UC Press Blog

Author Christina Schwenkel on the link between disaster management and regional culture through case studies in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Author Manissa Maharawal on the twin crises of housing and the destructive tech industry, and how everyday citizens are organizing to take back control.

Author Hanna Garth set out to document a radical, grassroots movement of residents fighting for food justice — but encountered a very different reality.

Author and first-gen scholar Samuel Shearer discusses his book, "Kigali," an ethnography exploring the politics of urban design, displacement, and the dual crises of capitalism and ecology in Kigali, Rwanda.

What do doula-supported births reveal about American cultural values?

Authors Birgit Abels and Patrick Eisenlohr ask how can being affected by an atmosphere produce knowledge?

Editors Anna Maria Busse Berger and Henry Spiller explain what we can learn about Indonesian music from missionary archives.

Author Anny Gaul shares a cozy recipe for fall soup season that highlights the key themes in her book, "Nile Nightshade."

UC Press is thrilled to share that UC Press author Ieva Jusionyte has been named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow.

Authors Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern and Teresa Mares on why there can be no quality or sustainable food for consumers if frontline immigrant workers are not treated with dignity and justice.