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Enter to win a free copy of 'Bob Dylan' by Keith Negus!

To celebrate Bob Dylan's birthday this Thursday, we are giving away a free copy Bob Dylan Keith Negus! To enter the contest, send an email to winiupress@gmail.com with your name and mailing address. Entries will be accepted starting May 21 and must be received by May 25 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Winners will be notified by email and books will ship via USPS.

Book review: Memorials and Martyrs in Modern Lebanon

"Lucia Volk’s Memorials and Martyrs in Modern Lebanon sheds much needed light on the fraught politics of commemoration in a nation haunted by a history of inter-confessional violence." —International Journal of Islamic Architecture

Book review: Memorials and Martyrs in Modern Lebanon

"Volk presents a wonderful narrative of key turning points in the history of modern Lebanon. ... [A] rigorous study and a pleasure to read." —H-Urban

Book review: Everyday Life in Central Asia

"Everyday life in Central Asia is ... a textbook for area studies courses and has much to teach such students, as well as those in political science." —Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

New IUP book coincides with 90th anniversary of first American bat mitzvah

On March 18, 1922, the first American bat mitzvah was celebrated in New York City. While the idea may have been slow to catch on at first, in the 21st century, Jewish girls in North America alone will celebrate some 40,000 bat mitzvahs each year, and the number is growing because every sub-group of Judaism, including Orthodox, recognizes some form of bat mitzvah ceremony.

Today I Am a Woman: Stories of Bat Mitzvah around the World is an ideal gift book for Jewish girls to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the first American bat mitzvah and to discover different Jewish communities around the world. The book offers several fascinating stories that uncover how this milestone is celebrated on six different continents.

Narrations of the first bat mitzvah at the only synagogue in Indonesia, a moving bat mitzvah memory of World War II Italy, and an American bat mitzvah shared with girls in a Ukrainian orphanage are a few of the rich testimonies from both the past and present in this collection.

In celebration of the 90th anniversary of the bat mitzvah, you can save 40% off Today I Am a Woman. Use code BDAY40 at checkout. Hurry, offer valid today only! Shop now

Book review: Pink and Blue

"This is a fascinating piece of American social history, perhaps raising more questions than it answers. It is of potential interest to students and professionals in fields ranging from child development to gender studies to fashion to marketing, as well as to new and prospective parents." —Library Journal

Book review: Pink and Blue

"In this relatively slim volume, Ms. Paoletti has managed to cram a wealth of information in a relatively fluid narrative that scholars will undoubtedly quote and casual readers will enjoy as an engrossing cultural history of parenthood, as well as childhood." —Worn Through

March author events for Jo Paoletti

Pink and Blue author Jo Paoletti has several events lined up for March:

March 5

Paoletti will give a lecture about Pink and Blue at 6 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C. Attendees can purchase copies of the book at the event, and Paoletti will be available to sign them. The lecture is free and open to the public.

March 11

Paoletti will be a member of the panel titled "The Science of Gender" at the Tucson Festival of Books. The panel will begin at 11:30 a.m. in Room 218 of the Henry Koffler Building on the University of Arizona campus. This event is free and open to the public, and will be broadcast live on BookTV. Visit the Tucson Festival of Books website to learn more.

March 25

The National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. will hold a Pink and Blue booksigning with Paoletti at noon.

March 29

Paoletti will give a reading and sign copies of Pink and Blue at Atomic Books in Baltimore, MD. The event begins at 7:30 p.m., and is free and open to the public.

For more information on these events, visit Paoletti's blog.

Book review: Pink and Blue

"I found a book that fascinated me just by reading its overview. ... Using clothing, photographs, advertising, dolls, books, and a myriad of other sources, including mommy blogs, [Paoletti] examines the surprising ebb and flow of gender in American children's clothing." —As Mom Sees It

Alpha’s Bet Is Not Over Yet: An Evening with Transition

Cross-posted from the IUP/Journals blog:

 
50th Anniversary Event at the New Museum, NYC

Thu, Dec 8, 2011, 7:00 PM, FREE 

Transition Magazine is a unique forum for fresh perspectives on global issues, literature and art, cultures and people, with an emphasis on Africa and the Diaspora. Founded in 1961, in Uganda, by the late Rajat Neogy, Transition’s current series carries on the original’s tough-minded, far-reaching criticism, both cultural and political. On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, editors, and contributors will consider the potential of this radical Black periodical by reflecting on its past with an evening of readings and music.

For information on how to order a subscription to Transition, visit the IU Press page on JSTOR.