June 20, 2022

Celebrate Juneteenth by Reflecting on Enslavement in the American South

Happy Juneteenth(observation day)! As we take today to commemorate the end of slavery in the US, we are sharing an excerpt from Closer to Freedom: Enslaved Women and Everyday Resistance in the Plantation South by Stephanie M. H. Camp. 1 A GEOGRAPHY OF CONTAINMENT The Bondage of Space and Time THE PRINCIPLES OF RESTRAINT At the heart of the process of enslavement was… Continue Reading Celebrate Juneteenth by Reflecting on Enslavement in the American South

Categories Africa & African Diaspora/African American History/African American Studies/American Studies/Southern
June 17, 2022

A Century of Publishing: UNC Press

We are delighted to share the following video that’s been created to celebrate and commemorate the University of North Carolina Press’s centennial, A Century of Publishing: UNC Press.  Featured in the video are UNC Press authors Malinda Maynor Lowery, Blair L.M. Kelley, Glenda Gilmore, and Bland Simpson, as well as UNC Press Spangler Family Director John Sherer. And thanks to Alena Jones… Continue Reading A Century of Publishing: UNC Press

Categories UNC Press News
June 16, 2022

Climate & Hurricanes: Future Storms in the Carolinas, Part One

The following is the first of two guest blogs by Jay Barnes, author of Fifteen Hurricanes That Changed the Carolinas: Powerful Storms, Climate Change, and What We Do Next. No matter where you get your news, it’s likely you’ve seen a recent uptick in the number of stories about climate. In 2021, historic wildfires, killer heat domes, widespread tornado outbreaks,… Continue Reading Climate & Hurricanes: Future Storms in the Carolinas, Part One

Categories North Carolina/Weather
June 15, 2022

2022 Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations Conference

UNC Press is excited to be exhibiting both in-person & virtually at SHAFR 2022. If you are at the conference, we hope you’ll stop by our booth to say hello to editor, Debbie Gershenowitz! If you can’t make it in person, you can always browse our virtual booth. To browse these titles and more, be sure to stop by our virtual booth.… Continue Reading 2022 Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations Conference

Categories American History/History
June 14, 2022

Continuing the Dialogue on Chaplaincy Education 

The following is a guest blog post by Michael Skaggs, Director of Programs at the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab at Brandeis University. With support from the Henry Luce Foundation, leadership from the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab at Brandeis University partnered with Professor Shelly Rambo of Boston University School of Theology and Trace Haythorn of ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care and Education… Continue Reading Continuing the Dialogue on Chaplaincy Education 

Categories UNC Press News
June 13, 2022

Adrian Miller Wins Second Beard Foundation Award for “Black Smoke”

Congratulations are in order for Adrian Miller, aka Soul Food Scholar, for winning the 2022 James Beard Foundation Media Award for Reference, History, and Scholarship for Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue Miller previously won a Beard Award in 2014 for Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time. About… Continue Reading Adrian Miller Wins Second Beard Foundation Award for “Black Smoke”

Categories Food Studies
June 10, 2022

Celebrating a Century of Excellence: The University of North Carolina Press Turns 100, Part Three

2022 marks the one hundred year anniversary of the founding of the University of North Carolina Press. This third blog post of a series of five is taken from an essay on the history of UNC Press written by Advancement Council member the Rev. David C. (Kirk) Brown, first delivered to the Pen and Plate Club of Asheville. Read parts one, two,… Continue Reading Celebrating a Century of Excellence: The University of North Carolina Press Turns 100, Part Three

Categories UNC Press News
June 9, 2022

2022 Southern Association for Women Historians Conference

UNC Press is excited to be exhibiting in-person at the 2022 Southern Association for Women Historians Conference! We hope you’ll stop by our booth to say hello to editor Andrew Winters and to browse our recent titles on display. If you can’t join us in-person, please visit our virtual booth! To browse these titles and more, be sure to stop… Continue Reading 2022 Southern Association for Women Historians Conference

Categories Southern/UNC Press News/Women's Studies
June 8, 2022

NCSSM & UNC Press Make Precalculus Textbook More Accessible for NC Schools

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics is releasing a new edition of its popular precalculus textbook, Contemporary Precalculus through Applications, Third Edition in partnership with UNC Press, and making it available electronically to North Carolina high schools and colleges free of charge. Used copies of the previous edition of the NCSSM textbook, published by an imprint of textbook giant… Continue Reading NCSSM & UNC Press Make Precalculus Textbook More Accessible for NC Schools

Categories UNC Press News
June 7, 2022

What Ever Happened to Sheppard Mallory, Frank Baker, and James Townsend?

The following is a guest blog post by Elizabeth D. Leonard, author of Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life. Benjamin Franklin Butler was one of the most important and controversial military and political leaders of the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. Remembered most often for his uncompromising administration of the Federal occupation of New Orleans during the war, Butler reemerges… Continue Reading What Ever Happened to Sheppard Mallory, Frank Baker, and James Townsend?

Categories Biography / Autobiography/Civil War/Guest Bloggers/History
June 6, 2022

Samantha Rosenthal on Living Queer History

In case you missed last week’s online discussion, presented as part of the Shelf Life series of virtual events from the Virginia Festival of the Book, a program of Virginia Humanities: Samantha Rosenthal discussed Living Queer History: Remembrance and Belonging in a Southern City and the LGBTQ community in Roanoke, Virginia, that their book documents and celebrates. Interweaving historical analysis,… Continue Reading Samantha Rosenthal on Living Queer History

Categories LGBT Studies/Southern Studies
June 3, 2022

“Black Faces, White Spaces” by Carolyn Finney : Now Available as an Audiobook

Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors by Carolyn Finney, a critically acclaimed bestselling UNC Press title, is now available as an audiobook via Libro.fm, Kobo, and Audible.com. “Weaving scholarly analysis with interviews of leading black environmentalists and ordinary Americans, Finney traces the environmental legacy of slavery and Jim Crow segregation, which mapped… Continue Reading “Black Faces, White Spaces” by Carolyn Finney : Now Available as an Audiobook

Categories African American Studies/Audiobooks/UNC Press News
June 2, 2022

2022 Society of Civil War Historians Conference

UNC Press is excited to be exhibiting in-person at the 2022 Society of Civl War Historians Conference! We hope you’ll stop by our booth to say hello to editors Mark Simpson-Vos & Debbie Gershenowitz and to browse our recent titles in Civil War history. If you can’t join us in-person, please visit our virtual booth! UNC Press is proud to… Continue Reading 2022 Society of Civil War Historians Conference

Categories UNC Press News
June 1, 2022

Pride 2022 Reading List

Happy Pride Month! Celebrate and become more deeply informed about LGBTQ+ histories throughout the coming month with the following recommended reading list titles, and take 40% off using our centennial anniversary sale promo code 01DAH40 when purchasing direct from uncpress.org. Living Queer History: Remembrance and Belonging in a Southern CityBy Samantha Rosenthal “A brilliantly blended book that, much like queerness… Continue Reading Pride 2022 Reading List

Categories Gay / Lesbian Studies/Gender Studies/UNC Press News
May 27, 2022

Celebrating a Century of Excellence: The University of North Carolina Press Turns 100, Part Two

2022 marks the one hundred year anniversary of the founding of the University of North Carolina Press. This second blog post of a series of five is taken from an essay on the history of UNC Press written by Advancement Council member the Rev. David C. (Kirk) Brown, first delivered to the Pen and Plate Club of Asheville. Read parts one, three, four, and… Continue Reading Celebrating a Century of Excellence: The University of North Carolina Press Turns 100, Part Two

Categories UNC Press News
May 24, 2022

Let’s Stop Calling Him ‘Beast’

The following is a guest blog post by Elizabeth D. Leonard, author of Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life. Benjamin Franklin Butler was one of the most important and controversial military and political leaders of the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. Remembered most often for his uncompromising administration of the Federal occupation of New Orleans during the war, Butler reemerges… Continue Reading Let’s Stop Calling Him ‘Beast’

Categories Biography / Autobiography/Civil War/Guest Bloggers/History
May 23, 2022

Data Denial and America’s Epistemic Crisis

Guest blog post by Stephen Berry, author of Count the Dead: Coroners, Quants, and the Birth of Death as We Know It. In Count the Dead, Stephen Berry shows how a network of coroners, court officials, and state and federal authorities developed methods to track and reveal patterns of dying. These officials harnessed these records to turn the collective dead… Continue Reading Data Denial and America’s Epistemic Crisis

Categories Civil War/Sociology
May 20, 2022

World Bee Day: A Pollinator Gardening Reading List

Happy World Bee Day! To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face, and their contribution to sustainable development, the United Nations designated 20 May as World Bee Day. The following reading list features reference books that offer specific guidance on how to select and tend to plants that will attract more bees in southern and mid-Atlantic garden… Continue Reading World Bee Day: A Pollinator Gardening Reading List

Categories Gardening/UNC Press News
May 18, 2022

South Writ Large: Recognizing Lumbee History through Land

Distributed for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for the Study of the American South, South Writ Large: Stories from the Global South is an anthology of articles published over the past ten years in the online magazine South Writ Large, featuring personal essays, articles, poetry, and artwork that explores the culture of the U.S. South and its extensive… Continue Reading South Writ Large: Recognizing Lumbee History through Land

Categories Cultural Studies/Native Amer./Indigenous Studies/Southern
May 17, 2022

Russia’s War in Ukraine Undermines the Real Meaning behind the 9th of May Anniversary Celebrations

Guest blog post by Natalia Telepneva, author of Cold War Liberation: The Soviet Union and the Collapse of the Portuguese Empire in Africa, 1961–1975. We are proud to offer Cold War Liberation in our usual print and ebook formats, plus as an open-access edition available through the Sustainable History Monograph Project. ‘My greatest wish for my children and grandchildren is… Continue Reading Russia’s War in Ukraine Undermines the Real Meaning behind the 9th of May Anniversary Celebrations

Categories Diplomatic History / International Affairs/History/Military History