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Senior editor
@ucpress.bsky.social
. Finicky reader. (She/her)
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Robyn Caplan
22 days ago
Some professional news: Very excited to have signed a book contract with
@ucpress.bsky.social
for Checkmarked: The Power and Politics of Online Verification!
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University of California Press
about 1 month ago
In urgent times, UC Press publishes ideas that matter to champion new voices, expand global reach, and amplify bold scholarship that shapes discourse and drives change. Dive into the UC Press 2025 Annual Report:
www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/u...
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UC Press 2025 Annual Report
Highlighting UC Press’s accomplishments during the 2024-25 fiscal year and our vision for the future.
https://www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/uc-press-2025-annual-report?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=annual_report_2025
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Michelle Lipinski
University of California Press
about 1 month ago
Thanks to
@timemagazine.bsky.social
for running this op-ed from
@mlheggeness.bsky.social
on Swiftynomics and Taylor Swift's new album:
time.com/7309943/tayl...
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Taylor Swift’s Album Release is Quintessential Swiftynomics
Taylor Swift's album announcement is "a masterclass in modern advertising," writes Misty L. Heggeness.
https://time.com/7309943/taylor-swift-new-album-swiftynomics/
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Come visit
@ucpress.bsky.social
(and me!) if you're in Chicago for
#ASA2025
!
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about 2 months ago
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Michelle Lipinski
University of California Press
about 2 months ago
We have a huge collection of Sociology books on sale for this year's
#ASA2025
. Visit our website to find out how to get 40% select books, whether you're at this year's conference or not!
www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...
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First day
#ICA25
Denver, here we go!
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And I feel incredibly honored and lucky to be working with you,
@krystenstein.bsky.social
, on what is going to be an awesome
@ucpress.bsky.social
book! :)
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4 months ago
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Jathan Sadowski
4 months ago
This is a really nice, positive review of my book in the new issue of Surveillance & Society! It's also a great summary of the book, if you want to try it before you buy it. PDF link:
ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/su...
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Heading to Denver next month for
#ICA25
and want to chat about all things books and
@ucpress.bsky.social
? Feel free to email (
[email protected]
) or DM me for a potential meet-up!
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Misty Heggeness
5 months ago
Read this!
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/o...
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Opinion | Dads Are Spending More Time With Their Kids Post-Pandemic
Dads started spending more time with their kids and realized they liked it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/opinion/father-child-care-pandemic.html
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I <3 to see it too! Read
@jathansadowski.com
‘s awesome
@ucpress.bsky.social
book:
www.ucpress.edu/books/the-me...
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5 months ago
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Brian Merchant
5 months ago
There's a big piece on resistance to AI and Luddism in the New Yorker — pleased to see
@jathansadowski.com
's great book and This Machine Kills get shouts, as well as a nice nod to Blood in the Machine.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Misty Heggeness
6 months ago
🎆Come one, come all! 🎆 SWIFTYNOMICS: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy is now available for pre-order!
a.co/d/hZLsS95
@ucpress.bsky.social
#swiftynomics
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Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy
Buy Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy: Read Books Reviews - Amazon.com
https://a.co/d/hZLsS95
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Anita Chan
6 months ago
I'm thrilled to be speaking on
#EugenicsinBigTech
this Thursday 4/3 at 12P at the Nat'l Center for Supercomputing Applications -
@ncsaatillinois.bsky.social
for its Colloquium series! Join us in person (w/pizza) or or online - more details are here:
calendars.illinois.edu/detail/7097?...
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Michelle Lipinski
University of California Press
6 months ago
We're excited to share a selection of our latest book signings! We look forward to working with these authors on their upcoming projects.
www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/r...
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News: Recent UC Press Book Signings
We're thrilled to announce a selection of our latest book signings!
https://www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/recent-uc-press-book-signings
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Jathan Sadowski
6 months ago
"The book does not pretend to be a manifesto, but it demonstrates a dire need for one. Sadowski has outlined the state of affairs in a way that cannot be disregarded, and his book must be, as he writes and as I hope, a ‘starting pistol.'" –
pllcy.bsky.social
www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...
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The Mechanic and the Luddite - review - Red Pepper
Jathan Sadowski's book lays the groundwork for a more cohesive resistance against capitalist technology, writes Paula Lacey
https://www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-media/books/the-mechanic-and-the-luddite-review/
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Anita Chan
6 months ago
Am so looking forward to this conversation with
@xriskology.bsky.social
skology.bsky.social
,
@timnitgebru.bsky.social
itgebru.bsky.social
,
@mwoluchem.bsky.social
chem.bsky.social
&
@datasociety.bsky.social
on the 21st century eugenics revival in big tech and how to resist it. Join us April 10 online
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Michelle Lipinski
University of California Press
7 months ago
And that brings our time in Columbus to a close! Big thanks to
@aasasianstudies.bsky.social
and all
#AAS2025
attendees for a great conference. Our AAS website where you can save 40% on our displayed books will remain up for a limited time so act quickly to save!
buff.ly/Va6unpm
See you next year!
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Michelle Lipinski
University of California Press
6 months ago
Motoring into The Motor City, we're here at
#AAG2025
! Hello to all attendees! Drop by booth 103 over the next few days to check out our latest books in Geography. Be sure to also visit our AAG 2025 website to see how you can save 40% on all our books on display:
www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...
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ysabel
7 months ago
It’s publication day for The Kids Are Online!!! 🥰
www.ucpress.edu/books/the-ki...
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The Kids Are Online by Ysabel Gerrard - 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/the-kids-are-online/paper
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Michelle Lipinski
University of California Press
7 months ago
Now hiring for a Publishing Fulfillment Manager at UC Press! This role plays a critical role in managing relationships between internal book and journals teams, major retailers, and book and journal fulfillment vendors.
careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucop/EMP...
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Michelle Lipinski
University of California Press
7 months ago
UC Press is hiring! We seek a Marketing & Sales Director to join our team:
careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucop/EMP...
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Misty Heggeness
7 months ago
Yes it will! 🫶🫶🫶
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Rafael Grohmann
9 months ago
Online book talk with
@anitachan.bsky.social
on Predatory Data: Eugenics in Big Tech and Our Fight for an Independent Future,
@ucpress.bsky.social
Jan 29, 12PM ET, on the DigiLabour Channel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbye...
After, a conversation with Paola Ricaurte and
@estebanmorales.bsky.social
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Come work with us
@ucpress.bsky.social
! :)
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9 months ago
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Jathan Sadowski
9 months ago
I'll be launching my new book at City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco on January 30th at 7:00pm (PST) with special guests
@bigblackjacobin.bsky.social
and
@bcmerchant.bsky.social
. The launch will also be broadcast on Zoom. Please register here for free!
citylights.com/events/jatha...
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Tuesday Pub Day Thread Time! I've been at
@ucpress.bsky.social
a handful of years already, but as many know, it takes a long time for books to come to fruition. Three (3!) books I'm so proud of are all releasing today and I couldn’t be more excited! Here they are, in alpha order by author name.
9 months ago
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Mother Jones
9 months ago
Silicon Valley eugenics ⬇️ "In the US, varied datafication methods—from IQ exams and immigrant literacy tests, to criminal databases, biometric archives—were deployed by eugenic researchers in an effort to not just track and surveil the poor, and to argue for their segregation."
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Eugenics isn't dead—it's thriving in tech
A new book takes on the throughline from the rise of 20th-century eugenics to Silicon Valley.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/01/eugenics-isnt-dead-its-thriving-in-tech/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=slack
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"Eugenics Isn’t Dead—It’s Thriving in Tech" A new book takes on the throughline from the rise of 20th-century eugenics to Silicon Valley.
@anitachan.bsky.social
#PredatoryData
@motherjones.com
@ucpress.bsky.social
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Eugenics isn't dead—it's thriving in tech
A new book takes on the throughline from the rise of 20th-century eugenics to Silicon Valley.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/01/eugenics-isnt-dead-its-thriving-in-tech/
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Can’t believe
#ASSA2025
is already winding down!
@ucpress.bsky.social
can’t wait to see you again, next year in Philly for
#ASSA2026
. In the meantime, our website remains open for you to save 40% on the our latest, great Econ books:
www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/a...
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Allied Social Science Association 2025
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/allied-social-science-association-2025
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Jathan Sadowski
9 months ago
Thrilled to announce the official publication of my new book — The Mechanic and the Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism Grab my book to go beyond the vaporous hype and get the real material analysis of technological capitalism that we all need!
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University of California Press
9 months ago
A round up some new and helpful resources for those of you embarking on your writing or book publishing journey.
www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/b...
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Book Publishing Resources Redux
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/book-publishing-resources-redux
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“Don’t set up Elon Musk or Peter Thiel as your ideal for what you’d like to become. That’s a hard no.” - Anita Say Chan
#PredatoryData
@sfchronicle.com
@ucpress.bsky.social
datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/anita-...
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Author Anita Say Chan thinks Silicon Valley may have a eugenics problem. Here’s why
The author examines how today’s Big Tech relies on data that exploits women, immigrants and other marginalized groups in perpetuating inequalities.
https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/anita-chan-predatory-data-19998369
9 months ago
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Gearing up for a hometown
#ASSA2025
in San Francisco! Ping me here or via email (
[email protected]
) if you'd like to meet up for a coffee/chat about all things books and publishing!
#econsky
9 months ago
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Ben Snyder
11 months ago
My new book Spy Plane: Inside Baltimore's Surveillance Experiment is now out
@ucpress.bsky.social
. Let me tell you a bit about what's in it.
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Ben Snyder
10 months ago
It was such an honor to chat with
@bsoderberg.bsky.social
at one of my favorite places on planet earth:
@redemmas.org
If you missed it, you can watch a recording here
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Benjamin H. Snyder presents "Spy Plane: Inside Baltimore's Surveillance Experiment"
In 2020, the Baltimore Police Department had an aerial surveillance plane that could supposedly photograph and track every person in public view. SPY PLANE r...
https://buff.ly/4gPOSkj
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Elisabetta Ferrari
11 months ago
My book, Appropriate, Negotiate, Challenge, is out today from
@ucpress.bsky.social
! It’s a book about the politics of digital technologies and why they matter, for social justice activists and for all of us. Order it here:
www.ucpress.edu/books/approp...
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ysabel
12 months ago
I feel so proud to announce that my first book - The Kids Are Online: Confronting the Myths and Realities of Young Digital Life - will be published in March 2025, by
@ucpress.bsky.social
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Misty Heggeness
10 months ago
My labor of ❤️; my third 👶🏼. This book
#swiftynomics
comes from the deepest depths of my soul. It’s finally in the hands of my amazing editor
@michellelipinski.bsky.social
- who JUST joined us in this sky of blue. Can’t wait to share it with you all! 🩵🩷💜❤️🧡🤍🖤🩶💚
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Michelle Lipinski
University of California Press
11 months ago
Congratulations to
@jasondeleon.bsky.social
, Winner of the 2024 National Book Award for Nonfiction! 🎉👏 We are very proud to be the publisher of Jason's 2015 book THE LAND OF OPEN GRAVES
www.ucpress.edu/books/the-la...
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Michelle Lipinski
University of California Press
11 months ago
*steps gingerly onto the stage, taps mic* 🎤 Hello. UC Press here. You'll be seeing more of us around here. 👋
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