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Proposing Your Audience: Writing the Book Proposal

May 13, 2017May 16, 2017 Dan Berger book proposal, Book publishing, publishing, scholarly publishing

My regular contributions to Black Perspectives concern social movements and the carceral state. This month, at the request of the

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From Dissertation to Book: An Interview with Jill Petty

May 13, 2017May 16, 2017 Keisha N. Blain academic publishing, Book publishing, publishing, scholarly publishing

This month I interviewed Jill Petty about best practices for revising dissertations for publication, book proposals, and the differences between

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The Soul Food Scholar: An Interview with Adrian E. Miller

May 12, 2017May 15, 2017 Keri Leigh Merritt food, presidents

This month I interviewed Adrian E. Miller about his work on soul food, culinary history, and the African American cooks

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Celebrating the Life and Activism of Jackie Robinson

May 9, 2017May 13, 2017 Matthew Teutsch Jackie Robinson, sports

On April 15, 2017, Major League Baseball (MLB) celebrated the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s first MLB game. On that

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Fugitive Science: A New Book on Scientific Racism in America

May 6, 2017May 9, 2017 Ibram X. Kendi black intellectual history, Frederick Douglass, racism, racist ideas

This post is part of my blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

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