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Obama, Clinton, Palin

Making History in Election 2008

Edited by Liette Gidlow

Gender Meets Genre in Postwar Cinemas

Edited by Christine Gledhill

Before the Curse

The Chicago Cubs' Glory Years, 1870-1945

Edited by Randy Roberts and Carson Cunningham

Jacques Rivette

Mary M. Wiles

The War of 1812

A Forgotten Conflict

Donald R. Hickey

Reading Machines

Toward an Algorithmic Criticism

Stephen Ramsay

Global Masculinities and Manhood

Edited by Ronald L. Jackson II and Murali Balaji

From Jim Crow to Jay-Z

Race, Rap, and the Performance of Masculinity

Miles White

Combating Mountaintop Removal

New Directions in the Fight against Big Coal

Bryan T. McNeil

Caribbean and Atlantic Diaspora Dance

Igniting Citizenship

Yvonne Daniel

Black Internationalist Feminism

Women Writers of the Black Left, 1945-1995

Cheryl Higashida

Writers of the Black Chicago Renaissance

Edited by Steven C. Tracy

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BEA may open the gates I was pleased to read in Shelf Awareness this morning that Book Expo America is considering adding a public component to the show in 2013.  The general public’s access to the trade show floor would bring new life to the event.  I’ve … Continue reading →

Q&A with Illinois in the War of 1812 author Gillum Ferguson On February 27, 2012, we will publish Gillum Ferguson’s book Illinois in the War of 1812.  Throughout this bicentennial year Ferguson will travel to museums, libraries, bookstores, and historical societies across the State of Illinois to share his knowledge of the War.  Below … Continue reading →

Scripting Hitchcock nominated for an Edgar We are excited to announce that the recently published University of Illinois Press book Scripting Hitchcock: Psycho, The Birds, and Marnie by Walter Raubicheck and Walter Srebnick has been nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award in the Best Critical/Biographical … Continue reading →

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Events Calendar

Tess Chakkalakal at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:00:00 CST — Lecture
Simine Short at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno NV Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:00:00 CST — Lecture/Signing
Gillum Ferguson at the Putnam County Historical Society, Hennepin, IL Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:30:00 CST — Presentation
Hands on the Freedom Plow editor and contributors at CUNY, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:40:00 CST — Panel
Koritha Mitchell at The Wellington School, Columbus, OH Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:30:00 CST — Lecture
Koritha Mitchell at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:00:00 CST — Lecture
Gillum Ferguson at the Founder's Day Dinner, Albion, IL Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:30:00 CST — Presentation
Immanuel Ness at Columbia University , New York, NY Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:15:00 CST — Lecture
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