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#AAS2025 #book highlights: David Bello and Daniel Burton-Rose, 2023. Insect Histories of East Asia. University of Washington Press. #insects #asia #animals @uwapress.bsky.social #chinesehistory

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Cover of the University of Washington Press Fall 2025 catalog. The top portion features a retro-inspired design with curved bands of tan, brown, orange, and pink. The text reads "University of Washington Press, Fall 2025" in a serif font. The bottom half shows a photograph of a group of women seated in a crowded auditorium—delegates representing Saipan Micronesia at the National Women’s Conference in 1977. The photo has a warm, slightly faded tone.

Our Fall 2025 catalog is here! Get a sneak peek at upcoming releases and new-in-paperback books landing this September and beyond. Browse the catalog: ow.ly/FQNs50Wnn3H

Drops today: on this week's ARB @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast, Nicholas Gordon talks to @zevhandel.bsky.social about his book “Chinese Characters across Asia: How the Chinese Script Came to Write Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese” @uwapress.bsky.social asianreviewofbooks.com/podcast-with...

@melaniekiechle.bsky.social, author of SMELL DETECTIVES, breaks down miasma theory, "suddenly newsworthy, roughly 150 years after germ theory displaced this explanation for the origins and spread of diseases, because of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr." More at the link ⬇

"Shen Xue's call for phoneticization being only one of several ideas for reform advanced at the time." Colin Marshall reviews two books about the past and present of the Chinese writing system. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-undying-chinese-writing-system/

Indigenous Confluences Turns Ten: A Milestone in Decolonial Publishing Since 2016, the Indigenous Confluences series has been publishing innovative works that use decolonizing perspectives and transnational approaches to explore the experiences of Indigenous peoples a…

We're celebrating 10 years of the Indigenous Confluences series! Take a look at books that deepen our understanding of Indigenous histories, cultures, and experiences:
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#NAISA2025

Collage of book covers slanted toward the right. Books featured include Acing Science, Queer Data Studies, Queer Feminist Science Studies, Slapping Leather, Queer World Making: Contemporary Middle Eastern Diasporic Art, and Dancer Dawkins and the California Kid.

Happy Pride Month! To celebrate, we're sharing books that reflect the richness of queer and trans scholarship and storytelling—works that celebrate both joy and resistance. Find our #PrideMonth picks here:
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Q&A: How camel herders in Inner Mongolia protect their way of life Dialogue Earth speaks to Thomas White, author of China’s Camel Country

Thomas White, author of CHINA'S CAMEL COUNTRY, spoke with @dialogueearth.bsky.social about his research and its "significance in understanding how environmental policies are made and re-made in China."

Book cover for Performing Vulnerability by Emily L. Hue. The title is displayed vertically in large white text along the left side of the cover. The subtitle appears in red in the upper right: "Risking Art and Life in the Burmese Diaspora." The author's name is in yellow near the bottom. The background features a blurred, dynamic image of a person in motion, suggesting a performance or dance.

Now available, PERFORMING VULNERABILITY by Emily L. Hue is a groundbreaking exploration of how diasporic Burmese artists navigate the intricate intersections of art, politics, and humanitarianism. Learn more: uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...

#Burmese #Diaspora #PerformanceStudies

Coll Thrush on “Wrecked”: A Q&A with Series Editor Joshua L. Reid The Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography takes a broad and innovative approach to examining this field. Recent volumes have engaged with gender, race, labor radicalism, vi…

"All of us live in the debris of the past, which means we also have choices about how to move forward as a society, informed by our shared histories."

Read a Q&A with Coll Thrush, author of WRECKED, and #SickSeriesinWesternHistory editor Joshua L. Reid:
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Book cover of Indigenizing California Mission Art and Architecture by Yve Chavez. The title is in bold, warm-toned typography on a beige background. Below the title, a sepia-toned historical photograph depicts Indigenous people sitting in front of thatched-roof structures under large trees, suggesting a connection to Native Californian life and built environments.

Now available, INDIGENIZING CALIFORNIA MISSION ART AND ARCHITECTURE by Yve Chavez examines how Native artists navigated colonial power structures in the mission era and beyond. Learn more about this newest book in our Critical Ethnic Studies and Visual Culture series: uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...

🚨New Episode Alert🚨

This month we talk w/ historian @collthrush.bsky.social about his new book "Wrecked: Unsettling Histories from the Graveyard of the Pacific" (@uwapress.bsky.social 2025) - one of the best books I've read in a long while, I read a lot of books!

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Material Contradictions in Mao’s China, By Jennifer Altehenger, Denise Y. Ho This multifaceted volume argues that objects, not just words, mediated socialist relationships in Mao’s China. Chinese people ‘did things with things’ (p.

Wen-Hsin Yeh reviews 'Material Contradictions in Mao’s China', ed. Jennifer Altehenger and Denise Y. Ho

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@uwapress.bsky.social

Old Growth: A Reading and Conversation with Lynda Mapes and Jerry Franklin | PRAx Spring Creek Project Presents: Old Growth: A Reading and Conversation with Lynda Mapes and Jerry Franklin Nature's cathedral, old and mature forests are refuge for the human spirit, homes for rare and...

Old Growth: A Reading and Conversation with Lynda Mapes & Jerry Franklin. Free, in-person, Jun 7, 2025, 5 pm PT, at Corvallis-Benton County Public Library in Oregon. Sponsored by the Spring Creek Project. prax.oregonstate.edu/events/old-g...

'Wrecked' de-colonizes the 'Graveyard of the Pacific' Wrecked explores the history of North America's western coast and how that history impacted Indigenous-colonizer relations.

In 'Wrecked,' Coll Thrush navigates the stormy waters of the Pacific Northwest's history, revealing the impact of shipwrecks on Indigenous and settler relations.

Graveyard of the Pacific has claimed hundreds of ships Coll Thrush's new book, "Wrecked," examines the shipwrecks in the Graveyard of the Pacific, the Northwest Coast.

In an excerpt from the newly released WRECKED: Unsettling Histories from the Graveyard of the Pacific, Coll Thrush tells the story of the steamer Valencia, which ran aground in Vancouver Island's Barkley Sound in 1906. (via @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social.)

Cover of Ethnic Branding in Contemporary China: Buyi and the Paradox of Difference by Yu Luo. The image shows two Buyi women in traditional dress standing in a wooden doorway. One woman is adjusting the headwear of the other. The title is placed in white text over the upper part of the image, with the author’s name in bold at the bottom right.

Cover of Bronze Mirrors in Ancient China: Artistry and Technique by Kin Sum Li. The design features a cream background with bold red serif text. Two partial bronze mirrors with intricate geometric patterns frame the cover on the left and right edges. In the center, there is a small black illustration of a running figure holding a staff. The subtitle appears in a smaller, elegant serif font.

Two recent releases in #AsianStudies:

ETHNIC BRANDING IN CONTEMPORARY CHINA by Yu Luo on an ethnic group at the crossroads of uniqueness and conformity:
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BRONZE MIRROS IN ANCIENT CHINA by Kin Sum Li on mass production in antiquity: uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...

YouTube video by Seattle Channel Lynda Mapes and Rena Priest talk “The Trees Are Speaking”

@seattletimes-rss.bsky.social reporter and author of "The Trees are Speaking: Dispatches from the Salmon Forests," Lynda Mapes and poet Rena Priest discussed environmental stewardship and the vital role of old-growth forests earlier this month. @uwapress.bsky.social @spl.org youtu.be/H86ZW9i3uAA?...

Flyer for an event presented by the Oakland History Center titled “Native Women’s Labor and Resistance in the Bay Area: a book talk with Professor Caitlin Keliiaa.” The flyer features the cover of Keliiaa's book Refusing Settler Domesticity: Native Women's Labor and Resistance in the Bay Area Outing Program, tilted and prominently displayed. A photo of Professor Keliiaa smiling, wearing a dark blazer and long earrings, is included near the bottom. Text details: Date and Time: Wednesday, May 28 at 6:30 PM Location: Main Library, 125 14th Street, Oakland, CA 94612 Description: Historian Caitlin Keliiaa explores the unexpected story of Native women in the Bay Area, decades before Indian Relocation, illuminating the women who helped shape the Bay Area Indian community as we know it today. Contact: (510) 238-3222 Website: oaklandlibrary.org Accessibility note: OPL programs are wheelchair accessible; ASL and other accommodations available upon request.

Bay Area: Caitlin Keliiaa, author and professor of history at @ucsantacruz.bsky.social, will be discussing her new book REFUSING SETTLER DOMESTICITY at the Oakland History Center @oaklibrary.bsky.social. Don't miss!

📅 Wed. May 28, 6:30 PM
📍 Oakland Main Library, 125 14th St.

Delighted to announce the publication of my first H-Environment Roundtable Review, on Bob Morrissey's *People of the Ecotone: Environment and Indigenous Power at the Center of Early America.* Please share! #envhist #envhum networks.h-net.org/morrissey-pe...

Green background with white lettering upper left hand corner "Pacific Northwest Quarterly: New Issue out now" Image of green magazine cover repeated three times in lower right hand corner

Kimberly Jensen on the process of researching and writing "Oregon’s Others". Nathan Bradshaw and Michael Allen on the history of the Ellensburg tree saddle across the American West. Ken Mather examines Joel Palmer’s trips to BC, and Lionel Youst compares oral and written records in Coos Bay, Oregon.

It's #BikeMonth and Town Hall Seattle is hosting a #BikeEverywhere bash this Wednesday, May 14! Tom Fucoloro, author of BIKING UPHILL IN THE RAIN, joins Cascade Bicycle Club (@cascade.org) to talk about the history and future of biking in Seattle.
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ASDS book award shortlist ‘The Final Farewell’ by Minakshi Dewan ‘Ashes to Admin’ by Evie King ‘Necropolitics of the Ordinary’ by Ruth Toulson Winner to be announced: August 2025

We're delighted to share the shortlist for the ASDS book award for outstanding and original books in the field of death studies!

Congratulations to @minakshidahal.bsky.social, @christinamartin.bsky.social & Ruth Toulson (@uwapress.bsky.social)

Promotional graphic for event featuring Coll Thrush with Joshua L. Reid, on June 3 at 7:30 PM. Headshots of both speakers are included with event details listed on a purple background. The book cover for "Wrecked: Unsettling Histories from the Graveyard of the Pacific" is to the right of the event details. The Town Hall Seattle and University of Washington Press logos are at the top.

6/3 at 7:30 PM | With Joshua L. Reid (citizen of the Snohomish Indian Nation), historian and author @collthrush.bsky.social shares tales of shipwrecks in the Northwest and what they reveal about colonization.

Presented in partnership with @uwapress.bsky.social

🎟 Get tickets: buff.ly/qXe99Et

Book cover of Chinese Characters Across Asia by Zev Handel. The cover features a background of vertical strips of manuscripts with handwritten Chinese characters in shades of blue, beige, and gray. A large white circle in the center contains the book's title in bold teal letters and the subtitle in smaller brown text: 'How the Chinese Script Came to Write Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese.' The author's name appears in white capital letters at the bottom.

In this episode of @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social's New Books in Language, author Zev Handel discusses his book CHINESE CHARACTERS ACROSS ASIA with Miranda Melcher: newbooksnetwork.com/chinese-char...

Facing CCP Threat, Rival Camps Find Common Ground on a Taiwan-centered Identity For one of the first times ever, the flag of the Republic of China and the Taiwan independence flag have been flown side by side.

Lev Nachman, author of CONTESTED TAIWAN (forthcoming July 1), on the April 19 protests in Taipei—one of the first times ever that the Republic of China flag and the Taiwan independence flag have flown side by side—for
@thediplomat.com:
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Contested Taiwan Where statehood is contested, questions of identity and territory define the political landscapeDespite maintaining de facto sovereignty, states like Taiwan ...

Learn more about CONTESTED TAIWAN: Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party Formation here: uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...

#TaiwanAndTheWorld

Image depicting the cover of the book India's Mithila Painting, edited by Paula Richman and David L. Szanton. The cover features a detailed and colorful traditional Mithila painting. The artwork shows a lively scene filled with numerous stylized human figures, animals, trees, and a small house, all intricately decorated with fine patterns and vibrant colors. The top section of the cover, set against a soft beige background, includes the editors' names in small uppercase letters. Below the artwork, the book’s title is displayed in a bold modern font on a black background, with the word "Mithila" highlighted in red while the rest of the title appears in white and light tan.

A classroom filled with women seated on the floor at low wooden tables, each focused on creating intricate Mithila paintings. The artists work with fine brushes and pens on colorful designs laid out before them. The room has plain white walls, and a large, elaborate Mithila painting is prominently displayed on the back wall. The atmosphere is vibrant and industrious, reflecting a collective dedication to traditional Indian art forms. Some women wear scarves and shawls, adding to the colorful and lively scene.

Now available, INDIA'S MITHILA PAINTING, edited by Paula Richman and David L. Szanton, provides the first up-to-date analysis of the history and practitioners of Mithila painting, an aesthetically distinctive art rooted in women's domestic life.

Learn more: uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...

Promotional flyer for a book talk event featuring Dr. Holly Miowak Guise.

Calling our #UW community! Join us for what's sure to be a fascinating talk with historian @hollyguise.bsky.social discussing her book, ALASKA NATIVE RESILIENCE.

📅 Thursday, 4/24, 3:30 pm
📍 UW Allen Library, Petersen Room