2019 AHA Preview
The American Historical Association is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1884 and incorporated by Congress in 1889 for the promotion of historical studies. This weekend … Continue reading 2019 AHA Preview
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UNP closed through Jan. 1
As you’re surely recovering from last night’s Festivus activities, you may realize that you’ve heard a little less from your friends at the University of Nebraska Press. That’s because we’re closed through January 1 and will reopen on January 2. … Continue reading UNP closed through Jan. 1
2018 AJS Preview
The annual conference of the Association for Jewish Studies is the largest annual international gathering of Jewish Studies scholars in the world. This year it will take place December 16-18 in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 1,100 attendees, over 190 sessions, a … Continue reading 2018 AJS Preview
2018 AAR/SBL Preview
Co-hosted by the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Academy of Religion, the Annual Meetings will be held this weekend in Denver, CO at the Colorado Convention Center. With more than 1,200 academic sessions and workshops, along with one … Continue reading 2018 AAR/SBL Preview
2018 AAA Annual Meeting Preview
The American Anthropological Association’s Annual Meeting begins tomorrow in San Jose, California. UNP will be one of the university presses exhibiting at the conference, showcasing books on contemporary anthropology, Native studies, and more. A number of books from the Critical Studies … Continue reading 2018 AAA Annual Meeting Preview
Miami Book Fair
The Miami Book Fair is one of the nation’s finest literary festivals. Evening events began yesterday and will continue throughout this week. On Friday, the Street Fair gets under way. The highlight of the Street Fair is the Festival of Authors, … Continue reading Miami Book Fair
2018 ASA and NWSA Preview
This week UNP will be at two conferences in the same city, all at once! Atlanta, Georgia is the host city for the National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) annual conference. It’s theme is “Just Imagine. Imagining Justice: Feminist visions of freedom, dream … Continue reading 2018 ASA and NWSA Preview
National Bison Day
Tomorrow is National Bison Day! It is an annual commemoration of the ecological, cultural, historical and economic contribution of the American bison to the United States. National Bison Day has been held each year since 2012 on the first Saturday … Continue reading National Bison Day
Excerpt: I’m Not Like Everybody Else
The following is a brief excerpt from the introduction of I’m Not Like Everybody Else: Biopolitics, Neoliberalism, and American Popular Music (October 2018) by Jeffrey T. Nealon. This is the latest book in the Provocations Series which takes a strong stand on contemporary … Continue reading Excerpt: I’m Not Like Everybody Else
2018 WLA Preview
Founded in 1965, the Western Literature Association is a non-profit, scholarly association that promotes the study of the diverse literature and cultures of the North American West, past and present. Scholars, artists, environmentalists, and community leaders who value the West’s … Continue reading 2018 WLA Preview
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