In the years after the Nazis came to power in January 1933 and throughout the Second World War, all aspects of life in Germany changed.
A few weeks ago I spent a fortnight in Venice helping set up “Porch: An Architecture of Generosity” and installing my book The Porch: Meditations
When new diseases spread, news reports often focus on wildlife culprits—monkeys and mpox; bats and COVID-19; or waterfowl and avian flu. But it often works
As Europe lurched into war in 1939, zookeepers started killing their animals. On September 1, as German forces invaded Poland, Warsaw began with its reptiles.
One of the University of Chicago Press’s distributed client presses is Tupelo Press, noted literary publisher of poetry and prose. In celebration of National Poetry
Latino urban history has been underappreciated not only in its own right but for the centrality of its narratives to urban history as a field.
As we get ready to celebrate Poetry Month 2025, we also continue to celebrate the amazing writers, editors, and translators in our Phoenix Poets series.
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Guest Post from Gioia Diliberto, author of Firebrands: The Untold Story of Four Women Who Made and Unmade Prohibition A radical social/political movement has taken
“The Room Next Door” is Stylish and Even Watchable . . . But Not Brave Enoughby Margaret Morganroth Gullette Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door” enacts
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