University of Michigan Press

09/19/2025

As mentioned by The New York Times, the 1910 law applied in Sean Combs' sentencing also featured in the Charlie Chaplin trials. You can learn more in Diane Kiesel's book "When Charlie Met Joan."

Acquitted of more serious charges, Sean Combs was found guilty of violating a law enacted during a panic over “white slavery” that is now a common tool in s*x crimes prosecutions.

09/18/2025

Are you ready for the semester? Author Shiri Noy wrote this piece with advice on setting up a project management system to help get you through this academic year.

Don’t put research on the back burner: A good project management system can help you work consistently throughout the academic year, Shiri Noy writes.

09/17/2025

Our new book "A Student-Friendly Guide to Move from Civil Law to U.S. Common Law" by Nancy Daspit & Kirsten Schaetzel supports students adapting to a different way of practicing and studying law. Learn more at https://myumi.ch/bVX39

09/17/2025

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Check out a few of our titles below that highlight the history, culture, identities, & contributions of Hispanic and Latinx communities around the world. Read about some of these titles here: https://buff.ly/VnJa9kl

09/17/2025

Our newest Poets on Poetry book is "Dispatches from the Land of Erasure: Essays and Conversations" by poet and writer Philip Metres. The book gathers a decade of writing and conversations to discuss the writer's role as a catalyst for justice and a resister of empire. Find it at https://press.umich.edu/Books/D/Dispatches-from-the-Land-of-Erasure

09/16/2025

Trace the forgotten impact of courtesan's in Chinese theater in Peng Xu's "The Courtesan's Memory, Voice, and Late Ming Drama!" Learn more and grab a copy here: https://buff.ly/LIjGeYT

09/12/2025

"Broken Record" by Michael S. Lynch and Anthony J. Madonna is now available! This new title to our Legislative Politics and Policy Making series explores how roll call voting as contributed to political polarization. Read here: https://buff.ly/XOcnIx5

09/11/2025

On September 10, 1991, Seattle rock band Nirvana releases its breakout single, “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” In just a few short months, a group that was a complete nonentity to the mainstream music-buying public would become one of the most important rock bands on earth.

Explore more of the world of underground music w/ University of Michigan Press here: https://bit.ly/fNirvana

09/11/2025

Heading to APSA? Swing by Book 411 to see our latest Political Science titles and meet our editor Madison Allums. Get 40% off all Political Science titles with code UMAPSA25 until Oct. 14! Browse here: https://buff.ly/Lm6ciat

09/10/2025

"The Politics of Beginning" by Alejandro Esguerra is now available! This new edition to our Configurations: Critical Studies of World Politics series explores our understanding of how to translate knowledge into new political projects. Read here: https://buff.ly/YL7dBG2

09/08/2025

"Screening Precarity" by Megha Anwer & Anupama Arora is now available! This Media Studies title frames post-millennial Hindi films as cinema of precarity and explores how marginal identities are shaped, scripted, and screened when neoliberalism and authoritarianism enmesh. Read here: https://buff.ly/7nt56Nj

09/04/2025

Julia H. Fawcett's "Movable Londons" is now available! This title explores how people can shape a city's spaces and how a city can shape its people. Start reading: https://buff.ly/08s67qR