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The Color Pynk
Black Femme Art for Survival
University of Texas Press
A celebration of the distinctive and politically defiant art of Black queer, cis-, and transfemmes, from the work of Janelle Monáe and Janet Mock to that of Indya Moore and Kelsey Lu.
Only the Names Have Been Changed
Dragnet, the Police Procedural, and Postwar Culture
University of Texas Press
In the postwar era, the police procedural series Dragnet informed Americans on the workings of the criminal justice system and instructed them in their responsibilities as citizens.
Undocumented Motherhood
Conversations on Love, Trauma, and Border Crossing
University of Texas Press
An intimate portrayal of the hardships faced by an undocumented family navigating the medical and educational systems in the United States.
Oaxaca in Motion
An Ethnography of Internal, Transnational, and Return Migration
University of Texas Press
An expansive survey of the cultural fluctuations experienced by Oaxacan migrants both inside and outside of Mexico.
Maybe We'll Make It
A Memoir
By Margo Price
University of Texas Press
Country music star Margo Price shares the story of her struggle to make it in an industry that preys on its ingenues while trying to move on from devastating personal tragedies.
I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive
On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton
By Lynn Melnick
University of Texas Press
A moving memoir exploring how a poet found support and revival through Dolly Parton’s music and story.
Black Country Music
Listening for Revolutions
University of Texas Press
How Black musicians have changed the country music landscape and brought light to Black creativity and innovation.
The Capitalist and the Critic
J. P. Morgan, Roger Fry, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art
University of Texas Press
A skillful and fascinating retelling of the often testy relationship between J. P. Morgan and Roger Fry, two men who did more to establish the preeminence of the Metropolitan Museum of Art than any collector and curator before or since.
The Educator's Guide to Texas School Law
Tenth Edition
By Jim Walsh and Sarah Orman
University of Texas Press
The standard legal resource for Texas educators.
Choreographing Mexico
Festive Performances and Dancing Histories of a Nation
University of Texas Press
The impact of folkloric dance and performance on Mexican cultural politics and national identity.
T Bone Burnett
A Life in Pursuit
By Lloyd Sachs
University of Texas Press
This first critical appreciation of T Bone Burnett reveals how the proponent of Americana music and producer of artists ranging from Robert Plant and Alison Krauss to B. B. King and Elvis Costello has profoundly influenced American music and culture.
Designing Pan-America
U.S. Architectural Visions for the Western Hemisphere
By Robert Alexander González; Introduction by Robert Rydell
University of Texas Press
Coinciding with the centennial of the Pan American Union (now the Organization of American States), González explores how nineteenth- and twentieth-century U.S. architects and their clients built a visionary Pan-America to promote commerce and cultural exchange between United States and Latin America.
Texas Takes Wing
A Century of Flight in the Lone Star State
University of Texas Press
This book celebrates the aviators, astronauts, airline executives, and other innovators who have made Texas an influential world leader in the aerospace industry over the past century.
Plagues and Pencils
A Year of Pandemic Sketches
By Edward Carey; Foreword by Max Porter
University of Texas Press
A remarkable collection of words and illustrations documenting the first year of the pandemic.
Apostles of Change
Latino Radical Politics, Church Occupations, and the Fight to Save the Barrio
University of Texas Press
Unraveling the intertwined histories of Latino radicalism and religion in urban America, this book examines how Latino activists transformed churches into staging grounds for protest against urban renewal and displacement.
Hope and Hard Truth
A Life in Texas Politics
University of Texas Press
A stirring memoir of liberal politics and personal reflection through years in Texas public service.
Conjured Bodies
Queer Racialization in Contemporary Latinidad
By Laura Grappo
University of Texas Press
This study argues that powerful authorities and institutions exploit the ambiguity of Latinidad in ways that obscure inequalities in the United States.
A Century of Brazilian Documentary Film
From Nationalism to Protest
University of Texas Press
The first comprehensive study of Brazilian documentary filmmaking, offering a sweeping look at more than a century of cinematic journalism, propaganda, and artistry.
The Continuing Storm
Learning from Katrina
By Kai Erikson and Lori Peek
University of Texas Press
This final volume in the award-winning Katrina Bookshelf series reflects upon the lessons of Hurricane Katrina and what they reveal about our society and current cultural climate.
Mario Barradas and Son Jarocho
The Journey of a Mexican Regional Music
University of Texas Press
The regional and transnational impact of the Son Jarocho musical tradition.
Crossing Waters
Undocumented Migration in Hispanophone Caribbean and Latinx Literature & Art
University of Texas Press
An innovative study of the artistic representations of undocumented migration within the Hispanophone Caribbean.
The Essential Isocrates
University of Texas Press
The foundational writings of Isocrates, newly translated and placed in historical context.
Black Panther
University of Texas Press
An exploration of the artistic and political importance of a pioneering film.
The Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection
A History and Catalog
University of Texas Press
A beautifully illustrated exploration of the Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection that combines images of type from the collection with a history of the origin of nineteenth-century wood type designs.
More City than Water
A Houston Flood Atlas
Edited by Lacy M. Johnson and Cheryl Beckett
University of Texas Press
Writers explore a city’s relationship with chronic catastrophic flooding.
From Threatening Guerrillas to Forever Illegals
US Central Americans and the Cultural Politics of Non-Belonging
University of Texas Press
A meticulous survey of US media treatments of Central Americans.
Taking Form, Making Worlds
Cartonera Publishers in Latin America
University of Texas Press
The first comprehensive study of cartonera, a vibrant publishing phenomenon born in Latin America.
Making The Best Years of Our Lives
The Hollywood Classic That Inspired a Nation
By Alison Macor
University of Texas Press
How a Hollywood gem transformed the national discourse on post-traumatic stress disorder.
Last Gangster in Austin
Frank Smith, Ronnie Earle, and the End of a Junkyard Mafia
University of Texas Press
A true-crime showdown that takes readers back to the grittier and weirder Austin of the 1970s.
Amazigh Politics in the Wake of the Arab Spring
University of Texas Press
An account of the Amazigh people who took advantage of the Arab Spring to press political demands.
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