Recommended Reading—and Listening—for Hispanic Heritage Month
Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! We’ve prepared a selection of recently published titles that showcase the histories, cultures, contributions, and unique experiences of Hispanic and Latino...
View ArticleUC Press Titles Awarded CHOICE’s Outstanding Academic Title for 2018
We are pleased to announce that seven of our titles have been awarded Outstanding Academic Title for 2018 by CHOICE! Awarded annually in January, the designation is given to approximately 10% of …
View ArticleA Shared Experience: The Campus Common Read
Supporting the learning, development, and success of students during their first year of college is a unique task. As higher education professionals, you help students find their footing and create...
View ArticleWomen in Radical Action
March is Women’s History Month, and we here at UC Press are proud to share our rich record of publishing stories of women from throughout history, between disciplines, and across borders. Please …
View ArticleWomen in Asian Studies
March is Women’s History Month, and we here at UC Press are proud to share our rich record of publishing stories of women from throughout history, between disciplines, and across borders. Please …
View ArticleWomen in the Ancient World
March is Women’s History Month, and we here at UC Press are proud to share our rich record of publishing stories of women from throughout history, between disciplines, and across borders. Please …
View ArticleWomen’s Reproductive History
March is Women’s History Month, and we here at UC Press are proud to share our rich record of publishing stories of women from throughout history, between disciplines, and across borders. Please …
View ArticleEssential Reading for Jazz Appreciation Month
April is Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), and UC Press is jazzed to celebrate! Founded in 2001 by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, JAM serves to recognize the collective influence...
View ArticleCelebrate Earth Day with UC Press
With Earth Day 2019 approaching, we would like to reflect on the significance of our relationship with the environment, both in our capacity as a scholarly publisher and as a species. Beginning …
View ArticleEid Mubarak! Recommended Reading for Eid al-Fitr
This year’s Ramadan will end on June 4th, marking the end of a month of fasting and the beginning of the celebration of Eid al-Fitr by Muslims worldwide. Dig into the lives …
View ArticleRecommended Reading for National Native American Heritage Month
On December 14th, 1915, Red Fox James, a member of the Blackfeet Nation of Montana, arrived in Washington DC, concluding a yearlong cross country trip by horseback. Red Fox James had spent …
View ArticleThe Human Rights of Youth
Human Rights Day is observed every year on December 10th—the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. A milestone document, it proclaimed the...
View ArticleAn Iranian Reading List
The opening hours of the new year—of the new decade—have been wrought worldwide by feelings of confusion, outrage, and a pervasive and tactile anxiety of escalating violence between the United States...
View ArticlePublic Health in the Time of Coronavirus
In recent weeks, headlines and broadcasts have been dominated by news surrounding the outbreak of a dreadful new strain of coronavirus, officially designated as COVID-19. Originating in the Chinese...
View ArticleAvailable in Audiobook: Mark Twain
Given the realities of sheltering in place, audiobooks offer an alternative way to access books. UC Press has several titles available in audiobook including Mark Twain’s autobiographies, a lucid text...
View ArticleRecommended Reading: The Great Outdoors
While current COVID-19 stay-at-home orders encourage remaining at home as much as possible, we can still connect to the outdoors and explore nature through several UC Press books. Each title encourages...
View ArticleAvailable in Audiobook: UC Press Bestsellers
Given the realities of the current shelter in place, audiobooks offer an alternative way to access books. Several UC Press bestsellers are available in audiobook from Ishi in Two Worlds, which has …
View ArticleRecommended Reading: California Nature
While current COVID-19 stay-at-home orders encourage remaining at home as much as possible, several UC Press books allow you to explore California nature. Ranging from natural histories to plant...
View ArticleRecognizing Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Racism, Detention, and War
For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month—celebrated in May to commemorate the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants to the United States on May 7, 1843 and to mark the anniversary of the …
View ArticleAvailable in Audiobook: Recent and Noteworthy Releases
Given the realities of the current shelter in place, audiobooks offer an alternative way to access books. Several UC Press recent and noteworthy releases are available as audiobooks ranging from...
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