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| Parent company | New York University |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1916 |
| Founder | Elmer Ellsworth Brown |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York, New York |
| Distribution | Ingram Publisher Services (US) Combined Academic Publishers (UK) |
| Publication types | Books |
| Official website | nyupress |
New York University Press (or NYU Press) is a university press that is part of New York University.
History
NYU Press was founded in 1916 by the then chancellor of NYU, Elmer Ellsworth Brown.
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, Samuel R. Delany, and Mark Denbeaux.
See also
References
- "Customer Service". NYU Press. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- "Marston Book Services". Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- ^ "NYU Press » History". nyupress.org. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- "History". Retrieved 2016-10-05.