San Diego State University Press (or SDSU Press) is a
university press
A university press is an academic publishing house specializing in monographs and scholarly journals. They are often an integral component of a large research university. They publish work that has been reviewed by scholars in the field. They pro ...
that is part of
San Diego State University
San Diego State University (SDSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1897, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CS ...
(SDSU), with noted specializations in
border studies,
critical theory
Critical theory is a social, historical, and political school of thought and philosophical perspective which centers on analyzing and challenging systemic power relations in society, arguing that knowledge, truth, and social structures are ...
,
Latin American studies
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,
cultural studies
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, and
comics
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. It is the oldest university press in the
California State University
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system.
It presently publishes books under two rubrics: CODEX, focused on critical theory, and surTEXT, focused on Latin American/Transamerican Cultural Studies. In 2006, the press also inaugurated "Hyperbole Books", specializing in "publishing cutting-edge, over-the-top experiments in critical theory, literary criticism and graphic narrative."
SDSU Press is currently directed by
William Nericcio, and guided by an internal
editorial board
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.
See also
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List of English-language book publishing companies
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*
List of university presses
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* ''The Press'', a former name of ''The Press-Enterprise'', Riverside, California
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University presses of the United States
Book publishing companies based in California
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