University Press of Florida African American Studies, History, Literature & Literary Criticism, Publication Announcement

Black Prison Intellectuals

“Stone transforms our understanding of the prisoner as intellectuals and thought leaders.”—Jodi Schorb, author of Reading Prisoners: Literature, Literacy, and the Transformation of American Punishment, 1700–1845   “Provides a bracing history of the criminalization of Black people while underscoring the strong connections between Black incarceration and the development of Black thought and knowledge.”—Robert S. Levine, author … Continue reading Black Prison Intellectuals

University Press of Florida Interns

Intern Guest Post: The Details Matter

Written by Isabela Creighton, Marketing Intern Hello, my name is Isabela, and I want to share some of my internship experiences with the Press. In middle school, my love of reading flourished, and then, my need to overanalyze these books. Throughout the years, I started reading various works of fiction and growing an appreciation not … Continue reading Intern Guest Post: The Details Matter

University Press of Florida Archaeology & Anthropology, Publication Announcement

Social Inequality and Difference in the Ancient Greek World

“Avoiding an Athenocentric approach, this volume will be a very welcome source. It should serve to encourage historians of the period and region to more fully engage with the bioarchaeological record and the unique perspectives it offers on questions of population relationships, disease, and regionality when considering inequality and social differentiation.”—Linda Fibiger, coeditor of The … Continue reading Social Inequality and Difference in the Ancient Greek World

University Press of Florida Archaeology & Anthropology, Publication Announcement

The Historical Archaeology of the Pacific Northwest

“A welcome and needed resource. Provides a clear and thorough summary and analysis of archaeological research into settler colonialism, global diaspora, and capitalism, and how these topics intersect in the Pacific Northwest.”—Mark Tveskov, coeditor of Conflict Archaeology, Historical Memory, and the Experience of War: Beyond the Battlefield   Bordered by the Rocky Mountains to the east … Continue reading The Historical Archaeology of the Pacific Northwest

University Press of Florida Archaeology & Anthropology, Publication Announcement

Archaeology in a Living Landscape

“Weaving together archaeological evidence, oral histories, and Indigenous knowledge, this volume breathes life into landscapes and objects that otherwise might have been unjustly robbed of their animate status.”—Dagmara Zawadzka, Okanagan College   Archaeology in a Living Landscape: Envisioning Nonhuman Persons in the Indigenous Americas explores the diverse range of other-than-human persons that inhabited and affected the … Continue reading Archaeology in a Living Landscape

University Press of Florida Political Science, Reading Lists

Democracy: A Reading List

Members of the Association of University Presses (AUPresses) have long published scholarly works that contribute to understanding even the most complex or distressing current events. This week, alongside other AUPresses members, we're sharing a reading list featuring our publications on the topic of democracy from a range of different disciplines and perspectives. Some works focus … Continue reading Democracy: A Reading List

University Press of Florida African American Studies, History, Publication Announcement

More Voices of Civil Rights Lawyers

“An inspiring book that brings to life a part of our national history and does so through voices everyone can relate to. The authors of these essays are ordinary people who have seized an opportunity to do extraordinary things.”—Armand Derfner, civil rights litigator   “This book helps us ask what we should do now that will … Continue reading More Voices of Civil Rights Lawyers

University Press of Florida Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Publication Announcement

Digital Satire in Latin America

“In this fascinating transnational project, Alonso writes the next chapter in satire studies. He introduces us to the digital natives across Latin America who are reworking satire for the post-TV era. Rich in local context, each of Alonso’s penetrating case studies explores the contours of new forms of DIY satire and examines the provocative ways … Continue reading Digital Satire in Latin America