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As part of its transformation from a traditional print-only publisher, the University of Calgary Press is pleased to officially launch its new author submission process April 15, 2010. Authors will be led from this website (uofcpress.com) to a new website especially set up to handle submissions and the review process with increased efficiency. Click here for more details.
Posted: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 15:40
Friday, May 7, 2010 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at The Nickle Arts Museum more than 250 people attended a three-pronged celebration of the career of award-winning architect Jeremy Sturgess. The event marked a key point of convergence for the University of Calgary's Libraries and Cultural Resources. It opened the Jeremy Sturgess exhibition at The Nickle Arts Museum; launched the release of Full Spectrum: The Architecture of Jeremy Sturgess, edited by Geoffrey Simmins and published by the University of Calgary Press; and announced creation of the Jeremy Sturgess Archives in the Canadian Architectural Archives. Pre and post event coverage of the celebration was excellent! To see the pictures and read the stories, click here.
Posted: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 15:38
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 in MacEwan Hall on the University of Calgary Campus, the University of Calgary Press and the Consortium for Peace Studies of the University of Calgary co-hosted the launch of Understanding Terror: Perspectives for Canadians edited by Karim-Aly Kassam. The book is not just about terrorism as a concept or an action, rather it is a forward-looking discussion between scholars and profiled thinkers with first-hand experience of some aspect of terror. Contributor Ronald Glasberg spoke on the the psycho-dynamics of terror and why we fear what we fear, and Doug Firby gave an insightful presentation on the decision-making process of the news media through the example of the coverage of the 'Danish cartoon controversy.' Editor Karim-Aly S. Kassam contextualized Glasberg's and Firby's talks through an overview of the book and posed his conclusion that public attention on terror and terrorism has essentially hijacked attention away from more relevant issues. To look at photos and commentary on the event, click here.
Posted: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 15:16
