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November 28, 2022

REVIEW: Códice Maya de México by Andrew D. Turner

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsantique books / Getty Publications / History / indigenous languages / language / Maya / Mesoamerica / non-fiction / scholar / scholarship / science8 Comments

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An in-depth exploration of the history, authentication, and modern relevance of Códice Maya de México, the oldest surviving book of the Americas. Ancient Maya scribes recorded prophecies and astronomical observations on the pages of painted books. Although most were lost to decay or destruction, three pre-Hispanic Maya codices were known ... more >

November 23, 2015

Monday News: On technology, access, and failure

JanetPublishing NewsDMCA takedown notice / eBay / failure / infringement / ISPs / safe harbor / scholarship / technologyComments Off on Monday News: On technology, access, and failure

Judge Mocks Public Interest Concerns About Kicking People Off Internet, Tells Cox It’s Not Protected By The DMCA – If I remember correctly, Rightscorp is considered one of those copyright trolling outfits that corporations use to notice alleged DMCA infringers. Except that Rightscorp basically sends a bunch of takedown notices to ... more >

March 16, 2015

Monday News: Romance in the academy, 74 “essential books,” filmmaking and women of color, and SxSW proposal video

JanetPublishing Newsbest of list / diversity / Film / LGBTQIAP+ / marriage proposal / Romance criticism / scholarship / women in film / women of color4 Comments

Why Can’t Romance Novels Get Any Love? – A good introductory piece in Smithsonian on the slow infiltration of genre Romance into the academy. Featuring a number of the Teach Me Tonight folks, the article surveys some of the work currently being done to promote the genre as both study-able ... more >

February 2, 2015

Monday News: Martin still writing next GoT book, ALA library survey, trends in scholarly publishing, and cool picture books

JanetPublishing Newsdigital books / Game of Thrones / Libraries / picture books / publishing / scholarship2 Comments

The sixth ‘Game of Thrones’ book won’t be released in 2015 – Clearly the television adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series has amped up expectation and anticipation for the next book, such that Martin’s publisher indicates that the next book in the series will NOT appear in ... more >

January 8, 2015

Thursday News: on the contemplation of women, genre fiction, and life in general

JanetPublishing Newsage / diversity / Fantasy / gender / genre critique / Haruki Murakami / Romance / scholarship2 Comments

Yet More on Female Characters in Fantasy – Rhiannon Thomas responds to Robin Hobb’s Facebook post on female characters in fantasy. Hobbs argues, among other things, that “I do not feel that gender defines a person any more than height does. Or shoe size. It’s one facet of a character. ... more >

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