UNP Staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the titles where our noses have been buried. White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to … Continue reading What We’re Reading
Jackson Adams and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP. Today they share their thoughts about a few upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion will be published in December. Jackson Adams: I recently read Carol Anderson’s One Person, No Vote, … Continue reading Publicist Picks: Nebraska Writers, the Soviet Union and Jim Crow, and Other December Books
The following is an excerpt from The Allure of Blackness among Mixed-Race Americans, 1862-1916 by Ingrid Dineen-Wimberly (October, 2019). The book is part of the Borderlands and Transcultural Studies series, a venue for the scholarly study of borderlands—of the encounters, intersections, … Continue reading Excerpt: The Allure of Blackness among Mixed-Race Americans, 1862-1916
The Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology series consists of critical studies of key aspects of the history of anthropology. The series aims for a balance between the reflexivity of contemporary theory and the historicism which has long been the … Continue reading Series Update: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology
Jane Singer is a Civil War author, researcher, and lecturer. She is the author of Lincoln’s Secret Spy: The Civil War Case That Changed the Future of Espionage and The Confederate Dirty War: Arson, Bombings, Assassination and Plots for Chemical and Germ Attacks on … Continue reading From the Desk of Jane Singer: Should history’s truths be told no matter the cost or conflict?
The following contribution comes from Gregory D. Smithers, author of Science, Sexuality, and Race in the United States and Australia, 1780–1940, Revised Edition (Nebraska, 2017). He is an associate professor of history at Virginia Commonwealth University. The Fragility of American Whiteness The recent events in … Continue reading From the Desk of Gregory D. Smithers: The Fragility of American Whiteness
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, this list of books highlights the Civil Rights movement in America. The Struggle in Black and Brown: African American and Mexican American Relations during the Civil Rights Era Edited and with … Continue reading Reading List: Civil Rights in America
December Staff Reading List UNP staff members are always reading new books, both within our list and outside of what we publish. Here are some of the books where our noses have been buried. Do Not Say We Have … Continue reading What We’re Reading
The following is an excerpt from Romance with Voluptuousness: Caribbean Women and Thick Bodies in the United States (Nebraska, 2016) by Kamille Gentles-Peart. From Chapter 1: The “Thick Black Woman”: Racialized Body Politics and the Marginalization of Black Women Reflections of a Mahgah Jamaican … Continue reading Excerpt: Romance with Voluptuousness
The 2016 Olympic Games begin tomorrow! While the athletes head to Rio, we’re reading up on Olympic history. American Hoops: U.S. Men’s Olympic Basketball from Berlin to Beijing by Carson Cunningham A fascinating history of Olympic basketball on the world stage and behind the scenes. Phog: The Most Influential Man in Basketball (November 2016) by Scott Morrow Johnson The story of Forrest “Phog” Allen, the coach who helped create the NCAA tournament and brought basketball to the Olympics. The 1904 Anthropology Days and Olympic Games: Sport, Race, and American Imperialism edited by Susan Brownell This interdisciplinary collection of essays assesses the ideas about race, imperialism, … Continue reading Reading List: Olympics
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