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"Frankenstein," "Wuthering Heights," and the Oscars: Revisiting the Novels behind Today’s Film Adaptations As new film adaptations bring Mary Shelley and Emily Brontë back into the spotlight, explore scholarship that examines the unsettling power of these nineteenth-century novels.

With the Oscars fast approaching, we are spotlighting articles on two novels whose adaptations have generated a lot of buzz recently, from controversy to high praise: www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/f...

How Brazilian Cinema Captured the Moment: A Q&A with Gerd Gemünden Winner of two Golden Globes, "The Secret Agent" has been nominated for four Academy Awards. The film's critical success underscores the special moment Brazilian cinema is currently enjoying.

FQ's Oscars coverage is live on the University of California Press blog! First up, Gerd Gemünden introduces his interview with Kleber Mendonça Filho about The Secret Agent.

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Timothée Chalamet May Not Care about Opera or Ballet . . . but UC Press Does Recent scholarship from UC Press journals shows why opera and ballet still matter.

Opera and ballet still matter—and scholarship from UC Press journals shows why. www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/t...

Usha Iyer maps the stickiness of transregional flows and blockages through the performative repertoires of an Indian orchestra singer, Kanchan, and a double diasporic, Indo-­ Caribbean-Canadian drag queen, Priyanka.

“The Sticky Intimacies of Jammin’" is open access now: doi.org/10.1525/fmh....

In "Folding the Pages of Computer History: Occupational Health and Office Space," Rose Rowson argues that obstetric concerns and technologies should be integrated into the history of computing.

Read for free today! doi.org/10.1525/fmh....

Whether of Not "Sinners" Wins the Oscar, Ryan Coogler’s Genre-Bending Film Signals a New Era for Original Cinema A Q&A with "Film Quarterly" contributor Anthony Michael D’Agostino

Ryan Coogler’s Sinners made Oscar history with 16 nominations. @filmquarterly.bsky.social examines how the film’s blend of Black history, vampire lore, and genre experimentation speaks to contemporary debates about culture, appropriation, and originality in Hollywood. #Oscars2026 #SinnersMovie 🎬🏆

Application Form Senior Editor Clinical/Associate Editor Social Section Collabra: Psychology Starting from 1 July 2026, Collabra: Psychology is on the look-out for a new senior editor for the clinical section as well as several new associate editors for the social section. If you are interest...

🚨 Call for Editors: Join the Collabra: Psychology team! We're looking for a senior editor for clinical psychology, plus several social psychology associate editors. Interested? Please fill out our application form before 30 April 2026.
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As seen on @thedailyshow.com last week, THE MIDDLE-CLASS NEW DEAL by A. Mechele Dickerson is definitely striking a chord—it's now # 5 on the @nytimes.com bestseller list for paperback nonfiction!⁠

See what it would take to rebuild the American middle class: www.ucpress.edu/books/the-mi...

Pacific Historical Review celebrates 30 years at PSU Thirty years ago, the Pacific Historical Review made Portland State University its home. Since then, dozens of undergraduate and graduate students have helped shape the nationally recognized journal —...

Congratulations to "Pacific Historical Review," which is celebrating its 30th anniversary at #PortlandStateUniversity. Learn more about how @pcb-aha.bsky.social's official journal mentors students & early career scholars. www.pdx.edu/news/pacific...

Volume 125 Issue 869 | Current History | University of California Press

Our annual Europe issue is out! Featuring @danielfiott.bsky.social on the rush to rearmament, @annagbusse.bsky.social on Poland’s ambivalence about Ukraine, Smoki Musaraj on Albanian housing speculation, Emilia Zankina on the politics of corruption in Bulgaria…

Breaking down the mastermind economics of Taylor Swift Misty Heggness, an economist and professor, joins "CBS Saturday Morning" to discuss her new book "Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy."

Don't miss @mlheggeness.bsky.social on @cbssaturday.bsky.social discussing tips like "authenticity" that everyone can take from Taylor Swift's rise to success, detailed in her new book SWIFTYNOMICS: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy: www.cbsnews.com/video/breaki...

"I hope 'One Battle After Another' wins a million awards": A Q&A with Peter Coviello For me, Anderson is a filmmaker who read a book about state terror and counterfascist mobilization and metabolized Pynchon’s "Vineland" into the unlikeliest of things: a movie, a mass-cultural product...

It's almost time for @theacademyusa.bsky.social #Oscars2026! Learn why in @filmquarterly.bsky.social, Peter Coviello says #OneBattleAfterAnother should win a million awards. www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/i...

In “Doing More with Less: Informed Speculation as Method,” Allyson Nadia Field embraces the forms of imaginative, creative, and experimental writing of film/media history while at the same time urging rigorous and responsible scholarship

Download for free and hold it close— doi.org/10.1525/fmh....

Do historians focus too much on producing academic books? In her essay for our most recent volume @aileenfyfe.bsky.social her team's research project "Publishing the Philosophical Transactions: the social, cultural and economic history of a learned journal, 1665–2015"

Volume 7 Issue 1 | Journal of Sound and Music in Games | University of California Press

The latest issue of the 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 is now out! Check the Winter 2026 volume at online.ucpress.edu/jsmg/issue/7/1 With articles by Ryan Thompson, Ryan J. Lambe, Alexander Nunes, Dominique Arsenault and David Raybould #vgm @ucpress.bsky.social #ludomusicology

Volume 79 Issue 3 | Film Quarterly | University of California Press

FQ’s Spring issue is free to read!

Oscars: One Battle After Another & Interview with Kleber Mendonça Filho

Horrors: The She-Butterfly & The Rat-Savior at 50, The New Witch Triad, Analog Horror & Spoorloos

Reports: Athens, New/Next + MoMA

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Gratitude to @dwhdaily.bsky.social for including FQ in his new post over at Criterion.com: "The new issue of Film Quarterly is fully and freely accessible, and if there’s a running theme, it’s horror: Yugoslav horror, analog horror, and three contemporary witches." @ucpress.bsky.social

A. Mechele Dickerson - Restoring the American Middle Class One Policy at a Time | The Daily Show “It’s not just that the middle class is suffering because of one thing; they’re suffering because of everything.” A. Mechele Dickerson, University of Texas law professor and author of "The…

Don't miss Mechele Dickerson on @thedailyshow with host Jon Stewart discussing her new book THE MIDDLE-CLASS NEW DEAL: "This book is music to my ears": www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa7y...

A. Mechele Dickerson - Restoring the American Middle Class One Policy at a Time | The Daily Show YouTube video by The Daily Show

Don't miss @mecheledickerson.bsky.social on @thedailyshow.com with host Jon Stewart discussing her new book THE MIDDLE-CLASS NEW DEAL: "This book is music to my ears": www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa7y...

From Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man and Sarah Leah Whitson propose ending the illegal and discriminatory policies that create and sustain myriad power disparities.

Thoughtful coverage from @foreignaffairs.com of FROM APARTHEID TO DEMOCRACY by Michael Omer-Man and @sarahleah1.bsky.social: "they reject the notion that the only options are to prolong failure or await tragedy": www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/apar...

A Press Freedom Case in Peril, From a Lawyer Who Helped Write It

Thanks @adamliptak.bsky.social for referencing ACTUAL MALICE in 'What I'm Reading': "Samantha Barbas’s meticulous and gripping reconstruction of the case, which was as much a victory for the civil rights movement as it was for press freedom": www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/u...

Creature comforts Lab animals deserve compassionate care and updated legal consideration, argues a veterinarian

Thanks to @science.org for the great review of THE HIDDEN LIVES OF LAB ANIMALS by @renzocee.bsky.social: "thought-provoking and provides a comprehensive view of animal research from the point of view of someone with a veterinary background": www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The Artist Is Present (Online) | Los Angeles Review of Books Sophie Bishop’s new book tracks the pressures artists face to conform their ‘brands’ to the demands of the algorithmic boss.

Thanks to @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social for the great coverage of INFLUENCER CREEP by Sophie Bishop: "tracks the pressures artists face to conform their ‘brands’ to the demands of the algorithmic boss": lareviewofbooks.org/article/infl...

College Art Association 2026 Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

Thank you to the College Art Association and all #CAA114 attendees for another great conference.

Our CAA webpage where you can save 40% on books we had on display will stay up for a few weeks so you still have time to get your discount: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/c...

See you next year!

Excerpt from Keren Rosa Hammerschlag's "The Chosen Race" An exclusive look at Keren Rosa Hammerschlag's THE CHOSEN RACE with an intro by the author.

Art is political. As we close out #CAA114, we invite you to contemplate an excerpt from Keren Rosa Hammerchlag's recent book, THE CHOSEN RACE: TROUBLING WHITENESS IN VICTORIAN PAINTING: www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/e...

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Good morning! Break out your parkas and join us for the last day of #CAA114. Stop by to check out our latest art books before heading over to AIC or MCA!

Be sure to visit out our CAA webpage and find out how to save 40% on all books on display: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/c...

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Q&A with Andrea Horbinski, author of "Manga's First Century" Author Andrea Horbinski talks about her manga and anime interests and why the first century of the most popular form of storytelling is vital for fans and non-fans to know.

How did manga and anime—“moving manga”—become ubiquitous?

@horbinski.bsky.social explores this in her latest book MANGA'S FIRST CENTURY, and in our conversation with her for #CAA114: www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/q...

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How Transpacific Contemporary Art Reveals Imperialism’s Role in the Global Rise of Fascism Author Namiko Junimoto on how the work of transpacific contemporary artists exposes colonial trauma and the rise of aspirational fascism.

"The empire is empty: we can observe the imperial body, but the imperial gaze cannot be returned."

Read more of this original content for #CAA114 from Namiko Junimoto, author of IMPERIAL ANIMATIONS IN TRANSPACIFIC CONTEMPORARY ART: www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/h...

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Happy Friday, #CAA114 attendees! We're back in the exhibit hall for your Art book needs! Escape the windchill and warm up next to our latest books.

Want to save 40% on our books on display? Visit our CAA website for details: www.ucpress.edu/book-lists/c...

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Q&A with Sérgio B. Martins, author of "Borderless Painting as Borderless Art" Author Sérgio B. Martins explains what the trajectory of Antonio Diaz's life and artwork reveals about the history of avant-gardism.

We're happy to share original author content for #CAA114.

Please enjoy our conversation with author Sérgio B. Martins about his latest book BORDERLESS PAINTING AS BORDERLESS ART: www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/q...

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