Deep below the ground in Tucson, Arizona, lies an aquifer forever altered by the detritus of a postwar Superfund site. Disabled Ecologies tells the story of this contamination and its ripple effects through the largely Mexican American community living above. Drawing on her own complex relationship
UC Press is proud to publish award-winning authors and books across many disciplines. Below are some of our recent award winners from October 2022. Please join us in celebrating these scholars by sharing the news!Damon B. Akins and William J. Bauer Jr 2022 John C. Ewers Award Wes
In commemoration today's anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, we are sharing Current History's recent virtual issue on disability rights.People with disabilities comprise the world’s largest minority, at roughly 15 percent of the global population. Most people will experie
By Aaron Jackson, author of Worlds of Care: The Emotional Lives of Fathers Caring for Children with DisabilitiesWhy did he die?’ My youngest daughter, Winter, asks.I scoop her onto my knee; three years old and already trying to make meaning of her brother’s death. In the years following his
