Stuart Hodes, dancer, choreographer, instructor, dance administrator, and University Press of Florida author, has passed away at age 98. Hodes danced with the Martha Graham Dance Company from 1946 to 1958, and his career spanned more than six decades. After serving as a bomber pilot in World War II, Stuart Hodes started his dance career with Martha Graham, … Continue reading In Memory of Stuart Hodes
Giving Day 2023
Today is Giving Day! Your gift to the Press today will go toward our internship program, enabling us to continue offering opportunities for students to explore publishing as a career and gain useful workplace experience. For more information and to read reflections from recent student interns, click here. To make your donation, click the link … Continue reading Giving Day 2023
Support Press Internships
An important part of our nonprofit publishing mission here at the University Press of Florida and UF Press is our internship program, which offers students the opportunity to learn about the publishing industry and obtain workplace skills related to their academic goals. Our student interns play an integral role at the Press as valued staff … Continue reading Support Press Internships
Announcing Our Spring 2023 Season
We are pleased to present our new titles scheduled to be published between March and August 2023. Highlights from the forthcoming season include the first full biography of former United States attorney general Janet Reno; an exploration of the musical and cultural impact of the Beatles in Florida; an insider’s account of a wrongful conviction and the fight … Continue reading Announcing Our Spring 2023 Season
#NextUp Bookseller Love: Books & Books and the Miami Book Fair
Today we’re spreading the #NextUP bookseller love! This last day of the UP Week blog tour turns our attention to local booksellers that make great contributions to our academic community, supporting university press books and authors and promoting the work we all do. We’re giving a shout-out to Books & Books, an independent bookstore with … Continue reading #NextUp Bookseller Love: Books & Books and the Miami Book Fair
#NextUp in Publishing: Caribbean Crossroads Book Series
University Press Week enters its second decade of celebrating excellence in university press publishing. Each year, the Association of University Presses (AUPresses) takes a tour of the blogs in our publishing community with a series that daily addresses different aspects of the week’s theme. This year’s theme, #NextUP, reflects the constant spirit of learning, adaptation, … Continue reading #NextUp in Publishing: Caribbean Crossroads Book Series
Authors in the 2022-2023 Florida Humanities Speakers Bureau
We are proud to have many of our authors included in the 2022-2023 Florida Humanities Speakers Bureau and Florida Talks program. If you are a Florida nonprofit organization, don't miss this opportunity to host engaging speakers for presentations on a wide variety of topics related to the history and culture of our state. Visit the … Continue reading Authors in the 2022-2023 Florida Humanities Speakers Bureau
Announcing Our Fall 2022 Season
We are proud to present our new titles scheduled to be published between September 2022 and February 2023.Highlights from the forthcoming season include the origin story of a groundbreaking Allman Brothers Band album; the multilayered tale of the Cuban sandwich; profiles of influential Black women activists at a historic moment; essays on the intertwined history, literature, and culture of Cuba and … Continue reading Announcing Our Fall 2022 Season
University of Florida Press Launches New Book Series on Race, Identity, and Freedom Struggles in the Caribbean
The University of Florida Press announces a new book series, “Caribbean Crossroads: Race, Identity, and Freedom Struggles,” edited by Caribbean studies scholars Lillian Guerra, Devyn Spence Benson, April Mayes, and Solsiree del Moral. More than any other region of the Americas, the Caribbean has been continuously defined by the push and pull between global white … Continue reading University of Florida Press Launches New Book Series on Race, Identity, and Freedom Struggles in the Caribbean
In Memory of Jerry Uelsmann
We are saddened to share the news that Jerry Uelsmann, University Press of Florida author, University of Florida emeritus photography professor, and groundbreaking surrealist photo artist, has passed away at age 87.Uelsmann pioneered darkroom techniques for layering film negatives to create absorbing and otherworldly black-and-white photomontages. His many photo collections published with the University Press … Continue reading In Memory of Jerry Uelsmann
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