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This AUP Roundup features thought-provoking blog posts on queer history, gender identity, science, and cultural history from university presses. The post Queer Histories and New Perspectives Neda Ravand first appeared on Columbia University Press Blog.

This listicle highlights five Jewish foods that explore the history and traditions behind iconic dishes like gefilte fish and matzo balls. The post Five Jewish Foods and the Stories Behind Them Neda Ravandi first appeared on Columbia University Press Blog

Karima Moyer-Nocchi traces how macaroni and cheese reveals histories of labor, authorship, migration, and Black culinary traditions in the United States. The post Long Live Macaroni and Cheese! How a Dish Became American History Karima Moyer-Nocchi first

This reading list explores how food has shaped the United States through histories of migration, culture, religion, trade, and the people behind every meal. The post How Food Shaped the United States first appeared on Columbia University Press Blog.

Victoria D. Stubbs shares six principles for creating brave therapeutic spaces that foster vulnerability, trust, and meaningful dialogue across differences. The post The Six Pillars for Creating a Brave Space in Therapy Victoria D. Stubbs first appeared o

Justin Leroy discusses how nineteenth-century Black thinkers challenged narrow definitions of freedom and argued that economic justice was essential to emancipation. The post Justin Leroy on The Lowest Freedom first appeared on Columbia University Press B

This reading list explores how religious diversity has shaped communities, politics, and national life throughout the history of the United States. The post Religion and the Making of the United States first appeared on Columbia University Press Blog.

Joshua K. Leon examines why New York City stood at the center of the Civil War crisis and what the turbulent months before the conflict reveal about the nation. The post Joshua K. Leon on Life in New York, in a Nation on the Brink first appeared on Columb

These books highlight figures who transformed how the U.S. understood democracy, art, race, education, business, celebrity, and public life. The post Lives That Shaped the United States first appeared on Columbia University Press Blog.

Mark S. Ferrara discusses how Black workers along the Erie Canal faced discrimination, displacement, and exclusion while shaping New York's economic growth. The post Black Life and Labor Along the Erie Canal Mark S. Ferrara first appeared on Columbia Univ