Books published by University of Texas Press

A deeply researched work that sheds light on growing income inequality in Texas and how early education programs, particularly among low-income Latina/o populations, result in varying degrees of success and failure.

From Superman and Batman to the X-Men and Young Avengers, Supersex interrogates the relationship between heroism and sexuality, shedding new light on our fantasies of both.

In this first book on The LEGO Movie, renowned film and TV scholar Dana Polan shows how, through irony, savvy self-awareness, and knowingness about the culture industry, the blockbuster animated film makes for essential cinema.

Featuring over one hundred photographs taken after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, this book forces us to confront the human and environmental costs of nuclear war.

Robert Clark returns to the photographs of the Permian Panthers he took thirty years ago for the iconic Friday Night Lights, with a selection of his previously unpublished photos plus portraits of the players and the community as they are today.

Acclaimed sports writers Jessica Luther and Kavitha A. Davidson explore what it means to be a fan, even as ethical concerns--from doping to domestic violence--complicate the games we love

A field guide to Texas snakes. It offers resources to identify snakes including: 110 full-colour photos that show various snake, as well as 39 line drawings; 110 range maps; species accounts that describe each snake's appearance, look-alikes, size, and habitat; and, information on poisonous snakes and preventing and treating snakebites.

Asking tough questions and connecting the dots across decades of suspicious events, from the Kennedy assassinations to 9/11 and the anthrax attacks, this book raises crucial questions about the consequences of Americans' unwillingness to suspect high gove