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photo image of sociologist terrell winder and the cover of his new book
UCSB assistant professor of sociology Terrell Winder's book was released this month by NYU Press

New book documents Black gay men rejecting the burdens of stigma

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Historian Kate McDonald
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Matt Perko
Historian Kate McDonald, August 2023

From rickshaw to railroad, a scholar navigates Japan’s history of transportation
The cover of “Mighty Bad Land” with Mount Luyendyk in the background.
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Bruce Luyendyk
Peak 1070 — near one of the team’s field camps — was renamed Mount Luyendyk in honor of the author’s contribution to our knowledge of Antarctica.

‘Mighty Bad Land’: A tale of danger and discovery in West Antarctica
Rice terraces at sunset in Japan
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Shining a light on the interconnectedness between societies and the natural world
Philosophy professor Thomas Holden
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Matt Perko
Professor Thomas Holden, March 2023

New book offers new interpretation on Thomas Hobbes’ philosophy of religion
Female Professor France Winddance Twine
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Matt Perko
Professor France Winddance Twine, March 2023

New book offers firsthand accounts of inequality in Silicon Valley, centers Black and Latinx women
Jorge Castillo

The Good Word
Chickens walking in front of a building

Mixtec Evangelicals
"Tales from Both Sides of the Brain" book cover

Tales From Both Sides of the Brain
"The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Stage Actors and Acting" book cover

The Play’s the Thing
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