The Rutgers Digital Ethnography Working Group is pleased to welcome University of California Press Senior Editor, Michelle Lipinski, for an online dissertation-to-book event! This event will aim to demystify the pathway from dissertation to book publication through engaging discussion and Q&A. We welcome doctoral students, early-career researchers, and any scholars looking to learn more about the terrain of academic book publishing. Attendees will have the opportunity to gain expert insights on approaching editors, crafting compelling book proposals, navigating peer review, obtaining contracts, and more. Demystifying Dissertation-to-Book Friday, March 8, 2024 1:00-2:30pm EST Online REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/842129821967?aff=oddtdtcreator Michelle Lipinski commissions general interest and scholarly books for UC Press’ economics and technology studies lists. Michelle joined the Press in 2020 with over a decade of experience in acquiring books across a range of social sciences for Stanford University Press and Oxford University Press. She is honored to work with a diverse array of driven and insightful thinkers who challenge and transform how we think about today’s most vital economic, technological, and social issues. Some highlights of her list include The Black Reparations Project by William A. “Sandy” Darity Jr., A. Kirsten Mullen and Lucas Hubbard, Busting the Bankers’ Club by Gerald Epstein, Resurrecting the Black Body by Tonia Sutherland, and The Gentrification of the Internet by Jessa Lingel. For the technology studies list, she recently launched the Co-Opting AI series. Rutgers Digital Ethnography Working Group: https://rutgersdigitalethnography.org/