Blog

Welcome to the Amherst College Press blog! Below you'll find articles, interviews, newsletters, and other items related to our titles and authors as well as trends in open access and scholarly communications as a whole.

Open Access Books for a Democratic Future

Titles to read for understanding threats to US democracy

Published December 4th, 2024

What is Virtual Reality Good For?

Brian Beams on the past, present, and future potential of VR

Published October 16th, 2024

New Series Announcement: Urgent Knowledges

Translation series that highlights Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and similarly marginalized intellectual traditions in the geocultural area known as Latin America, including the Caribbean.

Published September 12th, 2024

Starting a More Inclusive Spanish Language Learning Conversation

The authors of Sin fronteras: Inclusive Spanish Grammar Guidebook on embracing diversity in the classroom

Published August 15th, 2024

Winter/Spring 2024 Newsletter

Read the latest from ACP

Published March 26th, 2024

The Arts of Losing

ACP's acquisition editor Hannah Brooks-Motl on acquiring books while developing a preservability mindset

Published March 26th, 2024

Summer 2023 Newsletter: Awards, Reviews, and Intern Updates

Read the latest from ACP

Published May 24th, 2023

Problem or Solution? The Power of Prestige

ACP intern Katie McMaye ('23) dives into publishing's status systems

Published March 7th, 2023

“Imagine a World”

ACP intern Evelyn Chi ('25) on zines as forms of resistance

Published March 7th, 2023

Studies into Darkness: Editors and Artists in Conversation

New interviews with editors and artists explore ACP's first co-published volume with the Vera List Center

Published November 29th, 2022

In Case You Missed It: OA Week 2022

Here’s a look at how ACP celebrated Open Access week, October 24 to October 28

Published November 29th, 2022

Public History at Amherst and Beyond

Watch our moderated roundtable on the radical roots of public history

Published October 21st, 2022

A Conversation with Christina Civantos, author of Jamón and Halal

ACP intern Liz Tran talks with Christina Civantos about the limits of religious tolerance, writing through experience, and authenticity in rural Spain.

Published May 23rd, 2022

In Case You Missed It: Panels, Pictures, and Pizzas

The 2021-22 ACP interns look back on the mezzanine exhibit and internship info session

Published May 19th, 2022

A Conversation with Rob Wittig, author of Netprov

ACP interns Liz Tran ('23) and Priscilla Lee ('25) sit down with ACP author Rob Wittig

Published March 16th, 2022

Syncopation, Citation, and Scholarly Publishing

Priscilla Lee (‘25) on decentering western tradition and how it can lead to greater bibliodiversity

Published March 2nd, 2022

“Not what has been lost, but what remains?”

ACP intern Liz Tran (‘23) explores materiality and accessibility through Marta Werner’s Writing in Time.

Published March 2nd, 2022

New Partnership with the Vera List Center

ACP and the Vera List Center for Art and Politics are thrilled to announce their publishing partnership

Published February 15th, 2022

Center for Humanistic Inquiry Salon: Writing in Time

Watch Marta Werner, author of Writing in Time, in conversation with poet Peter Gizzi, at this very special CHI Salon

Published August 4th, 2021

Scholarly Publishing and Injustice: Centering Indigenous Knowledge for the Sake of Humanity

ACP's Greg Call intern Angel Musyimi ('23) explores epistemic justice and openness as a practice to support, preserve, and sustain Indigenous knowledge for us all

Published July 16th, 2021

Writing in Time: Emily Dickinson Today

Watch author Marta Werner in conversation with Mike Kelly, Head of Archives and Special Collections at Amherst College, and Jane Wald, Executive Director of the Emily Dickinson Museum

Published June 14th, 2021

Emily Dickinson, Dorothy Wordsworth, and the Poetics of Everyday Life

Olive Amdur ('23) on solitude, community, and the dailiness of creativity

Published June 4th, 2021

“Without Bodies There Is No Justice”

ACP interns Angel Musyimi (‘23) and Sydney Ireland (‘23) explore the works of James R. Martel and Carlos Alberto Sánchez

Published February 8th, 2021

New Voices at Amherst College Press

Introducing ACP’s Internship Program and Community Page

Published November 6th, 2020

Games Studies and the Future of ACP

Greg Call summer intern Joy Won on new titles and directions underway at the Press

Published October 14th, 2020

The Mysterious History of Amherst College Press?

Greg Call summer intern Joy Won on the "fascinatingly" sparse historical record of ACP

Published October 14th, 2020

An Introduction to Amherst College Press and Open Access

ACP's Greg Call summer intern, Joy Won ('23), on What Open Access Means to Undergrads

Published October 14th, 2020

Bootleg Beowulf and Pirated Proust

ACP's spring 2020 intern, Jaclyn Chetty ('20), on Why Internet Archive’s Open Library Isn’t All It's Cracked Up To Be

Published October 14th, 2020

Amherst College Press 2020/21 Catalog

Announcing the launch of ACP's 2020/21 catalog!

Published October 12th, 2020

Fall 2020 Newsletter

Updates from Amherst College Press

Published September 23rd, 2020

Spring 2020 Newsletter

Updates from Amherst College Press

Published April 9th, 2020