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Futures of Literary Criticism

Jan 04 2024
Christopher Newfield’s 2023 MLA Presidential address, "Criticism After This Crisis: Toward a National Strategy for Literary and Cultural Study," was published in Representations 164 (Fall 2023). As the 2024 MLA conference commences, we thought it an opportune time to revisit Newfield's 2023 address,
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UC Press Award-Winning Authors

Jan 06 2023
UC Press is proud to publish award-winning authors and books across many disciplines. Below are some of our recent award winners December 2022. Please join us in celebrating these scholars by sharing the news!Daniel Caner 2023 Phillip Schaff Prize The Photography Network American So
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How Do We Reckon with The Colonial Past of Media Studies?

Jun 06 2022
By Armond R. Towns, author of On Black Media PhilosophyIn 1955, the British colonial psychiatrist J.C. Carothers published The Psychology of Mau Mau. The report was directed to the Protectorate of Kenya and spoke to the revolutionary push by the Kenyan people against British colonial rule. Carot
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UC Press Writing Guides: Writing and Law

Aug 10 2020
Essential for writers and lawyers working with writers, the following UC Press titles provide important information around the publishing industry, copyright, and legal communication. Law and AuthorsA Legal Handbook for Writersby Jacqueline D. Lipton"Jacqueline Lipton explains compli
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Free access to all UC Press journals through June 2020

Mar 19 2020
In recognition of the impact of coronavirus on campus instruction and the rise of unplanned distance learning, University of California Press is pleased to make all of our online journals content free to all through June, 2020.
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