Category Archives: authors

September 9, 2020

Q&A with Andrea Wenzel, Author of Community Centered Journalism

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Author, Andrea Wenzel, of Community Centered Journalism: Engaging People, Exploring Solutions, and Building Trust answers questions about her influences for writing, discoveries and myths she hopes to dispel for readers. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I’ve … Continue reading →

September 7, 2020

Q&A with Jonathan R. Eller, author of Bradbury Beyond Apollo

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Jonathan R. Eller, author of Bradbury Beyond Apollo, the final book in his trilogy biography of Ray Bradbury, answers questions about his reasoning for writing a trilogy, academic and literary influences, and all-things science fiction. Q: Why did you decide … Continue reading →

June 24, 2020

Q&A with Simidele Dosekun, author of Fashioning Postfeminism

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Simidele Dosekun, author of Fashioning Postfeminism: Spectacular Femininity and Transnational Culture, answers questions about feminist influences, discoveries in Lagos, and what she wants readers to learn. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I moved back home to … Continue reading →

June 8, 2020

Q&A with Jasmine Mitchell, Author of Imagining the Mulatta: Blackness in U.S. and Brazilian Media

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Jasmine Mitchell answers some questions about her new book, Imagining the Mulatta: Blackness in U.S. and Brazilian Media. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? “You look exotic, what are you?” “Where is your family from? I mean … Continue reading →

May 27, 2020

Continuing to Reshape Women’s History: The Ongoing Story of Nontraditional Women Historians

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The following is a guest post by Julie Gallagher and Barbara Winslow, co-editors of Reshaping Women’s History: Voices of Non-Traditional Women Historians. Julie Gallagher is an associate professor of history and women’s studies at Penn State Brandywine. She is the … Continue reading →

May 26, 2020

Q&A with Kim E. Nielsen, author of Marriage, Money, and Madness

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Kim E. Nielsen, author of Money, Marriage, and Madness: The Life of Anna Ott answers questions about writing her book, the interesting life of Anna Ott, and her small hometown influences. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? … Continue reading →

May 25, 2020

Q&A with Montse Feu, Author of Fighting Fascist Spain

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Montse Feu recently answered some questions about her book, Fighting Fascist Spain: Worker Protest from the Printing Press. She is also a co-editor of the recent UIP book Writing Revolution: Hispanic Anarchism in the United States. Q: Why did you … Continue reading →

May 21, 2020

How Black Women Track Stars Proved the Powerful Potential of the Olympics by Cat M. Ariail

Posted by Heather Gernenz
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The following is a guest post by Cat M. Ariail, author of the forthcoming book Passing the Baton: Black Women Track Stars and American Identity for our NASSH 2020 Virtual Exhibit. Ariail is a lecturer in the Department of History … Continue reading →

May 4, 2020

Jacob A.C. Remes on the Essential Work of Care

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What Covid has revealed is that the truly essential work of society is care: care for the sick, care for the young and the old, the care work of food production, the mutual care that allows any of us to function in the world. Continue reading →

April 13, 2020

Joanna Russ Finalist For 2020 Hugo Award

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We’re pleased to announce that Joanna Russ by Gwyneth Jones in our Modern Masters of Science Fiction Series, is a finalist for the 2020 Hugo Awards in the Best Related Work category! The finalists for the 2020 Hugo Awards, Lodestar … Continue reading →