Press News: UGA Press unveils new logo

To commemorate its long and progressive history of scholarly publishing since 1938, the University of Georgia Press today announces a newly cohesive visual identity. At the center of this rebranding is a new logo designed by art director and designer Erin Kirk New, senior designer Kaelin Chappell Broaddus and marketing designer Jackie Baxter Roberts.

The logo is a balance between timeless and modern. “Our goal was to create a visual identity that links the past with the future,” said New. “The new logo is a circular mark incorporating a lower-case G based on a nineteenth-century slab serif typeface. The interplay of the G with edges of the circle creates negative space that conveys the idea of accessible scholarship with regional as well as global reach.”

The new identity will be consistent across multiple platforms, including print and digital, but also adaptable. “The simplicity of the marks allows it to be easily identified regardless of the size,” said Roberts. “It works well for a variety of formats, whether it is a small icon on your smartphone screen or on the spine of a book or is a large focal point on an exhibit banner.”

“Every successful organization needs a strong visual identity, and ours now matches the integrity and timelessness of the books we publish,” said Lisa Bayer, director of UGA Press. “To my eye our new mark represents the impact of the University of Georgia Press—in publishing the highest quality scholarly content for teaching and research—on the world.” 

Classic Reissues from the UGA Press

As a part of our 75th anniversary, we are reissuing eight classic books originally published by the University of Georgia Press. Last fall, we reissued the first four books: FOLK VISION & VOICES, MISS YOU, FLANNERY O'CONNOR'S GEORGIA, and SHOUT BECAUSE YOU’RE FREE. This spring, we are releasing these remaining four:


GENERATIONS IN BLACK AND WHITE, edited by Rudolph P.Byrd and photographs by Carl Van Vechten, is a portfolio of eighty-three photographs celebrating African American achievement in the twentieth century. The photographs are complemented by a substantial introduction by Byrd, biographical sketches of each subject, and poems by the noted writer Michael S. Harper. The result is a volume of beauty and power, a record of black excellence that will engage and inform new generations.




Originally published in 1993, GREAT AND NOBLE JAR by folklorist Cinda D. Baldwin was the first authoritative study of South Carolina stoneware—from its beginnings in colonial times and its heyday in the 1850s through the post–Civil War period and the first half of the twentieth century. The author examines not only many traditional pottery forms but also the methods by which they were thrown, glazed, decorated, and fired. It is illustrated with nearly two hundred photographs, maps, and drawings and includes an index of South Carolina potters.




First published in 1972, John Linley's ARCHITECTURE OF MIDDLE GEORGIA is a sweeping survey that remains one of the best books on the topic, covering primitive, Gothic, Greek Revival, and Victorian styles, and beyond. John Linley’s descriptions of the diverse structures of the Oconee area are illustrated with more than three hundred photographs and representative floor plans. Fine architecture, as Linley shows, is greatly influenced by climate, geography, the region's natural resources, history, custom, and tradition.




If it is true that the pen is mightier than the sword and that one picture is worth a thousand words, Thomas Nast must certainly rank as one of the most influential personalities in nineteenth-century American history. With more than 150 examples of Nast’s work, THOMAS NAST: POLITICAL CARTOONIST by John Chalmers Vinson recreates the life and pattern of artistic development of the man who made the political cartoon a respected and powerful journalistic form.



We are very excited about these classic reissues as they commemorate 75 years of publishing history and seek to continue UGA Press' legacy of providing quality literature to UGA, the surrounding communities, and the world. For more information about UGA Press, visit our website here.

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Film Festival Teasers

With the 2013 Spotlight on the Arts festival in full swing at the University of Georgia, we are super excited about all the activities going on, especially the First Annual Film Festival sponsored by the University of Georgia Press and Specials Collections Library. Before heading to the showings today through Friday, check out the following reviews and trailers for the films to be shown.

I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang! (1932) will be shown at 7:00 p.m. tonight in the UGA Special Collections Library Auditorium. The review on TVGuide.com said, it is “[o]ne of the toughest movies ever made, an uncompromising and frightening film that lays bare the inhuman conditions of the penal system in post-WWI Georgia.” Check out the full review here.

Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002) will be shown at 7:00 p.m.on Thursday, November 14 in the UGA Special Collections Library Auditorium. “’The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys’ digs into the flaming recesses of the adolescent mind with such acuity, compassion and good humor that it will plummet you back to that painfully awkward age when hoarded tidbits of bogus sexual lore had the weight of magic passwords to the kingdom of heaven,” said The New York Times reporter Stephen Holden in his review of the film. Check out the full review here.

Glory (1989) will be shown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 15 in the UGA Special Collections Library Auditorium. James Berardinelli with Reelviews reviewed the film saying, “Glory is, without question, one of the best movies ever made about the American Civil War...The reason isn't just the way in which Kevin Jarre's script illuminates a frequent oversight of history books, nor is it the fine acting or epic feel that director Edward Zwick achieves on a modest budget - although those elements are part of Glory's effectiveness. Rather, it is the way in which the filmmakers weave an impressively large historical tapestry without ever losing sight of the characters that make up the individual threads. Glory has important things to say, yet it does so without becoming pedantic.” Check out the full review here.

Aren’t you more excited about going to see these films now? We look forward to seeing you there! Also, check out more events for UGA's 2013 Spotlights on the Arts festival here.

Don't forget: the 2013 Dirty Book Sale starts tomorrow!

Make plans to shop our Dirty Book Sale, happening Thursday, November 7 and Friday, November 8 at the University of Georgia Tate Student Center Plaza. Fractured books will be available for a fraction of the price. There will be hundreds of slightly shelf worn, nearly new books in literary studies, history, biography, Civil War, cookery and more, as well as fiction and poetry.

The sale hours are:
Thursday 9:00am-4:30pm
Friday 9:00am-3:00pm

The sale is intended for individual customers only. No dealers, no exceptions. Hoarding, bulk purchases, excessive barcode scanning that blocks tables, and other similar behaviors are not permitted. There will be no tax-exempt sales.

The book sale is part of the UGA Spotlight on the Arts festival and the UGA Press 75th anniversary.

Spotlight on the Arts
The Spotlight on the Arts festival is presented by the UGA Arts Council, of which the University of Georgia Press and Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries are participating units. More than 60 events are scheduled during the nine-day festival in November. For more information, see http://arts.uga.edu/.

Four-day film festival presented by UGA Press and Special Collections Libraries

The University of Georgia Press and UGA Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries will be hosting a four-day film festival Nov. 12-15. The four films being shown are “God’s Little Acre” (1958), “I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang!” (1932), “The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys” (2002), and “Glory” (1989).

UGA Press senior acquisitions editor Walter Biggins will introduce the first three films, and Matthew Hulbert of the UGA History Department will introduce “Glory.” A brief question-and-answer session will follow each film. Admission is free, and all screenings will take place at 7:00 p.m. in the Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries auditorium.

"God's Little Acre" is based on the bestselling and controversial novel by Erskine Caldwell, originally published in 1933 and reprinted by UGA Press. "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang!" is based on Robert E. Burns's autobiography, published in 1932 when he was still running from the law and subsequently reprinted by UGA Press. "The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys" is based on the novel by Chris Fuhrman, originally published by UGA Press. "Glory" is based in part on Robert Gould Shaw's letters, which were later collected as "Blue-Eyed Child of Fortune: The Civil War Letters of Robert Gould Shaw," published by UGA Press.

The film festival is part of the UGA Spotlight on the Arts festival, the UGA Press 75th anniversary, and University Press Week. 

Spotlight on the Arts
The Spotlight on the Arts festival is presented by the UGA Arts Council, of which the University of Georgia Press and Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries are participating units. More than 60 events are scheduled during the nine-day festival in November. For more information, see http://arts.uga.edu/.

UGA Press
Celebrating its 75th anniversary, the UGA Press was founded in 1938 and is the largest book publisher in the state. It has been a member of the Association of American University Presses since 1940. With a full-time staff of 24 publishing professionals, the UGA Press currently publishes 80-85 new books a year and has more than 1,800 titles in print. It has well-established lists in Atlantic World and American history, American literature, African-American studies, Southern studies and environmental studies, as well as a growing presence in the fields of geography, urban studies, international affairs and security studies. For more information, see www.ugapress.org/.

University Press Week
The Association of American University Presses (AAUP) is celebrating the second annual University Press Week from Nov. 10-16, 2013. The focus this year is on the variety of ways that university and academic presses are innovating both in the formats that they publish in and the subject areas in which they find vital research to further excellence in scholarship. The AAUP was formally established in 1937 and currently has 130+ member presses.

Upcoming events on the UGA campus

Mark your calendars now for this year's Spotlight on the Arts festival.

From the Spotlight on the Arts press release:
"The University of Georgia will spotlight its arts programs and venues during a nine-day festival in November that includes concerts, theater and dance performances, art exhibitions, poetry readings, film festivals, discussions on the arts and creativity, and more.

The 2013 Spotlight on the Arts festival, to be held Nov. 7-15, will follow the pattern of the inaugural Spotlight festival that attracted some 15,000 attendees to more than 50 events scheduled over a similar period last year."

More than 60 events are scheduled for this year's festival. All of the events designated as Spotlight on the Arts festival events must be sponsored or co-sponsored by at least one of the UGA Arts Council units. UGA Press is one of the twelve units that make up the Arts Council. Other campus units include the Performing Arts Center, the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, the Lamar Dodd School of Art, the department of dance, the department of theatre and film studies, the Georgia Museum of Art, The Georgia Review, the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, the special collections libraries and the Office of the Provost.

The second full week of the festival also happens to be University Press Week. In its second year, University Press Week is meant to highlight the extraordinary work of university presses and their many contributions to culture, the academy, and an informed society.

The press will help kick-off the Spotlight on the Arts festival with the ever-popular Dirty Book Sale at the Tate Student Plaza. Hundreds of slightly shelf worn, nearly new books at deeply reduced prices in such subjects as literary studies, history, biography, Civil War, and cooking, as well as fiction and poetry will be available for sale.

November 11–15 will include a week-long exhibit of the 2013 Association of American University Presses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show and a four-day film festival featuring movies that either originated as or inspired UGA Press books.

The press will cosponsor with other UGA departments two additional lectures. The UGA College of Environment and Design, UGA Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, and UGA Press will host an event for the new UGA campus guide, THROUGH THE ARCH, on Friday, November 8. On Tuesday, November 12, author of, THIS DELTA, THIS LAND, Mikko Saiku will give a lecture in the Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries. His seminar is cosponsored by the Environmental Ethics Certificate Program, the UGA History Department, the Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries, and UGA Press.

2013 Spotlight on the Arts festival

UGA Press events

Thursday, November 7

Dirty Book Sale

9:00am-4:00pm

Tate Student Center Plaza

Also part of the 75^th anniversary celebration

Friday, November 8

Dirty Book Sale

9:00am-4:00pm

Tate Student Center Plaza

Also part of the 75^th anniversary celebration

Talk and Signing: Larry B. Dendy, THROUGH THE ARCH

4:00-5:30pm

Jackson Street Building, Lecture Hall 125

Co-sponsored with College of Environment and Design, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Saturday, November 9

Georgia Literary Festival

Milledgeville, GA

Sunday, November 10

Georgia Literary Festival

Milledgeville, GA

Monday, November 11

AAUP Book, Jacket, and Journal Show

10:00am-4:00pm

Main Library, Third Floor

Also part of University Press Week

Tuesday, November 12

AAUP Book, Jacket, and Journal Show

10:00am-4:00pm

Main Library, Third Floor

Also part of University Press Week

Guest Lecture: Mikko Saiku

5:00-6:30pm

Special Collections Library, Room 285

Co-sponsored with the EECP, History Department, UGA Libraries

Film Fest: GOD'S LITTLE ACRE (book and movie)

7:00-9:30pm

Special Collections Library, Auditorium

Also part of the 75^th anniversary celebration

Wednesday, November 13

AAUP Book, Jacket, and Journal Show

10:00am-4:00pm

Main Library, Third Floor

Also part of University Press Week

Film Fest: I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A [GEORGIA] CHAIN GANG! (book and movie)

7:00-9:30pm

Special Collections Library, Auditorium

Also part of the 75^th anniversary celebration

Thursday, November 14

AAUP Book, Jacket, and Journal Show

10:00am-4:00pm

Main Library, Third Floor

Also part of University Press Week

Film Fest: THE DANGEROUS LIVES OF ALTAR BOYS (book and movie)

7:00-9:30pm

Special Collections Library, Auditorium

Also part of the 75^th anniversary celebration

Friday, November 15

AAUP Book, Jacket, and Journal Show

10:00am-4:00pm

Main Library, Third Floor

Also part of University Press Week

Film Fest: BLUE-EYED CHILD OF FORTUNE (book)/GLORY (movie)

7:00-9:30pm

Special Collections Library, Auditorium

Also part of the 75^th anniversary celebration

Press News: Open House Recap

On Thursday, April 18, the University of Georgia Press hosted an open house to UGA students, faculty, and staff, as well as members of the Athens community. From 2:00-6:00pm, the Press provided refreshments, hosted guided tours, and answered questions about the Press's history and publishing program. The refreshments included catered appetizers, as well as dishes provided by Press staff. Those dishes were based on recipes found in several UGA Press books, including EAT DRINK DELTA, THE SOUTHERN FOODWAYS ALLIANCE COMMUNITY COOKBOOK, and CRAIG CLAIBORNE'S SOUTHERN COOKING.

Flannery O'Connor Award display

Beverages

Mingling in the lobby

Crispy Cheese Wafers and Pimento Cheese

Kool-Aid Pickles

Praline Macaroons

Guacamole

Savory dishes

Sweet dishes

More food

The Press was founded on July 1, 1938, and the open house was in celebration of the Press's 75th anniversary. Since June of last year, the press is located on the third floor of UGA's main library, just a couple of blocks from downtown Athens.

University of Georgia Press Celebrates Anniversary with Local, Regional, and National Events

The University of Georgia Press marks its 75^th anniversary this year.

During the yearlong celebration, the press will be participating in a variety of events, including the Decatur Book Festival, Georgia Literary Festival, Savannah Book Festival, and the Spotlight on the Arts at UGA festival. The press will also host receptions at the American Association of Geographers conference in Los Angeles, the Organization of American Historians conference in San Francisco, and the Southern Historical Association conference in St. Louis.

A reception at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs will jointly celebrate the 75^th anniversary and the 30^th anniversary of the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction. The press publishes the winning collections each year. A display of all of the Flannery O’Connor Award winners will be available for viewing on the third floor of the main library on April 18.

In addition to the book display, the press will hold an open house the same day. The event is free and open to the public.

Other campus activities include the highly anticipated Dirty Book Sale and a display in the main library’s lobby, which will be available for viewing throughout April. The Dirty Book Sale will be held in the fall and is an opportunity for students, staff, faculty, and members of the community to purchase slightly damaged books at a significantly reduced rate.

More details and other events will be announced as they become finalized.

Press News: University of Georgia Press Celebrates 75 Years of Publishing

The University of Georgia Press celebrates its 75^th anniversary this year. The primary mission of the press has been to support and enhance the University of Georgia’s place as a major research institution by publishing outstanding works of scholarship and literature by scholars and writers throughout the world. The press also has a long history of publishing books about the state and region for general readers. The University of Georgia Press was founded on July 1, 1938 with the publication of Segments of Southern Thought.

“The University of Georgia Press reaches its 75^th year having established an international reputation for excellence in scholarly and regional publishing,” said P. Toby Graham, UGA’s deputy university librarian and director of the Digital Library of Georgia. “We are fortunate to have such a vibrant, creative, and distinguished press at UGA.”

Connelly Creek painting with the book,
PHILIP JURAS: THE SOUTHERN FRONTIER.
Photo credit: Jackie Baxter Roberts

In honor of the anniversary, artist Philip Juras has graciously loaned three of his landscape paintings to the press. The paintings, Connelly Creek, Little Tennessee River Valley, and Fork Mountain Trail, will be exhibited through June in the lobby of the press’s offices in UGA’s main library. The press currently distributes his book, Philip Juras: The SouthernFrontier: Landscapes Inspired by Bartram’s Travels, which was published by the Telfair Museum of Art in 2011. Juras is a native of Augusta, Ga. and received a BFA and a master’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Georgia. He lives in Athens, Ga.

Founded in 1938, the UGA Press is the largest book publisher in the state. It has been a member of the Association of American University Presses since 1940. With a full-time staff of 24 publishing professionals, the press currently publishes 80-85 new books a year and has more than 1,500 titles in print. It has well-established lists in Atlantic World and American history, American literature, African-American studies, southern studies and environmental studies, as well as a growing presence in the fields of food studies, geography, urban studies, international affairs and security studies.

The press is also a founding partner of the New Georgia Encyclopedia, the state’s award-winning, online only, multimedia reference work on the people, places, events, and institutions of Georgia. The NGE is a project of the Georgia Humanities Council and is published in partnership with the University of Georgia Press, the University System of Georgia / GALILEO, and the Office of the Governor.

In 2008 the press received the Governor’s Award in the Humanities “for enriching the life of the humanities through a distinguished record of publications, for serving as an important resource to libraries and other community discussion groups, and for building partnerships that contribute to enlightened communities of readers in Georgia and the nation.”

Press News: UGA Press Hosts Book, Jacket, and Journal Show January 17-18

The Association of American University Presses 2012 Book, Jacket, and Journal Show is coming to Georgia. Since September, the exhibit has traveled across the country, starting with Columbia University Press in New York, NY. The show will end at the University of South Carolina Press in Columbia, SC in May.

As part of the 75^th anniversary of the University of Georgia Press, the press will be displaying all of the 2012 Book, Jacket, and Journal Show winners at UGA’s main library.

“We are pleased to host the AAUP 2012 Book, Jacket, and Journal Show and to share it with the university and community,” said Kaelin Broaddus, design and production manager of UGA Press. “I have only seen the show catalog, so I am eagerly looking forward to holding these books in my hands and turning every page. Perusing the AAUP Book Show leaves me renewed with admiration and inspiration. Despite how sumptuous these books look and feel, many are designed and produced with very tight schedules and budgets. They are often a labor of love, and it shows.”

Each year, a panel selects the best books from a variety of categories, including Scholarly Typographic, Scholarly Illustrated, Trade Typographic, Trade Illustrated, and Jackets & Covers. This year, the committee received 226 books, 300 jacket and cover design entries, and 4 journals from which to judge. The jurors, composed of designing professionals and AAUP members, selected 49 books, 1 journal, and 30 jackets/covers as the best examples of university press design.

UGA Press won Scholarly Typographic for A MESS OF GREENS, Trade Typographic for BEAR DOWN, BEAR NORTH and DRIFTING INTO DARIEN, and Trade Illustrated for INVASIVE PYTHONS IN THE UNITED STATES.

Members of the community, UGA students, staff, and faculty are welcome to stop by the press’s offices on the third floor of the library to peruse the best of university press design. The show will be on display January 17-18 from 12:00-4:00 p.m. both days.

The event is free and open to the public. Individuals or large groups who are unable to come during the show times are welcome to contact Broaddus to schedule an appointment for times during the week of January 14.

Founded in 1938, the UGA Press is the largest book publisher in the state. It has been a member of the Association of American University Presses since 1940. With a full-time staff of 24 publishing professionals, the UGA Press currently publishes 80-85 new books a year and has more than 1,500 titles in print. It has well-established lists in Atlantic World and American history, American literature, African-American studies, southern studies and environmental studies, as well as a growing presence in the fields of geography, urban studies, international affairs and security studies. For more information, see www.ugapress.org/

Calling All UGA Press Alumni and Current Staff!

Next year is the 75th anniversary of the University of Georgia Press. In preparation for our year-long celebration, we want to make sure to connect with all current and past Press employees. If you previously worked at the Press as a full-time employee, part-time employee, or intern, we want to know! Please join one or both of our two new groups on LinkedIn and Facebook.

To find us on LinkedIn, search for "University of Georgia Press" under Groups. (Or, click here.) Once we have received and approved your request to join, stay tuned for opportunities to participate in our 75th anniversary celebrations.

On Facebook, search for "University of Georgia Press" and look for the Group. (We also have a Fan Page and Profile, so be sure to find the Group.) Click "Join Group." After we have approved your request to join, we will post information about the 75th anniversary promotions and events.

Please feel free to post Press memories, stories, and experiences. We look forward to connecting with you!