The promise of a free, high-quality public education is supposed to guarantee every child a shot at the American dream. But our widely segregated schools
This fall, we’re delighted to be publishing three new titles in our Phoenix Poets series: The Missing Mountain by Michael Collier, Blue in Green by
As we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the University of Chicago Press has curated a list of books that reflect on the tragedy of
The composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) is often remembered as a musical prodigy. While his precocity is taken for granted, he influenced far more than
Over the past year and a half, as researchers across the globe raced to develop effective COVID-19 vaccines, the world has been awed by the
The month of August marks the anniversaries of some of World War II’s most significant events, such as the Allied liberation of Paris and the
Philip Agee’s story is the stuff of a John le Carré novel—perilous and thrilling adventures around the globe. In 1975, he became the first person
In the mid-twentieth century, gay life flourished in American cities even as the state repression of queer communities reached its peak. In Vice Patrol, Anna Lvovsky
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In his new book, Stefan Vogler deftly unpacks the politics of the techno-legal classification of sexuality in the United States. His study focuses specifically on state
