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Why Karen Carpenter Matters
University of Texas Press
An exploration of Karen Carpenter's enduring ability to transcend cultural differences, bridging not only American suburbia and the author's native Philippines but also diverse communities and fan cultures worldwide.
Plant Kin
A Multispecies Ethnography in Indigenous Brazil
University of Texas Press
Using sensory ethnobotany to understand people-plant relationships and gardening practices in the Brazilian Cerrado, this multispecies ethnography presents a non-Western approach to environmental conservation and resilience.
Revenge of the She-Punks
A Feminist Music History from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot
University of Texas Press
The colorful "Punk Professor," new-wave musician, and critic/filmmaker spins a dazzling survey of women in punk, from the genre's inception in 1970s London to the current voices making waves around the globe.
The Open-Ended City
David Dillon on Texas Architecture
By Kathryn Holliday; Introduction by Robert Decherd
University of Texas Press
This collection gathers key writings by the nationally acclaimed architecture critic of the Dallas Morning News, whose perceptive commentary received awards from the Associated Press, the Dallas Press Club, and the Texas Society of Architects.
The Beast Between
Deer in Maya Art and Culture
University of Texas Press
The first book to focus on the multifaceted images of deer and hunting in ancient Maya art, from the award-winning author of To Be Like Gods: Dance in Ancient Maya Civilization.
The Art of Pere Joan
Space, Landscape, and Comics Form
University of Texas Press
A close reading of the innovative, distinctive vision of Pere Joan, who has pushed boundaries in Spain's comics scene for more than four decades and stoked a new understanding of the nature of reading comics.
O'Neil Ford on Architecture
Edited by Kathryn O'Rourke
University of Texas Press
This collection of writings and speeches by Texas’s most renowned architect positions him among the leading midcentury modernist architects, including William Wurster, Louis Kahn, and I. M. Pei, who were his collaborators and intellectual peers.
Violence and Naming
On Mexico and the Promise of Literature
University of Texas Press
A compelling reassertion of the importance of "literature" (that which names) as a determiner for how we engage in and with the world, paying particular attention to violence against women and Amerindians in Mexico's recent and formative history.
The Film Photonovel
A Cultural History of Forgotten Adaptations
By Jan Baetens
University of Texas Press
The first book devoted to the hybrid genre of the film photonovel, applying a comparative textual media framework to a previously overlooked aspect of the history of film and literary adaptation.
Recent Studies Indicate
The Best of Sarah Bird
By Sarah Bird
University of Texas Press
In her first nonfiction collection, the beloved, award-winning Sarah Bird showcases four decades of wise yet riotously entertaining essays and articles on womanhood, Texas, motherhood, and her weird, wondrous journey as a writer.
Handbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 73
Social Sciences
Edited by Katherine D. McCann and Tracy North
University of Texas Press
The 2019 volume of the benchmark bibliography of Latin American Studies.
Sí, Ella Puede!
The Rhetorical Legacy of Dolores Huerta and the United Farm Workers
University of Texas Press
This unique study of the life and legacy of activist Dolores Huerta explores her integral role as a leader and organizer in the fight for farmworkers’ rights from the 1950s to the present.
Animated Personalities
Cartoon Characters and Stardom in American Theatrical Shorts
University of Texas Press
Broadening the field of star studies to include animation, this pioneering book makes the case that iconic cartoon characters, such as Mickey Mouse, are legitimate cinematic stars, just as popular human actors are.
Believing Women in Islam
Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'an
By Asma Barlas
University of Texas Press
Now revised with two new chapters and additional material throughout, this paradigm-shifting book develops a believer’s reading of the Qur’an that demonstrates the radically egalitarian and antipatriarchal nature of its teachings.
Where Texas Meets the Sea
Corpus Christi and Its History
By Alan Lessoff
University of Texas Press
Demonstrating how the growth of a midsized city can illuminate urban development issues across an entire region, this exemplary history of Corpus Christi explores how competing regional and cosmopolitan influences have shaped this thriving port and leisur
Veii
Edited by Jacopo Tabolli and Orlando Cerasuolo
University of Texas Press
With essays by multiple generations of Etruscan scholars, this volume offers the most complete English-language overview of Veii, an ancient Etruscan city that was the ally and rival of Rome for over three hundred years.
Thursday Night Lights
The Story of Black High School Football in Texas
By Michael Hurd
University of Texas Press
Telling an inspiring, largely unknown story, Thursday Night Lights recounts how African American high school football programs produced championship teams and outstanding players during the Jim Crow era.
Nathan Lyons
In Pursuit of Magic
University of Texas Press
A moving retrospective of the revered photographer whose career as a curator, educator, and critic spanned more than half a century—and whose contributions to the craft of photography have left an enduring imprint.
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