Intellectual Affairs

Intellectual Affairs

Roundup of spring titles from scholarly presses

March 10, 2023

Scott McLemee rounds up upcoming university press titles focused on science, medicine and the natural world.

Review of Peter Burke's "Ignorance: A Global History"

February 24, 2023

Scott McLemee reviews Peter Burke’s Ignorance: A Global History.

Review of Robert A. Schneider's "The Return of Resentment"

February 10, 2023

Scott McLemee reviews Robert A. Schneider’s The Return of Resentment: The Rise and Decline and Rise Again of a Political Emotion.

Interview with Robert T. Tally Jr. on historicizing 'The Hobbit'

January 20, 2023

Scott McLemee interviews author Robert T. Tally Jr. on J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit: Realizing History Through Fantasy: A Critical Companion.

Review of Jamie Kreiner, "The Wandering Mind"

January 6, 2023

Scott McLemee reviews Jamie Kreiner’s The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction.

Review of Denise Gigante, "Book Madness"

December 19, 2022

Scott McLemee reviews Denise Gigante’s Book Madness: A Story of Book Collectors in America.

Roundup of spring university-press titles in a personal vein

December 2, 2022

Scott McLemee highlights forthcoming university press books of a more personal nature.

Review of Leslie Kern, "Gentrification Is Inevitable and Other Lies"

November 18, 2022

Scott McLemee reviews Leslie Kern’s Gentrification Is Inevitable and Other Lies.

Review of Gregory Berns, "The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent―and Reinvent―Our Identities"

November 4, 2022

Scott McLemee reviews Gregory Berns’s The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent―and Reinvent―Our Identities.

Commentary on Daniel H. Weiss, "Why the Museum Matters"

October 21, 2022

Scott McLemee reviews Daniel H. Weiss’s Why the Museum Matters.

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Roundup of spring titles from scholarly presses

March 10, 2023

Scott McLemee rounds up upcoming university press titles focused on science, medicine and the natural world.

Review of Peter Burke's "Ignorance: A Global History"

February 24, 2023

Scott McLemee reviews Peter Burke’s Ignorance: A Global History.

Review of Robert A. Schneider's "The Return of Resentment"

February 10, 2023

Scott McLemee reviews Robert A. Schneider’s The Return of Resentment: The Rise and Decline and Rise Again of a Political Emotion.

Interview with Robert T. Tally Jr. on historicizing 'The Hobbit'

January 20, 2023

Scott McLemee interviews author Robert T. Tally Jr. on J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit: Realizing History Through Fantasy: A Critical Companion.

Review of Jamie Kreiner, "The Wandering Mind"

January 6, 2023

Scott McLemee reviews Jamie Kreiner’s The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction.

Review of Denise Gigante, "Book Madness"

December 19, 2022

Scott McLemee reviews Denise Gigante’s Book Madness: A Story of Book Collectors in America.

Roundup of spring university-press titles in a personal vein

December 2, 2022

Scott McLemee highlights forthcoming university press books of a more personal nature.

Review of Leslie Kern, "Gentrification Is Inevitable and Other Lies"

November 18, 2022

Scott McLemee reviews Leslie Kern’s Gentrification Is Inevitable and Other Lies.

Review of Gregory Berns, "The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent―and Reinvent―Our Identities"

November 4, 2022

Scott McLemee reviews Gregory Berns’s The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent―and Reinvent―Our Identities.

Commentary on Daniel H. Weiss, "Why the Museum Matters"

October 21, 2022

Scott McLemee reviews Daniel H. Weiss’s Why the Museum Matters.

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