The 1977 Buffalo Blizzard and ‘Declaring Disaster’
January 28, 1977, began as just another Friday morning for people across western New York.
The Erie Canal in literature and theater
In Low Bridge! Folklore and the Erie Canal, author Lionel D. Wyld recounts some of the early 20th Century literature and performance that sprung from the canal and canaller culture.
UP Week 2024: A History of Stepping Up for Books
Behind every great fortune there is a crime, and behind every noble proclamation there is politics. Granted, as aphorisms go, mine may not sing quite like Balzac’s. But as we celebrate University Press Week and raise up those books that some would ban or burn, let’s remember this: Proclamations don’t just happen. They must be worked at to matter. Take the urtext of University Press Week, the proclamation signed on June 14, 1978 by then-President Jimmy Carter recognizing “American University Press Day.” Funny thing was, Carter signed the proclamation three days after the designated day of June 11 had passed….
UPWeek: Team UP and translation in an Omani cafe
November 10-14 marks University Press Week, when presses come together to celebrate scholarship, collaboration, and sharing academic works across the world. To celebrate this year’s theme of TeamUP, translator of Arabic fiction Zia Ahmed wrote this guest post on his collaboration with writer, Hamoud Saud, on their upcoming book.
Welcome to What’SUP: The Syracuse University Press Blog
Hello, readers! When I started as the Press’s new director in spring 2023, I knew about its history of publishing smart, innovative books in Middle Eastern, Irish, and Jewish studies, its long commitment to scholarship on peace and conflict resolution, and its groundbreaking analyses of television. The Press is also known for books in sports history, geography, community literacy, and another set of “studies”—Native American, Arab American, and disability. In recent seasons, for example, we’ve published a treatise on how the future of our planet may depend on the philosophies of Indigenous cultures, a translation of stories about a trailblazing…
Women’s History Month Sale
Celebrating women’s studies and women authors during March.
Yiddish translation, Adirondack fiction, and short stories from Oman
This March sees the release of three new books of fiction from Syracuse University Press, spanning the breadth of world literature and showcasing authors and translators from around the world.