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By Air, Road, Rail, and Ship across North America
Henry Kisor and Christine Goodier
Gwyneth Jones
Race and Sex in a Culture of Capital
Edited by Adrienne D. Davis and the BSE Collective
Julian Murphet
Latest Blog Post
Q&A with Sonja Lynn Downing, author of Gamelan Girls
Sonja Lynn Downing is an an associate professor of ethnomusicology at Lawrence University. She recently answered some questions about her book, Gamelan Girls: Gender, Childhood, and Politics in Balinese Music Ensembles. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I wanted … Continue reading
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Syrian and Lebanise Patrícios in São Paulo winner of the Evelyn Shakir Non-Fiction Award
We are pleased to announce that Syrian and Lebanese Patrícios in São Paulo: From the Levant to Brazil by Oswaldo Truzzi and translated by Ramon J. Stern has won the Evelyn Shakir Non-Fiction Award from the Arab American National Museum. … Continue reading
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Blues Legacy Recipient of a Grant from the Judith McCulloh Endowment for American Music
The University of Illinois Press is pleased to announce that Blues Legacy: Tradition and Innovation in Chicago by David Whiteis with photos by Peter M. Hurley has been selected … Continue reading
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