Excerpt from William Hanson and the Texas-Mexico Border
April 29, 2024
At the Texas-Mexico border in the 1910s and 1920s, William Hanson was a witness to, and an active agent of, history. As a Texas Ranger captain and then a top… READ MORE
April 29, 2024
At the Texas-Mexico border in the 1910s and 1920s, William Hanson was a witness to, and an active agent of, history. As a Texas Ranger captain and then a top… READ MORE
April 22, 2024
Rick Perry, the charming rancher, pilot, and politician from West Texas who was governor from 2000 to 2015, is one of the most important but polarizing figures in the state’s… READ MORE
April 9, 2024
Announcing Loose of Earth: A Memoir Book Tour Dates | Praise | Audio Excerpts For anyone who has experienced the death of a parent, telling the story of that loss… READ MORE
April 2, 2024
Over the last two decades in Beirut, graffiti makers have engaged in a fierce “war of colors,” seeking to disrupt and transform the city’s physical and social spaces. In the… READ MORE
March 26, 2024
On Saturday, April 13, the University of Texas Press and our authors will be in and around the Central Library and Southwest School of Art in San Antonio for the… READ MORE
March 19, 2024
Next week is International Transgender Day of Visibility, an opportunity to raise awareness about trans identities, and to celebrate the lives and contributions of trans people while also drawing attention… READ MORE
March 14, 2024
Only one performance style has dominated the lexicon of the casual moviegoer: “Method acting.” The first reception-based analysis of film acting, Imagining the Method investigates how popular understandings of the so-called Method—what… READ MORE
March 11, 2024
A New Interdisciplinary Series in Area Studies The University of Texas Press is pleased to share the first books in our new series Connected Histories of the Middle East and… READ MORE
February 19, 2024
Known as Black Rome, Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, is a predominantly Black city. The local art, food, and dance are closely linked to the population’s African roots. Yet many Black… READ MORE
February 12, 2024
Black women in Latin America and the Caribbean suffer a triple erasure: as Black people, as women, and as non-English speakers in a global environment dominated by the Anglophone North…. READ MORE