In honor of Black History Month, we are posting an excerpt from the introduction of Slavery and the University: Histories and Legacies edited by Leslie M. Harris, James T. Campbell, and Alfred L. Brophy. This is the first collection of scholarly essays devoted solely to the histories and legacies of this subject on North American campuses and in…
Anne Firor Scott, October 15, 1985 (Courtesy Duke University Archives) Historian Anne Firor Scott, a native of Georgia and a University of Georgia graduate, has passed away at age 97. Her influence, as a historian and a woman in the academy, is not easily summarized. Perhaps the best place to start would be with Scott…
Acclaimed writer, editor, professor and commentator Roxane Gay has been chosen as the new judge for the University of Georgia Press’s Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction. Gay follows Lee K. Abbott and Nancy Zafris as the latest distinguished writer to judge the Flannery O’Connor Award competitions. Gay’s writing appears in Best American Nonrequired Reading 2018,…
The University of Georgia Press announces a new outdoor series imprint with its acquisition of Milestone Press, a privately owned adventure publisher known for high quality guide books for the Southern Appalachian region. The Press will assume a backlist of 22 active titles and continue to publish new titles within the Milestone Press imprint. Founded…
The University of Georgia Press will be closed from December 24 – January 1. We will reopen on January 2. Web orders are still being accepted, but there may be delays in shipping them until after the new year. If you wish to place a phone order, please contact our distributor, Longleaf Services, at (800)…
On this episode of Annotations, we are looking at a quite interesting subject: the art site Pasaquan and its creator Eddie Owens Martin (1908–86). Martin, known as St. EOM, built Pasaquan out of his home in Buena Vista, Ga, and it now stands as a six-building compound, with each building connected by concrete walls. The…
We are right smack dab in between Thanksgiving and Christmas, two holidays filled with family and, more importantly, food. So, sticking to that theme, we’re publishing a panel from early this past October featuring four authors who focus on southern foodways. The event was sponsored by the Southern Foodways Alliance, the UGA Press,…
A couple weeks ago, we released a Q&A with the editor of Vinegar and Char: Verse from the Southern Foodways Alliance, Sandra Beasley. You can read it here. The poetry collection explores what it means to be southern, diversity, and, of course, food. Here is the first poem of the collection: Times Like These: Marianna, Florida…
On this episode of Annotations, Lindsay Bernal discusses her collection What It Doesn’t Have to Do With. Her collection explores—through sculpture, painting, pornography, and performance art—changing views on gender and sexuality. The elegiac meditations throughout this collection link the objectification of women in art and life to personal narratives of heartbreak, urban estrangement, and suicide. Haunted…
Welcome to the fifth and final day of the University Press Week (#UPWeek) Blog Tour. Today’s theme is “Science,” and we’re looking at the history of—and tension between—conservation and industry in the South. A piece of southern history that is often overlooked is the story of the South’s conservation efforts after the Civil War. William…
Today is day four of the University Press Week (#UPWeek) Blog Tour. Today’s theme is “History,” and we are spotlighting a new series at the UGA Press: Gender and Slavery. It’s been almost three years since our first announcement of the Gender and Slavery series, and early this October, we released Sexuality and Slavery, the inaugural…
The University of Georgia Press announces a new collection of thematic short-fiction anthologies that draw on the rich backlist of its Flannery O’Connor Award series. The collection is titled Stories from the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction. In spring 2019, the Press will begin regular publication of anthologies with contents drawn from the many…
Today is the third day of the University Press Week (#UPWeek) Blog Tour, and we are celebrating “The Neighborhood.” One of the South’s oldest, richest, and most diverse traditions is put on a plate every day. To celebrate our regional food traditions, we interviewed Sandra Beasley, editor of Vinegar and Char: Verse from the Southern Foodways…
Today is day two of the University Press Week (#UPWeek) Blog Tour. The theme is “Politics,” and we are looking at two books that seek to define southernness in a time of political and social upheaval. By understanding the politics behind our history, we understand not only the politics of today but also the social,…
The Association of University Presses is celebrating the 7th Annual University Press Week with a blog tour! This year’s theme is #TurnItUP. University presses provide a critical role in publishing voices outside the mainstream, and we are turning up the voices that would normally be overlooked by the publishing community. Each day this week is going…
