The University of Chicago Press is celebrating Pride Month with a reading list of recent books from Chicago and our client publishers that help illuminate
As we take time to celebrate Juneteenth, we have assembled a collection of works highlighting the lives of Black individuals and the history of African
In the years after the Nazis came to power in January 1933 and throughout the Second World War, all aspects of life in Germany changed.
The University of Chicago Press invites everyone to celebrate Pride with a reading list of recent books from Chicago and our client publishers that help
A few weeks ago I spent a fortnight in Venice helping set up “Porch: An Architecture of Generosity” and installing my book The Porch: Meditations
In times of great uncertainty, it’s often art and literature that we turn to for escape, for answers, and for comfort. How many times have
When new diseases spread, news reports often focus on wildlife culprits—monkeys and mpox; bats and COVID-19; or waterfowl and avian flu. But it often works
The Journal of African American History is seeking submissions for a 2027 special issue titled “Black Women’s History in the Twenty-First Century: Engaging the Future.”
It’s that time of year. Snowdrops and crocuses are blooming. Tulips and daffodils are sending up their leaves. It seems like the land is waking
As Europe lurched into war in 1939, zookeepers started killing their animals. On September 1, as German forces invaded Poland, Warsaw began with its reptiles.
