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Rolling Stone Magazine and the Bay Area
Mar 23 2026
Author Peter Richardson presents the early history of "Rolling Stone" magazine in 1960s and 70s San Francisco.
Ragtime Romance and its Afterlives
Mar 23 2026
Author Allyson Nadia Field on rediscovering film and the first cinematic depiction of Black romance.
"A People's Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area" authors lead a first-ever, book-based tour
Mar 17 2026
Authors Rachel Brahinsky and Alexander Tarr celebrate the 2026 AAG Annual Meeting leading a first-ever “mini-tour" based on their book, a collective history of resistance and survival in the face of ongoing oppression.
Excerpt from Charlotte Brooks's "The Moys of New York and Shanghai"
Mar 10 2026
An exclusive look at Charlotte Brooks's THE MOYS OF NEW YORK AND SHANGHAI with an intro by the author.
Timothée Chalamet May Not Care about Opera or Ballet . . . but UC Press Does
Mar 10 2026
Recent scholarship from UC Press journals shows why opera and ballet still matter.
The Bride! A Celebration of the Monstrous Feminine
Mar 09 2026
With the release of Maggie Gyllenhaal's "The Bride!" in theaters, author Surekha Davies celebrates the "monstrous feminine."
Thirty Years of “Pacific Historical Review”: New Articles on Gray Wolves, US-Pacific Expansion, Iberian Transpacific Trade
Feb 03 2026
Preview the new Winter 2026 issue of "Pacific Historical Review."
South Asian Colonized Hired Work
Jan 07 2026
Author Titas Chakraborty on the English East India Company's history of using colonized hired work.
An Exclusive Look at "Sails & Shadows" by Patricia Seed
Jan 06 2026
An excerpt from Patricia Seed's "Sails & Shadows"
How Hollywood Dramatized the Berlin Airlift: A Q&A with Joseph Pearson
Dec 20 2025
Both propaganda and entertainment, George Seaton’s film, "The Big Lift," released in 1950, starring Montgomery Clift, saw Hollywood dramatize the struggles of post-war Berlin and the Berlin Airlift.