02/22/2021
In observance of African American History Month, Penn Press has assembled a reading list comprised of titles that deepen our understanding of our American history by highlighting the essential contributions… READ MORE
09/24/2020
Today, we have a guest post from Alicia Ely Yamin, author of Power, Suffering, and the Struggle for Dignity: Human Rights Frameworks for Health and Why They Matter. Yamin's book… READ MORE
09/03/2020
Each summer, Penn Press welcomes interns to introduce them to the world of academic publishing, asking them to participate in the ongoing work of two of our four departments: Acquisitions,… READ MORE
09/02/2020
Exciting new titles this season include: • In Defense of Populism by Donald T. Critchlow, which argues, contrary to contemporary warnings about the dangers of populism, that grassroots activism is essential… READ MORE
06/05/2020
In the past two weeks, tragic police killings of African Americans have once again sent shockwaves through the nation and have prompted a widespread and ongoing surge of activism. These… READ MORE
05/08/2020
Today we have a guest post from Sean P. Cunningham, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of History at Texas Tech University. Here, he tells a story about how… READ MORE
04/17/2020
Today, we have a guest post from Theodore Powers, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology and the Global Health Studies Program at the University of Iowa and author of… READ MORE
03/31/2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, academic research is more important than ever and the large-scale shift to distance learning at colleges and universities around the world means students need new… READ MORE
03/24/2020
Today, we have a guest post from G. Geltner, Professor of History at the University of Amsterdam and author of Roads to Health: Infrastructure and Urban Wellbeing in Later Medieval… READ MORE
02/14/2020
Exciting new titles this season include: Bank Notes and Shinplasters by Joshua R. Greenberg, which shows how Americans accumulated and wielded monetary information in order to navigate the early republic's… READ MORE
