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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Have you visited our stand at ASALH yet? Browse titles including our series gender and Race in American History buff.ly/1GmJRsK #ASALH @asalh-bhm.bsky.social

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We're at #ASALH conference this week. Stop by our stand to meet our editors and browse books and African-American life and history at 50% off and with free shipping too! buff.ly/HBVSExm @asalh-bhm.bsky.social @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🚨 Paperback sale ends tomorrow! If you've been thinking about that book, now is the time to get it and save 40%! Shop paperback sale 👉 buff.ly/S1GL9Fo #BookSky #SkyStorians #UPress

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Boydell & Brewer @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Celebrated each year #PeerReviewWeek shines a light on the crucial process of peer review and the vital work peer reviewers do within scholarly publishing. In this blog we get insights into the process with author & reviewer, Chris Walton. buff.ly/R4XthC0 #ScholarlyPublishing #PRW2026 #BookSky

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Peer Review Week: Q&A with Chris Walton

For Peer Review Week we get insights into the vital peer review process with author and reviewer Chris Walton.

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🎉 Paperback sale now on! 🎉 📖 Save 40% across hundreds of paperback titles 📖 No code required - simply add your next read to the basket 📖 Ends Friday 25 September Shop the paperback sale 👉 buff.ly/aQjjwgY

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Available to pre-order: Harmony and Rhythm of the Universe is interdisciplinary journey through history, science, and art – exploring how harmony and rhythm have shaped our understanding of the cosmos and ourselves. Learn more 👉 buff.ly/SmaQ8Uu #BookSky #Skystorians

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Putting Plastic Surgery on Paper by @slobogin.bsky.social shows the key role that drawings and photographs had in shaping the material, professional, emotional and aesthetic parameters of plastic surgery. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/rduJch4 #openaccess #medicalhistory

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

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The Organization of American Historians @oah.org · 14/08/2026

History belongs in public life. This September 25–27, join us for We Want More History!, a nationwide weekend of history programming celebrating the many ways people connect with the past. Visit ow.ly/F8Fs50ZzQqS to learn more, explore the event map, or get involved. #WeWantMoreHistory

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

What makes a witchcraft accusation against a child feel “true” enough for adults to act on it? Claire P. Ayelotan explores how this question led to the research for her book, Yoruba Pentecostalism and Child Witchcraft Accusations. Read the blog: buff.ly/RcfjyNI #BookSky

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Accused as a Witch: How Children Become Targets—and What Safeguarding Requires

Claire P. Ayelotan explores child witchcraft accusations what makes them feel “true” enough for adults to act on it in this blog post.

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The summer eBook sale continues! Save 50% on all eBooks until this Friday! Discount is automatically applied so all you have to do is find your favourites and checkout 👉 buff.ly/59D1EFN

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Hundreds of years' worth of history in your pocket! Now is the time to add to your digital bookshelf in our 50% off eBook sale! Shop eBooks ➡️ buff.ly/6xD5h2g

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

❓️ Do you know the difference between ePDF and ePUB? Learn about these formats and how to access your eBook after purchase in our eBook guide 👉 buff.ly/nsfrelX

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Your Guide to eBooks

In this eBook guide, we’ll walk you through the differences between ePUB & ePDF formats & the features available to you in the Glassboxx app.

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

NEW: The #Mozart Week of the German Reich by Marie-Hélène Benoit-Otis & Cécile Quesney is a piercing investigation showing how a glittering Mozart music festival in 1941 Vienna became a powerful instrument of Nazi propaganda in both annexed Austria and occupied France. Learn more > buff.ly/5sHcjE3

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🌟 50% off eBook sale is now on! 🌟 Stock up that digital bookshelf with 50% off all eBooks until 7 August. Discount automatically applied, simply find your favourites, add to basket and enjoy! Browse eBooks 👉 buff.ly/6xD5h2g

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

NEW! Daniel Roth, Organist of Saint-Sulpice by Pierre-François Dub-Attenti, Christophe Zerbini and translated by George Baker is a biography of the world-renowned French organist, composer, and teacher, told in his own words through lively, wide-ranging interviews. Learn more 👉 buff.ly/QTMqKgE

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🎶 European #Composers on the American Tour, 1900-1914 by Matthew Frerking Reese explores American concert life and cultural history around 1900 through the lens of four visiting European composers. Pre-order 👉 buff.ly/CrycUS5

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

What does it really mean to decolonize #AfricanStudies? In this thought-provoking post, Toyin Falola explores why African history cannot be understood through colonial archives alone. Read the blog ➡️ buff.ly/IK7hZpA #BookSky

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Publishing this month, Decolonization and the Future of African Studies by Toyin Falola, argues that indigenous methods and knowledge are essential for studying Africa’s diverse peoples and histories. Pre-order ➡️ buff.ly/kYeuwk1 #BookSky #AfricanStudies #NewBook

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Great to see David Herzberg and Joseph M. Gabriel, 2 of the 3 editors of the new book, Dealing with Drugs at the AAHM conference! Learn more about the book in the latest episode of the Humanities in the World podcast 👉 buff.ly/XLYAyAm #HistMed @dhbuffalo.bsky.social @jmgabriel.bsky.social

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Brahms Patriotic and Political by David Brodbeck offers a historical context in which to understand how #Brahms's three most intensely political and nationalistic works interact with questions of German patriotism, liberalism and nationalism. Learn more 👉 buff.ly/aTdFBsF

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

🩺 We're set up and ready to go at the American Association for the History of Medicine conference! View our books, pick up a catalogue, and speak to Christina Wipf Perry, Senior Acquisitions Editor for the University of Rochester Press, about publishing your work. #HistMed #AAHM #MedicalHistory

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

🎙️ In the new podcast episode, David Herzberg, Joseph M. Gabriel & Nils Kessel reflect on the shifting boundaries between medicines & drugs, challenging the idea that these categories are fixed or purely scientific. 🎧 buff.ly/XLYAyAm #BookSky @jmgabriel.bsky.social @nilskessel.bsky.social

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

NEW: Eighteenth-Century Opera and Ballet edited by Vanessa L. Rogers and Janet K Page offers 12 original essays that explore the rich interplay of opera, ballet, and culture in eighteenth-century Europe and beyond. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/Wo9Rwdb #BookSky

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

NEW: Museums, Monuments, and Memory in Poland by Anna Krakus demonstrates how museums, public monuments & private collections in Poland generate competing interpretations of the past-particularly the Holocaust. Offers universal insights into the power of curated memory. Learn more 👉 buff.ly/uDADh47

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

This first in-depth biography looks at Janequin’s revolutionary approach to entertainment music, his pioneer status in the developing #music-printing industry, and his contributions to sacred music in the turmoil that followed the Reformation. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/gTId3Sc

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Coquettes, Wives, and Widows by Marcie Ray, is a revelatory study of how composers and dramatists of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century France criticized and trivialized independent women in their portrayals of them in works of #theater and #opera. Learn more: buff.ly/N5fcrXZ

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

🚨 60% off ends today! 🚨 From Beethoven to battlefields, today is your last chance to save 60% on selected hardbacks! Shop the sale ➡️ buff.ly/Z6WdnjN

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

🔎 Find your next read with 60% off! Selected hardbacks are 60% off in our spring sale. Hurry, ends Tuesday 5 May 2026. Browse the sale 👉 buff.ly/jAxGDt3

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

From Jeffrey Arlo Brown, The Life and Music of Gérard Grisey, shows how the artist’s sensuality and rigor came together to form the musical genre known as spectralism. Save 60% on the hardback until 5 May 2026. 👉 buff.ly/5gbGtwQ

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

📣 60% off selected hardbacks! 📣 From Debussy to Austen, save 60% on selected hardbacks published before May 2025. Shop the sale 👉 buff.ly/jAxGDt3 Ends 5 May 2026.

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

The Musical Identities of Harry Partch, edited by S. Andrew Granade, is an exploration of Partch’s visionary #music, instruments & identities, revealing how his singular sound-world challenges conventions, & continues to redefine the possibilities of musical expression. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/kiXPWcs

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

#OAH2026 Check out our podcast The Humanities in the World. We talk to scholars from around the world about how can history, literature, philosophy, and the arts help us understand—and change—the societies we live in. buff.ly/lOvV73C #Skystorians #Humanities

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Come and see us at #OAH2026! You can find us at booth #600. We're offering 50% off and free shipping on all orders for delegates, and our Senior Acquisitions Editor Christina Wipf Perry is on hand to chat about your book ideas. buff.ly/URWmm7m #Skystorians

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Hungarian “Gypsy-Band” Music in Vienna, 1850-1914 offers a detailed investigation, based on extensive study of press reports and early recordings, of the popular Hungarian bands in Vienna who influenced Brahms and other composers. Learn more > buff.ly/twfuHYm

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

On the Run in Occupied Poland by Grażyna Gross and edited by Irene Kacandes is a child’s-eye account of fleeing Soviet-occupied Vilnius in 1940 bringing wartime and refugee experiences vividly to life. Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/py1NfsX #UniversityPress #BookSky

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 13/04/2026

We need historians because the past is never just the past. Every policy debate, public conversation, and cultural shift is shaped by what came before. Historians help us understand context, trace change over time, and recognize what’s at stake. #TalkAboutHumanities 🗃️

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Beginning with a trip to London in 1980, Jon Ceander Mitchell reflects on his decades-long journey of research, travel, and inspiration shaped by the enduring #music of Gustav #Holst. Read the blog 👉 buff.ly/9hw7rK8 #UofRPress #UniversityPress

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Want to hear about our latest books, blog posts and special offers? Sign up to URP emails from our publishing partner @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social. Sign up ➡️ buff.ly/DYXd8lB #BookSky #UniversityPress #UofRPress

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Learn more about the new titles publishing this month ➡️ buff.ly/FJoi0VY #UniversityPress #NewBooks

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Could there have been 46,000 bands across the United States? 🥁 In this blog post, Bryan Proksch explores the forgotten era of American bands and the cultural impact they had from the Civil War to the early 20th Century. Read the blog 👉 buff.ly/N8nc4cb

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Looking for your next read? Discover our latest and upcoming titles 👉 buff.ly/K28q3ln #UPress #UofRPress

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Yoruba Pentecostalism and Child Witchcraft Accusations by Claire P. Ayelotan is an exploration of Yoruba Pentecostalism’s role in child #witchcraft accusations, examining migration, leadership, and collective responsibility to address faith-based child abuse globally. Learn more: buff.ly/282byg1

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

🎙️ In the inaugural episode of The Humanities in the World, our brand new #podcast, scholars Maya Dodd and Erika Pani explore how the #humanities shape national narratives, public memory, and cultural identity in India and Mexico. Listen here: buff.ly/TVV9pQe #UPress #UofRPress

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Humanities Across the World: A Global Conversation on Identity, Memory, and Renewal

Maya Dodd and Erika Pani are guests on the inaugural episode of the Humanities in the World podcast from the University of Rochester Press.

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

🎶 Holst and the Winds by Jon Ceander Mitchell is a detailed exploration of the works for winds by Gustav Holst, the renowned composer of The Planets, aided by musical analysis and rich historical documentation. Out now in hardback and eBook formats ➡️ buff.ly/QSsoMcQ

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University of Rochester Press @urpress.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Congratulations to our publishing partner @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social for making the shortlist for Independent Publisher of the Year at The British Book Awards for the third consecutive year! 👏 #BritishBookAwards #Nibbies

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