This year’s National Council for Black Studies conference was held in Gainesville, FL from March 22 through 25. Our virtual booth is open through June 30, 2023 and offers great deals on our African American studies titles. Use code NCBS23 for discount prices and free shipping in the U.S. for orders over $75. Click Here to View all Titles … Continue reading Our 2023 NCBS Virtual Booth and Book Sale
Reflections from Our NEH SHARP Student Assistants
Our student assistants from Fall 2022—Ivette Rodriguez, Chad Lobo Munteanu, and Murielle LeMaire—reflect on their experiences at the Press below. They joined us for our “Exploring Diverse Stories of America through Humanities Publishing” initiative, part of the Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP) program funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Our sincere … Continue reading Reflections from Our NEH SHARP Student Assistants
Introducing Our New NEH SHARP Student Assistants
We’re pleased to introduce our new student assistants, Ivette Rodriguez and Chad Lobo Munteanu. They join us for our “Exploring Diverse Stories of America through Humanities Publishing” initiative, part of the Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP) program funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Our sincere thanks to University of Florida’s African American … Continue reading Introducing Our New NEH SHARP Student Assistants
Intern Guest Post: Shifting Academia through Scholarship
Written by Kiara Thompson, NEH SHARP student assistant, Spring 2022 My experience at the Press has informed my future career goals by showing me that there are people in the publishing world who are willing and want to be a part of scholarship that is shifting academia. Shifting it in a way that creates a … Continue reading Intern Guest Post: Shifting Academia through Scholarship
Rooted Jazz Dance
“Rooted Jazz Dance sends the very clear message that jazz dance is reclaiming its time.”—Ayo Walker, Austin Peay State University “Explores the long overdue recognition of jazz dance as historically a Black American form of dance, steeped in Africanist aesthetics that parallel the cultural history of Black people in the country. It is not only a … Continue reading Rooted Jazz Dance
African American Intellectual History Society Conference 2020
Senior acquisitions editor Sian Hunter attended the African American Intellectual History Society Conference in Austin, TX earlier this month. It was great to meet with everyone who visited us at our booth! Looking to the future, several of the conferences and book fairs we had been planning to attend this spring have been canceled. Check … Continue reading African American Intellectual History Society Conference 2020
African American Intellectual History Society 2019
Acquisitions editor Sian Hunter traveled to Ann Arbor, Michigan, last week to attend the African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) annual conference. It was a great opportunity to display some of our new and bestselling African American studies books. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table! Here are some of the books we brought … Continue reading African American Intellectual History Society 2019
Association for the Study of African American Life and History 2018
The University Press of Florida traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana, last week to attend the Association for the Study of African American Life and History annual conference. It was a great opportunity to meet with scholars and display some of our African American studies books. Several of our authors participated in the conference, including Tameka Hobbs, … Continue reading Association for the Study of African American Life and History 2018
Books for Black History Month
Browse our selection of books for Black History Month! New books explore topics including portrayals of the healthy black self in early black print culture; how slaves built an ethos of “honest labor” and collective humanism; the ways in which African Americans in postbellum Georgia used militia service to define freedom and citizenship; and the … Continue reading Books for Black History Month
Known for My Work
"Demonstrates that the ‘emancipation generation’ bequeathed values, ethical frameworks, and identities to multiple ensuing generations, shaping religious, educational, and cultural institutions as well as labor and political organizations. "--Peter Rachleff, editor of Starving Amidst Too Much and Other IWW Writings on the Food Industry "Shows how far off the mark arguments are that claim that … Continue reading Known for My Work
The Florida Bookshelf 