American Studies Association

Below you’ll find the same kind of information we would make available at our in-person exhibit at the 2024 ASA Annual Meeting: featured books, a conference discount, and a chance to meet with an editor.

From November 14 thru December 17th we are offering a 40% ASA discount  AND free shipping on the titles below. Use code 08AMSA24 at checkout.

Mick Gusinde-Duffy
Executive Editor
[email protected]
@Mickodopolous

Set up an appointment to discuss all things books with Mick.

Work that tests assumptions and explores the intersections of race, class, and gender in interesting ways is always welcome, as is work that takes a (well-grounded) stand. I encourage books that meld empirical research with theoretical insight, and strive to share that evidence and thought in clear, compelling prose. In academic publishing, we often speak of scholarship for the public square. It’s a worthy goal, even when we can’t predict how many readers will show up at that square. I try to help authors prepare themselves and their writing for smart, engaged readers.

Beyond the book, I have a long-standing commitment to digital scholarship and remain deeply engaged in seeking the best ways to truly publish (not post) that scholarship. Most recently that includes helping to bring the Manifold digital publishing platform to the Press.

So, I seek fresh ideas in books and digital scholarship that bring lucid but constructive complexity to our established stories. Books that make me go “hmmm?” That’s what I seek. Surprise me.

Sarah Shermyen
Acquisitions Editor
[email protected]
706-542-3110

Subjects: American literature, creative non-fiction, eco-criticism, gender and sexuality, the Global South, image theory and comics, literary studies, media studies, multi-ethnic literature, narrative theory, poetics, Southern literature and culture

Series: 
Animal Voices, Animal Worlds
Crux: The Georgia Series in Literary Nonfiction
New Southern Studies

I hold a PhD in English from UGA, where I specialized in American literature, narrative and aesthetic theory, and creative nonfiction. I am drawn to projects that highlight underrepresented voices, that recast canonical texts, or really any idea thoroughly considered and passionately argued. Before joining the Press, I worked with The Georgia Review, and wish to continue cultivating strong voices and creative storytelling not only in trade but cross-over scholarly works as well. I’m hoping to find more texts that marry thoughtful research with engaging, deeply human narratives.

I also oversee our literary manuscript competitions, including the Cave Canem Poetry Prize, the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction, the Georgia Poetry Prize, the National Poetry Series, and The Sue William Silverman Prize for Creative Nonfiction. At this time, manuscripts of poetry and short fiction are only considered through these competitions. If you have questions relating to any of these competitions, please direct them my way.

My own work focuses on my home state, Florida, and the intersections of ecology and culture in creating place. Some of my more recent writing, creative and scholarly, can be found in The Georgia Review and Studies in American Humor.

Children, Youth, and War
Environmental History and the American South
Gender and Slavery
Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation
History in the Headlines
The Morehouse College King Collection Series on Civil and Human Rights
Since 1970: Histories of Contemporary America

Books for Fall-Winter 2024

EXAM AND DESK COPY ORDERING

If you have adopted one of our books for course use, and your school’s bookstore has ordered at least ten copies, you are entitled to one free copy of the book for your own use. Use our online order form for desk copies.

TO EXCERPT MATERIALS FOR CLASSROOM USE

Go here, then follow the instructions under the “Permission to Photocopy” heading.

Sale Details and Ordering Information

• Sale ends December 17, 2024.
• Order online or by phone (1-800-848-6224).
• To receive your 40% discount, use the code 08AMSA24 during online checkout (see below for details), or be sure to mention 08AMSA24 if ordering by phone.
• Your discount is taken off of the list price.
• The 40% discount does not combine with any other UGA Press discount offers currently in effect.
• Discount applies to currently available books only.
• Ebooks are excluded from the sale.