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UT Faculty Chronicle Texas Cultural History. Photo by Micheal O'Brien.
Photo by Michael O'Brien.

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UT Faculty Chronicle Texas Cultural History

By Jessica Sinn November 4, 2013 facebook twitter email

Texas Bookshelf is a 16-book series that will be published by University of Texas Press chronicling the state’s rich culture and history. The five-year project is set to launch in 2017 and will cover a diverse range of topics—from the Tejano experience to Texas food culture to performing arts. This is the first project undertaken by a university press to capture the culture and history of a state in such an in-depth way. Participating authors from the College of Liberal Arts include:

Elizabeth Engelhardt, professor and chair, Department of American Studies

Martha Menchaca, professor, Department of Anthropology

Shirley Thompson, associate professor, Departments of African and African Diaspora Studies and American Studies

Bob Abzug, professor, Departments of History and American Studies; director, Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies

Cecilia Ballí, assistant professor, Department of Anthropology

Frank Guridy, associate professor, Departments of History and African and African Diaspora Studies

Greg Curtis, senior lecturer, Humanities Honors Program

Charlotte Canning, professor, College of Fine Arts, Department of Theater and Dance; Department of African and African Diaspora Studies

Karl Hagstrom Miller, associate professor, Departments of History and American Studies; College of Fine Arts, School of Music

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: College of Fine Arts, College of Liberal Arts, Department of African and African Diaspora Studies, Department of American Studies, Department of Anthropology, Department of History, Department of Theater and Dance, Humanities Honors Program, School of Music, Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies, Tejano experience, Texas Bookshelf, University of Texas Press, UT Faculty

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