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Disseminating knowledge—through the publication of printed books, periodicals, and electronic files—beyond the confines of the University's campus.

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The Weekly Read is "The Borders of Responsibility: Migration Control in the Mediterranean Sea." Read Kiri Olivia Santer's work for free thanks to the Swiss National Science Foundation.

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"Rivers on the Move," edited by Bathsheba Demuth, Mark A. Healey, Giacomo Parrinello, and Laurence C. Smith, explores the tension between ever-moving rivers and economic, social, and political desires for ecological stability. Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/hIKu2VD

Cover of Rivers on the Move: Waterways in Human Life from the Ice Age to the Anthropocene by editors Bathsheba Demuth, Mark A. Healey, Giacomo Parrinello, and Laurence C. Smith. Cover features an aerial, map-like image of a winding blue and white river against a navy background. The river branches off into waterways resembling veins. The title is spaced out across the image in white uppercase and the subtitle is in smaller text at the bottom.

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Save 30% on #NewBook "Personal Demons" by @graceelavery, which offers a new theory of the relation between sex, desire, and personhood.
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Cover of Personal Demons: Possession Narratives of Late Liberalism by Grace Lavery. The cover features a painting of a beige cat-like creature caught in branches against a painted black background. The title is written in a beige highly stylized font that incorporates calligraphy like strokes. The subtitle appears at the bottom of the cover in a beige serif font. Below this is the author’s name in the same stylized font in an orange red.

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"Beyond Inhabitation," by @michelelancione and @XazaarAdjame, challenges conventional housing studies by centering the house as an active force that mediates between the intimate and structural, the ordinary and catastrophic. Read the intro for free: buff.ly/fZdOb48

Cover of Beyond Inhabitation: Housing and Ordinary Desire at the Edge by Michele Lancione and Simone, AbdouMaliq. The background is a white brick wall. A geometric shadow casts over a bed frame-like object that is slightly off-center, with the subtitle inside on the top left. The title is in large black serif text at the bottom. The author's names are printed vertically upper right inside a solid white rectangular box, upper right.

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If you're attending #AARSBL2026 next week, we will be there with you! Browse our latest books and journal issues in #ReligiousStudies at the Ingram Academic Booth in the exhibit hall! buff.ly/OXnplV1

Text reads, "American Academy of Religion-Society for Biblical Literature 2026 Conference Exhibit. Use code AAR26 for 40% off when you order from dukeupress.edu." Background features assorted book and journal covers in religious studies arranged in columns.