‘Art, Honor and Success in The Dutch Republic’ nominated for the Karel van Manderprijs 2024 awardsJudith Noorman's book 'Art Honor and Success in The Dutch Republic' has been nominated for the prestigious award.
AUP and CEU Sign Partnership AgreementStarting 1st August 2024, AUP will be responsible for the production, marketing and sales of all titles published by Central European University Press (CEU Press), as well as completing existing projects and commissioning new titles.
AUP launches book series with Prado MuseumAUP is delighted to launch 'Gender and Art in the Museum: The Prado Collection' in partnership with Prado Museum, Madrid.
AUP participates in Accessibility panel at Redux 2024Last week, AUP’s Director of Sales and Marketing, Vanessa de Bueger, took part in a panel on the 'European Accessibility Act' at the University Press Redux 2024 in Edinburgh.
In Memoriam: Willem FrijhofRemembering Willem Frijhof, a well-renowned cultural historian and a respected colleague.
Honourable Mention for the Joseph Levenson Prize (China, pre-1900) at the AAS 2024 Book AwardsChristian de Pee’s book, 'Urban Life and Intellectual Crisis in Middle-Period China, 800–1100' has been awarded an Honourable Mention for the Joseph Levenson Prize (China, pre-1900) at the AAS 2024 Book Awards.
Amsterdam University Press expands to Germany and USAContrary to the prevailing trend of consolidation among humanities publishers, AUP establishes its own ventures in both Germany and the United States.
What does #SpeakUP mean at AUP?UPress Week: Marketing and Sales manager, Anna Thornton sat down with Ilse Lazaroms, commissioning editor for History and Humanities and Maryse Elliott, senior commissioning editor for Film, Media and Communication and Social Political Sciences to discuss speaking up in academic publishing.
AUP joins Bloomsbury's Screen Studies digital platformAUP and Bloomsbury will collaborate again to present selected titles from our award winning Film, Media & Communication list on Bloomsbury's Screen Studies digital platform.
'Marie-Antoinette’s Legacy' wins the J.B. Jackson Book PrizeSusan Taylor-Leduc's book 'Marie-Antoinette’s Legacy' wins prestigious J.B Jackson Book Prize.
BAFTSS Publication Awards 2023Two AUP authors given Honourable Mentions during the BAFTTS Publication Awards last week.
BAFTSS 2023 - Film, Media, and Communication Promotion AUP is offering a 20% discount on selected titles across our award-winning Film, Media, and Communication list, stretching back to 2020 in honour of BAFTSS.
Knowledge Unlatched select 9 books from AUP for Open Access!The Open Access initiative Knowledge Unlatched has selected 9 books from AUP for Open Access publication (KU Select 2022)!
Feminist Futures of Work Details about 'Feminist Futures of Work: Reimagining Labour in the Digital Economy' in anticipation of a panel event at Spui25 on 8th March 2023.
2 new publications research programme Independence, Decolonization, Violence, and War in Indonesia, 1945-1950Amsterdam University Press will publish twelve books containing the results of the research programme ‘Independence, Decolonization, Violence, and War in Indonesia, 1945-1950’, starting in February 2022.
Uitbreiding van tijdschriftenfondsAmsterdam University Press geeft vanaf 2022 tijdschriften Scheepshistorie, Zacht Lawijd en De Boekenwereld uit
The Financial Times recommends: Have I Got Dirt for You!The Financial Times recommends 'Have I Got Dirt for You' this month, a new book on office gossip by Dominique J. Darmon
Blog: Waarom gaat een CEO aan een draaiende windmolen hangen? Blog: Waarom gaat een CEO aan een draaiende windmolen hangen? Door: Carola Wijdoogen
Jaap Verheul Wins 2022 BAFTSS AwardVerheul's edited volume "The Cultural Life of James Bond" is given the 2022 BAFTSS Award for Best Edited Collection
'De inclusiemarathon' is winnaar Managementboek van het Jaar 2022"een boek dat we elke manager en leider aanraden om te lezen en te bespreken met je naaste collega’s," aldus de jury.
Film, Media, and Communication Spring PromotionAUP is offering a 40% discount on selected hardback and e-books across our award-winning Film, Media, and Communication list, stretching back to 2015.
Susan M. Cogan Receives Honorable MentionCogan's book 'Catholic Social Networks in Early Modern England' is recognised with an Honorable Mention by the Pacific Coast Conference on British Studies.
Lambda Literary Awards Finalist - Trans and Genderqueer Subjects in Medieval HagiographyCongratulations to editors Alicia Spencer-Hall and Blake Gutt for being selected as a Lammy 2022 finalist in the Transgender Nonfiction category!
Open Access UkraineAUP has flipped two books on the history of Ukraine to Open Access, so that they can be downloaded for free.
'De inclusiemarathon' op de shortlist voor 'Managementboek van het Jaar'"een boek dat we elke manager en leider aanraden om te lezen en te bespreken met je naaste collega’s," aldus de jury.
Knowledge Unlatched select 7 books from AUP for Open Access!The Open Access initiative Knowledge Unlatched has selected 7 books from AUP for Open Access publication (KU Select 2021)!
Main findings of the research programme publishedOn 17 February 2022, the results of the research programme Independence, Decolonization, Violence and War in Indonesia, 1945-1950 have been published.
The Spanish Pacific, 1521-1815 selected as one of the Best Historical Materials 2020-21Volume editors Christina Lee and Ricardo Padrón's reader selected as one of the Best Historical Materials of 2020 and 2021.
Qiang Fang wins 2022 Academic Excellence Award With his book 'The Communist Judicial System in China, 1927-1976', Qiang Fang has won the 2022 Academic Excellence Award from Chinese Historians in the United States (CHUS), a national historical association with many distinguished historians.
In herinnering: Harm Pinkster (1942-2021)Amsterdam University Press betreurt het overlijden van prof. dr. Harm Pinkster op 14 december jongstleden.
Amsterdam University Press and Leiden University Press sign international distribution and marketing agreement Effective 1 July 2022, Amsterdam University Press (AUP) will internationally distribute and market titles published by Leiden University Press (LUP) in print and digital format.
Publication Research programme Independence, Decolonization, Violence, and War in Indonesia, 1945-1950Amsterdam University Press will start publishing twelve books containing the results of the research programme ‘Independence, Decolonization, Violence, and War in Indonesia, 1945-1950’ in February 2022.
Fabian Persson wins annual award of The Friends of the Royal Armoury in Stockholm The Friends of the Royal Armoury in Stockholm annually awards a scholarship prize for meritorious research that increases knowledge and interest in Sweden's history.
Call for Papers: The Future of the Dutch Colonial Past The Amsterdam Museum, in collaboration with various key partners, is seeking submissions for an upcoming peer-reviewed publication on the topic of Dutch colonial heritage in the context of the present.
Robert Christman wins the 2021 Gerald Strauss Book Prize by the SCSC!The Gerald Strauss Book Prize is awarded by the Sixteenth Century Society & Conference (SCSC) for the best book in the field of German Reformation history.
Paula Hohti Erichsen wins the 2021 Roland H. Bainton Book Prize for Art and Music History by the SCSC! The Roland H. Bainton Book Prize is awarded by the Sixteenth Century Society & Conference (SCSC) for the best book in the field of Art and Music History.
Ulrike Strasser wins the 2021 Book Award by the SSEMWG!The Society for the Study of Early Modern Women & Gender (SSEMWG) annually awards a prize for the best scholarly monograph in the field of women and gender studies in the early modern period (ca. 1450-1750).
Merry Wiesner-Hanks wins the 2021 Collaborative Project Award by the SSEMWG!The Society for the Study of Early Modern Women & Gender (SSEMWG) annually awards a prize for the best Collaborative Project in the field of women and gender studies in the early modern period (ca. 1450-1750).
Marije Osnabrugge wins annual research award of the Werkgroep Italië StudiesThe Werkgroep Italië Studies annually awards a prize for the best scholarly publication in the field of Italian Studies to a researcher working in the Dutch or Flemish academic world.
Writing a journal paper: a hands-on workshop for heritage and landscape researchersYour are kindly invited to workshop aimed at PhD researchers who are looking for ways to publish on their ongoing research.
Eerste exemplaar 'Toegang tot de collectieve sector' aangeboden aan demissionair minister Wouter KoolmeesOp maandag 23 augustus nam de demissionaire minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid uit handen van Jan Donders het eerste exemplaar in ontvangst van Toegang tot de collectieve sector.
Remembering: Ernst van de Wetering (1938-2021) Amsterdam University Press remembers Ernst van de Wetering who passed away on 11 August 2021.
Knowledge Unlatched select 10 books from AUP for Open Access!Knowledge Unlatched has selected 10 books from AUP for Open Access publication (KU Select 2020). All 10 books are now available to freely download.
Amsterdam University Press acquires Renaissance Books, strengthening its Asian Studies listWith a focus on East Asian Studies, Renaissance Books comprises over fifty titles, with more than ten in the pipeline. Its acquisition offers a significant opportunity for growth with AUP.
Amsterdam University Press launches new journals platform aup-online.comAmsterdam University Press continues to professionalize by launching a state-of-the-art journals platform which provides optimal user experience for the scholarly community.
Amsterdam University Press Partners with ScienceOpenAmsterdam University Press has strategically partnered with the search and discovery platform, ScienceOpen, to enrich its metadata and feature its scholarly books.
Politics and Literature in Mongolia (1921-1948) interview on the New Books NetworkSimon Wickhamsmith discusses his new book Politics and Literature in Mongolia (1921-1948) on the New Books Network with host Daigengna Duoer.
Five books longlisted for the 2021 Reformation Research Consortium Book Award!Five AUP books have been longlisted for the 2021 Reformation Research Consortium Book Award. The winner will be announced at the Annual RefoRC Conference.
Dave Colangelo wins the SCMS 2021 Anne Friedberg Innovative Scholarship Award!Dave Colangelo, author of The Building as Screen, is the winner of this year’s SCMS 2021 Anne Friedberg Innovative Scholarship Award.
Yi Guo wins the 2020 Chinese Journalism and Mass Communication Association AwardYi Guo wins the 2020 Chinese Journalism and Mass Communication Association Award.
New Series Editorship "Film Culture in Transition"In remembrance of Thomas Elsaesser, AUP celebrates his vast intellectual legacy and confirms its commitment to his founding book series "Film Culture in Transition" by appointing a team of new series editors.
#RaiseUP Enter the Ghost: Haunted Media Ecologies by Paula AlbuquerqueA blog post written by Paula Albuquerque for University Press Week on exploring surveillance, Covid-19 and the bias inherent in datasets that train AI systems.
Gender, Health, and Healing, 1250-1550 wins 2020 Collaborative Project AwardSara Ritchey and Sharon Strocchia's edited volume has been awarded the 2020 Collaborative Project Award by the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women and Gender (SSEMWG).
NOTCHES Interview with Kit Heyam: The Reputation of Edward II, 1305-1697Interview between NOTCHES, a peer-reviewed, collaborative and international history of sexuality blog, and Kit Heyam, author of The Reputation of Edward II, 1305-1697.
Andrea Facchin wins the 2020 'Starting' Research Award at Ca’ Foscari UniversityOn 18 September, during the Friends of Ca 'Foscari event, the Vice Rector for Research Andrea Torsello presented Andrea Facchin with a 2020 Research Award.
The Points Interview: Ronny SpaansAn interview with Dr. Ronny Spaans and Points: The Blog of the Alcohol & Drugs History Society. Here he discusses his new book, Dangerous Drugs.
Meet the Editors: Journal of European Landscapes Q&AOn 28th August 2020 we officially launched the new Journal of European Landscapes, our first foray into the world of hosting virtual events. Play back the video or download the transcript.
Ask Me Anything on Medieval Women, Material Culture, and PowerOn July 17 2020, Jitske Jasperse participated in an ‘Ask Me Anything’ organized by Reddit’s Ask Historians to discuss her new book Medieval Women, Material Culture, and Power.
Postcolonial Hangups in Southeast Asian Cinema: an interview with Steve Choe and Gerald SimPostcolonial Hangups in Southeast Asian Cinema is the inaugural title of AUP’s series in Critical Asian Cinemas. Series editor Steve Choe joins with author Gerald Sim to find out more.
Ear to Asia Podcast: Vietnamese seeking their fortunes underground in RussiaOn this Ear to Asia podcast presented by Ali Moore and produced by Asia Institute, Dr Lan Anh Hoang provides insights into how uncertainty shapes social practice, identity and belonging in the context of her book Vietnamese Migrants in Russia.
The French Language in Russia is the joint winner of the 2019 R. Gapper Book PrizeAUP are delighted to announce that The French Language in Russia (2018), co-authored by Derek Offord, Vladislav Rjéoutski, and Gesine Argent, has jointly-won the 2019 R. Gapper Book Prize awarded by the UK Society for French Studies.
IMC Virtual Exhibit - 40% Discount on Selected History Books Enjoy a 40% discount using the code VIRTUALIMC for a huge selection of monographs and edited collections from our History list, until 31 August 2020.
Intersectionality in Digital Humanities"Often referred to as “the big tent,” digital humanities have been perceived as open and welcoming. As it happens, the openness, more often than not, required an introduction", writes Barbara Bordalejo and Roopika Risam in this post about their new collection.
New OA Journal of European Landscapes launched on ARPHAThe inaugural issue of the Journal of European Landscape, an openly accessible, peer-reviewed academic outlet, is now available.
Amsterdam University Press launches "AUP Diamond Open HSS"Amsterdam University Press will flip five Humanities and Social Science journals to full “Diamond” Open Access with an innovative subscribe-to-open pilot ‘AUP Diamond Open HSS’.
Chapter Pre-release from Body, Capital, and ScreensRead Kirsten Ostherr's chapter 'Zika Virus, Global Health Communication, and Dataveillance' from the forthcoming Open Access publication Body, Capital, and Screens edited by Christian Bonah and Anja Laukötter.
Amsterdam University Press Response to COVID-19We at Amsterdam University Press are taking measures to support our colleagues, business partners, authors, and readers during these exceptional times.
Coronavirus-Impacted Libraries Get Unlimited Access to Ebook Central HoldingsProQuest has partnered with more than 75 publishers, including AUP, to support libraries in providing unlimited access to Ebook Central holdings for all patrons – at no extra charge.
This is Film! #2: Bits & Pieces and the VJThe second public lecture of the 6th edition of Eye’s annual series This is Film! will be on VJ and Eye's Bits&Pieces collection, presented by Rossella Catanese on Wednesday, March 25 2020.
This is Film! #1: CopyrightThe first public lecture of the 6th edition of Eye’s annual series This is Film! will be on Copyright and presented by Claudy Op den Kamp on Wednesday, March 11 2020.
Would I Have Sexted Back in the 80s? podcast interview on the New Books Network Allison Ochs discusses her book Would I Have Sexted Back in the 80s? on the New Books Network with host Rebekah Buchanan.
Knowledge Unlatched select 9 books from AUP for Open Access!Knowledge Unlatched have selected 9 books from AUP for Open Access publication (KU Select 2019). All 9 books are now available to freely download.
Call for papers Tijdschrift voor GenderstudiesThe Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies invites abstracts for articles for its 2020 Winter issue. As this is a general issue there is no subject limitation, provided that the article problematizes gender. Abstracts should be submitted in Dutch or English before 22 March 2020.
Gratis poster bij De stille plantage in de Tekst in Context-reeksDe Alphaman heeft een gratis te downloaden poster gemaakt van het boek De stille plantage van Albert Helman. Ideaal voor gebruik in het onderwijs bij het nieuwste deel in de Tekst in Context-reeks dus! Maar ook van andere Tekst in Context-delen zijn er passende posters, kijk vooral eens rond op https://dealphaman.nl/.
Chinese Poetry and Translation: Rights and Wrongs launched at SPUI25On 17 December 2019, the new book Chinese Poetry and Translation edited by Maghiel van Crevel and Lucas Klein was launched at SPUI25, Amsterdam. Speaking at the launch was Maghiel van Crevel, Mia You, and the evening was moderated by Zoénie Deng Liwen.
The Unfinished History of Europe: An Interview with Robin de BruinAs part of this spotlight on the University of Amsterdam, this interview helps to show the ways in which the field of European Studies is evolving, but also demonstrates the importance of thinking outside of one’s discipline and one’s own perspective.
Wigbertson Julian Isenia receives Honourable Mention for the 2019 Gregory Sprague Prize Wigbertson Julian Isenia's article “Looking for kambrada: Sexuality and social anxieties in the Dutch colonial archive, 1882-1923" (Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies, 2019-2) has received an Honourable Mention for the 2019 Gregory Sprague Prize by the Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender History.
Remembering our colleague and friend Thomas Elsaesser Senior Commissioning Editor Maryse Elliott pays tribute to Professor Thomas Elsaesser who, in his passing, leaves behind a monumental legacy in the field of Film and Media Studies. We at Amsterdam University Press will miss him terribly.
Making sense of Roman finds in the West: The Roman Object RevolutionMartin Pitts describes his approach in thinking about material culture in terms of a connected Roman empire. He explores Rome’s impact on people in late Iron Age northwest Europe by comparing the contexts and combinations of an influx of new objects.
The French Language in Russia wins the 2019 Marc Raeff Book Prize!AUP are delighted to announce that The French Language in Russia (2018), co-authored by Derek Offord, Vladislav Rjéoutski, and Gesine Argent, has won the 2019 Marc Raeff Book Prize awarded by the Eighteenth Century Russian Studies Association (ECRSA)!
Bloomsbury Digital Resources launches a new digital platform!Bloomsbury Medieval Studies is now live! This interdisciplinary digital resource, including titles from both AUP and Arc Humanities Press, offers a global perspective on the Middle Ages.
Presentatie OnderwijsvragenboekOp 1 oktober werd in het Onderwijsmuseum met veel plezier en onder veel belangstelling het Onderwijsvragenboek gepresenteerd, een boek van Claire Boonstra, Claudette de Graaf Bierbrauwer en Nanda Carstens, allen werkzaam voor Operation Education.
'Journalistieke cultuur in Nederland' nu ook met podcastsVanaf september 2019 werkt AUP samen met Listen & Learn, die podcasts verzorgt voor studieboeken.
Making Sense of the Kashmir Conflict: A Borderland of DiversityIn this article, Antía Mato Bouzas unfolds the diversity of the Kashmir borderland to make sense of the Kashmir conflict and its recent developments, drawing on her new book Kashmir as a Borderland (Amsterdam University Press, 2019).
Painting and Publishing as Cultural Industries by Claartje Rasterhoff shortlisted for the Karel van Mander Prize 2019The jury of the most important art-historical prize in the Netherlands - the Karel van Mander Prize - have announced the shortlist for publications in the Visual Arts and Crafts 1550-1700 category. Painting and Publishing as Cultural Industries by Claartje Rasterhoff (Amsterdam University Press 2016) has been nominated for the prize!
"een mooi monument voor de Afrikaanse literatuur"Het vorige maand gepresenteerde boek Afrikaanse letterkunde kwam in Trouw uitgebreid aan bod op 29 juni: "De gestaag uitdijende letterkunde van het complete continent Afrika in 350 bladzijden persen, dat valt niet mee. Drie wetenschappers wagen zich er toch aan, en dat levert mooie leestips op."
Van Gogh's Sunflowers Illuminated: Art Meets ScienceAmsterdam University Press is delighted to announce their collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum and the publication of Van Gogh's Sunflowers Illuminated: Art Meets Science, the inaugural volume in the new international academic book series Van Gogh Museum Studies.
AUP-NECS Virtual Conference Participation: Storytelling in Post-Digital TimesThe NECS 2019 Annual Conference takes place in Gdańsk, 13–15 June 2019. During the conference, AUP will be virtually participating by highlighting panels, our authors, series, and exploring the question: what is the place of digital storytelling today?
The Playful Citizen launched at SPUI25In a playful evening at SPUI25, Amsterdam, visitors were treated to an extensive overview of the potentials and limitations of citizen engagement in the digital age, by authors of the recently published book The Playful Citizen.
Year of Rembrandt 20192019 marks the 350th anniversary of Rembrandt’s death. To celebrate the Year of Rembrandt 2019, we are offering discount on selected Rembrandt books starting from 25% and highlighting Open Access books on Rembrandt and the Golden Age.
Visualizing the Street: New Practices of Documenting, Navigating and Imagining the City launched at SPUI25 in AmsterdamOn Thursday 21 March we celebrated the publication of Visualizing the Street: New Practices of Documenting, Navigating and Imagining the City with a book launch at SPUI25 in Amsterdam.
Amsterdam University Press to launch new manuscript and data publishing platform powered by FigshareAmsterdam University Press to launch new manuscript and data publishing platform powered by Figshare.
Knowledge Unlatched select 12 books from AUP for Open Access!Knowledge Unlatched have selected 12 books from AUP for Open Access publication (KU Select 2018). All 12 books are now available to download freely from OAPEN.
AUP-ANZAMEMS Virtual Conference Participation: Categories, Boundaries, HorizonsThe Twelfth Biennial ANZAMEMS Conference will take place at the University of Sydney, 5-8 February 2019. For the duration of the conference, AUP will be virtually participating between Amsterdam, Sydney, and the Twittersphere - crossing the Categories, Boundaries and Horizons that are explored in this year's conference theme.
The Smartphone DilemmaIn this column, Allison Ochs, founder and owner of EDIT Change Management and author of Would I Have Sexted Back in the 80s?, addresses schools and technology, our relationship with smart phones, and suggests how educators and directors can deal with their demands.
The Encyclopedia of Romantic Nationalism in Europe is Tom Shippey's The Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year 2018!Tom Shippey has listed the Encyclopedia of Romantic Nationalism in Europe as his The Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year 2018, describing it as "The most important and impressive work of collective scholarship for many years."
Open UvA Course Making Media: Production, Practices and Professions Open UvA Course Making Media: Production, Practices and Professions
Japanese Reflections presented aboard the USS Missouri at Pearl Harbor Edgar and Ran Ying Porter, authors of Japanese Reflections on World War II and the American Occupation, were invited by the staff of the USS Missouri to present their book aboard the ship, now docked in Pearl Harbor.
‘Nederlandse Zwarte Piet’ heeft Amerikaanse wortelsDe veronderstelling dat Zwarte Piet een uniek Nederlands fenomeen is, blijkt niet te kloppen. Historica Lise Koning toont in een artikel in het aankomende nummer van Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis voor het eerst aan hoe het hulpje van Sinterklaas is gemodelleerd naar populaire Amerikaanse en Britse blackface-optredens uit de negentiende eeuw.