Applications are coming in, but I wanted to remind everyone that JPMS is hiring a new Managing Editor to replace me. Application deadline is September 1 and you'll receive the bonus of me training you how to do your job. Reach out if you have any questions!

📖Read our recent issue yet? Andy Kelleher Stuhl reviews "Record Cultures: The Transformation of the U.S. Recording Industry" by Kyle Barnett, revealing how early sound recording influenced American media ecosystems:⏺️doi.org/10.1525/jpms.2… #musicology #musicindustry #recording

In 10.2-3, Pamela Hutchinson discusses film curation strategies for early, silent, and pre-Code cinema, and ways to return women to the center of cinema from the sidebars. Read the essay here: online.ucpress.edu/fmh/article/10… University of California Press

Alexander Hardan reviews Alexandra T. Vazquez's 'The Florida Room,' illustrating how music narrates the untold stories of Florida's history beyond the glitz of Miami's nightlife: doi.org/10.1525/jpms.2… #musicology

_ BYU Historian and Author of AN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA Shawn Miller's DREAM ROAD TO A LAND OF FIRE: THE UNFINISHED HISTORY OF THE PAN-AMERICAN HIGHWAY to Niels Hooper at UC Press, at auction, by Christopher Rogers at Dunow, Carlson & Lerner (world).

Next Sunday, I’ll be in #London discussing #PurgatoryCitizenship & #Defund Housmans Bookshop w/ becka s hudson Really excited for this! If in London or know folks spread the word! Haymarket Books University of California Press Hunter College Hunter Sociology housmans.com/event/an-eveni…

Join Prof. Rebecca A. Sharpless, Author of SHACKLED on Wed 9/11 at 6:00p El Refugio at Stewart Detention Center for an in depth evening discussing her book SHACKLED: 92 Refugees Imprisoned on ICE Air donorbox.org/events/652681

Reminder: proposals for the special issue on Fashion in Media Histories, guest edited by Roberto Filippello and Ilya Parkins, are due September 9! See details here: online.ucpress.edu/DocumentLibrar… University of California Press

Don’t forget: submissions for the SCMS Gender and Feminisms Caucus Graduate Student Writing Prize are due October 1, 2024. The winning essay will be published (subject to revision) in FMH. For more information: online.ucpress.edu/fmh/pages/awar… University of California Press

My biography, Riding Like the Wind: The Life of Sanora Babb was named one of the best books to read this fall Los Angeles Times latimes.com/entertainment-… Thank you University of California Press and Pine State Publicity for all you are doing to spread the word about #sanorababb

The Wannabe Fascists: book launch event at The New School NYC this month! with Mabel Berezin Oz Frankel Carolyn Dean & Andreas Kalyvas...University of California Press New School for Social Research Eugene Lang College

DERIVATIVE MEDIA is out today with University of California Press ! It's the first in-depth book on how Wall Street is harming film, television, and popular music. It's available in print or for free as an ebook. Please share! ucpress.edu/books/derivati… bookshop.org/p/books/deriva… #pubday

🚨 Global Perspectives Welcomes New Editors-in-Chief Hagen Schulz-Forberg and J.P. Singh JP Singh ucpress.edu/blog-posts/glo…

In this week's podcast, courtesy of Biographers International Organization, author Marsha Gordon discusses her new book, BECOMING THE EX-WIFE: THE UNCONVENTIONAL LIFE & FORGOTTEN WRITINGS OF URSULA PARROTT (University of California Press): washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/autho…

Each year, thousands of youth endure harrowing, undocumented migrations across Central America and Mexico in pursuit of a better future in the United States. Dr. Stephanie L. Canizales’ new book, ‘Sin Padres, Ni Papeles,’ sheds light on the firsthand 1/4 bit.ly/canizales-book…

narratives of these young migrants in LA. It reveals how many are met with resource-impoverished relatives, exploitative jobs, and individualistic social norms that leave them isolated and alone, yet they still find the agency and hope to navigate their challenging transition 2/4

Had a great convo about the undercurrents of #unrest on KPFA Radio! If you are interested in the link between #urban #renewal and #uprisings, this #podcast episode is for you! kpfa.org/program/letter…

Thanks to Red Emma's for hosting a fantastic book event last night. It was amazing to be in conversation with Metropolitan Policy Center & School of Public Affairs alum Lawrence Anderson, Lawrence Anderson!