Dawn Durante
Editorial Director • University of North Carolina Press • history • Black studies • girlhood studies • carceral studies • H-Net's #FeedingTheElephant
Advice | How to Publish a ‘Timely’ Scholarly Bookwww.chronicle.com Dos and don’ts for making your writing project relevant as it moves from proposal to manuscript to promotion.
The Elephant Roundup (June 2024) | H-Netnetworks.h-net.org A monthly newsletter from Feeding the Elephant: A Forum for Scholarly Communications.
Abortion Debate Shifts as Election Nears: ‘Now It’s About Pregnancy’www.nytimes.com Two years after Roe was struck down, the conversation has focused on the complications that can come with pregnancy and fertility, helping to drive more support for abortion rights.
Has the DEI Backlash Come for Publishing?www.theatlantic.com A new study reveals positive changes since 2020. But can they last?
The Stanford Internet Observatory is being dismantledwww.platformer.news House Republicans attacked the lab’s reports on misinformation and election integrity — and now Stanford is pulling the plug
Forthcoming Titles in Performing Arts & Mass Media, 2024 - Choice 360www.choice360.org Read the latest [Pick Type] from the top academic librarians nationwide from Choice 360 and Choice Magazine.
Costco May Restrict Book Sales to the Holidayswww.publishersweekly.com Costco has been pulling back from book sales for years, hurting the publishing industry. Now, the company reportedly plans to primarily limit book sales to the holiday season, from September to Decemb...
Sass: Black Women’s Humor and Humanity by J Finleywww.publishersweekly.com Finley, a stand-up comedian and assistant professor of Africana Studies at Pomona College, debuts with a nuanced and creative an...
Dawn Durante becomes Wyndham Robertson Editorial Director at UNC Press - UNC Press Bloguncpressblog.com Dawn Durante has been named the Wyndham Robertson Editorial Director of the University of North Carolina Press. She will lead a department of twelve during a key growth period for the Press’s book pro...
Peer Review Week 2024: "Innovation and Technology in Peer Review" - The Scholarly Kitchenscholarlykitchen.sspnet.org We're delighted to reveal the eagerly awaited theme for this year's Peer Review Week, Innovation and Technology in Peer Review.
Mental Health Awareness Mondays - Better Mental Health through Embodiment - The Scholarly Kitchenscholarlykitchen.sspnet.org In this Mental Health Mondays post, we look at the construct of embodiment and practices within it that create a symbiotic relationship between embodied experiences and psychological flourishing.
Coward of the Countyopen.substack.com I noted in my last post that the Republican Party is engaged in an anti-democratic campaign of minority rule, and the Texas GOP has helpfully provided yet another stark illustration of that fact. The ...
What’s better for the climate: A paper book, or an e-reader?www.npr.org Books take a lot of resources to make. Digital readers do, too. What's the more sustainable option? The answer isn't straightforward.
How the Murder of a Black Grocery Store Owner and His Colleagues Galvanized Ida B. Wells' Anti-Lynching Crusadewww.smithsonianmag.com The saga of People's Grocery stands as a powerful reminder of the centrality of Black radicalism to the food justice movement
17 States Are Considering Laws That Would Imprison Librarianswww.vanityfair.com Meanwhile, Ron DeSantis has been forced to limit certain Floridians to only one book-banning attempt per month.
Condition Report: The State of Public History in the South | National Council on Public Historyncph.org Condition Report: The State of Public History in the South The University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Lafayette, LA | October 5-6, 2024 Public history practice in the southern United States faces mult...
Fair use and the case against the commercialization of nonprofits: The Wikimedia Foundation’s amicus brief in Hachette v. Internet Archivediff.wikimedia.org The Wikimedia Foundation, in collaboration with Creative Commons and Project Gutenberg, filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief supporting the Internet Archive in the Hachette v. Internet A…
Uvalde families sue makers of AR-15, 'Call of Duty,' Meta over mass shootingabcnews.go.com Families of the Uvalde victims have filed a lawsuit against Daniel Defense, and Activision over what they claim was their role in promoting the gun used in the shooting.
Left of Black | Dr. Treva B. Lindsey on Violence, Black Women, And The Struggle For Justicewww.youtube.com Watch more Left of Black: https://fhi.duke.edu/engagement/left-black/ Why are Black women and girls the target of multiple forms of violence? Domestic violence in the home presents its own challenges, but what about the state-sanctioned violence that African American women have to contend with either in the form of militarized police brutality showing up on their doorsteps or the ongoing slow violence of poverty? Dr. Treva B. Lindsey, Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at The Ohio State University joins host Mark Anthony Neal to discuss her new book, "America Goddam: Violence, Black Women, and The Struggle for Justice published by University of California Press. Learn more about Dr. Lindsey here: https://trevablindsey.com/ Get her book here: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520397446/america-goddam Left of Black is the Webby Award-nominated series featuring interviews with Black Studies scholars, created and hosted by the James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of African and African American Studies Dr. Mark Anthony Neal. From 2010-2020, it was produced by the John Hope Franklin Center for International and Global Studies. In 2020, the John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute took over production, with funding support from Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. Directed & edited by Eric Barstow, M.F.A. Camera and assistant editing by Jakiah Glass
Border Vigilantes Are Blurring the Lines of Law Enforcementwww.texasobserver.org Armed groups in Arizona and Texas are collaborating with and courting police and immigration agents—with alarming results.
Editorial Assistant - University of North Carolina Pressuncpress.org Editorial Assistant, UNC Press UNC Press is seeking a self-motivated, detailed-oriented, enthusiastic, high-energy candidate to join our growing
Police are not primarily crime fighters, according to the datawww.reuters.com A new report adds to a growing line of research showing that police departments don’t solve serious or violent crimes with any regularity, and in fact, spend very little time on crime control, in contrast to popular narratives.