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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 5h
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with three free journal articles. Selections from RESOURCES FOR AMERICAN LITERARY STUDY, CALIOPE, and COMEDIA PERFORMANCE will be free to read through 10/15. us17.campaign-archive.com/?e=%5BUNI…
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cmnd.bsky.social @cmnd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What is the relationship between religion, literature, and decolonization? Adriaan van Klinken and @profngong.bsky.social in a conversation about their recent books on Nigerian and Senegalese literature. @psupress.bsky.social contendingmodernities.nd.edu/theorizing-m...
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Literature, Politics, and Theology in Nigeria: David Ngong Interviews Adriaan van Klinken | Contending Modernities
My book seeks to explore how Nigerian literary texts help us to understand Nigerian Christianity—offering creative representations of it, but also critical commentaries on the socio-political impact o...
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A new special issue of HIPERBOREEA, “Collective Subjectivity in Narratives of the Balkans,” is now available. Read HIPERBOREEA 13:1, guest edited by Milan Vukašinović. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/p…
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Read “The State of General Education: Shifting the Focus to Meaning Making and the ‘Writerly’” from the new issue of JOURNAL OF GENERAL EDUCATION (72:1), free for a limited time. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/p…
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Last chance to read PSU Press’ September article selections on the theme of “Social Change.” The articles will be free to read through 9/30. www.psupress.org/journalsreads.html
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Now published! This book offers a new perspective on Correggio’s major works, showing how they articulate the cultural, social, and political dynamics of northern Italy while transforming prevailing notions of image-making. Take 30% off with promo code 036NR. ow.ly/ac5V50YZxWA
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Now published! Ryan T. Ramsey invites us to reflect on Teresa Urrea's politics in relation to her spirituality, foregrounding what Urrea herself took most seriously in life. Take 30% off with promo code 036NR. www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0…
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Congratulations to Emily Neumeier, whose book ARCHITECTURAL REVOLUTION ON THE OTTOMAN FRONTIER was given an Honorable Mention for the 2026 Edmund Keeley Book Prize from the Modern Greek Studies Association!
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Tomorrow! Join John Bidwell, author of THE DECLARATION IN SCRIPT AND PRINT, for a virtual panel on printings of the Declaration of Independence. The event will begin at 6:30pm EDT. ow.ly/Cug750ZqM49
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[Virtual] Panel | Declaration of Independence Printings
with Michael Auslin, John Bidwell, Dan Lipcan, and Ted Widmer
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE NOTES AND COUNTERNOTES includes a special section to mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11. In "9/11: 25 Years Later,", scholars discuss performance events and sites of memory following the attacks. Read the issue on the Scholarly Publishing Collective. ow.ly/K8lz50ZMCfJ
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Now published! ROOTED IN EXCELLENCE tells an improbable Penn State success story: how an idea that failed for nearly a century finally took root and flourished, against all odds. Take 30% off with promo code 036NR. www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0…
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
New in paperback! Take 30% off THE CREATION OF MODERN QUAKER DIVERSITY, 1830–1937 with promo code 036NR. www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0…
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We’re celebrating America 250 with free reads. Today (8/31) is your last chance to check out the August article selections on the theme of “Surprising American Histories.” www.psupress.org/journalsreads.html
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
“...[Charybdis] has been overlooked by modern scholars, and few have examined what makes her monstrous in the first place....” Read “Monstrous Disembodiment and Ontological Uncertainty in Charybdis” in PRETERNATURE through 9/15. ow.ly/Nu5y50ZC4iE
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We're keeping the America 250 celebration going! Explore a collection of unexpected and little-known stories of American people, places, and phenomena. Through 8/31, save 50% with promo code 036USA250. bit.ly/4i0NrD4
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
“Freud preferred to contemplate first ‘the ten most magnificent works (of world literature)’ (245), whereby he started with a single name rather than a specific book: Homer.” Read “Polymetis Freud” in COMPARATIVE LITERATURE STUDIES, free through 9/15. ow.ly/Kp5m50ZC4cN
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
“New York City, Muslims, and the Indian Ocean: Preliminary Findings on the Connection via the Slave Trade” examines the enslaved African population in early New York City, with a focus on those who may have been Muslims. Read in JOURNAL OF AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT through 8/31. ow.ly/eGTK50ZC49B
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with 50% off individual one-year subscriptions to all PSU Press journals! Enter discount code 036USA250 when ordering. Offer expires 12/31/2026. www.psupress.org/journalsreads.html
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Tomorrow! Join QUAKER, WHALER, TRAITOR, SPY! creators Sarah Crabtree and Melissa Philley for a virtual book talk with the New Bedford Whaling Museum. More info can be found on the NBWM website. ow.ly/JRyA50Zn3y5
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Author Book Talk: Text by Sarah Crabtree, Art by Melissa Philley, Quaker, Whaler, Traitor, Spy! The Trials of William Rotch - New Bedford Whaling Museum
In art and text, author Sarah Crabtree and illustrator Melissa Philley focus on the story of NB businessman William Rotch (1734-1828) and demonstrate the power of comics to illuminate the power of the archive, the contingencies of narrative, and the motivations of historical actors.  
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Read “Made in America: Mechanics and the Anxiety of Creation in the Early Republic” from NINETEENTH CENTURY STUDIES for free through 8/31. ow.ly/afVJ50ZC43G
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
“On July 4, 1776, a cadre of ‘hardy pioneers’...gathered under the shade of an elm tree (nicknamed the ‘Tiadaghton Elm’)...and signed a document declaring ‘themselves and the country free and independent of Great Britain.’” Read “Becoming Patriots” in PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY. ow.ly/Ut9K50ZC4mv
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
To date, scholars have not yet acknowledged Wharton’s reworking of Homer’s ODYSSEY. Montgomery argues that Wharton draws on the Odyssey to reinforce her position as an eyewitness to the war in France.  Read the article in EDITH WHARTON REVIEW through 9/15. ow.ly/Qau150ZC416
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
“...the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 had created a new breed of slave catchers.... There could be no clearer symbol of state support for slavery.” Read “Freedom from Heaven” from JOURNAL OF AFRICANA RELIGIONS through 8/31. ow.ly/F49550ZC3Tz
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
“Superstitious Memory: Ghost-Sighting and Nation-Making in Washington Irving's “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” from STUDIES IN THE AMERICAN SHORT STORY is free to read through 8/31 as part of PSU Press’s ongoing America 250 celebration. ow.ly/rEgV50ZC3Rm
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Reading GATSBY in the context of THE ILIAD and THE ODYSSEY reveals a number of thematically significant parallels and contrasts. Read the THE F. SCOTT FITZGERALD REVIEW article for free through 9/15. ow.ly/59N550ZC3P0
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Free reads for fans of THE ODYSSEY! Check out a collection of Odyssey-themed journal articles, free to read until 9/15. www.psupress.org/emailassets/odysse…
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
New in paperback! Take 30% off REINVENTING WORLD WAR II with promo code 036NR. www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0…
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Tomorrow is Ag Lit Day at Ag Progress Days! Join us at 10:30am in the Pasto Agricultural Museum for author talks, book signings, and refreshments.
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We're at Ag Progress Days this week! Find us in the Pasto Agricultural Museum 8/11-13 from 10am-4pm with discounted books. And don't miss Ag Lit Day on Thursday at 10:30am! agsci.psu.edu/apd
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
We're keeping the America 250 celebration going! Explore a collection of unexpected and little-known stories of American people, places, and phenomena. Through 8/31, save 50% with promo code 036USA250. bit.ly/4i0NrD4
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Congratulations to Marjorie Maddox and Jerry Wemple, whose book KEYSTONE POETRY was named the winner of the 2026 American Fiction Awards Anthology Category!
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Now published! INTERSECTIONALITY AS EPISTEMIC RESISTANCE is the first collection of scholarly essays devoted to the work of Patricia Hill Collins, one of the most influential Black feminist thinkers of her generation. Take 30% off with promo code 036NR. ow.ly/aoTY50YZxEI
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
We’re celebrating America 250 with free reads. This week is your last chance to check out Revolution-themed articles from PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY, LIBRARIES, JOURNAL OF MORAVIAN HISTORY, and STUDIES IN AMERICAN HUMOR, free through 7/31. www.psupress.org/journalsreads.html
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
From history and religion to literature and social sciences, you can explore it all with 50% OFF individual one-year subscriptions to all PSU Press journals! Enter discount code 036USA250 when ordering. Offer expires 12/31/26. www.psupress.org/journalsreads.htm
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
"The finished object still bears traces of these encounters, even when the maker’s name and life have disappeared from view." Read more from QUEER MAKING author Karl Whittington's piece on Politics and Rights Review. politicsrights.com/queer-making-mak…
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Queer Making: What Does It Feel Like to Make a Work of Art?
Karl Whittington's Queer Making explores touch, desire, and the embodied labor of medieval sculpture.
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The Oxford Publicity Partnership Ltd (OPP) @oxfordpublicity.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
All @psupress.bsky.social books are available in Europe at Wiley, trade order in UK @oxfordpublicity.bsky.social in rest of Europe & MENA www.durnell.co.uk!
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
In “American Humor and Matters of Empire: A Proposal and Invitation,” Judith Yaross Lee outlines how imperialism can serve as a key concept for the cultural analysis of American humor. Read the article from STUDIES IN AMERICAN HUMOR, free through 7/31. ow.ly/KVqv50ZkP6G
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Free read for America 250: “Patriots and Neighbors: Pennsylvania Moravians in the American Revolution” from JOURNAL OF MORAVIAN HISTORY. This article is free to read through 7/31 as part of PSU Press’ America 250 article collection. www.psupress.org/journalsreads.html
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with 50% off individual one-year subscriptions to all PSU Press journals! Enter discount code 036USA250 when ordering. Offer expires 12/31/26. www.psupress.org/journalsreads.htm
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Free read: “A Great Variety of Books”: The Confiscation and Redistribution of the Libraries of Boston’s Loyalists, 1776 to 1779” from LIBRARIES 8:2. The article is free to read through 7/31. ow.ly/wfxf50ZkP3L
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Free read for America 250: “Property Rights, Citizenship, Corruption, and Inequality: Confiscating Loyalist Estates during the American Revolution" from PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY. The article will be free to read through 7/31. www.psupress.org/journalsreads.html
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Learn about Confederate feminism, tradwives, and aspirational white womanhood in this Q&A. ECUMENICA Editor Hank Willenbrink speaks to Rebecca Jackson about her essay from the November 2025 issue. Read the interview, and read the journal article for free through 7/15. ow.ly/94Tk50ZkP1z
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Q&A: Confederate Feminism, Tradwives, and Aspirational White Womanhood
“In the essay, I show that Confederate nostalgia is not just remembered; it is continually reenacted. And in the present, contemporary Tradwife culture, far-right femininity continues to frame racial...
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
In honor of the United States Semiquincentennial, we asked some of our authors to revisit the Revolutionary era through their scholarship. In this piece, THE DECLARATION IN SCRIPT AND PRINT author John Bidwell discusses America's founding document itself: ow.ly/MF0r50ZkPr2
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with 50% off individual one-year subscriptions to all PSU Press journals! Enter discount code 036USA250 when ordering. Offer expires 12/31/26. www.psupress.org/journalsreads.htm
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
In honor of the United States Semiquincentennial, we asked some of our authors to revisit the Revolutionary era through their scholarship. In this piece, QUAKER, WHALER, TRAITOR, SPY! author Sarah Crabtree discusses the roles of the Rotch brothers during the Revolution: ow.ly/KIyx50ZkPqp
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Read “Revolution: Right or Responsibility? The Mid-Atlantic Discourse on Faith, Duty, and Authority in the Early American Revolution” from PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY for free through 7/31. ow.ly/iOax50ZkOO3
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
In honor of the United States Semiquincentennial, we asked some of our authors to revisit the Revolutionary era through their scholarship. In this piece, PRISONERS OF CONGRESS author Norman E. Donoghue II examines instances of irony in American history: ow.ly/JThJ50ZkPoX
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Q&A on Confederate feminism, tradwives, and white womanhood: ECUMENICA Editor Hank Willenbrink speaks to Rebecca Jackson about her essay from the November 2025 issue of the journal. Check out the interview, and read the journal article for free through 7/15. ow.ly/GALP50ZkON4
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Q&A: Confederate Feminism, Tradwives, and Aspirational White Womanhood
“In the essay, I show that Confederate nostalgia is not just remembered; it is continually reenacted. And in the present, contemporary Tradwife culture, far-right femininity continues to frame racial...
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
In honor of the United States Semiquincentennial, we asked some of our authors to revisit the Revolutionary era through their scholarship. In this piece, ICONOCLASM IN NEW YORK author Wendy Bellion considers the role of art in American history: ow.ly/IHl550ZkPn9
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Penn State University Press @psupress.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
New in paperback! Take 30% off PRISONERS OF CONGRESS with promo code 036NR. www.psupress.org/books/titles...
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