Academic Studies Press Explained

Academic Studies Press should not be confused with Academic Press.

Academic Studies Press
Status:Active
Founded:2007
Founder:Igor Nemirovsky
Country:United States
Headquarters:Boston, Massachusetts
Distribution:Ingram Publisher Services (North America)
Eurospan (EMEA, Asia)
Publications:Books, academic journals
Topics:Jewish studies, Slavic studies, History, Religious studies, Russian studies

Academic Studies Press, (ASP) is an independent scholarly publisher of books and journals, based in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]

Founded in 2007, ASP emphasizes Jewish studies and Slavic studies, but also publishes titles in religious studies, comparative literature, and history more broadly. Authors include Jacob Neusner, Fania Oz-Salzberger, Ellendea Proffer Teasley, Maxim D. Shrayer, Mark Lipovetsky, David Berger, Menachem Kellner, Viktor Zhivov, Jerold Auerbach, and Geoffrey Alderman,[2] [3] [4] [5] while works in translation include those of Maimonides, Ahad Ha'am, Mordecai Kaplan, Eliezer Schweid, and Yury Tynyanov.[6] [7] The press also specializes in Ukrainian translations, many of which received renewed interest during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8] Its titles have won awards from the Jewish Book Council,[9] [10] [11] the Modern Language Association,[12] AATSEEL,[13] and the Koffler Centre of the Arts,[14] and have also appeared on reading lists published by Mosaic[15] and The Washington Post.[16]

In 2017, ASP was the recipient of funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities to aid in the "creation of freely accessible e-books for 42 seminal titles in Russian literary and cultural history."[17] In the same year, ASP collaborated jointly with the NEH and the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University to publish Words for War, an anthology of contemporary Ukrainian poetry, featuring poems and commentary from figures such as Serhiy Zhadan and Ilya Kaminsky.[18]

In 2018, ASP published the "first authorized English-language translation" of Akram Aylisli's controversial novella Stone Dreams.[19] [20]

In addition to its books list, the press publishes three peer-reviewed academic journals, including Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture, edited by Joseph Carroll,[21] as well as the Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism,[22] edited since 2018 by Lesley Klaff. Citing her appointment as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism,[23] the Algemeiner Journal named Klaff among their list of the "top 100 people positively influencing Jewish life" in 2018.[24] In 2020, ASP begin publication of a fourth peer-reviewed journal, Latin American Jewish Studies, on behalf of the Latin American Jewish Studies Association.[25]

Since 2012, ASP has also served as the distributor and printer for books published by Touro College Press.[26] [27] In 2019, ASP entered into an e-book distribution partnership with the German academic publisher Walter de Gruyter.[28] [29]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Academic Studies Press. April 27, 2018.
  2. Web site: Browse Catalog. https://web.archive.org/web/20180428095744/https://www.academicstudiespress.com/browse-catalog/?category=Religious+Studies. April 28, 2018. April 27, 2018. dead.
  3. Web site: Detailed Record for Academic Studies Press. University of Pennsylvania Library. April 27, 2018. April 28, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180428094200/http://gethelp.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/res/fullview.cgi?resID=59982. dead.
  4. News: Joseph Brodsky, Russia and artists under oppression subject of two book events. September 29, 2017. The Plain Dealer. April 27, 2018.
  5. News: A son of refuseniks chronicles the slow dissolve of Russia's Jews. January 16, 2018. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. April 27, 2018.
  6. August 11, 2018. Yuri Tynianov's "Film – Word – Music". Los Angeles Review of Books.
  7. Web site: Classics in Judaica. April 27, 2018.
  8. Web site: Marcus . Jon . 2022-09-22 . Ukraine crisis makes rapid appearance on US university curricula . 2022-12-10 . Times Higher Education (THE) . en.
  9. Web site: 2012 National Jewish Book Award Winners. https://web.archive.org/web/20180703220427/https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/awards/2012-national-jewish-book-award-winners. July 3, 2018. April 27, 2018. dead.
  10. Web site: 2014 National Jewish Book Award Winners. https://web.archive.org/web/20180316151928/https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/awards/2014-national-jewish-book-award-winners-and-finalists. March 16, 2018. April 27, 2018. dead.
  11. News: National Jewish Book Award Winners Are Here. Cohen. Anne. January 14, 2015. The Forward. July 3, 2018.
  12. Web site: Fenia and Yaakov Leviant Memorial Prize in Yiddish Studies Winners. June 3, 2020.
  13. Web site: Book Prize Winners for 2017. April 27, 2018.
  14. Web site: 2012 Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards. April 27, 2018. April 28, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180428094251/http://kofflerarts.org/programs-events/2013/12/05/2012-helen-and-stan-vine-canadian-jewish-book-awards/. dead.
  15. News: The Best Books of 2019, Chosen by Mosaic Authors (Part II). Kramer. Martin. December 19, 2019. Mosaic. January 3, 2020.
  16. News: What to Read Next? A Summer Book List Like No Other. Dirda. Michael. May 15, 2018. The Washington Post. January 3, 2020.
  17. Web site: National Endowment for the Humanities and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Announce Grants to Make Books Available to Public Audiences. April 5, 2017. National Endowment for the Humanities. September 26, 2018.
  18. News: Anthology of contemporary Ukrainian poetry published in US. Kapitsa. Bohdana. February 26, 2018. День (The Day). September 26, 2018.
  19. News: With English translation, controversial Azerbaijani novel to reach global audience. Kucera. Joshua. November 20, 2018. eurasianet. March 21, 2019.
  20. Amos. Howard. November 22, 2018. Akram Aylisli: how one Azerbaijani writer dealt with a book burning campaign against him. The Calvert Journal.
  21. Carroll. Joseph. Why We Need a Journal with the Title Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture. 10.26613/esic.1.1.1. Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture. 1. 1. vii–xi. 10.26613/esic.1.1.1. 2017. 189510793.
  22. News: Academic Studies Press Launches 'Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism' (JCA) Edited by Clemens Heni. Defending History. April 27, 2018.
  23. News: The Algemeiner Jewish 100: The Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life, 2018. Algemeiner Journal. September 16, 2018.
  24. News: Algemeiner Reveals 5th Annual 'J100' List at Star-Studded Gala Featuring Sharon Stone and Nir Barkat. Algemeiner Staff. September 14, 2018. Algemeiner Journal. September 16, 2018.
  25. Web site: Latin American Jewish Studies. November 12, 2019.
  26. Web site: TC Press Information. https://web.archive.org/web/20180428094159/https://www.touro.edu/departments/tc-press/orders/. April 28, 2018. April 27, 2018. dead.
  27. Web site: Touro College Press. https://web.archive.org/web/20180428094258/https://www.academicstudiespress.com/touro-college-press-catalog/. April 28, 2018. April 27, 2018. dead.
  28. News: De Gruyter und Academic Studies Press kooperieren. August 23, 2019. Buch Markt. November 12, 2019.
  29. News: De Gruyter and Academic Studies Press enter partnership. August 23, 2019. November 12, 2019. November 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191128204438/https://www.degruyter.com/dg/newsitem/346/neue-partnerschaft-zwischen-de-gruyter-und-academic-studies-press. dead.

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