Give Books—Staff Gift Recommendations
December 6, 2022
The giving season is upon us and we like to give books. We know that book recommendations are always welcome, so we asked our staff, “What book published by the… READ MORE
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On Ritual, Colonialism, and Palestinian Identity: A Q&A with Awad Halabi, author of Palestinian Rituals of Identity
December 1, 2022
Members of Palestine’s Muslim community have long honored al-Nabi Musa, or the Prophet Moses. Since the thirteenth century, they have celebrated at a shrine near Jericho believed to be the… READ MORE
Conference and call for papers: Democracy Schools, Civic Capacity Building, and the HBCU
November 22, 2022
Texas HBCU Conference Call for Papers Huston-Tillotson University has announced the second annual conference of Texas’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Texas HBCUs)! The dates for the conference are Friday-Saturday,… READ MORE
#NextUp in the Evolving Field of Latina/o/x Studies: Latinx Futures
November 14, 2022
This week—Monday, November 14, through Friday, November 18—is the annual University Press Week (#UPWeek) celebration and the Association of University Presses has chosen “Next UP” as the theme for this year. #ReadUP… READ MORE
Borders and Healthcare: A Q&A with Elizabeth Farfán-Santos, author of Undocumented Motherhood
November 10, 2022
In her book Undocumented Motherhood, author Elizabeth Farfán-Santos combines oral history and personal reflection in revealing how immigration status impacts health care experiences. As part of this work, she shares… READ MORE
Depicting Intra-Caribbean Migration: A Q&A with Marisel Moreno, author of Crossing Waters
November 8, 2022
Marisel Moreno’s Crossing Waters: Undocumented Migration in Hispanophone Caribbean and Latinx Literature & Art is the first book-length study of literary and artistic representations of undocumented migration within the Hispanophone… READ MORE
Researching Industrial Light & Magic: Q&A with Julie A. Turnock, author of Empire of Effects
November 1, 2022
In her book Empire of Effects: Industrial Light & Magic and the Rendering of Realism author Julie Turnock discusses the role of special effects company Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)… READ MORE
October 2022 Media Roundup II
October 28, 2022
Every week, our wonderful publicity team tracks the cross-platform media coverage our authors and their books receive. We’re proud to share our latest and greatest highlights below with links to… READ MORE
Shakespeare, Judaism, and Shylock Is My Name: An Interview with Jaecheol Kim
October 27, 2022
by Nicolas Silva Jaecheol Kim, “Howard Jacobson’s Shylock Is My Name and the Badiou-Agamben Debate on Paul the Apostle,” Texas Studies in Literature and Language, 64.3 (2022): 284-308 Readers will… READ MORE
October 2022 Media Roundup I
October 26, 2022
Every week, our wonderful publicity team tracks the cross-platform media coverage our authors and their books receive. We’re proud to share our latest and greatest highlights below with links to… READ MORE
