Open, original scholarship
Founded in 2007 with the principal aim of reducing barriers to knowledge and increasing access to scholarship, Athabasca University Press (AU Press) is committed to bringing the work of emerging and established scholars to the public.
AU Press titles contribute to the areas of distance education, history, migration studies, labour studies, and Indigenous studies. AU Press publications focus on often neglected forms of social and cultural history and in literary works that experiment with narrative form and/or challenge received wisdom.
Highlights
2025 Canadian Studies Network Best Edited Collection
Resisting the Dehumanization of Refugees
Edited by Yasmeen Abu-Laban, Michael Frishkopf, Reza Hasmath, and Anna Kirova
Refugees face distinct challenges and are often subject to dehumanization by politicians, media, and the public. In this context, Resisting the Dehumanization of Refugees provides urgent insights and policy relevant perspectives to improve refugees’ social well-being and integration.
2023 Scholarly and Academic Book of the Year, Alberta Book Publishing Awards
Memory and Landscape: Indigenous Responses to a Changing North
Edited by Kenneth L. Pratt and Scott A. Heyes
“A rich and beautiful book that tackles issues of great importance for many Northern communities: land and dispossession, tradition and change, memory and loss. With an impressive array of eminent scholars who seek to foreground Indigenous voices, this volume addresses the interplay of colonial pressure and Indigenous peoples’ resilience through topics ranging from berry picking and house forms to ecological knowledge and place naming.” —Peter Schweitzer, Professor of Anthropology, University of Vienna
Feminist Pedagogy for Teaching Online
Edited by Jacquelyne Thoni Howard, Enilda Romero-Hall, Clare Daniel, Niya Bond, and Liv Newman
Instructors need inspiring, practical resources to create and enhance online learning. Feminist Pedagogy for Teaching Online explores how global, interdisciplinary educators apply feminist principles in digital classrooms, offering guidance to empower both teachers and learners.
