UMinnPress

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    6 episodes
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Episodes of UMinnPress

    • String, Felt, Thread: On the advance of fiber art

      Author Elissa Auther chats about your book, STRING, FELT, THREAD, and the artists and artworks behind it. Auther engages far-reaching debates in the art world: What accounts for the distinction between art and craft? Who assigns these categories?

      • Release date
        Jul 8, 2010
      • Runtime
        03:06
    • Never Trust a Thin Cook -- book video

      Never Trust a Thin Cook and Other Lessons from Italy's Culinary Capital is the food-obsessed chronicle of an American's three post-college years in Italy. "A rich, if sometimes absurd, look at many aspects of Italian life." —The Heavy Table More info: http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/D/dregni_never.html Photos by Eric Dregni and Marina Leonardi. Video created at animoto.com.

      • Release date
        Jan 27, 2010
      • Runtime
        00:53
    • Cooking from the Heart: The Hmong Kitchen in Ame...

      Sheng Yang and Sami Scripter, co-authors of "Cooking from the Heart: The Hmong Kitchen in America," talk about traditional Hmong gatherings, the dishes, herbs & spices unique to this culture and why you won't see hot chilis at a traditional Hmong wedding.

      • Release date
        Jun 30, 2009
      • Runtime
        03:11
    • Q&A: auth Paul Chaat Smith and ed. Jason Weidemann

      Paul Chaat Smith, author of "Everything You Know about Indians Is Wrong," sits down with editor Jason Weidemann to talk about the book's title and content. And Guns & Roses.

      • Release date
        Jun 30, 2009
      • Runtime
        04:05
    • Q&A: Dean Hulse, author of "Westhope"

      Author Dean Hulse talks about leaving the family farm in Westhope, North Dakota, and about the future of farming at an event at Magers & Quinn in Minneapolis. His book, "Westhope: Life as a Former Farm Boy," is published by University of Minnesota Press.

      • Release date
        Jun 30, 2009
      • Runtime
        02:44
    • How to Make Three-Color Dessert (Nab Vam)

      Sami Scripter, co-author of "Cooking from the Heart: The Hmong Kitchen in America," explains how Three-Color Dessert (Nab Vam) is made. The recipe is featured in "Cooking from the Heart," published by University of Minnesota Press.

      • Release date
        Jun 30, 2009
      • Runtime
        01:47
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