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A conversation with UC Press designers Kevin Barrett Kane and Michelle Black about the aesthetics and practicalities of book cover design.

Enjoy limited-time free content from film and media studies journals during #SCMS26.

A brief look at Hollywood's last "Golden Age" with acclaimed author Thomas Schatz.

Authors Miranda Banks and Kate Fortmueller present excerpts from their new book about preparing for work in evolving landscape of Hollywood.

Author Peter Richardson presents the early history of "Rolling Stone" magazine in 1960s and 70s San Francisco.

Author Allyson Nadia Field on rediscovering film and the first cinematic depiction of Black romance.

What exactly is the Mishnah? Author Ishay Rosen-Zvi scratches the surface of one of the most daring Jewish intellectual projects of antiquity.

The editor team of "Environmental Sociology Now" on the future of the discipline, the goal of this exciting new volume, and how to use it in classrooms and research agendas.

Authors Rachel Brahinsky and Alexander Tarr celebrate the 2026 AAG Annual Meeting leading a first-ever “mini-tour" based on their book, a collective history of resistance and survival in the face of ongoing oppression.

Author Christina Schwenkel on the link between disaster management and regional culture through case studies in Hanoi, Vietnam.