July 27, 2011
Stan Ulanski: Catch of the Day: Spanish Mackerel
Tips for catching Spanish mackerel, a favorite along North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Continue Reading Stan Ulanski: Catch of the Day: Spanish Mackerel
July 21, 2011
A Book to Please Every Palate
For the month of July, we’re shining the spotlight on all of our great foodways and cookbook titles here at UNC Press. We’re very excited about our forthcoming fall lineup that’s peppered with delightful foodie treats. Here’s a little amuse-bouche: Editor Stephen A. McLeod, with the help of staff members at Mount Vernon, brings us Dining with the Washingtons: Historic… Continue Reading A Book to Please Every Palate
July 5, 2011
Interview: Stanley R. Riggs on the Importance of Protecting North Carolina’s Coast
Stanley Riggs, co-author of The Battle for North Carolina’s Coast, answers questions about protecting NC’s changing coastline–as well as its coastal economy. Continue Reading Interview: Stanley R. Riggs on the Importance of Protecting North Carolina’s Coast
June 22, 2011
Encouraging selfishness on the reservation: An excerpt from Cahill’s Federal Fathers & Mothers
The commissioner of Indian affairs urged that “[the Indian] must be imbued with the exalting egotism of American civilization so that he will say ‘I’ instead of ‘We’ and ‘This is mine’ instead of ‘This is ours.'” Continue Reading Encouraging selfishness on the reservation: An excerpt from Cahill’s Federal Fathers & Mothers
June 15, 2011
Sheri Castle: Herbed Summer Squash and Pasta Salad with Crispy Chicken Thighs
The New Southern Garden Cookbook author Sheri Castle shares her recipe for Herbed Summer Squash and Pasta Salad with Crispy Chicken Thighs. Continue Reading Sheri Castle: Herbed Summer Squash and Pasta Salad with Crispy Chicken Thighs
June 13, 2011
Marvin McAllister: Idris Elba ‘Multi-Levels’ THOR: Norse Mythology Meets Yoruba Cosmology
Historian Marvin McAllister explores the racial and mythical dimensions of casting a black British actor in the role of a Norse god in the recent film THOR. Continue Reading Marvin McAllister: Idris Elba ‘Multi-Levels’ THOR: Norse Mythology Meets Yoruba Cosmology
June 9, 2011
Karen L. Cox: GONE WITH THE WIND as Southern History
Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that this year marks the 75th anniversary of the publication of Margaret Mitchell’s Civil War epic, Gone with the Wind. The book and its characters are being celebrated and discussed around the world. From Atlanta to Calcutta, people have weighed in on why they like the book, how many times… Continue Reading Karen L. Cox: GONE WITH THE WIND as Southern History
June 8, 2011
Philip Rubio comments on black unemployment & the legacy of segregation
Philip F. Rubio, postal worker-turned-history scholar and author of There’s Always Work at the Post Office: African American Postal Workers and the Fight for Jobs, Justice, and Equality, has recently lent his expertise on race issues in government employment and especially the postal service in two very different but equally fascinating news outlets. In a recent Huffington Post feature, “Black… Continue Reading Philip Rubio comments on black unemployment & the legacy of segregation
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