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Rochelle Raineri Zuck explores how indigenous editors sought to use the press as a tool to advance indigenous interests. #AmericanPeriodicalHistory #indigenousHistory @projectmuse.bsky.social shorturl.at/nbw5w

On Our Way Home from the Revolution: Reflections on Ukraine Following the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, a child of the Ukrainian diaspora challenges her formative ideologies, considers innocence and complicity, and questions the roots of patriotism.

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A man in a turban sitting while a mysterious cloud with a skull like face floats behind him. Title illustration for M.P. Shiel's The Purple Cloud by J.J. Cameron

Abigail Boucher tackles M. P. Shiel's #ThePurpleCloud to explore the role luck plays in the origins and future of humanity, and in the class structures that organize society. Available on @projectmuse.bsky.social here: shorturl.at/qJoJu #VictorianStudies #Darwinism

Michelle Bumatay's book looks amazing: it's about Black francophone bandes dessinées (comic books)! (ohiostatepress.org/books/titles..., @ohiostatepress.bsky.social)

I need to read this book ASAP!

Just Kids: Youth Activism and Rhetorical Agency Analyzes cases in which children and teens push back against public discourse that treats them as symbols rather than as effective organizers, speakers, writers, and demonstrators.

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On Black Bandes Dessinées and Transcolonial Power Centers the diversity of Black francophone cartoonists while demonstrating the reparative nature of their work in combatting stereotypes and challenging transcolonial power imbalances.

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Combatting Racial Stereotypes Through Comics: On Black Bandes Dessinées and Transcolonial Power by Michelle Bumatay On Black Bandes Dessinées and Transcolonial Power by Michelle Bumatay is the first book in English to explore the work of Black francophone artists of bandes desinées and their responses to colonial l...

"Bumatay reframes bandes dessinées … as a tool for resistance and transformation…[providing] important context on the long history of the work of Black comics in contributing to global discussions of representation and power." @brittlepaper.bsky.social
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It's official! We are proud to partner with @projectmuse.bsky.social on their Subscribe to Open (S2O) program to make our journals more accessible to libraries and scholars worldwide. Check out our first journal of 2025, #Narrative, live and #OpenAccess on Project Muse: shorturl.at/RPvZB

At the Park on the Edge of the Country: Poems Poems that map the intricacies of memory, immigration, and belonging through the experiences of one Mexican American family in the rural American South.

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"I found it challenging to trust the limits set by my obsessions." Thank you @pw.org for featuring @austinaraujo.bsky.social! AT THE PARK OF THE EDGE OF THE COUNTRY is just out. Ten Questions for Austin Araujo+https://www.pw.org/content/ten_questions_for_austin_araujo

BOOK NEWS: How Black women poets' prominence comes at a price Pitfalls of Prestige: Black Women and Literary Recognition BY LAURA ELIZABETH VRANA  Ohio State UP, 2024 ISBN: 978-0-8142-1575-3 https://ohi...

BOOK NEWS: How Black women poets' prominence comes at a price
Recent release from @ohiostatepress.bsky.social
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Comic panel of a crow flying over a neighborhood in the evening. "To be continued..." in the bottom right corner. Panel from 'Vision of the Crow' by Wanda John-Kehewin

Andrea Hoff & Wanda John-Kehewin of Beyond Collective investigate how #Visions of the Crow utilizes comic storytelling to reflect on Canada’s fraught history with and lasting impact on Indigenous Peoples. Free on @projectmuse.bsky.social: shorturl.at/deuW3 #CreeNation #IndigenousComics

#NuevasPáginas: Marcela T. Garcés with Marcela T. Garcés author of Me Llamo Marcela: My Story as a Heritage Speaker!

"I wanted to fill a gap in the graphic novel … canon by presenting a story about the unique needs of heritage speakers." Marcela Garcés talks to @lupitareads.bsky.social about ME LLAMO MARCELA: MY STORY AS A HERITAGE SPEAKER lupitareads.substack.com/p/nuevaspagi... @professorlatinx.bsky.social

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Coming in July in our series New Suns: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in the Speculative! Looks at the work of @rfkuang.bsky.social, @nkjemisin.bsky.social, @nnedi.bsky.social, @tomiadeyemi.bsky.social, @tashasuri.bsky.social, @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social, @nghivo.bsky.social and others.

You know we are so excited, too!

In the Age of Political Thugs This one is red, communist red, the color of tomato paste and new cars. South Dakota has been easily carried by the Republicans in every election since 2000, when the color scheme of conservative “…

This essay still resonates. From ON OUR WAY HOME FROM THE REVOLUTION: REFLECTIONS ON UKRAINE, by Sonya Bilocerkowycz, available from our trade imprint, Mad Creek Books. #Ukraine #Putin @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/in-the-age-o...

Nora Kassner explores the significant role the pediatric HIV-AIDS pandemic had on the shift in family policy on gay parenthood and "color-blind" adoption in the 90s. Available on @projectmuse.bsky.social here: shorturl.at/JodbV #CriticalAdoptionStudies #GayAdoptionStudies #InterracialAdoption

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It’s wild and wonderful to hear Major Jackson read from @austinaraujo.bsky.social’s brand-new collection, AT THE PARK ON THE EDGE OF THE COUNTRY. Get your copy for 20% + free shipping here: ohiostatepress.org/books/titles...

Courtney Lewis reflects on the ways that comics & graphic novels inspire #Indigenous students as well as facilitate the education of and dialogue between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students regarding the critical issues faced today. Free on @projectmuse.bsky.social: shorturl.at/Cm9HP

Literary scholars discuss the ethical & intellectual labor involved with recovering and preserving Black literature from 19th century periodicals to fight the erasure of Black Print culture. check it out on @projectmuse.bsky.social shorturl.at/tpex6 #BlackHistory #AmericanPeriodicals

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Stephen C. E. Hopkins explores the popular medieval apocryphon, the #ErythraeanSibyl and argues that it represents a crucial element in a network of Welsh religious prose texts which present prophecy in royal presences. #CelticStudies Available on @projectmuse.bsky.social shorturl.at/zMZsA

#Maidu artist Chag Lowry spotlights the importance of Native artists telling and owning their own stories as a direct result of the stereotypical imagery that informs American society. Available on @projectmuse.bsky.social for free until 02/22: muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/...
#Indigenous #Yoruk

How to Make a Slave and Other Essays by Jerald Walker Personal essays exploring identity, work, family, and community through the prism of race and black culture.

This is our National Book Award finalist Derek mentions in the article: ohiostatepress.org/books/titles...

Opinion | This Is a Golden Age for University Presses The focus on efficiency and innovation misses the point: We are producing fabulous books.

"Driven by mission and tolerant of risk, these houses are publishing some of the most-vital books around." Even without the recognitions we and other UPs are used to, this golden age has long been apparent. Thanks, @derekkrissoff.bsky.social! www.chronicle.com/article/this... @aupresses.bsky.social

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Blues is often touted as one of the genre fathers of country music. As we celebrate #Beyonce's historic win with #COWBOYCARTER, take a look at how African-American Blues and Folk storytelling continues to enrich music and literary narratives. shorturl.at/ana2Z @projectmuse.bsky.social
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Māori artist Zak Waipara explores the relationship between indigenous art practices and sequential storytelling in this stunning visual essay. muse.jhu.edu/pub/30/...

📚 In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth, we’re spotlighting a must-read from the #PathToOpen program on JSTOR! Jones’s powerful book by @ohiostatepress.bsky.social offers a compelling exploration of Black speculative feminist writers. Access this live title on #JSTOR here: bit.ly/40Rl4NQ