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Excerpt: On Our Own Terms

August 26, 2024August 26, 2024 univnebpress

Meredith L. McCoy (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe descent) is an assistant professor of American studies and history at Carleton College. Her new book, On Our Own Terms: Indigenous Histories of School Funding and Policy (Nebraska, 2024), was published in June. On Our … Continue reading Excerpt: On Our Own Terms

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Excerpt: Compliments of Hamilton and Sargent

August 19, 2024August 12, 2024 univnebpress

Maura Jane Farrelly is an associate professor of American studies at Brandeis University. She has worked as a reporter in Atlanta, Washington DC, and New York. Her books include Papist Patriots: The Making of an American Catholic Identity and Anti-Catholicism … Continue reading Excerpt: Compliments of Hamilton and Sargent

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Excerpt: Land of Sunshine

August 2, 2024August 1, 2024 univnebpress

Sigrid Anderson is the librarian for English language and literature at the University of Michigan’s Hatcher Graduate Library and a lecturer in the Department of American Culture. Her book, Land of Sunshine: Race, Gender, and Regional Development in a California Periodical, … Continue reading Excerpt: Land of Sunshine

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Excerpt: City of Vice

July 24, 2024July 17, 2024 univnebpress

James Mallery is a licensed architect specializing in existing and historical buildings in Los Angeles. He has a PhD in history and has taught architectural history and U.S. history at various institutions. His new book, City of Vice: Transience and San Francisco’s … Continue reading Excerpt: City of Vice

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Excerpt: An Endangered Species

July 17, 2024July 10, 2024 univnebpress

Frances Washburn (Lakota) is emerita professor of American Indian studies and English at the University of Arizona. She is the author of Elsie’s Business (Nebraska, 2006), The Sacred White Turkey (Nebraska, 2010), and The Red Bird All-Indian Traveling Band. Her new book, An Endangered Species, was … Continue reading Excerpt: An Endangered Species

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Excerpt: The Boy Who Promised Me Horses

July 5, 2024June 26, 2024 univnebpress

David Joseph Charpentier is the director of St. Labre Indian School’s Alumni Support Program and executive director of the Bridge Foundation. His new book The Boy Who Promised Me Horses, was published by Bison Books in May. For more information about the … Continue reading Excerpt: The Boy Who Promised Me Horses

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Excerpt: Maricas

June 24, 2024June 18, 2024 univnebpress

Javier Fernández-Galeano is a Ramón y Cajal Fellow at the University of València. His most recent book is Maricas: Queer Cultures and State Violence in Argentina and Spain, 1942–1982, which was published by Nebraska this month. Maricas traces the erotic lives … Continue reading Excerpt: Maricas

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Excerpt: I Make Envy On Your Disco

June 7, 2024June 5, 2024 univnebpress

Eric Schnall has worked on and off Broadway as a producer and marketing director for more than twenty-five years. He won a Tony Award for the Broadway revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and a Lucille Lortel Award for … Continue reading Excerpt: I Make Envy On Your Disco

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Excerpt: Game On

May 30, 2024May 23, 2024 univnebpress

David Bockino is an associate professor at Elon University, where he teaches communications and sport management. He spent more than seven years working with ESPN, including ESPN Outdoors, ESPN Research and Analytics, and ESPN International. He is the author of … Continue reading Excerpt: Game On

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Excerpt: Pakistan and American Diplomacy

May 20, 2024May 14, 2024 univnebpress

Currently serving again in South Asia as a counterterrorism program advisor, Ted Craig retired from the U.S. Foreign Service after twenty-nine years and two tours in Islamabad, Pakistan, the second as political counselor. He also served three tours in Latin America and … Continue reading Excerpt: Pakistan and American Diplomacy

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