As you flip (or scroll) through the pages of our Fall 2016 catalogue, you will notice that many of the titles we are announcing are characterized by individual voices. Personal…
If you have been anywhere near a university in the past decade, you will know that technology mediates student life wherever you turn: students answer questions using iClickers or their smartphones,…
Southern Africa is currently experiencing the worst drought in over a century. The drought brings consequences for almost every industry in Southern Africa: the maize harvest is minimal, hydro-electric energy…
Event Details Athabasca University Press will be celebrating the launch of Alberta Oil and the Decline of Democracy in Canada on June 1 from 3:15 to 4:45 pm. Find us…
Labour and labour related issues have been at the centre of media attention over the past few weeks. The 2016 Alberta Budget was announced. “The Alberta Jobs Plan,” as the…
The latest publication from Athabasca University Press, Learning in Virtual Worlds edited by Sue Gregory, Mark J.W. Lee, Barney Dalgarno, and Belinda Tynan, is an important collection of articles concerning the…
The latest book from AU Press, How Canadians Communicate VI: Food Promotion, Consumption, and Controversy, discusses how food is represented, regulated, and consumed in Canada. Canadians make food choices every…
“Sports are about identity and belonging, about our place in the world and how we see ourselves,” says David Taras in the introductory chapter to How Canadians Communicate V: Sports,…
On February 22, 2016, the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) released a white paper on the future of publishing in Canada. The report, titled “Canadian Universities and Sustainable Publishing,”…
AU Press’s most recent publication, Scaling Up, is a community-focused book that features case studies of the social economies of Alberta and British Columbia. The social economy is developed when citizens…