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Allison Coffelt
Maps Are Lines We Draw
A Road Trip Through Haiti
Lanternfish Press, 2018

New Books in Arts & Letters New Books in Caribbean Studies New Books in Literature New Books in Peoples & Places New Books Network March 20, 2019 Greg Soden

Allison Coffelt lives and writes in Columbia, Missouri. She works as the director of education and outreach for the annual documentary-based True/False Film Festival, as well as hosting the fantastic True/False Podcast, featuring interviews and commentary with documentary filmmakers, available anywhere you get podcasts. Her writing has appeared in The... Read More

Andrew T. Fede, “Homicide Justified: The Legality of Killing Slaves in the United States and Atlantic World” (U Georgia Press, 2017)

Andrew T. Fede
Homicide Justified
The Legality of Killing Slaves in the United States and Atlantic World
University of Georgia Press, 2017

New Books in African American Studies New Books in American Studies New Books in Caribbean Studies New Books in History New Books in Law New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books Network March 18, 2019 Ian J. Drake

Andrew T. Fede is a lawyer in private practice in northern New Jersey and an adjunct professor of law at Montclair State University. His new book Homicide Justified: The Legality of Killing Slaves in the United States and Atlantic World (University of Georgia Press, 2017) is a comparative account of... Read More

César Brioso, “Last Seasons in Havana: The Castro Revolution and the End of Professional Baseball In Cuba” (U Nebraska Press, 2019)

César Brioso
Last Seasons in Havana
The Castro Revolution and the End of Professional Baseball In Cuba
University of Nebraska Press, 2019

New Books in Caribbean Studies New Books in History New Books in Latin American Studies New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books in Sports New Books Network March 15, 2019 Bob D’Angelo

Today we are joined by César Brioso, author of the book Last Seasons in Havana: The Castro Revolution and the End of Professional Baseball In Cuba (University of Nebraska Press, 2019). Blending the love for baseball fans in Cuba had during the 1950s with the political upheaval that led to... Read More

Bianca Williams, “The Pursuit of Happiness: Black Women, Diasporic Dreams, and the Politics of Emotional Transnationalism” (Duke UP, 2018)

Bianca Williams
The Pursuit of Happiness
Black Women, Diasporic Dreams, and the Politics of Emotional Transnationalism
Duke University Press, 2018

New Books in African American Studies New Books in American Studies New Books in Anthropology New Books in Caribbean Studies New Books in Gender Studies New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books Network February 15, 2019 Dannah Dennis

Analyses of the lives of black women in the United States often focus on narratives of struggle and sorrow, as black women must contend daily with the intersecting oppressions of sexism and racism. However, in her new book The Pursuit of Happiness: Black Women, Diasporic Dreams, and the Politics of... Read More

Daina Ramey Berry and Leslie Harris, “Sexuality and Slavery: Reclaiming Intimate Histories in the Americas” (U Georgia Press, 2018)

Daina Ramey Berry and Leslie Harris, eds.
Sexuality and Slavery
Reclaiming Intimate Histories in the Americas
University of Georgia Press, 2018

New Books in African American Studies New Books in Caribbean Studies New Books in Gender Studies New Books in History New Books in Latin American Studies New Books in Peoples & Places New Books in Politics & Society New Books Network January 24, 2019 Adam McNeil

Scholarly interest in the institution of American slavery is enjoying a kind of resurgence. Researchers are examining heretofore rarely (or never) studied aspects of slavery. One such new frontier is the history of sexuality and slavery. Two scholars at the forefront movement are Drs. Daina Ramey Berry and Leslie Harris.... Read More