Honored that Vibrant Mosaic by John B. Christiansen made Bodleian Libraries' Disabilities Pride Month list — the only UP title featured. A deaf sociologist's look at d/Deaf communities, culture, and leadership in the U.S. #DisabilityPrideMonth www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...

Huge thanks to Razaq Fakir for translating Lucas, Bayley, Hill, & McCaskill's article on segregation, desegregation, and dialect development in Southern Deaf schools into International Sign — bringing this important research to a global Deaf audience.

We are beyond thrilled that DEAF MOBILITY STUDIES is a finalist in the Multimodal category for the 2026 @acls1919.bsky.social OA Book Prize. Congrats to the authors on this well-deserved recognition! Explore the book @manifoldscholar.bsky.social: gallaudetupress.manifoldapp.org/projects/dea...

American Council of Learned Societies@acls1919.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Announcing the 2026 finalists for ACLS Open Access Book Prizes + Arcadia Open Access Publishing Awards! Five books in six categories—anthropology, environmental humanities, history, literary/media studies, multimodal, and political science—advance to the final round of $50k prizes: bit.ly/43rZPDD

Wonderful to see three Manifold-hosted titles — UPLAND GEOGRAPHIES and KERNELS OF RESISTANCE from @uwapress.uw.edu, and DEAF MOBILITY STUDIES from @gallaudetpress.bsky.social — named finalists for the @acls1919.bsky.social Open Access Book Prize! mailchi.mp/43cb873e2165...

Announcing the 2026 finalists for ACLS Open Access Book Prizes + Arcadia Open Access Publishing Awards! Five books in six categories—anthropology, environmental humanities, history, literary/media studies, multimodal, and political science—advance to the final round of $50k prizes: bit.ly/43rZPDD

ACLS Names 2026 Finalists for ACLS Open Access Book Prizes and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Awards

Thirty titles advance to final round for six $50,000 prizes for open access books in the humanities and social sciences

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HEAD-TO-HEAD AND HEART-TO-HEART: CONTEMPORARY DISCOURSE ON DEAF MENTAL HEALTH is now available! Edited by Cathy J. Chovaz, this volume offers a comprehensive examination of the critical mental health and rehabilitative issues faced by diverse deaf populations. gupress.gallaudet.edu/Books/H/Head...

National Deaf History Month is coming to a close, but thanks to this helpful reading guide courtesy of our very own Kristen Harmon, you can learn about Deaf and signing communities all year long. Visit our blog to browse Kristen’s curated list! gupress.gallaudet.edu/Blog/2026/A-... #ReadUP

In celebration of National Deaf History Month and National Poetry Month we're giving away a book bundle that includes CONTROLLING OUR DESTINY and EVERYTHING THAT HURT US BECOMES A GHOST! Enter by April 30 and we'll choose a winner randomly on May 1. Enter here: forms.gle/LMvVq8gUssEo...

Now available! In HIDING THE HOLOCAUST, Irene Leigh explores how a legacy of intergenerational trauma and resilience shaped her own journey as a deaf woman, psychologist, and parent. Visit our website to learn more about the latest vol. in the Deaf Lives series. gupress.gallaudet.edu/Books/H/Hidi...

Join us at 3pm ET on April 23 for Irene Leigh’s presentation on intergenerational trauma inspired by her forthcoming GU Press memoir HIDING THE HOLOCAUST. The event will be on the GU campus on the 1st floor of LLRH6, or join us online by registering here: gallaudet.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#DeafLGBTQWeek Community Love from Traź 💜

Today is National #ASLDay! April 15 marks the opening of the American School for the Deaf in 1817. Celebrate with us by visiting The Gallaudet Children’s Dictionary of ASL online video dictionary, which features more than 1,000 videos of ASL signs & sentences! Scan the QR code or visit: gcdasl.com

Hello, #LSA2026! Stop by our booth in the exhibit hall today through Sunday to browse our discounted books and journal issues and pick up some swag! Have a book project idea? Our acquisitions editor is available all weekend to meet with you. 🤓 See you soon! @lingsocam.bsky.social #ReadUP

Our spring 2026 catalog is now available for you to peruse and share! Scan the QR code or visit the link below to check out our forthcoming and recent releases. #ReadUP #NewBooks gu.live/OMnGE

Now available! THE CRIP LINGUISTICS READER is a wide-ranging and groundbreaking collection that challenges normative ideas about what is considered “good language.” Visit our website for more information on this latest release from GU Press! gupress.gallaudet.edu/Books/T/The-...

SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING FOR THEATRE is now available! This new book is a groundbreaking and comprehensive guide on the art and collaborative practice of sign language interpreting for the theatre written by three veteran performing arts interpreters. gupress.gallaudet.edu/Books/S/Sign...

Happy University Press Week! This year's #UPWeek theme recognizes how university presses and authors #TeamUP with a global network of reviewers, librarians, freelancers, community members, teachers, students, and many others to amplify and elevate knowledge. @aupresses.bsky.social

For University Press Week, we're highlighting the important, collaborative work that Senior Acquisitions Editor @rcolesworthy.bsky.social does to build bridges across the scholarly publishing ecosystem: tinyurl.com/3t7mdnef/ #TeamUP #ReadUP

Thanks for the #UPWeek love, @literaryhub.bsky.social! Many university presses are dedicated to Teaming UP with translators to advance knowledge & understanding. Discover 17 outstanding examples to #ReadUP in “ Reading Around the World” https://bit.ly/43S4pf8 ...

Reading Around the World: 17 Great Books in Translation From University Presses

Want to travel around the world without leaving your house? Just pick up a book that was translated from another language. Whether you are reading a novel originally written in French, a memoir ori…

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Happy University Press Week! Join us in celebrating how authors, university press publishing professionals & so many others #TeamUP to advance knowledge. Explore this @bookshop.org collection of university press books to find your next thought-provoking read: https://bit.ly/4nhTQcc. #ReadUP

Banned Books Week starts TODAY! Show your support for sharing banned books with a This Library Shares Banned Books Sign from our online store: lflib.org/banned-boo...

Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights. Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, and this year's theme reminds us that the right to read belongs to all of us, that censorship has no place in contemporary society, and that we must defend our rights. https://www.ala.org/bbooks.

**SALE EXTENDED!** Deaf Awareness Month is over but we’re going to keep the sale running through Oct 10. Use promo code AWARE45 at checkout to get 45% off all books and ebooks. This is the biggest sale we’ll have for a while so stock up while you can! gupress.gallaudet.edu/Publishers/G... #ReadUP

Anne Pfister will be celebrating the release of her book The Evidence Is Life this Thursday, October 2 at 5:30pm at the University of North Florida Gallery of Art. Be sure to stop by if you’re local to the Jacksonville area! 🙌📚

Today is the last day of the International Week of Deaf People, and the theme is Set the Basis for the Future. Read the SLS special issue on technology and the deaf community, which is #OpenAccess on @projectmuse.bsky.social for a limited time: muse.jhu.edu/pub/18/issue... #IWDP2025 #ReadUP

Today’s #IWDP theme is Recognition of National Sign Languages. Use the link below to read the American Annals of the Deaf article “Sign Language Legislation as a Tool for Sustainability,” which is open access on @projectmuse.bsky.social for the rest of the week! muse.jhu.edu/article/676622

The #DeafAwarenessMonth book sale is almost over! Use promo code AWARE45 to save 45% off all books through September 30! Shop now: gupress.gallaudet.edu/Publishers/G...

Gallaudet University Press@gallaudetpress.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Join us in celebrating #DeafAwarenessMonth! In honor of DAM and our 45th anniversary, all books and ebooks are 45% off in September using promo code AWARE45 at checkout. Visit our website to browse our current and forthcoming titles: gupress.gallaudet.edu #ReadUP #BookSale

Today is the International Day of Sign Languages, and we’re celebrating by featuring a classic issue of Sign Language Studies on language planning and sign language rights, which will be #OpenAccess on @projectmuse.bsky.social through September 28! Read it here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/18/issue...

Today marks the start of the International Week of Deaf People! The #IWDP2025 theme is “No Human Rights Without Sign Language Rights.” Visit the link below to learn more! wfdeaf.org/internationa...

Peer review is essential to our mission of sharing knowledge by and about deaf people and signing communities. For #PRW2025, read the @aupresses.bsky.social peer review handbook, an invaluable guide for anyone working in scholarly publishing. peerreview.up.hcommons.org @peerreviewweek.bsky.social