Read an excerpt from The Human Scaffold by Josh Berson
Among the things the past year has cast in relief is the fact that breathing is not something that simply happens — it is a skillful practice, not to say a political …
Read More >Among the things the past year has cast in relief is the fact that breathing is not something that simply happens — it is a skillful practice, not to say a political …
Read More >UC Press is proud to publish award-winning authors and books across many disciplines. Below are several of our recent award winners. Please join us in celebrating these scholars by sharing the news! …
Read More >Mara Buchbinder is a medical anthropologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Social Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her new book, Scripting Death: Stories of Assisted …
Read More >“What brings us together is our ongoing research and activist pursuits on how to design and deploy equitable, ethical, and empathetic technologies that center the voices and values of marginalized groups and cultures.”
Read More >“For the upcoming issue we have several timely reflections; on the dangers of conflating Arab and Muslim peoples, on the capitol insurrection, and on Martin Luther King’s legacy in the context of Black Lives Matter”
Read More >By Li Zhang, author of Anxious China: Inner Revolution and Politics of Psychotherapy This guest post is part of our #AAS2021 conference series. Visit our virtual exhibit to learn more. The breathless pace of …
Read More >UC Press is proud to publish award-winning authors and books across many disciplines. Below are several of our recent award winners. Please join us in celebrating these scholars by sharing the news! …
Read More >In honor of 2021 Anthropology Day, we reached out to several of our anthropology authors to ask: why does anthropology matter? “It is the only discipline entirely focused on what it means …
Read More >Anthropologist Rebecca Lester recently won the 2020 Victor Turner Prize in Ethnographic Writing for her book, Famished: Eating Disorders and Failed Care in America. As part of #AnthroDay 2021, we reached out …
Read More >Looking for more video content for your courses? We’ve rounded-up some recent recorded events, short lectures, and Q&As with our authors to integrate into your lesson plans. The featured books cover a …
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