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Give to Our First-Time Author Fund Today is Giving Day! Please consider making a gift to the Press today. Your gift will go to our First-Time Author Fund and enable us to publish more books by new and diverse voices, funding production costs and providing authors the resources and guidance to successfully publish important, change-making … Continue reading Giving Day 2024
“Compiles some of the most important writings by Robert A. Hill, providing cogent and fresh insight into the thinking and legacy of this preeminent scholar of Marcus Garvey and the African world.”—Erik S. McDuffie, author of Sojourning for Freedom: Black Women, American Communism, and the Making of Black Left Feminism “A vitally important work that reminds … Continue reading The Essential Writings of Robert A. Hill
“Osumare gives readers a deeply personal look into her world as a dancer, choreographer, scholar, professor, activist, and all-around powerhouse. . . . Part self-reflection and part love song to Dunham, this book is a triumphant look at a dancer’s second act as a scholar.”—Library Journal “Osumare returns with yet another striking memoir, expanding our understanding … Continue reading Dancing the Afrofuture
Explore our selection of books for Black History Month! Our newest titles include the biography of scholar-activist James Hudson, whose philosophical contributions laid a key piece of the groundwork for the emergence of the civil rights movement; Halifu Osumare's memoir of her career as a scholar of global hip-hop and Black culture, a follow-up to … Continue reading Books for Black History Month 2024
“An ambitious, challenging text that defies disciplinary divides. Torres makes a powerful case for Cubans’ need to leave behind epic narratives of the past or utopian visions of the future to instead focus on a more deliberative, reflective, and consensual political praxis in the present.”—Michael J. Bustamante, author of Cuban Memory Wars: Retrospective Politics in Revolution … Continue reading Democracy and Time in Cuban Thought
“In this robust, clear, and pathbreaking volume, Bertrand skillfully weaves his study of history, pop culture, regionalism, race, and politics.”—Randall J. Stephens, author of The Devil’s Music: How Christians Inspired, Condemned, and Embraced Rock ’n’ Roll “An incredibly unique and engaging book. Bertrand deftly shows how popular music has consistently been used to give voice to … Continue reading Southern History Remixed
“Breaking new ground on issues of race, gender, religion, labor, and tourism, this volume shows the wide impact of the space program on southern culture, education, economy, and technology.”—Kenneth Lipartito, coauthor of A History of the Kennedy Space Center “Goes well beyond traditional technical or political stories of NASA’s place amongst the events of the twentieth century … Continue reading NASA and the American South
Written by Madison Miguelez, Acquisitions Intern Coming into college, I knew that reading and writing were my passions, as well as skills I wanted to devote myself to expanding. As to how I would apply those skills towards a career, that’s where I drew a blank. A career in publishing sounded as equally enticing as … Continue reading Intern Guest Post: Bringing Books to Life
We are pleased to present our new titles scheduled to be published between March and August 2024. Highlights from the forthcoming season include the history of the innovative dance theatre company Pilobolus; a vegetarian cookbook celebrating the seasonal harvests of Florida; and, co-published with Florida Humanities, a look at historical journeys across the state. We will also be publishing a comprehensive, foundational … Continue reading Announcing Our Spring 2024 Season
“Breaks new intellectual ground, coming at Maya time from multiple perspectives and angles. To date, no volume has considered time among the Maya so thoroughly or so creatively.”—Brett A. Houk, coeditor of Approaches to Monumental Landscapes of the Ancient Maya “Explains how the ancient Maya conceptualized and experienced time, using the latest archaeological, ethnohistorical, art historical, … Continue reading The Materialization of Time in the Ancient Maya World
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