UC Press, Huntington Library Press, and Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West have launched a new series in the history and culture of the American West. We are thrilled to announce …
Read More >Now you can follow the UC Press arts program on Twitter @educatedarts. UC Press publicist Heather Vaughan, who has a master’s degree in visual culture from NYU, unites art and scholarship to …
Read More >Long before the English language began, Mayans were writing history and literature in their own script. Most ancient Mayan books were burned in the 16th century, but Mayan authors continued to write, …
Read More >We are pleased to announce that Episode 30 of the UC Press podcast series is now available. In this episode, Chris Gondek of Heron and Crane Productions speaks with Leslie Reagan about …
Read More >Today’s New York Times Dining section features Oretta Zanini de Vita, author of Encyclopedia of Pasta, as she opens the door onto the centuries of history that shape each type of Italian …
Read More >Dr. Patrick E. McGovern, a biomolecular archaeologist and author of Uncorking the Past: The Quest for Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages, works with Dogfish Head Craft Brewery to resurrect the world’s …
Read More >In 1882, the US passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, declaring a ten-year ban on labor immigration from China. It was the first major US law to limit immigration, and a marker of …
Read More >We are pleased to announce that Episode 21 of the UC Press podcast series is now available. In this episode, Chris Gondek of Heron and Crane Productions interviews Bryant Simon as he …
Read More >By Ariel Rosen My year abroad in the City of Lights and the violent aftermath of the election in Iran. At first glance, these two events may not seem to have much …
Read More >On June 4, Sophie Erskine of 3:AM Magazine interviewed Amiri Baraka about music, politics, the origins of his name, and controversial comments he has made in the past. Baraka is known as …
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