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UC Press November Award Winners

Nov 30 2020
UC Press is proud to publish award-winning authors and books across several disciplines. Below are several of our recent award winners.Hadar AviramJune Morrison-Tom Gitchoff Founders AwardWestern Society of CriminologyHadar Aviram is Thomas Miller Professor of Law at the University
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Announcing our Recent Award-winning Authors

Nov 05 2020
UC Press is proud to publish award-winning authors and books across many disciplines. These scholars have been acknowledged for their exemplary scholarship, theoretical innovations, contributions to advancing social justice, and so much more. We're honored to be their publisher.Learn more about
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Why we need to defund, not defend, the police

Jun 25 2020
By Nikki Jones, author of The Chosen Ones: Black Men and the Politics of RedemptionCalls to defund the police often elicit fear. How will I stay safe, wonder people who associate the police with safety. This response ignores the fact for many people, the police are what they fear. When I hear c
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Recommended Reading: Black Lives and Community in America

Jun 02 2020
The work of addressing society’s core challenges—whether they be persistent inequality, a failing education system, or global climate change—can be accelerated when scholarship assumes its role as an agent of engagement and democracy. The books on the following reading list help provide context on b
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