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

Leading Figures in the History of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

“This massive undertaking makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the fraternity and the kind of history-making, pathbreaking, and trailblazing figures it has both attracted and produced since its founding. These two volumes will be hailed as classics and are a must-read for anyone interested in African-American history generally and the Omega Psi Phi … Continue reading Leading Figures in the History of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

University Press of Florida Distributed by University Press of Florida, Literature & Literary Criticism, Publication Announcement

Proper Imposters, from Panhandler Books

Proper Imposters by Chaya Bhuvaneswar, Mauricio Montiel Figueiras, Jason Ockert, and Jeff Parker is the fifth publication from Panhandler Books, a series launched in 2015 by Panhandler Magazine and the Department of English and World Languages at the University of West Florida. Distributed by the University Press of Florida, Panhandler Books publishes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction consistent with Panhandler’s mission … Continue reading Proper Imposters, from Panhandler Books

University Press of Florida Archaeology & Anthropology, Publication Announcement

The Archaeology of Early Colonial Manila

“A useful new contribution to Chinese historical sources, archaeological assemblages in Manila, and the correspondence between Manila and Spanish America. Hsieh’s knowledge of Hispano-American and Chinese interaction with Manila is excellent, and she has identified many important topics on which the case study of Manila can shed new light.”—John Miksic, author of Singapore and the … Continue reading The Archaeology of Early Colonial Manila

University Press of Florida Archaeology & Anthropology, Publication Announcement

Monuments and Memory

“Through a wide-ranging consideration of memorials, this book makes important contributions to the study of materiality and remembrance. Particularly valuable are its authors’ international perspectives; their attention to articulations among power, race, and gender; and their sophisticated analyses of roles that authority, contestation, silencing, and protest play in representing collective memory through large-scale artifacts.”—Alison Bell, … Continue reading Monuments and Memory

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

Black Freedom and Education in Nineteenth-Century Cuba

“Otheguy’s insightful analysis is engaging and persuasive; it represents an original and significant contribution to the scholarship on the history of education. This book offers important context for understanding how pivotal moments in education shaped Cuban history, especially amid the transition from slavery to freedom.”—Kabria Baumgartner, author of In Pursuit of Knowledge: Black Women and … Continue reading Black Freedom and Education in Nineteenth-Century Cuba

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