Authorship in film adaptation; edited with an introduction by Jack Boozer. University of Texas Press, 2008. 341p $65.00; $27.95 (pa)
These essays investigate the process of adapting literary works into motion picture screenplays, and the collaborative relationship of screenwriter and director. Among the films discussed are Traffic, Eyes wide shut, Bridget Jones’s diary, and Lolita.
ISBN 978-0-292-70285-1; 978-0-292-71853-1 (pa); LCCN 2007-49228

Brown, Julia Prewitt. The bourgeois interior. University of Virginia Press, 2008. 188p $30.00
The interior living spaces of the middle classes, and the respresentation of these spaces in literature and film, are examined by the author. The rooms and homes described by Charles Dickens, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf are examined, as well as the interiors depicted by film director Imgmar Bergman.
ISBN 978-0-8139-2710-7; LCCN 2008-3089

Contreras, Sheila Marie. Blood lines: myth, indigenism, and Chicana/o literature. University of Texas Press, 2008. 218p $55.00; $22.95 (pa) (Chicana matters series)
Chicano ethnic identity, Chicana feminism, and the representation of Mexican American society in literature are among the topics examined by the author.
ISBN 978-0-292-71796-1; 978-0-292-71797-8 (pa); LCCN 2007-35061

The crisis of modern times: perspectives from The review of politics, 1939-1962; edited by A. James McAdams. University of Notre Dame Press, 2007. $75.00; $35.00 (pa)
This anthology of influential essays by American and European émigré intellectuals is drawn from the pages of the Review of politics, a major journal of political and sociological thought.
ISBN 978-0-268-03505-1; 978-0-268-03506-8 (pa); LCCN 2007-19492.

Diaz, Gwendolyn. Women and power in Argentine literature. University of Texas Press, 2007. 376p $55.00; $24.95 (pa) (Texas Pan American literature in translation series)
The author interviews fifteen contemporary Argentine women writers, offers critical analyses of their work, and presents selections from their fiction and non-fiction.
ISBN 978-0-292-71548-3; 978-0-292-71649-0 (pa); LCCN 2006-23555

Foundational issues in linguistic theory: essays in honor of Jean-Roger Vergnaud; edited by Robert Freidin, Carlos P. Otero, and Maria Luisa Zubizarreta. MIT Press, 2008. xxxii, 389p $35.00
These essays, written in honor of linguist Jean-Roger Vergnaud, explore various aspects of theoretical linguistics central to Vergnaud’s thought.
ISBN 978-0-262-56233-1; LCCN 2007-41007

Going my way: Bing Crosby and American culture; edited by Ruth Prigozy and Walter Raubicheck. University of Rochester Press, 2007. xxi, 202p $39.95
These essays explore the enduring popularity of legendary crooner Bing Crosby in music, film and television.
ISBN 978-1-58046-261-7; LCCN 2007-30561

In peace and war: interpretations of American naval history; edited by Kenneth J. Hagan. 30th anniversary ed. Praeger Security International, 2008. 343p $90.00; $34.95
This is a new edition of a work that originally appeared in 1978. The authors describe American naval history from the Revolution to the present, emphasizing naval politics, policy, and technology, rather than limiting the discussion to the battles themselves. The use of the navy as a diplomatic tool in both peace and war is examined.
ISBN 978-0-275-99953-7; 978-0-275-99955-1 (pa); LCCN 2008-4183

Ira Aldridge: the African Roscius; edited by Bernth Lindfors. University of Rochester Press, 2007. 288p $55.00 (Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora, v28)
African American actor Ira Aldridge, who died in 1867, had a spectacular career in Europe, performing the works of Shakespeare (particularly Othello, Macbeth, King Lear, and the Merchant of Venice) as well as a variety of modern roles to large appreciative audiences from Ireland to Russia. Yet he is little known in the United States, which he left as a very young man due to the lack of opportunities for black actors in the American theater world. These essays examine Aldridge’s life and achievements, with extensive discussions of his innovative naturalistic approach to his roles, based on documents written by those who attended his performances.
ISBN 978-1-58046-258-7; LCCN 2007-15443

London, Jack. The radical Jack London: writings on war and revolution; edited and with an introduction by Jonah Raskin. University of California Press, 2008. 285p $60.00; $24.95 (pa)
This collection of essays by American novelist Jack London focuses on his political and social views, and includes several selections from his reportage as a war correspondent.
ISBN 978-0-520-25545-6; 978-0-520-25546-3 (pa); LCCN 2007-23289

Medicine’s moving pictures: medicine, health, and bodies in American film and television; edited by Leslie J. Reagan, Nancy Tomes, and Paula A. Treichler. University of Rochester Press, 2007. 343p $85.00; $34.95 (pa) (Rochester studies in medical history, v10)
The depiction of health and medical issues in motion pictures and television is the focus of these essays. Among the topics are: U.S. government films on venereal disease that were produced for servicemen during World War II; the HIV/AIDS story line on TV’s General Hospital; and, the innovative polio treatment developed by nurse Elizabeth Kenny that was depicted in the 1946 film Sister Kenny.
ISBN 978-1-58046-306-5; 978-1-58046-234-1 (pa); LCCN 2007-14113

Mendlesohn, Farah. Rhetorics of fantasy. Wesleyan University Press, 2008. 306p $75.00; $27.95 (pa)
The author designates four categories of fantasy fiction (portal-quest, intrusion, liminal, and immersive), and describes how the writers construct their tales according to the demands of the category that they have chosen. In the portal-quest, the protagonist enters a fantastic world; in intrusion fantasy, the fanstastic enters the protagonist’s world; in liminal fantasy, the fantastic is perceived beneath the surface; and in immersive fantasy, the protagonist inhabits a completely fantastic world that allows no escape.
ISBN 978-0-8195-6867-0; 978-0-8195-6868-7 (pa); LCCN 2007-33559

Naturalism, reference, and ontology: essays in honor of Roger F. Gibson; edited by Chase B. Wrenn. P. Lang, 2008. 260p $72.95
These essays honor American philosopher Roger F. Gibson, exploring such topics as normativity and naturalized epistemology, holism, consciousness, perception, and value theory.
ISBN 978-1-4331-0229-5; LCCN 2008-15054

New boundaries in political science fiction; edited by Donald M. Hassler and Clyde Wilcox. University of South Carolina Press, 2008. 362p $44.95
The political elements in science fiction writing are explored in these essays. Among the authors discussed are H.G. Wells, Robert A. Heinlein, Ursula K. Le Guin, Isaac Asimov, and Philip K. Dick.
ISBN 978-1-57003-736-8; LCCN 2008-6188

The new pluralism: William Connolly and the contemporary global condition; edited by David Campbell and Morton Schoolman. Duke University Press, 2008. $89.95; $24.95 (pa)
These essays examine the concept of the “new pluralism” articulated by political theorist William Connolly. Among the issues discussed are the influence of poststructuralism, postmodernism, critical theory, and feminist theory on current thinking about pluralistic societies.
ISBN 978-0-8223-4246-5; 978-0-8223-4270-0; LCCN 2007-43853

Other Souths: diversity and difference in the U.S. South, Reconstruction to present; edited by Pippa Holloway. University of Georgia Press, 2008. 451p $69.95; $26.95 (pa)
The authors of these essays discuss Southern history, focusing on issues of race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and social class. Among the topics are: the true story of legendary railroad laborer John Henry, who challenged a steam-powered hammer to a competition; the politics of college football in the South in the 1920s; and, the role of the Citadel military academy in the politics of the 1960s.
ISBN 978-0-8203- 2984-0; 978-0-8203-3052-5 (pa); LCCN 2007-38707

Palmer, Michael. Active boundaries: selected essays and talks. New Directions, 2008. 294p $19.95
Essays by American poet Michael Palmer on a variety of literary and social topics. Included are discussions of Dante, Walt Whitman, and Octavio Paz.
ISBN 978-0-8112-1754-5; LCCN 2008-8745

Phillips, Kendall R. Controversial cinema: the films that outraged America. Praeger, 2008. 206p $44.95
The author examines films that have proven to be controversial at the time of their release and afterwards, among which are Jonathan Demme’s The silence of the lambs, Spike Lee’s Do the right thing, and Mel Gibson’s The passion of the Christ.
ISBN 978-0-275-99464-8; LCCN 2007-45056

Reed, Ishmael. Mixing it up: taking on the media bullies and other reflections. Da Capo Press, 2008. 306p $15.95
Poet and social observer Ishmael Reed comments on literature, music, and social and political issues in this collection of essays. Among the topics are: the music of jazz artist Miles Davis, the power of the media to project and reinforce racial stereotypes; and commentary on the politics of Bill Clinton.
ISBN 978-1-56858-339-6; LCCN 2008-7681

Steiner, George. My unwritten books. New Directions, 2008. 209p $23.95
Author and literary critic George Steiner describes seven books that he did not write, and the reasons why he chose not to do so. Among the topics discussed are envy, lust, pets, political exile, Zionism , and teaching.
ISBN 978-0-8112-1703-3; LCCN 2007-38256

Tactical biopolitics: art, activism, and technoscience; edited by Beatriz da Costa and Kavia Philip. MIT Press, 2008. 511p $40.00
The authors of these essays examine the intersection of life, science, and art in the contemporary world. Among the topics are: animal rights; the biopolitics of human genetics research; and, national security and biological threats.
ISBN 978-0-262-04249-9; LCCN 2007-32375

Torlasco, Domietta. The time of the crime: phenomenology, psychoanalysis, Italian film. Stanford University Press, 2008. 134p $55.00
The author examines the relationship between time and vision in five Italian films of the 1960s and 70s, each of which depicts a crime investigation: Antonioni’s Blow-up and The passenger, Bertolucci’s The spider’s stratagem, Cavani’s The night porter, and Pasolini’s Oedipus Rex.
ISBN 978-0-8047-5802-4; LCCN 2008-6699

Understanding purpose: Kant and the philosophy of biology; edited by Philippe Huneman. University of Rochester Press, 2007. 191p $29.95 (North American Kant studies in philosophy, v8)
These essays explore the concept of natural purpose (Naturzweck) in Kant’s philiosophy of biology.
ISBN 978-1-58046-265-5; LCCN 2007-3199

What is a city?: rethinking the urban after Hurricane Katrina; edited by Phil Steinberg & Rob Shields. University of Georgia Press, 2008. 233p $19.95
The destruction wrought in New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 has offered a challenge to urban theorists as to the definition of a city. Is a city a geographical space with a set of buildings, or is it a setting for constantly regenerating communities? These issues are explored by authors in the fields of anthropology, architecture, geography, philosophy, sociology, and community organization.
ISBN 978-0-8203-3094-5; LCCN 2008-3983

Women’s studies on the edge; edited by Joan Wallach Scott. Duke University Press, 2008. 223p $79.95; $22.95 (pa) (A differences book)
These essays by feminist scholars examine the critical, political, and institutional challenges that women’s studies have faced since their integration into the curricula of many universities. Among the topics explored are: lesbianism and transgenderism; black women’s studies; and, feminism in Islamic societies.
ISBN 978-0-8223-4252-6; 978-0-8223-4274-8 (pa); LCCN 2007-53027