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Disrupting Racism and Global Exclusion in Academic Publishing: Recommendations and Resources for Authors, Reviewers, and Editors
Aug 02 2024
In the summer of 2020, following the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd in the United States and the ensuing global protests against anti-Black racism led by the Black Lives Matter movement, a brief window of time opened to “take audacious steps to address systemic racial ine
Question for the College #ClassOf2024: Is Grad School for You?
May 25 2024
Some helpful tips for prospective graduate students.
Q&A with Yvette Martínez-Vu & Miroslava Chávez-García
Apr 16 2024
Is Grad School for Me? is a calling card and a corrective to the lack of clear guidance for historically excluded students navigating the onerous undertaking of graduate school—starting with asking if grad school is even a good fit. This essential resource offers step-by-step instructions on how to maneuver the admissions process before, during, and after applying.
Futures of Literary Criticism
Jan 04 2024
Christopher Newfield’s 2023 MLA Presidential address, "Criticism After This Crisis: Toward a National Strategy for Literary and Cultural Study," was published in Representations 164 (Fall 2023). As the 2024 MLA conference commences, we thought it an opportune time to revisit Newfield's 2023 address,
Q&A with Michaela Soyer: First-gen Scholar and Accomplished UC Press Author
Jun 07 2022
Michaela Soyer is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Hunter College and a first-generation scholar. Her current work focuses on delinquency, incarceration, recidivism and social theory. She has also conducted research about resistance in oppressive regimes. Her books include A Dream Denied: Inca
Now What? Gifts for Grads
May 17 2022
It’s graduation season again, and whether the graduate in your life is leaving college or onto their professional degree, they’ll have many new responsibilities and challenges to navigate. We’ve rounded up some of UC Press's bestsellers to help them transition into the future.
DCQR Call for Editor
Jan 26 2021
University of California Press is seeking a new editor for its journal, Departures in Critical Qualitative Research.
Environmental Sociologist Amanda McMillan Lequieu on using case studies in the classroom
Jul 22 2020
Amanda McMillan Lequieu is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In this post, Professor McMillan Lequieu explains how she used case studies to anchor a keystone course in her department.I designed my Sociology of the Environment course around th
Countering Colorblindness across the Disciplines: An Excerpt from Seeing Race Again
Jun 10 2020
Every academic discipline has an origin story complicit with white supremacy. Racial hierarchy and colonialism structured the very foundations of most disciplines’ research and teaching paradigms. In the early twentieth century, the academy faced rising opposition and correction, evident in the inte
Teaching and Learning Environmental Policy Through Case Reading and Writing
Mar 25 2020
"I was looking to increase the rigor of the course with the hopes of the penultimate assessment serving as a bridge between students’ academic careers and their future career endeavors."