Juneteenth Reading List 2023
June 19, 2023
On June 19th, 1865 in Galveston, Texas, enslaved African Americas were the last to hear of the news of the Emancipation Proclamation. Recognized as a federal holiday in the United… READ MORE
Yale University Press Blog
From Outlaws to In-Laws
June 15, 2023
In Marriage Equality: From Outlaws to In-Laws, William N. Eskridge and Christopher R. Riano explore the deeply religious, rabidly political, frequently administrative, and pervasively constitutional features of the debate and… READ MORE
Oscillations and Wild Weather Years Can’t Mask Climate Change
June 13, 2023
John D. Aber— Where are the biggest unknowns, the biggest mysteries in our understanding of weather and climate? They are not where you might think. Scientists make monumental efforts each… READ MORE
History is Littered with False Narratives
June 9, 2023
Stephen Roach— HISTORY IS LITTERED WITH FALSE NARRATIVES. From the flat earth theory and the Ptolemaic system of cosmology to tales of UFO sightings and the “Big Lie” of election… READ MORE
Ep. 114 – Understanding Art Through the History of Pigments
June 6, 2023
This episode of the podcast features a conversation with art expert, cultural critic, and poet Kelly Grovier about his new book, The Art of Colour: The History of Art in… READ MORE
Ep. 113 – The Traumatic Tales of E.T.A. Hoffmann
June 2, 2023
Our two guests on this episode of the Yale University Press podcast are Jack Zipes and Natalie Frank; Zipes is a globally recognized expert on fairy tales and folktales, and… READ MORE
“I Create My Own Space”: A Conversation about Fierceness
June 1, 2023
Fabulous: The Rise of the Beautiful Eccentric by madison moore is an exploration of what it means to be fabulous—and why eccentric style, fashion, and creativity are more political than… READ MORE
War and Herbaria
May 31, 2023
Maura C. Flannery— In October 2022, the National Herbarium of Ukraine in Kiev suffered damage from Russian bombing, and similar destruction has happened to preserved plants collections called herbaria in… READ MORE
Ep. 112 —The Unknown Story of American Slavers
May 30, 2023
In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with historian Sean M. Kelley about his new book, American Slavers: Merchants, Mariners, and the Transatlantic Commerce in Captives,… READ MORE
Engaging Citizens in the Politics of the Ocean
May 26, 2023
Chris Armstrong— The ocean resembles an enormous life-support system, performing a series of key roles, albeit often in the background, that keep our planet hospitable for life. It absorbs a… READ MORE
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