Tag: University of Georgia Press
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Book shares poems at the intersection of Asian and Latine communities
With “Tripas,” Brandon Som follows up his award-winning debut with a book of poems built out…
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Book shares recipes and the stories behind them
Joseph Geha shares how the food of his heritage sustained his family throughout their cultural…
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Book looks at lasting legacy of Jay and Mary Crovatt Hambridge
Their relationship would prove to be both a romantic and an artistic partnership.
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Book details how rural places reshaped urban sprawl
“Bulldozer Revolutions” uses historical records, oral history and environmental politics to explore the relationship between…
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Collection shows first illustrated survey of significant contemporary African American art
Through an examination of paintings, drawings, sculptures, installation, digital and performance art, Celeste-Marie Bernier celebrates…
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Book highlights the importance of wild American ginseng
Wild American ginseng, America’s most famous medicinal plant, is in trouble. In plain prose, James…
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Essay collection on Pauline Hopkins shares her literary influence
Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins was an African American novelist, editor, journalist, playwright and historian during the…
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Book details an unlikely partnership formed over peanuts
George Washington Carver was an American agricultural scientist at the Tuskegee Institute. Tom Huston was…
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Spotlight on the Arts festival highlights UGA’s excellence in arts and humanities
More than 60 events in the literary, performing and visual arts scheduled throughout November.
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Biography tells the story of a self-made man
Born sometime around 1745, Olaudah Equiano was known as the most renowned person of African…
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Journeys help author find what’s important
After starting a new life in the Mississippi Valley, 50-year-old John Griswold thought he was…
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Book looks at the power of a rock ‘n’ roll song
Megan Volpert examines the song “Straight Into Darkness” by Tom Petty.
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Price shares the inside and outside the world of an anthropologist
New book shares Price’s journey.
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Civil Rights Digital Library relaunches with new look, updated content
This project brings together more than 200 libraries, archives and museums.
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UGA announces fall 2022 Signature Lectures
Events feature renowned scholars and leaders in the arts, business, civil rights, government, philosophy and…
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Authors examine how countries prioritize national security
Paasche and Sidaway take a contextual approach to security that compares aerial, big-pictures views with…
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Book examines what it truly means to leave things behind
Author Julia Ridley Smith moves through her own loss: the loss of her parents.
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Book details how small things make a big difference
A slimy little animal, the oyster, can make a big difference in the ecosystem, just…
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Book provides a look into human and animal psyche
In the book, author and psychologist Anne Benvenuti examines the perceptions of human-animal relationships.
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Handbook serves as guide for pest control
The handbook emphasizes the importance of following instructions for safe pesticide use.
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Biography introduces Flannery O’Connor to young audience
Mary Carpenter writes O’Connor’s biography in a frank but age-appropriate manner, aiming to introduce the…
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Book evaluates evolution of 19th-century children’s literature
Author Karen L. Kilcup looks at how children’s literature progressed.
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UGA Press Acquires NewSouth Books
NewSouth Books is an independent trade publisher widely recognized for its focus on Southern culture…
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Book reflects on Slowe’s significant career
Lucy Diggs Slowe followed a passionate career in higher education after becoming the first trained…
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