Over the past few days, we received an influx of requests from faculty for books that provide context around the tragic events in Charlottesville. We’ve curated the list of titles below. Our …
Read More >August is National Water Quality Month, a time to reflect on what we are doing to both prevent water pollution and preserve water resources around the country. Check out the list below …
Read More >By Emily K. Hobson, author of Lavender and Red: Liberation and Solidarity in the Gay and Lesbian Left Commemorations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer resistance have not always held up …
Read More >We’ve compiled a list of recommended reads for the mother figure in your life — whether her interests lie in cultural artifacts or the 24-hour news cycle, Hollywood backlot backstories or intriguing historical tales. This …
Read More >Much of the most exciting contemporary work in American Studies refuses the distinction between politics and culture — focusing on historical cultures of power and protest on the one hand, or the …
Read More >Though many in the Northern Hemisphere are more familiar with the traditional celebrations of the springtime season, people around the world also gather today to recognize the working class. May Day, sharing a …
Read More >This guest post is published in conjunction with the meeting of the Latin American Studies Association taking place April 29-May 1 in Lima, Peru. #LASA17 by Vania Markarian, author of Uruguay, 1968: Student Activism …
Read More >UC Press is proud to have so many of our authors speaking at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books this weekend, April 22-23, at the University of Southern California campus. The event …
Read More >This post is part of our Earth Week blog series. Check back every day between now and Friday for new blog posts. by Laura Watt, author of The Paradox of Preservation: Wilderness and …
Read More >In lead up to to the Society for Cinema and Media Studies annual conference and film noir festivals in various cities this month, we’ve put together a reading list of Hollywood film …
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