“McMillan takes us on a dazzling journey through the world of Grace Jones and her circle—Antonio Lopez, Juan Ramos, Pat Cleveland, Stephen Burrows, and many more. Part archive raid, part love letter to insurgent glamour, this book re-centers these style revolutionaries whose sharp elbows and sharper aesthetics reshaped fashion, performance, and art as we know it.”—Tavia Nyong’o, author of Black Apocalypse: Afrofuturism at the End of the World

“Robyn Maynard’s meticulously researched and compelling analysis of state violence challenges prevailing narratives of Canadian multiculturalism and inclusion by examining how structures of racism and ideologies of gender are complexly anchored in global histories of colonization and slavery. This book should be read not only by those who have a specific interest in Canadian histories and social justice movements but by anyone interested in the abolitionist and revolutionary potential of the Black Lives Matters movement more broadly.” - Angela Y. Davis

“Robert Desjarlais has a rich repertoire of method and thought that he uses to produce truly extraordinary insights about how historical moments linger and propel the character of violence into our present. Reconstructing the events and circumstances leading up to the murder of Abdelkader Bennahar, Desjarlais shows how the highly fragmented, competing, and sometimes altogether absent elements of a story alter the meaning of photographic and written records.”—Todd Meyers, author of Gone Gone

“Transatlantic Disbelonging collaborates with artists and writers to create a book that is simultaneously groundbreaking and devastatingly beautiful. An interdisciplinary, multimethod tour de force that thinks through national belonging and diasporic homemaking, the book addresses the need to center queer desires in African visual and literary culture.”—Hershini Bhana Young, author of Falling, Floating, Flickering: Disability and Differential Movement in African Diasporic Performance

"Linton uniquely focuses on the complex nexus of political, environmental, and cultural factors informing local craft practices, which provides a nuanced understanding of the role of local communities in the pursuit of sustainable fashion. What is so very exciting about this book is that Linton offers a subtle critique of approaches to sustainability in the global North without reifying efforts to maintain dyeing practices among communities living in the shadows of the global textile and fashion industry."—Susanne Kuechler, Professor of Art and Anthropology, University College London

“‘When did Peru screw up?,’ famously asked Zavalita in Mario Vargas Llosa’s classic Conversation in the Cathedral (1969). As this volume shows, there are many possible answers to that burning question: economic crises, foreign and internal wars, military dictatorships, and more. Yet, Peruvian peoples showed resilience and hope in the face of adversity. Written by a stellar group of scholars, this book offers invaluable clues to decipher the fascinating but frequently dreadful history of modern Peru.” - Carlos Aguirre, University of Oregon

“Although I was familiar with various of the anecdotes and testimonies, I found Clandestinas impossible to put down. It reads like a novel! Carolee Bengelsdorf’s book is of the utmost importance to those wanting to approach Cuban history from the perspective of the real participation of women insurrectionists and how their contributions have been silenced not only in Cuba but in Latin America as well. Bengelsdorf has crafted an incredibly brave and compelling account of the women in clandestinidad.” - Margarita Mateo Palmer, Cuban critic, essayist, and novelist

Ginetta E. B. Candelario, issue editor

As Meridians celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary, this issue demonstrates the journal’s enduring relevance and influence on transnational feminist knowledge production. Through essays, poetry, and interviews, contributors address urgent questions around race, gender, and justice, presenting innovative ideas and practical insights.

Marcel Elias, issue editor

This special issue of the Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies introduces new postcolonial voices, paradigms, and analytical methods into medieval studies. It aims to enlarge the conceptual and theoretical arsenal used by medievalists to understand cultural contact in the distant past; to invite new ways of thinking about the relations between the medieval and modern; and to advance urgent conversations on premodern race, Mediterranean history, and the global Middle Ages.

“Marx for Cats is an undomesticated and indefinable meow de coeur. You can open this book anywhere---it's a Marxist Choose Your Own Adventure---and come away as unsettled, possessed, and reflective as any transportative encounter with a cat might leave you.” - Jordy Rosenberg, author of Confessions of the Fox

"Christina Sharpe brings everything she has to bear on her consideration of the violation and commodification of Black life and the aesthetic responses to this ongoing state of emergency. Through her curatorial practice, Sharpe marshals the collective intellectual heft and aesthetic inheritance of the African diaspora to show us the world as it appears from her distinctive line of sight. A searing and brilliant work." - Saidiya Hartman, author of Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route

“Black disabled genius is crucial to the work of creating a free present and future. In Black Disability Politics, Sami Schalk does so much absolutely brilliant Black queer disabled femme labor of surfacing buried Black disabled activist histories and organizing lessons. Her book is a Black queer disabled love offering, and reading it made me shout for joy and learn so much. I’m so grateful this book is in the world. Read it and give thanks that we get to share the world with the brilliance of Schalk and the organizers she writes about—then get to work putting into practice the lessons you’ve learned, so we can win.” - Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, author of Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice

“Passionately exploring queer rave culture, Raving is the fantasy and the moment. There are drugs and sex, tangled love affairs, rejection, the highs and lows of the dance floors, and all the messiness that makes up a rave evening. A potent book.” - madison moore, author of Fabulous: The Rise of the Beautiful Eccentric

“From the moment I received Sara Ahmed’s new work, Living a Feminist Life, I couldn’t put it down. It’s such a brilliant, witty, visionary new way to think about feminist theory. Everyone should read this book. It offers amazing new ways of knowing and talking about feminist theory and practice. And, it is also delightful, funny, and as the song says, ‘your love has lifted me higher.’ Ahmed lifts us higher.” - bell hooks

The Federal Sentencing Reporter explores in detail the complex sector of sentencing law, practice, and theory. Each issue is organized around a central topic or theme.

New Political Science, the official journal of the Caucus for a Critical Political Science, serves as a platform for critical scholarship dedicated to advancing the study of political science in the pursuit of a more democratic and egalitarian economic, social, and political system.

Meridians, an interdisciplinary feminist journal, provides a forum for the finest scholarship and creative work by and about women of color in US and international contexts.

Published since its inception in 1935 by Duke University Press, the Duke Mathematical Journal is one of the world's leading mathematical journals.

Founded in 1957, the Illinois Journal of Mathematics (IJM) featured in its inaugural volume the papers of many of the world’s leading mathematicians.

The Kyoto Journal of Mathematics publishes original research papers at the forefront of pure mathematics, including surveys that contribute to advances in pure mathematics.

As we collectively deal with the implications of social distancing, stay-at-home orders, and a global pandemic, questions of care and self-care have become ever more important. These books, issues, and articles investigate different ways that care can bind together individuals and communities where larger institutions or governments fail to intervene. They show how radical care is essential to enduring precarity and to laying the groundwork for new futures.

The Feminist Politics and Women’s Rights reading list includes titles that tackle feminist politics and women’s rights. Topics include reproductive justice, women’s marches, transnational feminism, and more.

With Trump’s second term and the rise of right-wing leaders globally, the 2016 election appears less like an anomaly and more like part of a broader rightward shift. This reading list explores how to make sense of this shift by examining its historical context and significance. As these questions arise in many discussions, we offer a collection of books, journal issues, and articles to help readers navigate this political moment.