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The following is a list of books published recently by members of the Yale community. Descriptions are based on material provided by the publishers.
To submit information about books for this column, send e-mail to opa@yale.edu.
Designer and critic Jessica Helfand has emerged as a leading voice of a new generation of designers. Her essays decode the technologies, trends and visual phenomena that frame contemporary design theory and practice, addressing topics as far-ranging as Talking Barbies, mindless manifestoes, de Stijl geometry, scratchy typography, reality television and chicken nuggets.
The Yale-China Association's century-long legacy of work in China places it among this country's premier international service organizations. From its earliest years at the close of the Qing dynasty through wars, revolutions and the modern era of reform, Yale-China's history was interwoven with China's own turbulent journey to find its place in the modern world. Illustrated with close to 300 photographs, this book is the product of extensive research from archived records and numerous first-hand interviews in both China and this country.
Upon its launch in 2000, Best New American Voices received acclaim for the range and originality of its selections, which represented some of the best writing from new American writers who are generally unknown but show promise to become the literary stars of tomorrow. For the 2001 edition, the editors judged short stories from more than 100 writing programs around the country. The result is presented here in a collection of 17 tales ranging from stories of passion, loneliness and humor to accounts of discovery and family politics, and set in locales from Burma and Japan to the Middle West and New England.
In 1957 two young scientists, Matthew Meselson and Frank Stahl, produced a landmark experiment confirming that DNA replicates as predicted by the double helix structure Watson and Crick had recently proposed. It gained immediate renown as a "most beautiful" experiment whose beauty was tied to its simplicity. Yet the investigative path that led to the experiment was anything but simple, Frederick L. Holmes shows in this account of Meselson and Stahl's quest. The book vividly reconstructs the complex route that led to the Meselson-Stahl experiment and provides an inside view of day-to-day scientific research.
In 19 interrelated chapters, Weaver presents a range of experiences shared by native peoples in the Americas, from the distant past to the uncertain future. He examines Indian creative output, from oral tradition to the postmodern wordplay of Gerald Vizenor, and brings to light previously overlooked texts. Weaver also tackles up-to-the-minute issues, including environmental crises, Native American spirituality, repatriation of Indian remains and cultural artifacts, and international human rights.
In this book, prominent scholars examine the surviving silent films of Oscar Micheaux -- the most prolific African-American filmmaker to date and a filmmaking giant of the silent period. Both artist and showman, Micheaux stirred controversy in his time as he confronted issues such as lynching, miscegenation, peonage and white supremacy, passing, and corruption among black clergymen. His films were completely different from Hollywood pictures in the ways they spoke to black moviegoers. These essays shed light not only on Micheaux's films but also on his immense influence on other filmmakers, actors and writers.
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Screen: Essays on Graphic Design, New Media, and Visual Culture
Jessica Helfand, Lecturer at the School of Art
(Princeton Architectural Press, 2001)
The Yale-China Association: A Centennial History
Nancy E. Chapman, Executive Director
of the Yale-China Association,
with Jessica C. Plumb
(Yale-China Association, 2001)
Best New American Voices 2001
Edited by John Kulka, Senior Editor
at Yale University Press, with
Charles Baxter and Natalie Danford
(Harcourt, 2001)
Meselson, Stahl, and the Replication
of DNA: A History of "The Most
Beautiful Experiment in Biology"
Frederic Lawrence Holmes, Chair
and the Avalon Professor of the History
of Medicine
(Yale University Press, 2001)
Other Words: American Indian
Literature, Law, and Culture
Jace Weaver, Associate Professor
of American Studies and Religious
Studies, Associate Professor Adjunct
at the School of Law
(University of Oklahoma Press, 2001)
Oscar Micheaux and His Circle: African-American Filmmaking
and Race Cinema of the Silent Era
Edited by Charles Musser, Co-Chair
of the Film Studies Program and
Professor of American Studies,
with Pearl Bowser and Jane Gaines
(Indiana University Press, 2001)
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