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Criticism and Cultural History by Sean Guynes

Category: Publish / Perish

Publish / Perish is an ongoing series of thoughts about the academic publishing world, but mostly it’s recommendations from academic publisher’s season catalogs.

Spring 2021 University Press Recommendations

Posted on November 15, 2020December 17, 2024 by sonofsagan in Publish / Perish, Seasonal Book Recs

A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in spring 2021. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.

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Fall 2020 University Press Recommendations

Posted on April 23, 2020December 17, 2024 by sonofsagan in Publish / Perish, Seasonal Book Recs

A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in fall 2020. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.

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Spring 2020 University Press Recommendations

Posted on October 10, 2019December 17, 2024 by sonofsagan in Publish / Perish, Seasonal Book Recs

A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in spring 2020. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.

Fall 2019 University Press Recommendations

Posted on April 26, 2019December 17, 2024 by sonofsagan in Publish / Perish, Seasonal Book Recs

A curated list of recommended books published by university presses and academic publishers in fall 2019. Recommendations tend toward my own interests and books that I think can help make a better world.

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PhD Applications and the Dreaded Statement of Purpose

Posted on October 31, 2015December 3, 2025 by sonofsagan in Publish / Perish

A decade-old guide to how I wrote my statements of purpose for PhD programs, the advice I got, and examples of my statements with paragraph-by-paragraph breakdowns and discussion.

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