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Q&A with Robert McRuer, author of "Disability, Revolution"
Sep 14 2026
Author Robert McRuer on the consequences of "one-dimensional disability" politics and looking beyond U.S.-centered models of disability identity.
"A People's Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area" authors lead a first-ever, book-based tour
Mar 17 2026
Authors Rachel Brahinsky and Alexander Tarr celebrate the 2026 AAG Annual Meeting leading a first-ever “mini-tour" based on their book, a collective history of resistance and survival in the face of ongoing oppression.
No Age Limit for Justice: A Q&A with Jennifer Robin Terry, winner of the 2024 Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Article Prize
Jul 08 2024
Jennifer Robin TerryThis year's Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Article Prize was awarded to Jennifer Robin Terry for her article, "Niños por la causa: Child Activists and the United Farm Workers Movement, 1965–1975," published in Pacific Historical Review. Drawing on a wide variety of
Moving in Silence and the Business of Being “Anti-Social Media”
Mar 13 2024
By Francesca Sobande, author of Big Brands Are Watching You: Marketing Social Justice and Digital CultureLife can be loud. Many expressions point to different perceptions of online noise and the sounds of social media spaces, but a particularly popular concept that captures this is “moving in si
What Imperfect Victims like Sally McNeil Show us About the Criminal Justice System
Dec 15 2022
By Leigh Goodmark, author of Imperfect Victims: Criminalized Survivors and the Promise of Abolition FeminismSally McNeil, like many of the people featured in my new book, Imperfect Victims: Criminalized Survivors and the Promise of Abolition Feminism, is an imperfect victim.The subject of th
Q&A with Tasseli McKay, author of Stolen Wealth, Hidden Power
Sep 14 2022
Tasseli McKayStolen Wealth, Hidden Power is a staggering account of the destruction wrought by mass incarceration. Finding that the economic value of the damages to Black individuals, families, and communities totals $7.16 trillion—roughly 86 percent of the current Black–White wealth gap—this co
Announcing the New Transforming Cultural Heritage Series
May 19 2022
We’re thrilled to be publishing this timely new series that focuses on contemporary calls to decolonize and indigenize museums, tear down monuments, and repatriate ancestors. Read our Q&A below with the series editors to find out more about the Transforming Cultural Heritage series.Can you d
Joe Biden Called Ella Baker “A Giant of the Civil Rights Movement.” Here’s Why Her Philosophy Matters Now.
Oct 30 2020
by Patricia S. Parker, author of Ella Baker’s Catalytic Leadership: A Primer on Community Engagement and Communication for Social JusticeWhen former Vice-President Joe Biden accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination as President of the United States in August, he began his remarks with a refere
Solidarity and Support for #BlackLivesMatter
Jun 04 2020
University of California Press recognizes and acknowledges this: Black Lives Matter.