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Publishing voices that drive change & impact how people think. Founded in 1893. linkin.bio/ucpress
Thanks to
@usatoday.com
for the great feature on
@mlheggeness.bsky.social
and her new book SWIFTYNOMICS: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy: "If economics were taught in a way that met young women where they were, more would stay":
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How one author is hoping Taylor Swift will bring more women into economics
Professor Misty Heggeness wrote "Swiftynomics" hoping to encourage more women to become interested in economics.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/02/05/swiftynomics-book-misty-heggeness-taylor-swift-economics/88480499007/
4 days ago
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Weāre hiring a Sales Manager! Youāll own key accounts (Amazon, B&N, indie retail), use data to drive smart decisions, and be the go-to sales contact for our authors and teams.
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Check out the new February issue of "California History" online now.
online.ucpress.edu/ch/issue/103/1
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Volume 103 Issue 1 | California History | University of California Press
https://online.ucpress.edu/ch/issue/103/1
6 days ago
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Lots of interesting articles in the new issue of "Pacific Historical Review," which we publish in partnership with
@pcb-aha.bsky.social
.
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Thirty Years of āPacific Historical Reviewā: New Articles on Gray Wolves, US-Pacific Expansion, Iberian Transpacific Trade
Preview the new Winter 2026 issue of "Pacific Historical Review."
https://www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/thirty-years-of-pacific-historical-review-new-articles-on-gray-wolves-us-pacific-expansion-iberian-transpacific-trade
6 days ago
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Feminist Media Histories
17 days ago
12(1) "Intimacies of Scale," guest edited by J. D. Schnepf, Tess Takahashi, and Laliv Melamed, is now live! "A consideration of histories of intimacy as a matter of mediating scale brings into view different possible futures." āEditors' Introduction, open access NOW:
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Feminist Media Histories
14 days ago
Another open access "note" on historical methods by Srijita Banerjee!
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Through scrapbooking, DIY-ing and hand-crafting paper, Jodie Mack creates a kaleidoscopic filmic world that speaks to the marginalized and suppressed nature of feminized labour in 'Dusty Stacks of Mom'.
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Society of Architectural Historians
12 days ago
SAH invites nominations and self-nominations for the following two positions for the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians: - Book Review Editor of Europe, Africa, and Asia to 1750 - Exhibition Review Editor Submit your nomination by February 28.
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Call for JSAH Book and Exhibitions Review Editors, 2026-28 - Society of Architectural Historians
The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) invites nominations and self-nominations for the following two positions for theĀ Journal of the Society of Architectural HistoriansĀ (JSAH): The Journal of...
https://sah.org/2026/01/26/call-for-jsah-book-and-exhibitions-review-editors-2026-28/
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New in
@currenthistory1.bsky.social
: The Far-Reaching Impacts of Trumpās Anti-Immigration Offensive
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The Far-Reaching Impacts of Trumpās Anti-Immigration Offensive
The second Trump administrationās escalating and violent crackdown is intended to redefine who is allowed to be in the United States.
https://doi.org/10.1525/curh.2026.125.868.77
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Weāre hiring! UC Press is looking for an Editorial Assistant (hybrid, Oakland) to support acquisitions, work with authors, and help bring scholarly books into the world:
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Coming this Tuesday! Order your copy today!
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šØ Call for Editor Applications: UC Press is seeking applications for the position of Editor(s) in Chief of the Journal of Vietnamese Studies. CC:
@asianstudies.org
@historians.org
#EuroSEAS
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UC Press welcomes The Chemical Educator to its portfolio of journals
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UC Press welcomes The Chemical Educator to its portfolio of journals
The Chemical Educator is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing excellence in chemistry education.
https://www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/uc-press-welcomes-the-chemical-educator-to-its-portfolio-of-journals
14 days ago
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Thanks to
@cnn.com
for quoting Aldon Morris, author of THE SCHOLAR DENIED: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Birth of Modern Sociology in their article "Word of the Week: Who gets called an āagitatorā?":
www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/u...
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Word of the Week: Who gets called an āagitatorā? | CNN
As Americans across the country demonstrate their opposition to Donald Trumpās immigration offensive, the president and his administration arenāt classifying them as protesters. Instead, theyāre calli...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/us/word-of-week-agitator-cec
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A new special issue of
@femmediahist.bsky.social
features work in cinema and media studies that foregrounds intimacy as a scale, a relation, a force, a structure, and a particular media practice.
online.ucpress.edu/fmh/issue/12/1
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Volume 12 Issue 1 | Feminist Media Histories | University of California Press
https://online.ucpress.edu/fmh/issue/12/1
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Enjoy the January 2026 issue of "Latin American & Latinx Visual Culture" available online now.
online.ucpress.edu/lalvc/issue/...
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Volume 8 Issue 1 | Latin American and Latinx Visual Culture | University of California Press
https://online.ucpress.edu/lalvc/issue/8/1
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The new February 2026 issue of "Music Perception" is available online now.
online.ucpress.edu/mp/issue/43/3
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Volume 43 Issue 3 | Music Perception | University of California Press
https://online.ucpress.edu/mp/issue/43/3
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The new issue of "Gastronomica" includes a special section on microbes in food studies, in addition to three standalone articles.
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Volume 26 Issue 1 | Gastronomica | University of California Press
https://online.ucpress.edu/gastronomica/issue/26/1
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Thanks
@sah1365.bsky.social
for the great tour of your HQ, the historic Charnley-Persky House, designed by
#LouisSullivan
with assistance from his young draftsman
#FrankLloydWright
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Great to get a chance to see and catch up with
@filmquarterly.bsky.social
's editor J. M. Tyree in Chicago at the
@historians.org
conference.
#AHA26
#AHA2026
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Feminist Media Histories
about 1 month ago
In our latest issue, Laura McMahon explores an increasingly distinct tendency in Black feminist experimental film and video to turn to dance as a way of reimagining colonial histories, archives, and afterlives. Open access now!
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Thank you to
@historians.org
and
#AHA26
attendees for another great conference to start the new year! Our AHA website will be up for a few weeks so you still have time to save 40% on our latest History books:
www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...
See you next year in NOLA for
#AHA27
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American Historical Association 2026
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
https://www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/american-historical-association-2026
29 days ago
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#AHA26
flew by! Last chance to come by and take a look at the latest History books. If you're already heading home, our AHA website will be up for your chance to save 40% on all books we have on display:
www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...
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"EMPIRE OF LABOR is a major intervention in global labor history, early modern history, and histories of colonialism in South Asia and the world." Author Titas Chakraborty on their new book about labor in colonized South Asia:
www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/s...
#AHA26
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University of California Press
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
https://www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/south-asian-colonized-hired-work
30 days ago
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"Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) along with many other metropolitan global cities in Southeast Asia, is experiencing a cultural youth renaissance of global mindsets." BIBLIOTACTICS author Cindy Nguyen speaks with us about reading culture in Vietnam for
#AHA26
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University of California Press
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
https://www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/q-a-with-cindy-nguyen-author-of-bibliotactics
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We're already wrapping up
#SCS2026
! Short day in the exhibit hall so drop by for your last chance to take a peek at our latest Classics and Ancient History books. Our SCS website and your chance to save 40% on our display books will stay open for a few weeks:
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Society for Classical Studies 2026
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
https://www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/society-for-classical-studies-2026
30 days ago
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Morning,
#AHA26
attendees! We're back in the exhibit hall for your Saturday History book needs! Drop by and say hello and check out our latest books. Want to save 40% on our books on display? Visit our AHA website for details:
www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...
30 days ago
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"[A MEMORY OF VIOLENCE's] analysis of early Christian conflicts has furthermore taken shape against the backdrop of ever more polarized U.S. political conversations..." Read an excerpt with author's note from A MEMORY OF VIOLENCE by Christine Shepardson:
www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/e...
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Excerpt from "A Memory of Violence"
An excerpt from A MEMORY OF VIOLENCE with commentary from author Christine Sheparson.
https://www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/excerpt-from-a-memory-of-violence
about 1 month ago
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How did manga and animeāāmoving mangaāābecome ubiquitous? MANGA'S FIRST CENTURY delves into the history and finds surprising answers. Read our Q&A with author Andrea Horbinski for
#AHA26
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Q&A with Andrea Horbinski, author of "Manga's First Century"
Author Andrea Horbinski talks about her manga and anime interests and why the first century of the most popular form of storytelling is vital for fans and non-fans to know.
https://www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/q-a-with-andrea-horbinski-author-of-mangas-first-century
about 1 month ago
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Thank you to all
#AALS2026
attendees for another wonderful conference to kick off the year. Our AALS website will stay up for a few weeks for you to grab 40% off our latest books in Legal Studies:
www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...
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American Association of Law Schools 2026
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
https://www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/american-association-of-law-schools-2026
about 1 month ago
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Another full day in the exhibit hall for you to stop by and check out our latest Classics and Ancient History books,
#SCS2026
attendees! If you're out exploring the beautiful Bay Area, you can check out our displayed books and save 40% on them here:
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Society for Classical Studies 2026
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
https://www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/society-for-classical-studies-2026
about 1 month ago
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Kicking off our
#AHA26
author content with a sneak peek at Patricia Seed's SAIL AND SHADOWS about the cost of Portuguese seafaring innovation.
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An Exclusive Look at "Sails & Shadows" by Patricia Seed
An excerpt from Patricia Seed's "Sails & Shadows"
https://www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/an-exclusive-look-at-sails-shadows-by-patricia-seed
about 1 month ago
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It's our last day at
#AALS2026
so drop by for your last chance to check out our latest books in Legal Studies. Our AALS website will remain up for you to get your 40% discount on all displayed books:
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American Association of Law Schools 2026
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
https://www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/american-association-of-law-schools-2026
about 1 month ago
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Good morning,
@historians.org
and
#AHA26
attendees! Thrilled to be back for the annual conference. We'll be here all weekend with all of our latest books in History for you to peruse! Our AHA website where you can save 40% on all displayed books is up and running:
www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...
about 1 month ago
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Congrast to C. Luke Soucy for winning the 2025 SCS Raffaella Cribiore Award for Outstanding Literary Translation for OVID METAMORPHOSES. Read our Q&A with this award-winning translator here:
www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/6...
#SCS2026
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Q&A with C. Luke Soucy, Translator of Ovidās Metamorphoses
Centuries of conservative translators have robbed the Metamorphoses of its subversive force. In this boldly lyrical translation, C. Luke Soucy revives the magnum opus of Romeās most clever andā¦
https://www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/64295-qa-with-c-luke-soucy-translator-of-ovids-metamorphoses
about 1 month ago
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"Focusing on intergenerational relationships, my book demonstrates that our close relationships shape our legal consciousness..." Author Qian Liu on how guilt resulting from the desire to live up to parental expectations shape "leftover womenās" decisions:
www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/w...
#AALS2026
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When Parental Expectations Shape Our Legal Consciousness
Author Qian Liu on why she wrote "Leftover Women in China."
https://www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/when-parental-expectations-shape-our-legal-consciousness
about 1 month ago
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(Please don't mind all of the cross conference posting!) Morning,
#SCS2026
attendees! We're here for a full day in the exhibit hall so come by and check out our latest Classics and Ancient Studies books. Save 40% on all of our displayed books here:
www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/s...
about 1 month ago
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Awrite,
#AALS2026
attendees (we've used up our NOLA phrases now)! We're here for another full day so drop by, say "awrite" to our editor, and see out latest Legal Studies books. Visit our AALS webpage to save 40% on our displayed Legal Studies books:
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American Association of Law Schools 2026
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
https://www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/american-association-of-law-schools-2026
about 1 month ago
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Hello,
#SCS2026
attendees! Happy to be in our home city for this year's annual conference. We'll have a few more than normal this year at the booth so drop by, say "hello," and check out our latest Classics and Ancient History books. Get 40% off display books here:
www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/s...
about 1 month ago
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"Paying attention to immigrantsā and advocatesā visions of a future justices is more important now than ever." ON THE RECORD author Susan Bibler Coutin on the hostile legal environments of immigrants:
www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/r...
#AALS2026
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Representing Immigrants in a Hostile Legal Environment
Susan Bibler Coutin writes about lawfully protecting immigrants in an inhospitable environment.
https://www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/representing-immigrants-in-a-hostile-legal-environment
about 1 month ago
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Congrats to Jennifer Noble on her
#AALS2026
Section on Pre-Law Education and Admission to Law School Excellence in Pre-Law Advising Award for her book WHITE-COLLAR AND FINANCIAL CRIMES. Get more info on the book and save 40% on this award winner with code UCPAALS:
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White-Collar and Financial Crimes by Jennifer Noble - Paper
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
https://www.ucpress.edu/books/white-collar-and-financial-crimes/paper
about 1 month ago
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Where y'at,
#AALS2026
(we're going through all of our NOLA phrases)? We're here all day so come by and see our latest books in Legal Studies and get 40% off of them when you order online:
www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...
about 1 month ago
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LSE Blogs
about 1 month ago
"Since subcultures of online forums, trolls, and hackers spilled into the mainstream, we are still finding out how our social tools of identity, anonymity, privacy, and publicity have shifted." The power of
#anonymity
online ā open secrecy and digital underworlds
@lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social
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The power of anonymity ā open secrecy and digital underworlds - LSE Review of Books
Isak Ladegaardās Open Secrets is a study of āopen secrecyā and how anonymized online communities and underworlds both challenge and reinforce state power.
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2026/01/02/book-review-open-secrecy-how-technology-empowers-the-digital-underworld-isak-ladegaard/
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#AALS2026
attendees: be sure join the author's of DEBT'S GRIP tomorrow at 2:35PM in Grand Salon Section 10 to hear about their book in the "New Books in Law and the Social Sciences" panel. Read their recent blog post about debt in the US:
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Debt in the United States
How the landscape of debt in the United States has shifted significantly.
https://www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/debt-in-the-united-states
about 1 month ago
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Bonjou,
#AALS2026
attendees! Thrilled to start 2026 in the Big Easy for the annual conference. Drop by our both to check out all our latest books in Legal Studies and be sure to log onto our AALS website to get 40% off those books:
www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...
about 1 month ago
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Thank you to
@aeainformation.bsky.social
and all
#ASSA2026
attendees for a great conference to kick off 2026! Our conference website will stay open for your opportunity to save 40% on all books we displayed on our stand:
www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...
See you next year in DC for
#ASSA2027
!
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American Economics Association/ASSA 2026
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
https://www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/american-economics-association-2026
about 1 month ago
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"Public spending on health, education, and social assistance improves our opportunities to fully develop our own capabilities and those of others. Yet it is seldom recognized as investment..." MAKING CARE WORK author Nancy Folbre on making care affordable:
www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/m...
#ASSA2026
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Making Care Affordable is Key to Our Economic Future
Author Nancy Folbre explains why no amount of economic growth is going to make care provision affordableāunless we commit to putting people first.
https://www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/making-care-affordable-is-key-to-our-economic-future
about 1 month ago
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"We have to change the way we do economics and are economists. We need to welcome and embrace difference and dissent. We have to queer economics." QUEERING ECONOMICS authors Leanne Roncolato and Michael Martell call for change in the field of econ:
www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/q...
#ASSA2026
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Queering Economics for a Better Future
Authors Leanne Roncolato and Michael E. Martell on building a better and more inclusive economics.
https://www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/queering-economics-for-a-better-future
about 1 month ago
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"If an individual designs a system, or in my words, a social contract, the same input must repeatedly and predictably produce the same output." Who really gets ahead in the economy? Author Gary Hoover explores that question in LADDER OR LOTTERY:
www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/a...
#ASSA2026
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Climbing a Ladder or Buying a Lottery Ticket?
Author Gary Hoover on who really gets ahead in a market-based economy.
https://www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/are-you-climbing-a-ladder-or-buying-a-lottery-ticket
about 1 month ago
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If you're escaping the Philly cold at
#ASSA2026
, why not drop into the exhibit hall and check out our stand for the latest Econ books to get your 2026 rolling. All books can be had for 40% off via our conference website:
www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...
about 1 month ago
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Shakin' off 2025 and embracing 2026 with SWIFTYNOMICS, looking at the economic impact of female pop stars and how women are affected by economic choices. Take an exclusive look at the book for
#ASSA2026
:
www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/a...
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An Exclusive Look at "Swiftynomics" by Misty Heggeness
UC Press is delighted to offer an exclusive excerpt from "Swiftynomics" by Misty Heggeness.
https://www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/an-exclusive-look-at-swiftynomics-by-misty-heggeness
about 1 month ago
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