A conversation with author C.J. Pascoe

A Q&A with author C.J. Pascoe on the shallow culture of kindness in American high schools

UC Press July Award Winners

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

Author Q&A with Kristi Upson-Saia

Medicine, Health, and Healing in the Ancient Mediterranean (500 BCE-600 CE) is a new sourcebook that provides an expansive picture of medical and healing practices in ancient Greece and Rome for students …

Announcing New Leadership at the University of California Press 

Erich van Rijn will serve as the Director of UC Press and Kim Robinson will serve as the Deputy Director.

Scaling Migrant Worker Rights: How Advocates Collaborate and Contest State Power

By Xochitl Bada and Shannon Gleeson

Low-wage labor in the United States is characterized by egregiously low minimum wage standards, insufficient health and safety protections, and a civil rights regime that does little to address structural racism. 

UC Press June Award Winners

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

Explore Sociology Journals from UC Press at #ASA2023

As one of the world’s most forward-thinking publishers, UC Press gives voice, reach, and impact to innovative research and exceptional scholarship.

The 2023 Association of University Presses Virtual Meeting: A Report

Each June, university presses from all over the world are invited to attend and participate in the annual industry conference of the Association of University Presses. Here, seasoned professionals and those in …

Eulogy for Tina Marie

By Susan Sered, author of Can’t Catch a Break: Gender, Jail, Drugs, and the Limits of Personal Responsibility The following blog is reposted from the author’s ongoing blog about updates from the women of Can’t Catch …

Free Access to UC Press Music Journals during the International Association for the Study of Popular Music Conference

The 21st biannual meeting of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) and the annual meeting of its US branch, IASPM-US, is being held this week in Minneapolis from …