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On the rise of the "birthers" and Tea Party movements on Nov 20, 2009 in American Studies current affairs Cultural Studies Scholarly books Dartmouth College has collaborated with Donald E. Pease, author of The New American Exceptionalism, on this video about the book and its notion of "state fantasy." He describes how recent events such as the "birthers" and Tea Party movements are "des...



Cafe Brenda will soon close on Nov 20, 2009 in Regional books Minneapolis chef and longtime business owner Brenda Langton has announced plans to close Cafe Brenda, which opened in the Minneapolis Warehouse District in 1986.Langton, who opened her first restaurant in St. Paul in 1978, said in today's Star Tribun...



A Single Man: Readers' Forum on Nov 18, 2009 in Christopher Isherwood A Single Man National trade books GLBT Studies Dear readers,Welcome to the discussion forum for Christopher Isherwood's A Single Man. With this forum, the University of Minnesota Press invites you to leave a comment and chat with other readers about all things A Single Man and Isherwood: Your fav...



Q&A with Thomas Lamarre: How does anime speak to the world? on Nov 18, 2009 in Asian Studies Author features Media Studies National trade books anime This week's Q&A is with Thomas Lamarre, professor of East Asian studies, art history, and communications studies at McGill University and author of The Anime Machine: A Media Theory of Animation (November 2009). Q: How does anime speak to the world?A...



Brand-new A Single Man site is live! on Nov 17, 2009 in Christopher Isherwood A Single Man National trade books GLBT Studies Visit the University of Minnesota Press's newly launched site for Christopher Isherwood's A Single Man at www.asingleman-book.com. You'll find a reading group guide, book and audio excerpts, a Christopher Isherwood biography, links to more Isherwood...



A Single Man, classic Avon paperback edition on Nov 16, 2009Longtime Christopher Isherwood fans might remember this cover, of a classic Avon paperback edition of A Single Man. A UMP editor received this photo today, and we just had to share it.