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Duke University Press@dukepress· 22d

Hispanic American Historical Review pioneered the study of Latin American history and culture in the United States and remains the most widely respected journal in the field. Volume 106:3 is now available: buff.ly/V5qXEM8 Learn more, sign up for issue alerts, and subscribe: buff.ly/y9ew8Ml

Duke University Press@dukepress· 24d

The Weekly Read is "Reclaiming Diverse LGBTQ+ Comics Histories: Representing Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Gay Comix (1980–1998)" by Margaret Galvan. The article appears in Subversive Comics, a special issue of Radical History Review. Read it for free: buff.ly/KCJa4tC

Journal cover with colorful collage style lettering spelling Subversive Comics on a black background beneath title text

Duke University Press@dukepress· 25d

Erin Beck and Lynn Stephen's "Seeking Justice for Gendered Violence" is an ethnography of how Indigenous women survive, resist, and support one another using grassroots knowledge. Check out the intro for free. buff.ly/axo5JzD

Cover of Seeking Justice for Gendered Violence Courts, Communities, and Care in Guatemala by Erin Beck and Lynn Stephen. Cover features a painting of an Indigenous woman in a colorful, woven top and jewelry with a serious expression. Blurred silhouettes of other women are behind her. The painting occupies the upper right. Maroon fills in the rest. The text is in small white and yellow font at the bottom.

Duke University Press@dukepress· 25d

Congratulations to Benjamin Tausig @burrata.bsky.social, whose book "Bangkok After Dark," has received an honorable mention for the 2026 Jazz Journalists Association Book Award.

Cover of Bangkok after Dark, by Benjamin Tausig. The cover features a blue-filtered photograph of Maurice Rocco in performance at the Oriental Hotel in Bangkok. The title appears in bold, uppercase white text in the center left of the cover. Blocks formed by a textured, orange overlay border the title. The bylines sit against similar blocky shapes made from yellow, green and turquoise overlays, which form a diagonal strip on the left of the cover.

Duke University Press@dukepress· 26d

John P. Homiak, Giulia Bonacci, and Jahlani A. Niaah's "Enter the Lion" gathers oral histories and archival documents to craft an expansive account of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I's 1966 visit to Jamaica. Read the intro for free: buff.ly/McVhfc9

Cover of Enter the Lion: The 1966 State Visit of Emperor Haile Selassie I to the Caribbean by John P. Homiak, Giulia Bonacci, and Jahlani A. Niaah. Cover features a green, orange, and red gradient imposed on a historical photo of a crowd with signs surrounded by military. The title is bold and white, with the subtitle bottom-center in white and yellow. The authors' names are in yellow across the top of the cover.

Duke University Press@dukepress· 27d

"The Afric-American Picture Gallery" by Britt Rusert examines William J. Wilson’s journalistic imagining of a museum that centers African Americans at a time when none existed, producing a Black aesthetic ahead of the Civil War. Check out the intro for free: buff.ly/hU8i1XS.

Cover of The Afric-American Picture Gallery: William J. Wilson's Speculative Museum of Black Art by Britt Rusert. The cover features an installation resembling a Victorian picture display. Floral wallpaper holds framed historical photographs of various shapes. Two decorated tables flank the display and a small deer sculpture rests on the grass below. The title is in green serif at the top, with the author's name printed vertically in purple.

Duke University Press@dukepress· 27d

July is Disability Pride Month! Check out our most recent titles in disability studies, including books by @danilynrutherford.bsky.social, @perryzurn.bsky.social, & @jmcmaster29.bsky.social. buff.ly/fQbSwei

Duke University Press@dukepress· 28d

2027 pricing and product updates from Duke University Press, Scholarly Publishing Collective, and Project Euclid are now available at buff.ly/nrQwa4h Read the full press releases for details on journals, e-book collections, and product updates: buff.ly/dZyt3qu

Duke University Press@dukepress· 29d

Today we're speaking with @samanthapinto.bsky.social, author of "Inside the Body of Black Feminism," about powerful bodily metaphors, natural history museums, and more. Read the interview on our blog: buff.ly/wMhFOxb

Cover of Inside the Body of Black Feminism: Science, Race, Culture by Samantha Pinto.The cover features a piece of art made with paint and oil pastels. It features a black figure against a deep red circle. The figure is outlined in multiple colors and their insides are drawn abstractly in different colors and with different textures. The title appears to the right in a yellow sans serif font. The subtitle is below in white. The author’s name is below this in a pale pink.

Duke University Press@dukepress· Jul 11

The Weekly Read is “Infrastructures of Inattention and Necropolitical Kinship: Ritual, Capital, and the Time of the Law in India” by @kritikapila.bsky.social. The article appears in issue 109 of Public Culture. Read if for free: buff.ly/vLohwrT

Duke University Press@dukepress· Jul 9

In "Personal Demons," @gracelavery.bsky.social proposes that today’s crisis of neoliberalism requires a rethinking of the relation between sex, desire, and personhood using modern possession narratives across media. Check out the intro for free. buff.ly/IsYyiwN

Cover of Personal Demons: Possession Narratives of Late Liberalism by Grace Lavery. The cover features a painting of a beige cat-like creature caught in branches against a painted black background. The title is written in a beige highly stylized font that incorporates calligraphy like strokes. The subtitle appears at the bottom of the cover in a beige serif font. Below this is the author’s name in the same stylized font in an orange red.

Duke University Press@dukepress· Jul 9

Volume 73, Number 3 of the journal Ethnohistory is now available. View the Table of Contents: buff.ly/1mCevNk Ethnohistory is the official journal of the American Society for Ethnohistory.

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Duke University Press@dukepress· Jul 9

"Sick Work" by Emily Lim Rogers shows the unpaid labor it takes to be recognized as sick in the US through a historical and ethnographic account of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. Read the introduction now for free. buff.ly/ojkBeeB

Cover of Sick Work: Exhaustion, Labor, and Invisible Illness by Emily Lim Rogers features a photograph of two hands sorting orange pills into colorful pill organizers on a table decorated with flowers. The title appears in bold dark blue text, with the subtitle below, at the top of the cover. The author's name appears near the bottom also in dark blue text.

Duke University Press@dukepress· Jul 9

On Saturday evening, check out a book talk with Vanessa Díaz and Petra Rivera-Rideau, authors of "P FKN R," at the Clemente Museum in Pittsburgh. buff.ly/6NOk2yg

Graphic for a book talk featuring "P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance" by Vanessa Díaz and Petra R. Rivera-Rideau. The left side displays the book cover with an illustrated portrait of Bad Bunny holding a microphone. The right side features a black-and-white image of a baseball player against a bold red, white, and blue geometric background. Large text announces a book talk at the Clemente Museum on July 11 from 5–7 p.m., with ticket information and the authors’ names.

Duke University Press@dukepress· Jul 8

An article and research by @kritikapila.bsky.social, published in the newest issue of Public Culture, was featured in an article in @theguardian.com this week: buff.ly/SK43mjL The Public Culture article has been made freely available through 10/7. Read it here: buff.ly/vLohwrT

Duke University Press@dukepress· Jul 8

Metaphors of Compilation, a special issue of English Language Notes (64:1) edited by Arthur Bahr, Zachary Hines, and Thomas Sawyer, is now available. View the TOC: buff.ly/Ut5H9SZ Buy this issue: buff.ly/49EkIGk

Cover of English Language Notes journal April 2026 Metaphors of Compilation with black and white woven pattern

Duke University Press@dukepress· Jul 7

This Thursday, tune into the @caseygrants.bsky.social book club, where Vanessa Díaz and Petra Rivera-Rideau, authors of "P FKN R," are joined by Carmen Rojas for an online discussion. buff.ly/kZsGAJY

Graphic for the MCF Book Club featuring "P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance" by Vanessa Díaz and Petra R. Rivera-Rideau. The book cover appears on the left, while portraits of Vanessa Díaz, Petra R. Rivera-Rideau, and Dr. Carmen Rojas are displayed across the graphic with their names labeled. Event details at the top announce a discussion on Thursday, July 9, at noon PT / 3 p.m. ET. The background features a stylized Puerto Rican flag, bright hibiscus flowers, and sponsor logos at the bottom.

Duke University Press@dukepress· Jul 7

Happy publication to day to @perryzurn.bsky.social! Today on the blog, read a Q&A with him about his new book "Cisgender." buff.ly/lUoz9Bj

Cover of Cisgender: Disorienting a Category by Perry Zurn. The cover is a teal blue with navy blue loops and curls tangled across it. They have the texture of brush strokes. The title appears center and large in a sans serif type in light green/blue. The loops that overlap with the title appear berry pink. The subtitle is above aligned left in a white serif font. The author’s name appears below aligned right in a white serif font.

A white man with very short brown hair wearing a light blue shirt and a brighter blue blazer.

Duke University Press@dukepress· Jul 6

For almost fifty years, Theater has been the most informative, serious, and imaginative American journal available to readers interested in contemporary theater and performance. Issue 56:2 is now available! View the TOC: buff.ly/WS8fRQC

Theater journal Volume 56 Number 2 cover featuring an aerial performer on a green and yellow tinted stage set

Duke University Press@dukepress· Jul 4

The Weekly Read is “Before the Fire Dogs Steal the Sun” by @crysbaik.bsky.social, which offers an intimate cultural history of war, illness, banishment and estrangement through the experiential lens of her family. Read it now for free thanks to the University of California Libraries: buff.ly/yyqFZW7

Cover of Before the Fire Dogs Steal the Sun: An Elegy by Crystal Mun-hye Baik. The cover features a room with cylinders covering the floor and floating casting shadows on the walls. There appears three solid overlapping circles aligned vertically and centered on the cover in golden yellow, dark olive green, and peachy red. The title is written in white across the circles in all caps. The subtitle is in the red circle in the same sans serif font. The author’s name appears in the yellow circle in black italics.

Duke University Press@dukepress· Jul 3

"Comics, Politics, and Gender in the Arab World and Turkey," a special issue of JMEWS edited by Sherine Hamdy, is now available. View the TOC and read two articles by Hamdy, both made freely available: buff.ly/jDxVF0R Buy this issue and use code SAVE30 for a 30% discount: buff.ly/0AI8qbQ

Duke University Press@dukepress· Jul 3

"Occupied Territories: On Palestine and Imperialism," a special issue of Qui Parle edited by Naima Karczmar and Joel Auerbach, is now available. View the TOC: buff.ly/ind3Yby Buy this issue and use code SAVE30 for a 30% discount: buff.ly/9fbdmIC

Journal cover featuring an abstract collage figure in muted tones with layered textures and geometric shapes on beige background

Duke University Press@dukepress· Jul 3

As we head into a long holiday weekend in the US, our staff share their summer reading recommendations, including books by @glumghost.bsky.social and @djbduncan.bsky.social ... and Moby Dick! buff.ly/bBLLeqj

Covers of Index, A History of the; Lake Effect, Lovers' Leap; Moby Dick; Tartufo; and Yesteryear, arranged in a 3x3 grid.

Duke University Press@dukepress· Jul 2

The June issue of the population research journal Demography is now available and completely open access: buff.ly/D8c8RRw Learn more about the journal and its Subscribe to Open model: buff.ly/CahfXyx

Demography cover with light blue background and white horizontal band displaying journal title volume 63 number 3 June 2026

Duke University Press@dukepress· Jul 2

"Second Worldism: Geography, Comparison, Form," a special issue of CLJ edited by Alice Lovejoy and Djordje Popovic, is now available! View the TOC and read the intro: buff.ly/YSRelD9 Buy this issue: buff.ly/4vecrbE

Dark green cover with oversized green letters CL angled across the page and small white issue text

Duke University Press@dukepress· Jul 1

Add these new July releases to your summer reading pile, including "Alfredo Jaar" by Florencia San Martín and "Feminist Making, Doing, and Sensing," edited by Lauren Guilmette and Ada S. Jaarsma. buff.ly/zs9RK2C

Cover of Alfredo Jaar: Decolonial Time and the Aesthetics of the Unfinished by Florencia San Martín. The cover is white with black tree branches in the foreground. A silver cage sits amidst the white ground in a grey circle. The title is large and written in a black sans serif font right above the cage. The subtitle is written descending diagonally from the right towards the cage and title. The author’s name is in the bottom left corner. Immediately below it says, “With a Foreword by Wolfgang Kaleck”.

Cover of Feminist Making, Doing, and Sensing: Experiments in Philosophy edited by Lauren Guilmette and Ada S. Jaarsma. The cover is white with a light pink spray painted area at the top with the title written in white. Below, there are five hands in different art styles all reaching towards a central heart sculpture that is made from cut out hands. There are fuchsia lines radiating from it. The subtitle is written in the bottom right corner in black italics. The editors’ names appear in the bottom left corner.

Duke University Press@dukepress· Jul 1

July features great new releases, like "Surviving the State" by Hilary Oliva Faxon and "Resurgency" Kali Rubaii, both documenting human resilience following brutality and political violence. buff.ly/zs9RK2C

Cover of Surviving the State: Land and Democracy in Myanmar by Hilary Olivia Faxon. The cover is a solid forest green. The bottom half of the cover features a photograph of an individual walking down a path in a field. The title is written in a white sans serif font over the solid green half of the cover. The title is underlined by a thick lighter green line that stretches the whole cover. The subtitle is below in all caps. The author’s name appears in the top right corner.

Cover of Resurgency: Outlasting the War on Terror in Iraq by Kali Rubaii. The cover is a grainy photograph of red crumpled paper planes stuck into the ground nose down. The land is beige and the sky is grey. The title is written in bold sans serif font at the top of the cover. RESURGENCY is written in white and the subtitle is in a light grey. The author’s name is in the bottom right corner in red.

Duke University Press@dukepress· Jul 1

Check out our new July books, including the memoir "Making Gay History" by John D’Emilio and "Going to the Moon" by Sally Ashton, new in the Practices series. buff.ly/zs9RK2C

Cover of Making Gay History: Memoir of a Scholar-Activist by John D'Emilio. The cover features three photographs with white borders against a solid green background. The photograph at the top of the cover features a group protesting holding signs and banners. The next photograph is cut off only showing part of a person on a chair. The third photograph features two people smiling into the camera. The title is in a light green serif font in the center. The subtitle is in the bottom right corner in all caps in white. The author’s name is below this.

Duke University Press@dukepress· Jul 1

Today's blog post features our great new books coming out this July, including "Cisgender" by @perryzurn.bsky.social, the first book to trace the story of how cis entered contemporary gender lexicons. buff.ly/zs9RK2C

Duke University Press@dukepress· Jul 1

This July, pick up two new environmental studies titles: "We Live with the Sea" by Andrew Littlejohn, which studies post-tsunami Japan, and "How to Control Fire on a Burning Continent' by Timothy Neale, which explores wildfires in Australia. buff.ly/zs9RK2C