American Studies

UC Press is proud to publish award-winning authors and books across many disciplines. Below are several of our May 2023 award winners. Please join us in celebrating these scholars by sharing the …

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May

The Fire That Burns

“For me, it is about the pain of living inequality; it is about a fire inside to build and create a more just world collectively.”

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May

The Different States of Motherhood

Recognizing and honoring the unique and different aspects of being a mother in 2023 While Mother’s Day is a time for mothers across the globe to be celebrated, it is equally important …

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Apr

#NCPH2023: Reckoning with the Legacy of Slavery at Universities, Examining Historic Districts, and More Reflections on Public History from The Public Historian

NCPH 2023, with the theme “To Be Determined,” was held in Atlanta, Georgia, April 12-15, 2023. In conjunction with the conference, the editors of The Public Historian curated a list of previously …

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Apr

Q&A with Marsha Gordon, author of Becoming the Ex-Wife

Credited with popularizing the label “ex-wife” in 1929, Ursula Parrott wrote provocatively about divorcées, career women, single mothers, work-life balance, and a host of new challenges facing modern women. Her best sellers, …

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Mar

Asian Immigrants Chasing – and Defending – the Suburban American Dream

By James Zarsadiaz, author of Resisting Change in Suburbia: Asian Immigrants and Frontier Nostalgia in L.A. Today, notions of an urban and liberal Asian America continue to prevail, even though Asian Americans …