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Emma Amador
@emmaamador.bsky.social
🌳 Historian @ UConn — Book, The Politics of Care Work: Puerto Rican Women Organizing for Social Justice (Duke UP, *May 2025*) 🌿 Research Fellow @ CENTRO (2024-25) 🍃this is my personal account, doesn’t reflect the views of my employers🍃
CENTRO at Hunter College is now accepting applications for the 2026–2027 Research Associate Program. The upcoming research theme, "Black Cuerpas: Race, Body Politics & Culture," invites scholars to examine how race, sex, gender and body politics. Apply now! → https://ow.ly/ZFUW50Zavwj
My new book is out by September. Robin DG Kelley says — "TROOP MOVEMENTS will profoundly change how we think about the 1940s." This week — PennPress has a 40%-off sale! [ Use code PENN-SUMMER26 ] If you may want to do an event, or a book review — do be in touch! www.pennpress.org/978151282990...
Troop Movements – Penn Press
The story of how the mass mobilization for World War II catalyzed the national and international political movements and conflicts of the postwar periodIn th...
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Totally blown away to read a review of book in ILR Review which calls it a "... a complex and nuanced account of the coloniality of power, achieved previsely through its intersectional approach." The deep critical analysis of my book and its engagement with social reproduction theory is fantastic!
ILR Review@ilrreview.bsky.social · 4mo ago🆕Read Lucia Amorosi's #scuolanormale review of @emmaamador.bsky.social @uconn.bsky.social new book @dukepress.bsky.social that spotlights #PuertoRican #women whose #socialwork #activism reshaped struggles for #justice. Vivid #biographies make this #history feel urgent today. doi.org/10.1177/0019...
Take advantage of our #OAH2026 conference discount! Through May 28, save 40% on all books and journal issues in #USHistory or any other discipline when you use code OAH26 at checkout on our website or that of our UK partner, MNG. buff.ly/3XzJYIT
Catch our authors, including @emmaamador.bsky.social, @harrissolomon.bsky.social, and @burrata.bsky.social, at in-person and online events in April! buff.ly/NBTg5sJ
Call for Submissions: “Aquí y allá: Puerto Rican Education across the Archipelago & the Diaspora” This issue seeks scholarship & creative work that examines Puerto Rican educational experiences across the archipelago & the diaspora. Click here to learn more → https://ow.ly/WX5m50YyHJb
Applications open for 2026–2027 CENTRO Rooted & Relational Research Initiative: “Black Cuerpas: Race, Body Politics, & Culture.” Deadline: April 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Apply: https://ow.ly/Vpsp50YuMww
Applications open for 12 Rooted + Relational Micro-Grants ($5,000 each) on "Black Cuerpas: Race, Body Politics & Culture." Deadline: April 30, 2026. Apply: https://ow.ly/XMZn50YuPS0
Looking forward to this dialogue about my book at Yale University next Wednesday with Dr. Ana Ramos-Zayas! 🌸
Please join us tomorrow for a virtual event celebrating Women’s History month with @centropr.bsky.social! Prof. Vanessa Perez Rosario and I wI’ll be discussing our recently published books.
The Center for Puerto Rican Studies @centropr.bsky.social · 6mo agoJulia de Burgos, Yolanda Sánchez, Antonia Pantoja, & other Puerto Rican feminists shaped traditions of community-centered activism tied to national liberation. Join Vanessa Pérez-Rosario & Emma Amador for a panel examining how their work confronted patriarchy & colonialism. https://ow.ly/ttzu50YhQgU
🌸 Happy International Women’s Day! Thrilled to see my book— The Politics of Care Work — on this list. 🌸
Duke University Press@dukepress.bsky.social · 5mo agoFor #InternationalWomensDay & #WomensHistoryMonth, check out books by @reluctantheologian.bsky.social, @amynbooks.bsky.social, @bethdrobinson.bsky.social, @wolffdr.bsky.social, @ahoffmanwrites.bsky.social and many more. buff.ly/t55q12M
Catch a DUP author near you: this spring @emmaamador.bsky.social @wolffdr.bsky.social @naylandblake.bsky.social @esraakcan.bsky.social @beliso-dejesus.bsky.social and many more are giving book talks free and open to the public. See the full lineup of March author events on our blog: buff.ly/1hPFt1c
Very excited to participate in this dialogue at CENTRO with Prof. Pérez-Rosario about our recently published books. I will reflect a bit on my book— The Politics of Care Work: Puerto Rican Women Organizing for Social Justice, Duke UP, 2025. @centropr.bsky.social @dukepress.bsky.social
The Center for Puerto Rican Studies @centropr.bsky.social · 6mo agoJulia de Burgos, Yolanda Sánchez, Antonia Pantoja, & other Puerto Rican feminists shaped traditions of community-centered activism tied to national liberation. Join Vanessa Pérez-Rosario & Emma Amador for a panel examining how their work confronted patriarchy & colonialism. https://ow.ly/ttzu50YhQgU
In "P Fkn R," Vanessa Díaz and Petra Rivera-Rideau offer a portrait of the past and future of Puerto Rican resistance through one of its loudest and proudest voices: Bad Bunny. Read the intro for free on our site! buff.ly/hbSewLN
Congrats to our authors whose books made gift guides and "Best of" lists this year! See them all, including @emmaamador.bsky.social, @vivvychoi.bsky.social, @wolffdr.bsky.social, @arsavium.bsky.social, @bethdrobinson.bsky.social, @gentlemanjane.bsky.social, & @pepepierce.bsky.social: buff.ly/f3UF0sL
Excited to see my book— The Politics of Care Work— on this list and grateful for the fantastic index @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social made for the book.
Ideas on Fire@ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · 8mo agoA great book makes for a versatile, thoughtful gift. 🎁 We’ve got recommendations of books written by interdisciplinary scholars for everyone on your list—from the activist to the film buff and the gamer to the artist. Check out our holiday gift guide: ideasonfire.net/2025-holiday... #IoFAuthors
Check out our Spring 2026 catalog, featuring titles by @reluctantheologian.bsky.social, @nancyhelicopter.bsky.social, @storti.bsky.social, @emilygdoucet.bsky.social, @iansociologo.bsky.social, @kirisanter.bsky.social, and @biidaasamose.bsky.social, among others! buff.ly/eAbC27z
TODAY is the last day of the Duke University Press Sale! My book and many others are 50% off with the discount code FALL25. 📚🎉
The Politics of Care Work: Puerto Rican Women Organizing for Social Justice
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Our fall sale ends tomorrow! Shop now and save 50% on all in-stock and pre-order books and journal issues with coupon FALL25. Don't delay! buff.ly/c9nsWVf
Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15-October 15. Check out our latest titles in Latinx studies including work by @emmaamador.bsky.social, @maiagiladi.bsky.social, @annegarlandmahler.bsky.social, & @arlenedavila.bsky.social. buff.ly/tT3FQJb
Major news! Forthcoming from @dukepress.bsky.social: P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance. New book by Vanessa J. Díaz and Petra Rivera-Rideau! Exciting! Being published by a leading academic press! ¡Felicidades! dukeupress.edu/p-fkn-r
We're celebrating new #CaribbeanStudies titles virtually for the Caribbean Studies Association conference! Browse highlights of new books and journal issues now on our website. buff.ly/LFwZ3Bn
Even if you're not joining us at #LASA25, you can save on all books and journal issues with code LASA25! Valid through July 4 when you order on our website or that of our UK partner, MNG. #LatinAmericanStudies buff.ly/589kTp0
OPEN CALL: 2025-2026 Rooted + Relational Research Fellowship! CENTRO is now accepting applications! This year’s theme, “Boricuas in Relation,” explores Puerto Rican connections across race, culture, & migration. Apply by June 1, 2025, at 11:59 PM ET! Learn more & apply: ow.ly/X4B350VMY7y
