The Living Inca Town presents a rich case study of tourism in Ollantaytambo, a rapidly developing destination in the southern Peruvian Andes and the starting point for many popular treks to Machu Picchu. Karoline Guelke looks at the impact COVID-19 has had on the region.
March 23, 2021
In the second installment of a three-part blog series on semiotics, Marcel Danesi explores the question, “what is meaning?” A word with many connotations, he investigates how meaning is created and how it is communicated.
March 19, 2021
For Global Recycling Day, we share an excerpt from David Miller’s book, Solved: How the World’s Great Cities Are Fixing the Climate Crisis, and look at San Francisco’s efforts to have net-zero emissions by 2050.
March 18, 2021
University of Toronto Press is delighted to announce a brand new book series called Technoscience and Society, with the first books due to publish next year. Series editor Kean Birch discusses what we can expect from the new series.
March 12, 2021
In a new three-part blog series, Marcel Danesi explores what semiotics is all about, why it is so important for gaining insights into our elusive and mysterious human nature, and how semiotics is applied today.
March 10, 2021
Climate change was once understood as solely an environmental issue. Now a growing class of activists claim climate change to be a gender, equity, labour, Indigenous rights, faith, and health issue. Jen Iris Allan, author of The New Climate Activism explores these issues in more detail.
February 10, 2021
As temperatures plummet this week across Canada, we’re sharing an excerpt from Seasonal Sociology, which focuses on the city of Edmonton and their efforts to embrace and celebrate winter.
February 8, 2021
rosalind hampton discusses her book, Black Racialization and Resistance at an Elite University, which provides a historical narrative and critical analysis of higher education centered on the experiences of Black students at McGill University.
January 25, 2021
Here at the University of Toronto Press, we’ve put together three thoughtfully curated gift guides to suit every budget. This week we’re delivering the last of our gift guides, our selection of the “Top Ten Books Under $50.”
December 14, 2020
This week we’re delivering our selection of the “Top Ten Books Under $35.” Feel good this holiday season by supporting university press publishing. Books make the best gifts!
December 10, 2020