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University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · Jan 6

Happy 2025 and happy 75 years of UTP! All year we’re celebrating our rich history and exciting future, and we hope you will join us. Our success depends on so many of you, whether author, editor, librarian, bookseller, or reader! Follow along to celebrate with us ❤️ #75YearsofUTP #booksky #UTP75

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University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 1d

Happy pub day to THE CONSERVATIVE FRONTIER! In his deeply researched landmark study, Jeff Roche argues that what we now come to recognize as the modern Republican party originated in West Texas.

You can read the pub day book review in the NYT (@nytimes.com) below! 🔗

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University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 2d

Go to the link below for more information on this must-read for music lovers.

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#ReadUP #acousticguitar #guitar #musichistory

The Devil Is in It

The rich history of the acoustic guitar and its impact on the music world. In 2020, guitar expert John Stubbings released a limited-edition book on the Ameri...

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University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 2d

Clearly written with thoughtfulness and care that only a guitar lover can muster, this history starts with the eighteenth-century European classical guitar and traces each evolution until we reach the iconic American flat-top guitar that we can trace to modern music and culture.

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University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 2d

Guitar expert John Stubbings pulls together years of research, travel, and experience as a guitar collector to bring us THE DEVIL IS IN IT. Out now, THE DEVIL IS IN IT is a deeply researched history of the acoustic guitar that examines the acoustic guitar's profound impact on the music world.

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University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 5d

Ximena Gómez argues that by being the primary communities to engage with this religious imagery, adorning their religious spaces and clothing, the Indigenous and Black populations were able to create Lima's visual culture, and should be recognized for having such a rich impact on Andean #arthistory.

University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 5d

Big week for our #visualculture list! IN THE HANDS OF DEVOTEES delves into the relationship that Black and Indigenous communities in colonial Lima had with Christian devotional imagery, which was ultimately one of creation. ❤️

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University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 6d

The latest issue of ‘Latin American Music Review’ has arrived! To order your copy of 46:1, visit utpress.utexas.edu/j... 🧡

University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 7d

For friends of the scene, there's a dope author talk happening VIRTUALLY tomorrow at 6PM CDT!

RSVP now to hear Tara Martin López talk with our friends at the Mexican American Civil Rights Institute about the Chicanx punk scene in El Paso! 💙

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University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 7d

For proud Texans and friends of Texas alike, grab a copy at the link below or at your local bookstore! ⭐️

Big Wonderful Thing

2020 Philosophical Society of Texas Nonfiction Book Prize 2019 Nonfiction Book Award Finalist, Writers’ League of Texas 2021 Citation from the San Antonio ...

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University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 7d

#OTD in 2019, we published BIG WONDERFUL THING: A HISTORY OF TEXAS! Stephen Harrigan's rich exploration remains a seminal resource for TX lovers; on its 6th birthday, folks are still reaching for their copies to celebrate & parse the storied history of the lone star state.

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University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 7d

"QUANTUM CRIMINALS is an absolute breakthrough in terms of how to write about music, how to write about a band, how to write about songs...I was crazy about that book. I felt so gratified—‘boy, someone’s finally doing something really different.’”

THE Greil Marcus, folks.
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Greil Marcus on 50 Years of 'Mystery Train': "I Know These Stories Keep Traveling"

We talked to author Greil Marcus about a new 50th anniversary edition of his classic book 'Mystery Train'

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University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 9d

Carolyn Dean argues that Abstract Inka art in and of itself has its own perspectives, and we should reassess how we think about design and geometries in relation to Inka visual art and material culture.

Instructor materials are available at the link below! 🧡

Inside Abstraction

Illuminating the abstract art of the Inka, what it conveys about Inka values, and its relationship to those who view it. Inka visual culture is unusual in it...

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University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 9d

Say hello to INSIDE ABSTRACTION: INTERPRETING INKA VISUAL CULTURE, on shelves now! 🧵

This exploration of #Inka visual culture takes a new stance, and proposes that Abstract Inka art is not meant to be decoded, nor does it have hidden messages.

#booksky

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University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 11d

THE LAST GLADIATOR, new from Scott Beekman, delves into the life and legacy of William Muldoon, and explores how this controversial figure laid the groundwork for the American sports landscape we know today. Learn more & grab your copy below!

The Last Gladiator

The incredible career of the forgotten but foundational pro wrestler who shaped American sports culture. William Muldoon was an infamous athlete whose prowes...

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University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 11d

Have you ever wondered how American sports got to be the massive enterprise it is today? It's, in part, because of figures like William Muldoon, who paved the way for modern athletes to be celebrities and entrepreneurs as well as sportspeople.

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University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 12d

This is a handy guide to understanding these wildly diverse fungi, fully illustrated with photos, species descriptions, and identification help for more than 100 species. Pop over to the link below for more information!

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Puffballs, Earthstars, Stinkhorns, and Other Gasteroid Fungi of Eastern North America

The first fully illustrated reference guide to gasteroid mushrooms in North America. Gasteroid fungi are one of the most diverse groups of mushrooms. Unlike ...

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University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 12d

The newest installment from our fungi experts explores gasteroid #mushrooms, which are unique because they produce their spores inside their own bodies.

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University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 12d

MUSHROOM LOVERS & FUN GUYS, we've got something for you! Check out PUFFBALLS, EARTHSTARS, STINKHORNS, AND OTHER GASTEROID FUNGI OF EASTERN NORTHERN AMERICA, out now!

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University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 13d

Here’s a peek at the latest issue of Korean Journal of Communication, Volume 2, Issue 2!

University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 14d

THE TEXAS CIVIL RIGHTS PROJECT is out now! Jim Harrington, #civilrights activist, pulls from decades of experience fighting for justice in TX to explore the history of the TCRP and highlights the work of grassroots activism across the lone star state.

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University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 15d

We're still buzzing off the excitement of the weekend (more on that later). . . and there's more to be excited about! All of these books are insightful, interesting, and have come out in the last couple of weeks. 🧡

Find out more about these great books at the link in our bio! 🔗

#ReadUP

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Turn and Work (Hugh) @turnandwork.com · 15d

Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com can *write*.

Her memoir, The Dad Rock that Made Me a Woman is told through the lens of a loose and unique definition of the musical genre. It’s one of the best books I’ve read this year.

Lots more, including links to excerpts, here:

The Dad Rock that Made Me a Woman - Turn & Work

Niko Stratis can write. Her memoir, The Dad Rock that Made Me a Woman, is told through the lens of a loose and unique definition of the musical genre. It's one of the best books I've read this year.

www.turnandwork.com

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University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 17d

Though Hanif will not be able to make it to the event in person, he WILL be joining Jessica Hopper and Casey Kittrell virtually for the beginning of their panel. We hope to see all of you this evening, at 7:00pm in the Austin Central Library!

University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 17d

As another longtime collaborator, editor, and friend, Casey will join Jessica to discuss music writing, their longstanding relationship, and the projects that have come from their creative collaboration, especially as acquiring editor and series editor for our American Music Series.

University of Texas Press @utexaspress.bsky.social · 17d

Hi, friends! Due to travel issues, Hanif won’t be joining Jessica Hopper this evening for their panel. We are SO lucky to have editor-in-chief of the year, Casey Kittrell, as stand-in conversation partner.

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