Mark Simpson-Vos

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Editorial Director @ UNC Press
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This glorious visual is for a glorious new book series @uncpress - Black Women’s History - hit up @dawnd for more information!

https://mastodon.social/@uncpress/109484513477783668

Woof. There’s a lot of discussion on here today about class attendance policies, and let me just say that I love nothing more than fanciful theories with no basis in praxis or practicality.

Sharing an opportunity from our friends at the National Historical Publications and Records Commission at the National Archives:

NHPRC-Mellon Planning Grants for Collaborative Digital Editions in African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American History and Ethnic Studies
FY 2024 Grant Announcement (Initial):
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) of the National Archives supports projects that promote access to America's historical records to encourage understanding of our democracy, history, and culture.

The following grant application information is for NHPRC-Mellon Planning Grants for Collaborative Digital Editions in African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American History and Ethnic Studies.

https://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/digitaleditions

NHPRC-Mellon Planning Grants for Collaborative Digital Editions in African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American History and Ethnic Studies

FY 2024 Grant Announcement (Initial): The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) of the National Archives supports projects that promote access to America's historical records to encourage understanding of our democracy, history, and culture. The following grant application information is for NHPRC-Mellon Planning Grants for Collaborative Digital Editions in African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American History and Ethnic Studies.

National Archives
Upcoming in-person event alert: 1/19/23 at 7pm, Politics & Prose Conn Ave., Washington DC hosts Wendell Nii Lareya Adjetay for a discussion of CROSS-BORDER COSMPOLITANS: The Making of a Pan-African North America, in conversation w/Jared A. Ball.
https://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/wendell-nii-laryea-adjetey-cross-border-cosmopolitans-making-of-pan-african-north-americaz
Everyday Folkways in the Mountain State: Emily Hilliard's MAKING OUR FUTURE: Visionary Folklore and Everyday Culture in Appalachia "explores and shares the varied expressive culture of West Virginia . . . " https://southernreviewofbooks.com/2022/12/05/making-our-future-emily-hilliard-review/ via Southern Review of Books
Everyday Folkways in the Mountain State: Emily Hilliard’s “Making Our Future”

Southern Review of Books
December staff meeting underway and talking about Mastodon! No platform is going to be perfect - but can’t ignore the growing presence of community here.
New on UNC Press Presents Podcast via #NewBooksNetwork, Christopher Willoughby discusses MASTERS OF HEALTH: Racial Science and Slavery in U.S. Medical Schools with Claire Clark (stream or listen via #spotifypodcasts #ApplePodcasts #Stitcher)
https://newbooksnetwork.com/category/up-partners/unc-press-podcast
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What is the scholarship equivalent of a novella? I’d like to write and read short books that are both more developed and detailed than an article but shorter than a regular monograph. Are there examples of this kind of thing being regularly published by someone? #AcademicToots #AUPresses #ScholarlyPublishing #UniversityPresses #HigherEd #histodons
Hi! #introduction time: I'm an acquisitions editor in #scholarlypublishing, acquiring in #Ohio regional titles, 19th century American #history (including #CivilWar), #fashion history, #sports history, peace & conflict studies, #Tolkien & Inkling studies, etc. I love being part of #aupresses, dispelling myths abt university press publishing, and getting distracted by people's pets on zoom calls