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Author Archives: sfast
Recently the publication, Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft declared at that aviator Gustave Whitehead, instead of the Wright brothers, was the first to take to the air in the sustained operation of a flying machine. The claim has caused quite a dustup amongst … Continue reading
SymphonyNOW has posted an excerpt from Mary Sue Welsh’s book about trailblazing harpist Edna Phillips, One Woman in a Hundred. Phillips was the first woman to hold a principal chair in any major American orchestra when she was chosen by … Continue reading
The University of Illinois Press hosts AAUP Book, Jacket, and Journal Show
in art, best of lists, press events, Uncategorized
Tagged book jackets, From Jim Crow to Jay-Z, Greg Goodale, Miles White, Sonic Persuasion
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The University of Illinois Press hosts the annual Book, Jacket and Journal Show, April 1-12, 2013. Sponsored by the Association of American University Presses, nearly 100 books and jackets—the best of university press publishing—are on display for public viewing during … Continue reading
Nikkei Baseball on Only a Game
in asian american studies, authors, interviews, sports history
Tagged baseball, Bill Littlefield, Jackie Robinson, Nikkei Baseball, Only a Game, Samuel Regalado
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Bill Littlefield, the host of NPR’s Only a Game interviewed Samuel Regalado, the author of Nikkei Baseball: Japanese American Players from Immigration and Internment to the Major Leagues. The interview ran on the March 9, 2013, broadcast of Only a … Continue reading
Q & A with Advertising at War author Inger Stole
in author commentary, communication, interviews, local authors, media studies, Uncategorized
Tagged Advertising at War, Federal Trade Commission, Inger L. Stole, World War Two
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Inger L. Stole is an associate professor of communications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She answered our questions about her book Advertising at War: Business, Consumers, and Government in the 1940s. Q: What is the Wheeler-Lea Amendment that was … Continue reading
Q & A with author L. Andrew Cooper on horror film director Dario Argento
in author commentary, film, Uncategorized
Tagged Contemporary Film Directors Series, Dario Argento, giallo, Hitchcock, L. Andrew Cooper
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L. Andrew Cooper is an assistant professor of film and digital media at the University of Louisville and the author of the new book in the University of Illinois Press Contemporary Film Directors Series, Dario Argento. Q: How does Dario … Continue reading
The South Asian invasion of the Oscars
in asian american studies, authors, film, media studies, Uncategorized
Tagged Academy Awards, Indian Accents, Life of Pi, Shilpa Dave, South Asian
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Life of Pi was a big winner at last night’s Oscars, as the film was awarded in four categories including Best Director. Shilpa Davé, author of the forthcoming University of Illinois Press book Indian Accents: Brown Voice and Racial Performance … Continue reading
Q & A with One Woman in a Hundred author Mary Sue Welsh
in american history, author commentary, music, women's history
Tagged classical, Edna Phillips, harp, Mary Sue Welsh, One Woman in a Hundred, Philadelphia, Philadelphia orchestra, Sergei Rachmaninoff
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Mary Sue Welsh is a former executive director of the Bach Festival of Philadelphia, where she worked with its chair Edna Phillips. She answered our questions about her new University of Illinois Press book One Woman in a Hundred: Edna Phillips … Continue reading
Q&A with Rob White, author of Contemporary Film Directors book Todd Haynes
Posted by sfastThe Contemporary Film Directors series presents engagingly written commentaries on the work of living directors from around the world. Todd Haynes author Rob White was Commissioning Editor of Books at the British Film Institute, 1995–2005, and Editor of Film Quarterly, … Continue reading →