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Emma Amador

@emmaamador.bsky.social
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🌳 Historian @ UConn — Book, The Politics of Care Work: Puerto Rican Women Organizing for Social Justice (Duke UP, 2025.) 🌿 Research Fellow @ UCHI (2026-27) 🍃this is my personal account, doesn’t reflect the views of my employers🍃

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Emma Amador @emmaamador.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It was such a joy celebrating this award at the Puerto Rican Studies Association conference last week— truly a dream come true to win a Frank Bonilla Book award! 📚🇵🇷🎉
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LAWCHA: Labor and Working-Class History Association @lawcha.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The 2027 LAWCHA Conference call for proposals is now available. The conference will take place at UMass Boston from June 24-26.
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The Center for Puerto Rican Studies @centropr.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
CENTRO at Hunter College is now accepting applications for the 2026–2027 Research Associate Program. The upcoming research theme, "Black Cuerpas: Race, Body Politics & Culture," invites scholars to examine how race, sex, gender and body politics. Apply now! → ow.ly/ZFUW50Zavwj
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Tej Nagaraja @tejnagaraja.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
My new book is out by September. Robin DG Kelley says — "TROOP MOVEMENTS will profoundly change how we think about the 1940s." This week — PennPress has a 40%-off sale! [ Use code PENN-SUMMER26 ] If you may want to do an event, or a book review — do be in touch! www.pennpress.org/978151282990...
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Troop Movements – Penn Press
The story of how the mass mobilization for World War II catalyzed the national and international political movements and conflicts of the postwar periodIn th...
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Emma Amador @emmaamador.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Totally blown away to read a review of book in ILR Review which calls it a "... a complex and nuanced account of the coloniality of power, achieved previsely through its intersectional approach." The deep critical analysis of my book and its engagement with social reproduction theory is fantastic!
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Take advantage of our #OAH2026 conference discount! Through May 28, save 40% on all books and journal issues in #USHistory or any other discipline when you use code OAH26 at checkout on our website or that of our UK partner, MNG. buff.ly/3XzJYIT
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Emma Amador @emmaamador.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Today! If you are in New Haven, join us. 💓
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Catch our authors, including @emmaamador.bsky.social, @harrissolomon.bsky.social, and @burrata.bsky.social, at in-person and online events in April! buff.ly/NBTg5sJ
Covers of Co-Motion, Freeing Black Girls, When Home Is a Photograph, Protein, The Politics of Care Work, Bangkok after Dark, P FKN R, Inventing Nadar, Curating Deviance, My Father the Messiah, Betes Noires, Riding into History, Emergent Genders, Blackstar Rising and the Purple Reign, and Floating Power, arranged in a 5x5x5 grid.
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The Center for Puerto Rican Studies @centropr.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Call for Submissions: “Aquí y allá: Puerto Rican Education across the Archipelago & the Diaspora” This issue seeks scholarship & creative work that examines Puerto Rican educational experiences across the archipelago & the diaspora. Click here to learn more → ow.ly/WX5m50YyHJb
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The Center for Puerto Rican Studies @centropr.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Applications open for 2026–2027 CENTRO Rooted & Relational Research Initiative: “Black Cuerpas: Race, Body Politics, & Culture.” Deadline: April 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Apply: ow.ly/Vpsp50YuMww
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The Center for Puerto Rican Studies @centropr.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Applications open for 12 Rooted + Relational Micro-Grants ($5,000 each) on "Black Cuerpas: Race, Body Politics & Culture." Deadline: April 30, 2026. Apply: ow.ly/XMZn50YuPS0
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Emma Amador @emmaamador.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Looking forward to this dialogue about my book at Yale University next Wednesday with Dr. Ana Ramos-Zayas! 🌸
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Emma Amador @emmaamador.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Please join us tomorrow for a virtual event celebrating Women’s History month with @centropr.bsky.social! Prof. Vanessa Perez Rosario and I wI’ll be discussing our recently published books.
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Emma Amador @emmaamador.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
🌸 Happy International Women’s Day! Thrilled to see my book— The Politics of Care Work — on this list. 🌸
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Catch a DUP author near you: this spring @emmaamador.bsky.social @wolffdr.bsky.social @naylandblake.bsky.social @esraakcan.bsky.social @beliso-dejesus.bsky.social and many more are giving book talks free and open to the public. See the full lineup of March author events on our blog: buff.ly/1hPFt1c
Covers of P FKN R, Ice Geographies, Unfurl, Occupied Refuge, Black Disability Politics, The Politics of Care Work, Puto, Ocean, as Much as Rain, The Sound of Feathers, Body Problems, My Studio Is a Dungeon Is the Studio, Tension, Architecture and the Right to Heal, Gay Print Culture, and These Survivals, arranged in a 5x5x5 grid.
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Emma Amador @emmaamador.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Very excited to participate in this dialogue at CENTRO with Prof. Pérez-Rosario about our recently published books. I will reflect a bit on my book— The Politics of Care Work: Puerto Rican Women Organizing for Social Justice, Duke UP, 2025. @centropr.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
In "P Fkn R," Vanessa Díaz and Petra Rivera-Rideau offer a portrait of the past and future of Puerto Rican resistance through one of its loudest and proudest voices: Bad Bunny. Read the intro for free on our site! buff.ly/hbSewLN
Cover of P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance by Vanessa Díaz and Petra R. Rivera-Rideau. The title is in large white and yellow letters against a background featuring the Puerto Rican flag colors—red, white, and blue. The subtitle reads is highlighted in a black and yellow box. An illustration of Bad Bunny wearing a yellow outfit and a large straw hat, holding a microphone with yellow lightning bolts emanating from it is in the lower half. The authors' names are displayed at the bottom in red and blue text.
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Congrats to our authors whose books made gift guides and "Best of" lists this year! See them all, including @emmaamador.bsky.social, @vivvychoi.bsky.social, @wolffdr.bsky.social, @arsavium.bsky.social, @bethdrobinson.bsky.social, @gentlemanjane.bsky.social, & @pepepierce.bsky.social: buff.ly/f3UF0sL
Covers of Mavericks of Style, The Aesthetics of Resistance, My Studio Is a Dungeon Is the Studio, Speculative Light, After Caliban, Soldier's Paradise, The Ocean on Fire, and Impossible Things, arranged in a 4x4 grid.
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Emma Amador @emmaamador.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Can’t wait to read!
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Emma Amador @emmaamador.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Excited to see my book— The Politics of Care Work— on this list and grateful for the fantastic index @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social made for the book.
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Check out our Spring 2026 catalog, featuring titles by @reluctantheologian.bsky.social, @nancyhelicopter.bsky.social, @storti.bsky.social, @emilygdoucet.bsky.social, @iansociologo.bsky.social, @kirisanter.bsky.social, and @biidaasamose.bsky.social, among others! buff.ly/eAbC27z
Cover of Duke University Press catalog. The background features the Puerto Rican flag colors—red, white, and blue. "Duke University Press" is written in yellow and white in the blue triangular section and "Spring and Summer 2026" is in the red and white section on the left. Features an illustration of Bad Bunny wearing a yellow outfit and a large straw hat, holding a microphone with yellow lightning bolts emanating from it is in the lower half. The DUP logo is in the lower right.
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Emma Amador @emmaamador.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
TODAY is the last day of the Duke University Press Sale! My book and many others are 50% off with the discount code FALL25. 📚🎉
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Our fall sale ends tomorrow! Shop now and save 50% on all in-stock and pre-order books and journal issues with coupon FALL25. Don't delay! buff.ly/c9nsWVf
Yellow graphic with dark blue text reading Fall Sale. 50% off with code FALL25. Available Books & Journal Issues. Oct 20-Nov 9. Duke University Press logo is in bottom right corner.
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Emma Amador @emmaamador.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Tomorrow!
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15-October 15. Check out our latest titles in Latinx studies including work by @emmaamador.bsky.social, @maiagiladi.bsky.social, @annegarlandmahler.bsky.social, & @arlenedavila.bsky.social. buff.ly/tT3FQJb
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Emma Amador @emmaamador.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Please join us!
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Larry La Fountain @larrylafountain.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Major news! Forthcoming from @dukepress.bsky.social: P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance. New book by Vanessa J. Díaz and Petra Rivera-Rideau! Exciting! Being published by a leading academic press! ¡Felicidades! dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
We're celebrating new #CaribbeanStudies titles virtually for the Caribbean Studies Association conference! Browse highlights of new books and journal issues now on our website. buff.ly/LFwZ3Bn
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Even if you're not joining us at #LASA25, you can save on all books and journal issues with code LASA25! Valid through July 4 when you order on our website or that of our UK partner, MNG. #LatinAmericanStudies buff.ly/589kTp0
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The Center for Puerto Rican Studies @centropr.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
OPEN CALL: 2025-2026 Rooted + Relational Research Fellowship! CENTRO is now accepting applications! This year’s theme, “Boricuas in Relation,” explores Puerto Rican connections across race, culture, & migration. Apply by June 1, 2025, at 11:59 PM ET! Learn more & apply: ow.ly/X4B350VMY7y
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Emma Amador @emmaamador.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
🌟Today is the official publication date of my first book, The Politics of Care Work: Puerto Rican Women Organizing for Social Justice, out with @dukepress.bsky.social . 30% off discount code and link below. The book is dedicated to my wonderful parents, partner, and 4-year-old daughter. 💗
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Emma Amador @emmaamador.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
It’s almost pub day! 🤩 Save 30% on #NewBook "The Politics of Care Work" by @emmaamador.bsky.social , which tells the story of Puerto Rican women’s involvement in political activism for social & economic justice in Puerto Rico and the United States. #WomensStudies #LatinxStudies buff.ly/wOe7TRi
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Emma Amador @emmaamador.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
I am so excited to be counting down to the official publication date for my book “The Politics of Care Work” on 5/20. Check out the 30% off discount via @dukepress.bsky.social
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Intellectual Publics @intellpublics.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Remember to register! Ken Wissoker in conversation with Macarena Gómez-Barris Tues June 3rd at 6:30pm ET via Zoom bit.ly/impossibleti...
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Great to see titles by @reluctantheologian.bsky.social, @emmaamador.bsky.social & Eithne Luibhéid on @msmagazine.com's list of books to look for in May! msmagazine.com/2025/05/02/b...
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May 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
Each month, Ms. provides readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. It’s finally springtime in the Midwest, the grass is turning green and flowers a...
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Check out "The Politics of Care Work" by @emmaamador.bsky.social , one of many great new titles we have out this May! #WomensStudies #History buff.ly/BWX6cDK
Cover of Politics of Care Work: Puerto Rican Women Organizing for Social Justice by Emma Amador. The cover features a photograph of a middle-aged woman speaking on the phone. The photograph has been edited with bright, monochromatic tints: the woman has a pink hue, the background a turquoise one, and the phone has a yellow tint.
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Among our exciting new titles out this May is "The New Kingdom of Granada" by Santiago Muñoz-Arbeláez. #History #LatinAmericanStudies buff.ly/BWX6cDK
Cover of The New Kingdom of Granada: The Making and Unmaking of Spain's Atlantic Empire by Santiago Muñoz-Arbeláez. The cover features patterns from ancient Muisican (pre-Colombian) art, now displayed in the British Museum. The background is a dark red and black pattern featuring geometric shapes, circular motifs, and stylized figures. The title is displayed in large, bold, yellow capital letters, and the author's name appears in smaller white text at the bottom.
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Beth Lew-Williams @bethlewwilliams.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
My next book. Out in September! @harvardpress.bsky.social www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
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John Doe Chinaman — Harvard University Press
A revelatory history of the laws that conditioned the everyday lives of Chinese people in the American West—and of those who negotiated, circumvented, and resisted discrimination.Legal discrimination ...
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Gina Murrell @ginamurrell1.blacksky.app · 01/05/2025
Last night I watched the new #documentary Free for All: The Public Library, streaming on PBS as part of the Independent Lens series. Directed by Lucie Faulknor and Dawn Logsdon, it traces the history the public library in the US and looks at current challenges. www.pbs.org/independentl... #libraries
Graphic for 2025 documentary Free for All: The Public Library, featuring an illustration of an adult holding a child’s hand as they both enter a larger-than-life open book.
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Emma Amador @emmaamador.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
I am so excited to be counting down to the official publication date for my book “The Politics of Care Work” on 5/20. Check out the 30% off discount via @dukepress.bsky.social
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Save 30% on #NewBook "The Politics of Care Work" by @emmaamador.bsky.social , which tells the story of Puerto Rican women’s involvement in political activism for social & economic justice in Puerto Rico and the United States throughout the 20th century. #WomensStudies #LatinxStudies buff.ly/wOe7TRi
Cover of Politics of Care Work: Puerto Rican Women Organizing for Social Justice by Emma Amador. The cover features a photograph of a middle-aged woman speaking on the phone. The photograph has been edited with bright, monochromatic tints: the woman has a pink hue, the background a turquoise one, and the phone has a yellow tint.
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Emma Amador @emmaamador.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
So grateful for the wonderful index @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social created for my book! I could have done it without them. 📚 🎉
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Mónica A. Jiménez @monijimenez.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Congratulations, Emma!! Look what I got! Excited to read. So very happy for you!
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Emma Amador @emmaamador.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
My book is in print! Yay! 🎉 The official publication date is May 20th, but a few copies arrived today from @dukepress.bsky.social. Thanks to everyone that helped me tell these stories! I am posting a link yo the book and a 30% discount code below.
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Emma Amador @emmaamador.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
📚 Today & tomorrow you can preorder my book for 50% off as a part of the flash sale at @dukepress.bsky.social ! Use Coupon Code FLASH25 ⭐️ So excited the book is out in less than a month. 🎉
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Emma Amador @emmaamador.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
✨I am thrilled to share the cover of my book —The Politics of Care Work: Puerto Rican Women Organizing for Social Justice— which will be published by @dukepress.bsky.social on April 25, 2025. (Link below)✨🧵
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