Ohio State University Press

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Ohio State University Press
Parent company Ohio State University
Founded1957
Country of origin United States
Headquarters location Columbus, Ohio
Distribution Chicago Distribution Center [1]
Publication types Books, journals
Official website ohiostatepress.org

The Ohio State University Press is the university press of Ohio State University. [2] It was founded in 1957.

Contents

The OSU Press has published approximately 1700 books since its inception. The current director is Tony Sanfilippo, who had previously worked for over 14 years at the Penn State University Press. [3] OSU Press's book A Mother's Tale, by Phillip Lopate, was widely reviewed by national media in 2017. [4] [5] How to Make a Slave was a finalist for the National Book Award in nonfiction in 2020. [6]

Series/imprints

Series/imprints by OSU press include:

Latinographix

Latinographix [7] was founded in 2017 as an imprint to publish graphic fiction and nonfiction narratives by Latino creators, [8] [9] and satirical studies such as Drawing on Anger: Portraits of U.S. Hypocrisy by Eric J. Garcia. [10] The series also publishes graphic novels on pressing social justice issues, such as sexual abuse and homelessness in Mexico (such as Angelitos by Santiago Cohen and Ilan Stavans), as well as children's books for young people of color (such as Chupacabra Charlie by Frederick Luis Aldama). [11]

Others

  • 21st Century Essays [12]
  • Abnormativities [13]
  • The Academy for Leadership and Governance [14]
  • Classical Memories/Modern Identities [15]
  • Cognitive Approaches to Culture [16]
  • Formations [17]
  • Global Latin/o Americas [18]
  • Interventions [19]
  • Intersectional Rhetorics [20]
  • The Journal Charles B. Wheeler Poetry Prize [21]
  • The Journal Non/Fiction Prize [22]
  • Machete [23]
  • New Directions in Rhetoric and Materiality [24]
  • New Suns [25]
  • Race and Mediated Cultures [26]
  • Studies in Cartoons and Comics [27]
  • Theory and Interpretation of Narrative [28]
  • Mad Creek Books [29]
  • Trillium [30]

See also

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  16. "Cognitive Approaches to Culture". ohiostatepress.org. Ohio State University Press. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  17. "Formations: Adoption, Kinship, and Culture". ohiostatepress.org. Ohio State University Press. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  18. "Global Latin/o Americas". ohiostatepress.org. Ohio State University Press. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  19. "Interventions". ohiostatepress.org. Ohio State University Press. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  20. "Intersectional Rhetorics". ohiostatepress.org. Ohio State University Press. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  21. "The Journal Charles B. Wheeler Poetry Prize". ohiostatepress.org. Ohio State University Press. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  22. "The Journal Non/Fiction Prize". ohiostatepress.org. Ohio State University Press. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  23. "Machete". ohiostatepress.org. Ohio State University Press. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  24. "New Directions in Rhetoric and Materiality". ohiostatepress.org. Ohio State University Press. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  25. "New Suns". ohiostatepress.org. Ohio State University Press. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  26. "Race and Mediated Cultures". ohiostatepress.org. Ohio State University Press. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  27. "Studies in Cartoons and Comics". ohiostatepress.org. Ohio State University Press. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  28. "Theory and Interpretation of Narrative". ohiostatepress.org. Ohio State University Press. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  29. "Mad Creek Books". ohiostatepress.org. Ohio State University Press. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  30. "Trillium". ohiostatepress.org. Ohio State University Press. Retrieved December 5, 2019.