Whose Lives Matter?
12/07/2016
Today we have a riveting and topical guest post from Michael W. Flamm, professor of history at Ohio Wesleyan University and author of In the Heat of the Summer: The… READ MORE
Category: Human Rights & Law
Hot Off Penn Press: November’s new books
11/11/2016
Don't miss your chance to stock up on our latest titles, which span from American History to Medieval Studies to Urban Studies. Take a look below! Jump to: Featured Titles… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: Autumnal picks
10/13/2016
As the leaves begin to turn and the air begins to chill, you may find yourself wanting to curl up with a good book. Well, if your tastes lean towards… READ MORE
October Term 2016: The Political Supreme Court
10/03/2016
Today we have a very exciting guest post from Lincoln Caplan, author of American Justice 2016. Lincoln Caplan is a Senior Research Scholar and the Truman Capote Visiting Lecturer in Law… READ MORE
Who Belongs in Our “Nation of Immigrants”?
09/14/2016
Today we have an exciting guest post from Robert L. Fleegler, who teaches history at the University of Mississippi and who is the author of Ellis Island Nation, which was released first in… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: Back to school
09/08/2016
The academic year is just starting back up, and Penn Press has released a range of titles in July and August that will prove enriching for students and scholars of… READ MORE
In the News: Georgetown and Slavery’s Capitalism
09/02/2016
Yesterday, John J. DeGioia, president of Georgetown University, announced several steps that the university plans to take to address and apologize for its historical entanglement with slavery, including the sale of… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: End of summer picks
08/03/2016
Summer's winding down, but it's not quite back-to-school season yet. So if you're still looking to squeeze in a few fascinating reads on Human Rights, American History, Religious Studies, and more,… READ MORE
Hot Off Penn Press: Summer reading
06/15/2016
May and June have seen an array of new Penn Press titles on topics ranging from the history of workplace feminism to Islamic architecture and beyond—just in time for summer!… READ MORE
The Nature of Workplace Rights
06/08/2016
Katherine Turk, author of Equality on Trial: Gender and Rights in the Modern American Workplace, joins us for a guest post today. The first history to foreground Title VII's sex provision,… READ MORE
