Indiana University Press

Dante's Vita Nuova, New Edition: A Translation and an Essay

de Dante Alighieri & Mark Musa

In this new edition Musa views Dante's intention as one of cruel and comic commentary on the shallowness and self-pity of his protagonist, who only occasionally glimpses the true nature of love.

"... the explication...

Encountering Morocco: Fieldwork and Cultural Understanding

de Rachel Newcomb, David Crawford & Kevin Dwyer

Encountering Morocco introduces readers to life in this North African country through vivid accounts of fieldwork as personal experience and intellectual journey. We meet the contributors at diverse stages of...

Derrida and the Inheritance of Democracy

de Samir Haddad

Derrida and the Inheritance of Democracy provides a theoretically rich and accessible account of Derrida's political philosophy. Demonstrating the key role inheritance plays in Derrida's thinking, Samir Haddad...

African Art, Interviews, Narratives: Bodies of Knowledge at Work

de Joanna Grabski & Carol Magee

Joanna Grabski and Carol Magee bring together a compelling collection that shows how interviews can be used to generate new meaning and how connecting with artists and their work can transform artistic production...

Writing History at the Ottoman Court: Editing the Past, Fashioning the Future

de H. Erdem Cipa & Emine Fetvaci

Ottoman historical writing of the 15th and 16th centuries played a significant role in fashioning Ottoman identity and institutionalizing the dynastic state structure during this period of rapid imperial expansion....

Teaching Africa: A Guide for the 21st-Century Classroom

de Brandon D. Lundy & Solomon Negash

Teaching Africa introduces innovative strategies for teaching about Africa. The contributors address misperceptions about Africa and Africans, incorporate the latest technologies of teaching and learning, and...

Veiling in Africa

de Elisha P. Renne

The tradition of the veil, which refers to various cloth coverings of the head, face, and body, has been little studied in Africa, where Islam has been present for more than a thousand years. These lively essays...