The University of Pittsburgh Press announces changes to two longstanding series.

Natalia Milanesio took over as Series Editor of the Pitt Latin American Series from Catherine Conaghan on July 1, 2026. Conaghan has been involved with the series since 1995 and served as the sole Series Editor since 2016.

Milanesio is Professor of Modern Latin American History at the University of Houston. She is the author of Destape: Sex, Democracy, and Freedom in Postdictatorial Argentina (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2019) and Workers Go Shopping in Argentina: The Rise of Popular Consumer Culture (University of New Mexico Press, 2013). Spanish translations of both books have been published by Siglo XXI Editores. Her work has appeared in leading journals in the field, such as Hispanic American Historical Review, Gender & History, Journal of Women’s History, Journal of Social History, and Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies.

“I am delighted to join the Pitt Latin American Series [PLAS] as series editor and to continue showcasing the best research in Latin American studies, as the series has done since the 1960s, shared Milanesio. “PLAS is committed to publishing innovative and stimulating research that raises new questions and explores new directions across different fields, and I am thrilled to be part of this process.”

Since its inception in 1968, the Pitt Latin American Series has grown to include a wide array of distinguished books from a variety of disciplinary, ideological, and methodological perspectives on every aspect of Latin American history, politics, society, economics, and culture. The series continues to thrive as it nears its seventh decade with a renewed sense of purpose.

With a vigorous and wide-ranging list in Latin American studies, the University of Pittsburgh Press looks forward to expanding and deepening its publishing efforts in this vibrant and increasingly important region of the world.

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Carl A. Zimring has been appointed Series Editor to the History of the Urban Environment series, joining founding Editor Martin Melosi and Joel Tarr, who have served together for more than twenty years.

Zimring is professor of sustainability studies at Pratt Institute, where he founded the undergraduate sustainability studies program and the Center for Critical Discard Research. He is the author of several books, including Cash for Your Trash: Scrap Recycling in America; Clean and White: A History of Environmental Racism in the United States; Aluminum Upcycled: Sustainable Design in Historical Perspective; and Technology and the Environment in History, with coauthor Sara B. Pritchard. His previous editing work includes the two-volume Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage, coedited with William L. Rathje; and Coastal Metropolis: Environmental Histories of Modern New York City, coedited with Steven H. Corey for this series.

“I am delighted to join the History of the Urban Environment series, which I have been reading for more than two decades,” shared Zimring. “Books from the series have been invaluable to me when designing my undergraduate seminars, advising students, and consulting for my own research and editing duties. The series remains vibrant, with several fascinating titles in the pipeline, and I am excited about the future.”

The History of the Urban Environment series features books that examine the historical impact of urbanization, showcasing the best scholarship within the field of urban environmental history, and presents issues that matter most to general readers interested in the environment.

Books in the series consider the history of the human-built environment from a broad range of perspectives—geographical, technological, ecological, cultural, and social—in both domestic and international contexts. It presents studies that highlight the environmental challenges faced by specific urban centers, as well as works that combine theoretical and practical approaches to important urban environmental topics.