“A timely contribution to the environmental humanities field as well as a wonderful overview of Brazilian cultural production.”—Carolina Sá Carvalho, author of Traces of the Unseen: Photography, Violence, and Modernization in Early Twentieth-Century Latin America “Makes an important contribution to our understanding of how the environment and environmental crises are represented in Brazilian culture. The book’s breadth … Continue reading The Environment in Brazilian Culture
New Paperback Release: The Insubordination of Photography
Latin American Studies Association Visual Culture Section Best Book Prize Latin American Studies Association Historia Reciente y Memoria Section Best Book Prize "Through a series of emblematic case studies, the book makes a powerful argument about the multi-faceted visual and social impact of photography under repressive rule. . . . Its immense value lies in the … Continue reading New Paperback Release: The Insubordination of Photography
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
Latin American Studies Association 2021
The annual congress of the Latin American Studies Association will be held virtually this week. We are offering discount prices and free shipping on all orders with code LASA21 through June 30, 2021. Browse all books here. Need to know what’s new this year? View highlights below. Have a Book Idea? Our acquisitions editor for Latin American … Continue reading Latin American Studies Association 2021
Your Guide to Our 2020 LASA Latin American Studies Sale
The annual congress of the Latin American Studies Association will be held virtually this year. Although we were not able to see our readers and authors in person this year, you can still shop for our Latin American and Caribbean studies books in our virtual booth. We are offering extra deep discount prices and free shipping … Continue reading Your Guide to Our 2020 LASA Latin American Studies Sale
Latin American Studies Association 2019
Acquisitions editor Stephanye Hunter traveled to Boston last weekend to attend the Latin American Studies Association Annual Congress. We displayed some of our new and bestselling Latin American studies books, and it was great to meet with everyone who visited us at our booth! David S. Dalton, author of Mestizo Modernity: Race, Technology, and … Continue reading Latin American Studies Association 2019
Istwa across the Water
“Untwines the aesthetic, sociohistorical, and spiritual ties that bind and unbind the first black republic to the African continent.”—Gina Athena Ulysse, author of Why Haiti Needs New Narratives: A Post-Quake Chronicle “A nonlinear, creative, powerful reflection on history and the stories we tell about ourselves. What was disconnected is now remembered using the very tools … Continue reading Istwa across the Water
Painting in a State of Exception
"Brings long overdue recognition and reevaluation to Nueva Figuración. Offers a contemporary reexamination of the artworks beyond that of Argentina’s complex political history for a more global interpretation."—Carol Damian, author of Neorealism and Contemporary Colombian Painting "Chronicles an important and little-known episode in the history of Argentine art and thoughtfully locates the movement within the … Continue reading Painting in a State of Exception
Shaping Terrain
"Takes us on a journey throughout Latin America, highlighting different stories of adaptation to the wondrous American landscape: stories of cities being shaped by major infrastructure projects, cities coping with the pressures of informality and unchecked growth, and cities searching for their identity by looking at their pre-Columbian past while embracing modernity on their own … Continue reading Shaping Terrain
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