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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 14h
Congratulations to Penn Press author Elizabeth N. Ellis (THE GREAT POWER OF SMALL NATIONS, 2022: bit.ly/4hWypxO), who has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship!
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Casey Schmitt @csschmitt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I am so happy to see The Predatory Sea among these amazing books written by scholars I respect and admire! 🗃️ @pennpress.bsky.social
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What’s in a pepper pot? @inquirer.com highlights William Woys Weaver’s upcoming PEPPERPOT CITY as they follow Black chefs celebration and exploration of the legacy of Philadelphia’s signature soup. www.inquirer.com/food/craig-l...
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What’s in a pepper pot? Black chefs gather to celebrate, revive, and update Philadelphia’s signature soup.
In a year full of historical reflections for America's 250th anniversary, the time is ripe to consider an iconic Philadelphia soup that has nearly disappeared — and attempt to revive it.
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Looking for a Philly read? @inquirer.com has listed TRAVELS ON THE EDGE by Robert McCracken Peck from our partner press @amphilpress.bsky.social as one of "10 books with deep Philly connections for your fall reading lists." www.inquirer.com/arts/philade...
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10 books with deep Philly connections for your fall reading lists
From short stories to mysteries, or nature hikes and a deep dive into the city's history, we've got you covered.
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Congratulations to @m-r-glass.bsky.social, whose book CRACKED FOUNDATIONS has won the Lewis Mumford Prize, granted by the Society for American City and Regional Planning History... bit.ly/3YdWa9W
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“A great campus is never finished. . . . It is our responsibility to leave an even richer and more resilient landscape for those who come after us.” Read more about Frederick Steiner and Ignacio Bunster-Ossa's richly illustrated PENN'S SYLVANIA in the Daily Pennsylvanian! bit.ly/3VvG9y3
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New book traces Penn’s landscape, trees through the years
The book, titled “Penn’s Sylvania” after the Latin word for woodland, centers around nearly fifty images of campus trees. 
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Some news on our blog: The Middle Ages Series welcomes new co-editors Hussein Fancy and Julie Orlemanski! bit.ly/3TLOvRG
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Penn Press Announces Hussein Fancy and Julie Orlemanski as Co-Editors of The Middle Ages Series - University of Pennsylvania Press
Penn Press is pleased to announce Hussein Fancy, Associate Professor of History at Yale University, and Julie Orlemanski, Associate Professor of English
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today is the LAST DAY to save 50% on select paperbacks with our Back to School Sale! Browse our collection featuring popular course titles alongside new releases—including 25+ new titles not included in last year's sale—and use code PENNSCHOOL26 to receive your discount! bit.ly/4zMN4Tb
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Back to School Sale - University of Pennsylvania Press
Announcing Penn Press’s 2026 Back to School Sale! From September 2 through September 22, customers will receive 50% off select paperbacks when you order right here from pennpress.org! Below, browse......
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Our 2026 Back to School Sale ENDS TOMORROW! Browse our collection of half-off paperbacks and order now with code PENNSCHOOL26 to save! www.pennpress.org/back-to-school-sa…
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Back to School Sale - University of Pennsylvania Press
Announcing Penn Press’s 2026 Back to School Sale! From September 2 through September 22, customers will receive 50% off select paperbacks when you order right here from pennpress.org! Below, browse......
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Our 2026 Back to School Sale ends Tuesday! Browse our collection of paperbacks available for 50% off and use code PENNSCHOOL26 to save! www.pennpress.org/back-to-school-sa…
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Back to School Sale - University of Pennsylvania Press
Announcing Penn Press’s 2026 Back to School Sale! From September 2 through September 22, customers will receive 50% off select paperbacks when you order right here from pennpress.org! Below, browse......
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Our 2026 Back to School Sale ends Tuesday! Browse our collection of paperbacks available for 50% off and use code PENNSCHOOL26 to save! www.pennpress.org/back-to-school-sa…
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Back to School Sale - University of Pennsylvania Press
Announcing Penn Press’s 2026 Back to School Sale! From September 2 through September 22, customers will receive 50% off select paperbacks when you order right here from pennpress.org! Below, browse......
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Join us in thanking our peer reviewers and celebrating #PeerReviewWeek! On our blog, our book and journal editors reflect on how peer review is the lifeblood of scholarly publishing bit.ly/4j20eFU
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Peer Review: The Lifeblood of Scholarly Publishing  - University of Pennsylvania Press
September 14 to 18 is Peer Review Week and the team at Penn Press wishes to thank the many scholars who serve as peer reviewers for our books and
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Happy #PeerReviewWeek! Let's celebrate the valuable work of peer review, an often unrecognized task that ensures that the work we publish is accurate, reliable, and merits becoming part of the durable scholarly record. Thank you, peer reviewers!
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
ICYMI: Join us in celebrating #PeerReviewWeek and check out our blog to learn how peer review "ensures that scholarly rigor is maintained, and that arguments are strengthened and refined so that new work meets the highest standards possible"! bit.ly/4j20eFU
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Peer Review: The Lifeblood of Scholarly Publishing  - University of Pennsylvania Press
September 14 to 18 is Peer Review Week and the team at Penn Press wishes to thank the many scholars who serve as peer reviewers for our books and
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It's #PeerReviewWeek! To learn more about the importance of peer review to Penn Press and to the entire world of scholarly publishing, head to our blog! bit.ly/4j20eFU
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Peer Review: The Lifeblood of Scholarly Publishing  - University of Pennsylvania Press
September 14 to 18 is Peer Review Week and the team at Penn Press wishes to thank the many scholars who serve as peer reviewers for our books and
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
As we celebrate #PeerReviewWeek, we want to take a moment to thank the peer reviewers who make our publications possible. Ensuring that our books and journals maintain high standards of scholarship, peer reviewers are essential to the production of new academic works. We couldn't do it without them!
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Our Back to School Sale features more than 250 paperbacks, from popular course titles to new releases, available for 50% off—including 25+ new titles not included in last year's sale! Browse the collection and use code PENNSCHOOL26 to save until 9/22. www.pennpress.org/back-to-school-sa…
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Back to School Sale - University of Pennsylvania Press
Announcing Penn Press’s 2026 Back to School Sale! From September 2 through September 22, customers will receive 50% off select paperbacks when you order right here from pennpress.org! Below, browse......
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Mike Glass @m-r-glass.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I'm honored to receive these awards from SACRPH, an organization that has done so much to support myself, @brentcebul.bsky.social, and other young urban scholars. 🎉🥳🍾🥂 Looking forward to celebrating with folks in Cincy!! @pennpress.bsky.social sacrph.org/awards/past2...
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
BOUNDARIES OF BELONGING shows "how fluid identities and communities could be in this period and how rights to personhood, property, and profit could fluctuate based on numerous factors." Learn more (including how you can save 75% on this book!) in Tracy Kellmer's new blog post bit.ly/4AdB39K
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Author Fuad Musallam recently joined AnthroPod, the podcast of the @culanth.bsky.social, to explore how disappointment functions in today's world as well as to discuss his book A BREAK IN THE FUTURE. Listen now! bit.ly/4r2GNia
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What Disappointment Does
Disappointment emerges in today’s world in a variety of spaces and social registers. But what does it feel like, how do we know it… what does it ...
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Zachary M. Bennett's "slim, engaging book" CONTESTED CURRENTS "effectively argues that New England’s waterways dictated its development—and in doing so, shaped American history." And it's one of the best nonfiction books of this fall, according to Bloomberg! bloom.bg/4A3EGip
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Your Guide to This Fall’s Most Anticipated Nonfiction Books
A handy primer for the best and most searching history, biography and current events you’ll read this season.
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Don't forget to check out our Back to School Sale, which offers 50% off over 250 paperbacks, featuring longtime course favorites alongside recent highlights (including 25+ new editions added since last year's sale)! Browse the collection and use code PENNSCHOOL26 to save bit.ly/4zMN4Tb
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Back to School Sale - University of Pennsylvania Press
Announcing Penn Press’s 2026 Back to School Sale! From September 2 through September 22, customers will receive 50% off select paperbacks when you order right here from pennpress.org! Below, browse......
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Congratulations to our Penn Press finalists for the Frederick Douglass Book Prize from the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, Frederick Douglass Portrait and Abolition: Kim F. Hall's THE SWEET TASTE OF EMPIRE and Casey Schmitt's THE PREDATORY SEA! bit.ly/46idC1c
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Yale Announces 2026 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Finalists
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"Environmentalists, designers, architects and historians offer their thoughts on the University of Pennsylvania campus and its famous buildings" in PENN'S SYLVANIA, out now from Penn Press. Read more in @phillyvoice.com's rundown of 8 great fall books from Philly authors! bit.ly/4dqdTD0
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In need of a fall read? These 8 new books from Philly authors explore everything from witchcraft to Penn's history
Rachel Pastan has a novel about a theater director who struggles to maintain her deceased mother's home and Lizzie Buehler has a story about a woman who becomes fixated on her boyfriend's ex.
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Happy Labor Day! WORK, CAPITALISM, AND DEMOCRACY, edited by Elizabeth Tandy Shermer, explores the meaning of work, capitalism, and democracy in the past to shed light on the same conflicts today—one of many great Penn Press titles grappling with the history of labor in America bit.ly/4r4YTjW
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Work, Capitalism, and Democracy – Penn Press
A collection of essays exploring the meaning of work, capitalism, and democracy in the past to shed light on the same conflicts todayChanges to the meaning a...
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"As detailed in Penn’s Sylvania, the path to the present idyll was long and frequently unshaded." Learn more about Frederick Steiner and Ignacio Bunster-Ossa's new history of Penn's beloved campus landscape (out this week!) in this review from the Pennsylvania Gazette bit.ly/4gEoScQ
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Planting Penn
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The Well-read Naturalist @wellreadnaturalist.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
@pennpress.bsky.social is holding a book sale covering a wide range of their publications; books such as "The Marvels of the World; An Anthology of Nature Writing Before 1700," for example. #Booksky
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Our 2026 Back to School Sale is here! Through Sept. 22, save 50% on our collection of over 250 paperbacks, featuring longtime course favorites alongside recent highlights (including 25+ new editions added since last year's sale)! Use code PENNSCHOOL26 to receive your discount bit.ly/4zMN4Tb
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Back to School Sale - University of Pennsylvania Press
Announcing Penn Press’s 2026 Back to School Sale! From September 2 through September 22, customers will receive 50% off select paperbacks when you order right here from pennpress.org! Below, browse......
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Congratulations to author Alec Zuercher Reichardt, whose book ROADS TO POWER, ROADS TO CRISIS has won the Professional Prize for Scholarship in Postal History from the Smithsonian National Postal Museum! bit.ly/4xAGcHa
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
ICYMI: Penn Today recently spotlighted PENN'S SYLVANIA, a new book that "blends history, design, and environmental insight, inviting readers to see Penn’s campus—and campuses everywhere—in a new light." bit.ly/4xXzwCE
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Designing for discovery: The landscape of Penn’s campus | Penn Today
A new book blends history, design, and environmental insight, inviting readers to see Penn’s campus—and campuses everywhere—in a new light.
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Don't miss the book launch event for PENN'S SYLVANIA, edited by Frederick Steiner and Ignacio Bunster-Ossa, which tells the story of Penn's landscape through the designers and historians charged with its care. Join us on Thurs 9/10 at 6:30 p.m. ET for a discussion & reception bit.ly/45VXvGB
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"Penn's Sylvania" Book Launch
In celebration of the publication of Penn’s Sylvania: The Campus as Landscape, The McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecology welcomes the book's co-editors and two of its contributors for an exclusive pr...
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Do you want to receive new book announcements, get subscriber discounts, and be the first to learn about special sales on our website? Sign up for Penn Press emails today! www.pennpress.org/subscribe/
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Congratulations to author Ingrid Nelson, whose book MEDIEVAL MEDIA has won the 2026 Best Monograph on Chaucer Prize from the New Chaucer Society! bit.ly/3SEbYDQ
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Don't miss the @amphilpress.bsky.social Midsummer Sale! 50% off select titles from now through September 15 with code APS-SUMMER26 at checkout bit.ly/4pXEtJ1
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APS Press Midsummer Sale! 50% off select APS Press titles! - University of Pennsylvania Press
The perfect match for the long days of summer is a book in hand. From a biography of Alexander the Great to a profile of one of the first collectors... READ MORE
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Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Matthew Ritger, Houses of Correction: Carceral Institutions and Humanist Culture in Early Modern England - @pennpress.bsky.social, May 2026 www.pennpress.org/978151282900... @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social discussion with Jane Degenhardt newbooksnetwork.com/houses-of-co...
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Houses of Correction – Penn Press
The first book-length literary history of some of early modern Europe’s most influential carceral institutions, including England’s BridewellMore than 25...
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Congratulations to author Omer Aijazi, whose book ATMOSPHERIC VIOLENCE has won the Bloomsbury Pakistan Book Prize 2026, granted by Bloomsbury Pakistan! bit.ly/4lALFat
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Fritz Steiner shares his top five trees on Penn's campus in anticipation of his new book PENN'S SYLVANIA: THE CAMPUS AS LANDSCAPE, which traces the evolution of one of the nation’s most distinctive urban campuses, illustrated with photos by co-editor Ignacio F. Bunster-Ossa. bit.ly/3SzU8Sr
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My Top Five: Fritz Steiner
My Top Five asks a Weitzman faculty member to curate a list of five cultural artifacts—in any medium, from any time period—to give insight into the latest thinking about visual culture and the built e...
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
"My book explores Rome's 'meat moment' and, after establishing numbers, turns to explain why and how so much meat was brought to Rome." Don't miss Bradford A. Bouley discussing his new book THE BARBERINI BUTCHERS in a new piece for ROROTOKO! bit.ly/4gfOLQ9
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The new issue of the @jds-disasters.bsky.social is here! Browse the latest research articles, a special section on disasters in Soviet historiography, book reviews, and more—all available open access via @projectmuse.bsky.social! bit.ly/4xGhwNa
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Don't miss @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social discussing her book BLACK EXCELLENCE, which offers a provocative new history of modern black liberalism, on the @whomakescents.bsky.social podcast! Listen now: bit.ly/4z9cXw5
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Who Makes Cents? @whomakescents.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
How did Black liberals like Maynard Jackson and Andrew Young help remake modern liberalism? What does Black excellence have to do with policing? Learn the answers and more in this month’s episode ft. @danielle-wiggins.bsky.social 🎙️ @pennpress.bsky.social traffic.libsyn.com/whomakescent...
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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Journal of the History of Ideas Vol. 87, No. 3 (2026) muse.jhu.edu/issue/57335 @pennpress.bsky.social @projectmuse.bsky.social @jhideas.bsky.social @iainmcdaniel.bsky.social @pkuligowski.bsky.social @anilkahvecioglu.bsky.social @ilkerayturk.bsky.social
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The Well-read Naturalist @wellreadnaturalist.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
If you've had your eye on a copy of "The Copepodologist's Cabinet A Biographical and Bibliographical History, Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (vol. 240)" this is a fine opportunity to add it to your library. #Booksky #naturalhistory
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Our colleagues at the @amphilpress.bsky.social are having a Midsummer Sale featuring 50% off select titles! Don't miss out—browse the selection and use code APS-SUMMER26 to save today bit.ly/4pXEtJ1
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APS Press Midsummer Sale! 50% off select APS Press titles! - University of Pennsylvania Press
The perfect match for the long days of summer is a book in hand. From biographies of Alexander the Great to one of the first collectors of modernist art; from... READ MORE
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Don't miss this @irishtimes.com op-ed examining questions on civil disobedience and legitimate protest, drawing on William E. Scheuerman's book PROPERTY DISOBEDIENCE AS PROTEST bit.ly/4hJL5Zd
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Joe Humphreys: Enoch Burke vs Apollo House: what makes civil disobedience uncivil?
There is evidence of shifting attitudes on what constitutes legitimate protest
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Scholastica @scholasticahq.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🎊 Scholastica user spotlight: We welcome the International Bulletin of Mission Research to the Scholastica community (now using our peer-review system)! The journal will be published by @pennpress.bsky.social starting in 2027. Learn more: buff.ly/i8TTIms
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Lauren Klein @laurenfklein.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
@sarialtschuler.bsky.social's BEFORE DISABILITY, which looks to the era before disability was pathologized (and racialized) to show how disability once represented the promise of US citizenship, out now with @pennpress.bsky.social: www.pennpress.org/978151282951... 2/
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Before Disability – Penn Press
A literary, legal, and cultural history of disability, race, and citizenship between the Revolution and the Civil WarThe history of disability rights is ofte...
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
LISTEN: Author Matthew Ritger discusses his new book HOUSES OF CORRECTION on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast! bit.ly/4c7QZjb
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Our Fall 2026 catalog is here! Browse our new releases in medieval and early modern studies, Atlantic history, American history, political science, human rights, Jewish studies, and more! bit.ly/4fxGuXm
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