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{{Short description|University press that is part of New York University}}
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| country = [[United States]]
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| headquarters = [[New York, New York]]
| headquarters = [[New York, New York]]
| distribution = [[Ingram Publisher Services]] (US)<ref>{{Cite web| title = Customer Service| work = NYU Press| accessdate = 2017-11-02| url = https://nyupress.org/customer-service/}}</ref><br>Combined Academic Publishers (UK)<ref>{{Cite web| title = Marston Book Services| accessdate = 2017-12-04| url = http://www.marston.co.uk/marston-client-list/}}</ref>
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== History ==
== History ==
NYU Press was founded in 1916 by the then chancellor of NYU, [[Elmer Ellsworth Brown]].<ref name="NYU Press history">{{Cite web|url=http://nyupress.org/about/history.aspx|title=NYU Press » History|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=nyupress.org|access-date=|accessdate=5 October 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512153026/http://nyupress.org/about/history.aspx|archivedate=12 May 2013|df=}}</ref>
NYU Press was founded in 1916 by the then chancellor of NYU, [[Elmer Ellsworth Brown]].<ref name="NYU Press history">{{Cite web|url=http://nyupress.org/about/history.aspx|title=NYU Press » History|publisher=nyupress.org|access-date=5 October 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512153026/http://nyupress.org/about/history.aspx|archive-date=12 May 2013}}</ref>


== Directors ==
== Directors ==
* Arthur Huntington Nason, 1916–1932
* Arthur Huntington Nason, 1916–1932
* no director, 1932–1946
* No director, 1932–1946
* Jean B. Barr (interim director), 1946–1952
* Jean B. Barr (interim director), 1946–1952
* Filmore Hyde, 1952–1957
* Filmore Hyde, 1952–1957
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* Ellen Chodosh, 2014–present<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nyupress.org/about-nyupress/history/|title=History|access-date=2016-10-05}}</ref>
* Ellen Chodosh, 2014–present<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nyupress.org/about-nyupress/history/|title=History|access-date=2016-10-05}}</ref>


== Reputation ==
== Notable publications ==
Once best known for publishing ''[[Walt Whitman|The Collected Writings of Walt Whitman]]''—regarded as the definitive series of his work—NYU Press has now published numerous award-winning scholarly works, such as ''Convergence Culture'' (2007) by [[Henry Jenkins]], ''The Rabbi's Wife'' (2006) by [[Shuly Rubin Schwartz|Shuly Schwartz]], and ''The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust'' (2002).<ref name = "NYU Press history"/> Other well-known names published by the press include [[Cary Nelson]], [[Jonathon Hafetz]], [[Samuel R. Delany]], and [[Mark Denbeaux]].
Once best known for publishing ''[[Walt Whitman|The Collected Writings of Walt Whitman]]'', NYU Press has now published numerous award-winning scholarly works, such as ''Convergence Culture'' (2007) by [[Henry Jenkins]], ''The Rabbi's Wife'' (2006) by [[Shuly Rubin Schwartz|Shuly Schwartz]], and ''The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust'' (2002).<ref name = "NYU Press history"/> Other well-known names published by the press include [[Cary Nelson]], [[Jonathon Hafetz]], [[Samuel R. Delany]], and [[Mark Denbeaux]].


==See also==
It was spotlighted by the ''[[Huffington Post]]'' in 2010, which described NYU Press as "consistently publish[ing] scholarly yet accessible books", and "ahead of the cultural curve—pushing literary trends—rather than behind it".<ref>{{Cite news|author=Anis Shivani|date=2 July 2010|title=Independence Day: 15 Feisty Small Presses And The Books You're Going To Want From Them|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anis-shivani/independence-day-15-feist_b_631929.html#s109176title=New_York_University|newspaper=[[The Huffington Post]]|accessdate=15 July 2013}}</ref>
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* [[List of English-language book publishing companies]]
* [[List of university presses]]


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:New York University|Press]]
[[Category:New York University|Press]]
[[Category:New York University academic journals]]
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[[Category:University presses of the United States]]
[[Category:University presses of the United States]]

Latest revision as of 06:46, 28 April 2023

New York University Press
Parent companyNew York University
Founded1916
FounderElmer Ellsworth Brown
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York, New York
DistributionIngram Publisher Services (US)[1]
Combined Academic Publishers (UK)[2]
Publication typesBooks
Official websitenyupress.org

New York University Press (or NYU Press) is a university press that is part of New York University.

History

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NYU Press was founded in 1916 by the then chancellor of NYU, Elmer Ellsworth Brown.[3]

Directors

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  • Arthur Huntington Nason, 1916–1932
  • No director, 1932–1946
  • Jean B. Barr (interim director), 1946–1952
  • Filmore Hyde, 1952–1957
  • Wilbur McKee, acting director, 1957–1958
  • William B. Harvey, 1958–1966
  • Christopher Kentera, 1966–1974
  • Malcolm C. Johnson, 1974–1981
  • Colin Jones, 1981–1996
  • Niko Pfund, 1996–2000
  • Steve Maikowski, 2001–2014
  • Ellen Chodosh, 2014–present[4]

Notable publications

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Once best known for publishing The Collected Writings of Walt Whitman, NYU Press has now published numerous award-winning scholarly works, such as Convergence Culture (2007) by Henry Jenkins, The Rabbi's Wife (2006) by Shuly Schwartz, and The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust (2002).[3] Other well-known names published by the press include Cary Nelson, Jonathon Hafetz, Samuel R. Delany, and Mark Denbeaux.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Customer Service". NYU Press. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  2. ^ "Marston Book Services". Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  3. ^ a b "NYU Press » History". nyupress.org. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. ^ "History". Retrieved 2016-10-05.
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