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Duke University Press
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Disseminating knowledge—through the publication of printed books, periodicals, and electronic files—beyond the confines of the University's campus.
Durham, NC
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    Duke University Press
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    Jun 28, 2021
    We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Lauren Berlant, one of our bestselling authors and a great friend to the Press. A full remembrance will come later this week, in the meantime, this @NewYorker article is a good piece on their work and legacy.
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    Affect Theory and the New Age of Anxiety
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    Duke University Press
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    Oct 6, 2020
    A huge congratulations to Fred Moten, who has been named a 2020 MacArthur Fellow. Earlier this week he also won the Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism! #MacFellow ow.ly/WF1850BLbeX
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    Duke University Press
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    Sep 23, 2024
    We are working on a remembrance, but we cannot overstate the influence of #FredricJameson on Duke University Press. We have made his articles in our journals freely available through October 31. "Postmodernism" is our all-time bestselling book. ow.ly/kGvQ50TtqGz
    Cover of Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism by Fredric Jameson. The cover is black with the title in bold white, underlined lettering at the top and the author name at the bottom. A stylized image of brightly-colored shoes is between the text.
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    Duke University Press
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    Feb 24, 2021
    The newest book in the Stuart Hall: Selected Writings series, "Selected Writings on Race and Difference," will be out in April. You can read Paul Gilroy's introduction now for free on our website! #StuartHall ow.ly/dek550DIIMV
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    Duke University Press
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    Jan 27, 2023
    The contributors to "Crip Genealogies" reorient the field of disability studies by centering the work of transnational feminism, queer of color critique, and trans scholarship & activism. Read the free intro now! #AmericanStudies #DisabilityStudies ow.ly/XIuW50MC468
    Color detail of Sandie Chun-shan Yi and Rahnee Patrick's Skinny. A white background with a close-up of two sacs made with silk organza, containing pieces of human skin, with dark red and ivory embroidery stitches. Between them is the title Crip Genealogies. Above that is the co-editors' names, Mel Y. Chen, Alison Kafer, Eunjung Kim, and Julie Avril Minich. with a foreword by therí a. pickens appears at the bottom.
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    Duke University Press
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    May 16, 2022
    Here's a Monday treat: the introduction to "On the Inconvenience of Other People," Lauren Berlant's final book, is now available for free on our website. The book is out in September. ow.ly/UCkH50J8Tyg
    Cover of On the Inconvenience of Other People by Lauren Berlant. The bright pink cover features a painted picture of the face of a black cat with one green eye open.
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    Duke University Press
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    Aug 20, 2024
    In "The Suicide Archive," Doyle D. Calhoun charts a long history of suicidal resistance to French colonialism and neocolonialism, from the time of slavery to the Algerian War for Independence to the “Arab Spring.” Read the intro now for free: ow.ly/XIe350T2mav
    Cover of The Suicide Archive: Reading Resistance in the Wake of French Empire by Doyle D. Calhoun. Cover features an image of a woman staring forward, with only the back of her head facing the audience. She looks towards a mask which hangs on the wall in front of her. The mask casts a shadow on the wall. The title lettering is in blue, contrasted against the white of the wall on the cover.
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    Duke University Press
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    May 14, 2024
    The first volume to bring together Stuart Hall’s engagements with art, film, and photography, “Selected Writings on Visual Arts and Culture” offers over two dozen essays, lectures, and reviews. Read the introduction today: ow.ly/IjyR50RG0Ib #StuartHall #MediaStudies
    Cover of Selected Writings on Visual Arts and Culture: Detour to the Imaginary by Stuart Hall, edited by Gilane Tawadros. Cover features a photograph of Stuart Hall. Hall smiles and looks directly at the camera.
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    Duke University Press
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    Oct 9, 2024
    We are thrilled that @BarnardCollege professor Monica L. Miller's 2009 book "Slaves to Fashion" is the inspiration for the 2025 @metmuseum Costume Institute exhibition. #MetGala ow.ly/3WZq50TIecs
    Cover of Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity by Monica L. Miller. The title is in yellow at the top, with a curlicue to its left. The cover features detail from the painting "Yellow Book" by Iké Udé, with a light-skinned Black man in profile, sitting on chaise longue. He is wearing a dapper grey suit, gloves, and a floral boutonniere. The subtitle is written in white across his knees and the author's name is in yellow at the bottom of the cover.
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    Duke University Press
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    May 8, 2024
    Tithi Bhattacharya’s “Ghostly Past, Capitalist Presence,” which examines the social history of Bengali ghost stories, will be out in August. Read the introduction for free on our website: ow.ly/VBQq50RzrP4 #Twitterstorians #SouthAsianStudies
    Cover of Ghostly Past, Capitalist Presence: A Social History of Fear in Colonial Bengal by Tithi Bhattacharya. Cover features a black background. An etching in light green portrays an inidvidual standing before a monster with large teeth and reptilian limbs. The individual appears to be holding a small flag or some other small object in front of the monster's face.
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    Duke University Press
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    Dec 15, 2022
    Sony Coráñez Bolton's new book "Crip Colony" examines the racial politics of disability, mestizaje, and sexuality in the Philippines. Read the introduction for free on our website now. #AsianAmericanStudies #DisabilityStudies ow.ly/zR3c50M3S7p
    Cover of Crip Colony: Mestizaje, US Imperialism, and the Queer Politics of Disability in the Philippines by Sony Coráñez Bolton. Cover is black, featuring two figures. The one on the left is laying on the floor in a pool of blood, with a bloody wound on their chest and temple. His wrist is tied, and dragging the rope is the figure on the right, who wears oonly shorts and a hood.
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    Duke University Press
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    Nov 29, 2021
    Register here to attend Wednesday's online lecture from Christina Sharpe, author of "In the Wake." Sharpe's lecture focuses on the various Black meanings embedded in the “ordinary” notes that compose Black Life. ow.ly/Nzix50GUxj6
    The cover image for Christina Sharpe's "In the Wake." The cover features an art exhibition comprised of different shaped objects appearing to float in the air.
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    Duke University Press
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    Dec 19, 2019
    Editorial Director @kwissoker chooses "In the Wake" by @hystericalblkns as his top book of the decade on the blog today. ow.ly/Erd550xD64z
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    Duke University Press
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    Oct 1, 2024
    Congratulations to this year's @macfound MacArthur Fellows, who include several authors with ties to Duke University Press, including Jennifer L. Morgan and Ruha Benjamin @ruha9. You can read some of their work for free! dukeupress.wordpress.com/2024/10/01/con…
    Photo of Jennifer Morgan, a brown-skinned woman with curly grey hair, pulled back, large blue glasses, and small hoop earings. She is wearing a brown collared jacket.
    Photo of Ruha Benjamin, a brown-skinned woman with prominent eyebrows. Her dreadlocks are pulled back in a braid that cascades along the side of her head. She is smiling and wears small gold hoop earrings and a colorful shirt.
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