Rachael Levay

I publish sociology and anthropology books both within the disciplines and for general readers. These disciplines share a deep investment in ethnographic methods and methodologies that illuminate human perspectives of culture and society, offering new ways to understand the past and the current moment. I enjoy working with authors who write in an accessible and engaging way to bring scholarly knowledge to broad readerships. I am interested in books that offer new empirical findings and want to partner with authors exploring innovative methods and methodologies. In addition to acquiring books aimed at general readers and scholars, I also acquire a select number of textbooks in sociology and anthropology that are aimed at undergraduate and graduate students.

I look to acquire books that explore questions of injustice, inequality, and inequity and am particularly interested in books that explore the gendered and racialized roots and realities of modern societies. In my acquisitions, I seek to uphold Princeton University Press’s Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging commitments and am eager to work on topics and with authors from groups that have been marginalized and/or are historically underrepresented in higher education and in publishing more broadly.