The sweeping silver lines of the aluminum canoes that loom over Speedway in Nancy Rubins’ “Monochrome for Austin.” The paintings of light formed by James Turrell’s “The Color Inside” Skyspace…

Before Director Robert Devens and Editor-in-Chief Dawn Durante even joined The University of Texas Press, each had their sights set on our publishing house.  When UT Press’ biannual catalogs would…

Someday, when you think back to life during 2020, what will you remember? Protests and a protracted presidential election? Masks and overflowing ICUs? Bleach and bread-baking tutorials? History is made…

While working on an essay related to Simone de Beauvoir in the late 2000s, Judith Coffin came across a virtually unexplored archive of letters sent by readers to the famed…

The book’s inscription, in precise, delicate script, is innocuous: “To Amy Lester Garland — A legacy left in his lifetime for her future examination by her affectionate father.” John Bingley…

About 18 miles of intensely organized shelving protects what Don Carleton, executive director of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, calls “the evidence of history.” The center collects and…

A scribbled note on a napkin laid the foundation for a project that brings together students from different disciplines to learn in a hands-on way. Shelly Rodriguez and J.E. Johnson…

The explosive popularity of podcasts means there’s something for everyone, whether you’re a history buff, an amateur detective, a music maven or a political junkie. But with so many choices,…

Soft and worn publisher’s cloth loosely binds the thin, powdery pages full of tightly squeezed columns and tiny text. The fading covers flash an array of colors, from crimson red…

When Antonella Del Fattore-Olson began teaching her first Italian-language class at The University of Texas at Austin in 1984, she was a new Austin resident looking for the sense of…

This month Oscar Cásares, an associate professor in the Department of English and Center for Mexican American Studies, publishes “Where We Come From,” his second novel and third book. Cásares…

The Harry Ransom Center will display the exhibit The Rise of Everyday Design: The Arts and Crafts Movement in Britain and America, from Feb. 9 to July 14. The exhibit showcases…