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University of Minnesota Press

Book Review: “The Poetics of Cruising” — Imaginative Acts of Capture

By exploring the historical and artistic significance of cruising throughout poetry, photography, and visual culture, the book produces a rich and exciting topography of queer culture that posits a reflexive relationship of vicarious cruising between “cruising texts” and their consumers.

By: Nicole Veneto Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Featured, Review Tagged: crusing, Derek Jarman, Jack Parlett, Nicole Veneto, queer visual culture, sex, The Poetics of Cruising, Todd Haynes, University of Minnesota Press

Book Review: “The Last Bookseller” — A Breezy Memoir of Life in the Rare Book Trade

The arrival of the internet adds a sour-grapes ending to an otherwise fairly compelling narrative.

By: Timothy Francis Barry Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: Gary Goodman, The Last Bookseller, University of Minnesota Press

June Short Fuses – Materia Critica

Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Books, Featured, Film, Jazz, Music, Review, Short Fuses Tagged: Allen Michie, Amusement Park, Antonine Volodine, Archetypes, Bill-Marx, Framing Britney Spears, Gerald Peary, Hamid Drake, Intakt Records, Irène Schweizer, Jonathan Blumhofer, Neil Giordano, Sérgio and Clarice Assad, Solo Viola, Third Coast Percussion, University of Minnesota Press

Book Review: “Dharma Lion” — The Rich Heritage of Allen Ginsberg

The power of Allen Ginsberg’s legacy could be felt in the controversy over the decision to award Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize in Literature.

By: Troy Pozirekides Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: Allen Ginsberg, Bob-Dylan, Dharma Lion, The Beats, University of Minnesota Press

Book Review: John Vassos — Shaping the Look of Modern Technology

John Vassos, Industrial Design for Modern Life is not only an essential book for designers, but for those who love the history of design.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: American design, Danielle Shapiro, John Vassos, John Vassos: Industrial Design for Modern Life, Mark Favermann, University of Minnesota Press

Book Review and Appreciation: Murray Talks Music, and So Much More — the Legacy and Lessons of Albert Murray

Murray Talks Music shows how brilliant Albert Murray could be even when he didn’t have time to polish his prose.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Books, Featured, Jazz, Music, Review Tagged: "Murray Talks Music: Albert Murray on Jazz and Blues", "Stomping the Blues", Albert Murray, American jazz, blues, Paul Devlin, University of Minnesota Press

Book Review: “Les Diaboliques” — An Essential Hidden Dimension in French Literature

In “Les Diaboliques” readers must expect quite a lot of crime and some misogyny as well.

By: John Taylor Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review, World Books Tagged: Diaboliques: Six Tales of Decadence, French literature, Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly, Raymond N. MacKenzie, University of Minnesota Press

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