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Upcoming Virtual Event: The Journey of Liu Xiaobo

July 22, 2020July 21, 2020 univnebpress

Author Joanne Leedom-Ackerman and some of the world’s leading democracy and human rights experts will be holding a virtual webinar on Wednesday, July 29 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. EST to discuss China’s democracy movement and its response to threats … Continue reading Upcoming Virtual Event: The Journey of Liu Xiaobo

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Politics & Prose and Potomac Books

December 27, 2019December 20, 2019 univnebpress

On Sunday,  January 5, Washington, D.C.’s beloved independent store Politics and Prose will host Potomac author David E. Lowe for a reading and discussion of his new book, Touched with Fire: Morris B. Abram and the Battle against Racial and … Continue reading Politics & Prose and Potomac Books

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From the Desk of Meghan Mettler: America’s Makeover of Asian Countries

June 1, 2018May 24, 2018 univnebpress

Meghan Warner Mettler is an assistant professor of history at Upper Iowa University. She is the author of How to Reach Japan by Subway: America’s Fascination with Japanese … Continue reading From the Desk of Meghan Mettler: America’s Makeover of Asian Countries

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Reading List: Civil Rights

January 15, 2018January 17, 2018 univnebpress

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we are sharing a few books that highlight the Civil Rights movement in America and across the world. You can find more Civil Rights titles here.  Test Ride on the Sunnyland Bus: … Continue reading Reading List: Civil Rights

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News and Reviews

March 31, 2017March 31, 2017 univnebpress

Awards   Cannibal Safiya Sinclair Shortlisted for the 2017 BOCAS Award for Caribbean Literature: “Sinclair manages to imbue her writing with such strength and spirit that it gives her poems a disturbing and provocative edge — sometimes shocking, and at … Continue reading News and Reviews

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EXCERPT: Quilts and Human Rights

December 10, 2015 univnebpress

Quilts and Human Rights (August 2016), by Marsha MacDowell, Mary Worrall, Lynne Swanson, and Beth Donaldson, examines the societal impact of quiltmakers and their quilts in activism and global human rights awareness. With a foreword by Desmond Tutu and 105 color photographs, … Continue reading EXCERPT: Quilts and Human Rights

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