As 2024 comes to a close, don’t miss a chance to take a look at some of the Syracuse University Press titles available for the first time in paperback this year. These books are also available in our ongoing Holiday Sale!
“Oneida Iroquois Folklore, Myth, and History: New York Oral Narratives from the Notes of H. E. Allen and Others” by Anthony Wonderley explores the uniquely Haudenosaunee and Oneida components in the Native American oral narrative as it existed at the beginning of the 20th Century.
“In Search of Walid Masoud: A Novel” by Jabra Ibrahim Jabra is the story of the disappearance of the titular Palestinian intellectual as the author follows his trail by studying a mysterious tape recording. The novel examines the tensions and misperceptions between Western and Islamic cultures as well as the necessity of political commitment and action.
“Seneca Ray Stoddard: Transforming the Adirondack Wilderness in Text and Image” by Jeffrey L. Horrell examines the literary and photographic work of Seneca Ray Stoddard. The book places a particular focus on how Stoddard’s activism and views influenced his work, with his photography moving from documentation of the Adirondacks to advocacy and defense against logging and development efforts.
“The Druze & Their Faith in Tawhid” by Anis Obeid is a deep analysis into Druze scripture and beliefs, illuminating the traditions that have long defined a relatively small sect of worshippers. Obeid argues particularly that the Tawhid offers a progressive and dynamic spiritual process based on freedom of choice.
“The New Belly Dancer of the Galaxy: A Novel” by Frances Khirallah Noble is a novel blending magical realism with post-9/11 Arab American life. The book follows middle-aged Syrian American optician Kahlil Gibran Hourani whose life is turned upside down when the ghost of his wizened grandmother begins appearing in visions.
“TV on Strike: Why Hollywood Went to War over the Internet” by Cynthia Littleton is a deep examination of the 2007-2008 Hollywood writer’s strike, placing the focus on how changes in the medium, digital distribution and the influence of the internet led to one of the defining labor disputes of the 21st Century. The reverberations from the first writer’s strike would have lasting implications, felt again during the 2023 writers and actors strikes.
