Journal News
“American Studies in Tehran” Recognized In Best American Essays
30 July 2009
Congratulations to Brian Edwards, whose contribution to Issue 19.3’s Doxa At Large section, “American Studies in Tehran,” was listed as a “Notable Essay of 2007” in The Best American Essays 2008, guest-edited by Adam Gopnik. The text of Brian’s stimulating and thoroughly timely essay can be found here…
Public Culture Honored by AAUP
24 March 2009
The Association of American University Presses recently chose Public Culture to represent excellence in journal design in its 2009 Book, Jacket, and Journal Show. The Show will premiere at the AAUP Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, June 18–21, 2009, and subsequently become a traveling exhibition.
Public Culture Editorial Collective Now on Wikipedia
18 December 2008
Love it or lament it, the first place many readers turn when encountering a new name is the free online encyclopedia anyone can edit. And now those turning to the site will find there a brief article on each and every editor on the Public Culture masthead, from Lomnitz to Vogler and Abbas to Wedeen.…
“The Public Life of History” Submitted for CELJ Best Special Issue Award
28 October 2008
The journal has once again been been nominated for recognition by The Council of Editors of Learned Journals, this time with an entry in the Best Special Issue category. The fate of issue 20.1, guest-edited by Bain Attwood, Dipesh Chakrabarty, and Claudio Lomnitz, will be announced during the Modern…