University Press of Florida Publication Announcement

Kreyòl pale: A Haitian Creole Textbook for Beginners

Published by Library Press @ UF This book is available in an open access digital edition. Access the free digital edition here. Kreyòl pale (Creole is Spoken) is a 29-chapter textbook designed for beginner learners of the Haitian Creole language. The textbook employs a communicative pedagogical methodology that emphasizes the learner’s acquisition of speaking, reading, writing, … Continue reading Kreyòl pale: A Haitian Creole Textbook for Beginners

University Press of Florida Literature & Literary Criticism, Publication Announcement

The Usual Star and The Moment

“Vetter’s edition resets a long-standing imbalance in our perception of H.D. It turns out that modernism’s consummate Imagist started off as a short story writer—and that she continued making stories as she turned toward the long poem in her postwar career. Vetter offers lively and informed orientations to these recovered stories, making them accessible to … Continue reading The Usual Star and The Moment

University Press of Florida Archaeology & Anthropology, Publication Announcement

Citizen Science in Maritime Archaeology, Volume 2

“Makes a significant contribution toward understanding and exploring avenues, actions, and inclusive approaches that can be taken so all of us can contribute, appreciate, respect, protect, and manage our shared maritime heritage.”—Margaret E. Leshikar-Denton, coeditor of Underwater and Maritime Archaeology in Latin America and the Caribbean       “A comprehensive exploration into the evolving landscape of maritime archaeology, … Continue reading Citizen Science in Maritime Archaeology, Volume 2

University Press of Florida African American Studies, Archaeology & Anthropology, Florida, History, Publication Announcement

Fort Mose: Colonial America’s Black Fortress of Freedom, Second Edition

Awards and praise for the first edition:   Florida Historical Society Charlton Tebeau Book Award American Association for State and Local History Award of Merit  “Tells the story of Fort Mose . . . as well as the story of the Black experience in the American Spanish colonies.”—Washington Post   “A very important chapter of the … Continue reading Fort Mose: Colonial America’s Black Fortress of Freedom, Second Edition

University Press of Florida Biography & Autobiography, Florida, Publication Announcement, Science & Technology

Mission, with a New Preface

“Even after covering NASA for 22 years, I learned ‘behind the scenes’ details on the Space Shuttle program.”—Pat Duggins, news director of Alabama Public Radio and author of Trailblazing Mars: NASA’s Next Giant Leap  “At every level, Mission has an ‘I was there’ quality about it and is entertaining and insightful.””—Roger Launius, former associate director for collections and … Continue reading Mission, with a New Preface

University Press of Florida Biography & Autobiography, creative nonfiction, Publication Announcement

Other People’s Mothers

“Explores what we learn and carry into adulthood about care, our bodies, silence, anger, fear, jealousy, death, and desire from watching and listening to our mothers, when, oftentimes, they do not realize we are paying attention.”—Julia Koets, author of PINE and The Rib Joint: A Memoir in Essays     “In Other People’s Mothers, a young girl pieces together … Continue reading Other People’s Mothers

University Press of Florida Art, Architecture, & Photography, History, Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Publication Announcement

Modern Art in 1940s Cuba

“The introduction of critical discourse and the role of the critics and writers of the time distinguishes this study from others that focus on the art and artist only. The inclusion of historic archival material enhances each artist’s practice, including descriptions and illustrations of key works.”—Carol Damian, author of The Virgin of the Andes: Art and … Continue reading Modern Art in 1940s Cuba

University Press of Florida Archaeology & Anthropology, Publication Announcement

Native Persistence at a California Mission Outpost

This book is freely available in an open access edition thanks to the generous support by the University of California Davis Library. Access the free digital version here. “An original and significant contribution for the insightful connections the authors make between the archival and archaeological data sets. Such an approach uniquely allows the authors to propose individual … Continue reading Native Persistence at a California Mission Outpost

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

Oshun, Lemonade, and Intertextuality

“The ability to map Oshun across the Afro-Atlantic world to tease out her vital iconic significance, in literary, cultural, religious, and political terrains, makes for a priceless book.”—Niyi Afolabi, author of Relocating the Sacred: African Divinities and Brazilian Cultural Hybridities  In this book, Sheneese Thompson analyzes works of film and literature to explore how Afro-Atlantic religion … Continue reading Oshun, Lemonade, and Intertextuality