
In their new book, Professor Laird Bergad and his co-author debunk common notions about how U.S. control affected Puerto Rico’s agrarian economy and society in the early 20th century.
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Melissa Checker
The Sustainability Myth
(NYU Press, 2020)
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Raquel Chang-Rodríguez and Carlos Riobó
Talking Books with Mario Vargas Llosa
(Nebraska Press, 2020)
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European leaders of 1938 Peace Conference (Credit: Getty Images)
Professor Benjamin Carter Hett discusses his new book on Nazi Germany and what it reveals about our times. Read more