'Raise UP' Is University Press Week Theme

The Association of University Presses (AUPresses) has chosen "Raise UP" as the theme for this year's University Press Week, scheduled to run from next Monday, November 9, through Sunday, November 15. The theme was chosen to emphasize the role university presses play in "elevating authors, subjects and whole disciplines that bring new perspectives, ideas and voices to readers around the globe."

Members of the AUPresses have put together a Raise UP gallery and Raise UP reading lists; selected books from those lists are available on Bookshop.org. The university press community will host online celebrations of this year's theme via a blog tour, and there will be webinar on November 10 concerning antiracism in scholarly publishing. The University of Illinois Press Fall Publishing Symposium will be held virtually on November 12, coinciding with UPWeek 2020. There was also a panel about Raise UP held during this year's virtual Brooklyn Book Festival, which can be viewed here.

The Canadian members of AUPresses, meanwhile, will be hosting a webinar on November 10 called RaiseUP Indigenous Voices in Canada, in which members will present various titles. They've also put together their own booklists to be found on Catalist and BookManager, as well as 49th Shelf.

Niko Pfund, president of Oxford University Press USA and president of AUPresses, said: "University presses are unparalleled in the publishing world when it comes to the use of peer review and rigorous editorial processes to ensure that the books we 'raise up' are among the best in their subject areas. We are proud of our work, and revel in the opportunity to ensure that authors who may be overlooked elsewhere have a platform to share their unique ideas and discoveries."

A list of all UP Week events can be found here.

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