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
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