New York University Press (or NYU Press) is a
university press
A university press is an academic publishing house specializing in monographs and scholarly journals. Most are nonprofit organizations and an integral component of a large research university. They publish work that has been reviewed by scholars ...
that is part of
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, the ...
.
History
NYU Press was founded in 1916 by the then chancellor of NYU,
Elmer Ellsworth Brown
Elmer Ellsworth Brown (1861–1934) was an American educator.
Biography
Born at Kiantone in Chautauqua County, New York, Elmer Ellsworth Brown studied at New York University (NYU), graduated from Illinois State Normal University in 1881 and a ...
.
Directors
* 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
Notable publications
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).
Other well-known names published by the press include
Cary Nelson,
Jonathon Hafetz
Jonathan Hafetz is an American lawyer and writer.
Career
Hafetz is Professor of Law at Seton Hall Law School. He formerly worked as a senior attorney for the National Security Project of the American Civil Liberties Union.
He is notable for vol ...
,
Samuel R. Delany
Samuel R. "Chip" Delany (, ) (born April 1, 1942), is an American author and literary critic. His work includes fiction (especially science fiction), memoir, criticism, and essays (on science fiction, literature, sexuality, and society). His ...
, and
Mark Denbeaux
Mark P. Denbeaux (born July 30, 1943 in Gainesville, Florida) is an American attorney, professor, and author. He is a law professor at Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey and the Director of its Center for Policy and Researc ...
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References
External links
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Press
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Media
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People
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New York University academic journals
University presses of the United States
Book publishing companies based in New York (state)
Publishing companies based in New York City