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A History of the Ozarks, Volume 1

The Old Ozarks

Brooks Blevins

Ugly Differences

Queer Female Sexuality in the Underground

Yetta Howard

In a Classroom of Their Own

The Intersection of Race and Feminist Politics in All-Black Male Schools

Keisha Lindsay

Los Romeros

Royal Family of the Spanish Guitar

Walter Aaron Clark

Peruvian Lives across Borders

Power, Exclusion, and Home

M. Cristina Alcalde

Illinois History

A Reader

Edited by Mark Hubbard

Arthur C. Clarke

Gary Westfahl

Mayor Harold Washington

Champion of Race and Reform in Chicago

Roger Biles

Right to the Juke Joint

A Personal History of American Music

Patrick B. Mullen

Black Opera

History, Power, Engagement

Naomi André

Bluegrass Generation

A Memoir

Neil V. Rosenberg

Glory in Their Spirit

How Four Black Women Took On the Army during World War II

Sandra M. Bolzenius

James Baldwin and the 1980s

Witnessing the Reagan Era

Joseph Vogel

Black Public History in Chicago

Civil Rights Activism from World War II into the Cold War

Ian Rocksborough-Smith

Lingua Cosmica

Science Fiction from around the World

Edited by Dale Knickerbocker

Latest Blog Post

Q&A with Brooks Blevins, author of The Old Ozarks

Brooks Blevins is the Noel Boyd Professor of Ozarks Studies at Missouri State University. He is the author or editor of eight books, including Ghost of the Ozarks: Murder and Memory in the Upland South; Arkansas, Arkansaw: How Bear Hunters, Hillbillies, and … Continue reading →

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A Triumph of Progressive Politics: Roger Biles on Mayor Harold Washington

Roger Biles is Professor Emeritus of History at Illinois State University. His books include Richard J. Daley: Politics, Race, and the Governing of Chicago and The Fate of Cities: Urban America and the Federal Government, 1945-2000. He recently answered some questions about his new … Continue reading →

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New Series Editors for Latinos in Chicago and the Midwest

Just in time for the Latina/o Studies Conference in D.C. this week, the University of Illinois Press is excited to announce that Omar Valerio-Jiménez, and Sujey Vega will be joining Frances R. Aparicio as series editors of the Latinos in Chicago and … Continue reading →

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Urbana Farmers Market Sat, Jul 21 7:00 AM 2018 — Exhibition
UIP at the Market at the Square Sat, Jul 21 12:00 AM 2018 — Social/Informal Event
Urbana Farmers Market Sat, Jul 28 7:00 AM 2018 — Exhibition
UIP at the Market at the Square Sat, Jul 28 12:00 AM 2018 — Social/Informal Event
Cynthia Clampitt at the Weitendorf Ag Education Center, Joliet, IL Tue, Jul 31 10:00 AM 2018 — Lecture
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Mon, Aug 6 12:00 PM 2018 — Conference/Workshop
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Tue, Aug 7 9:00 AM 2018 — Conference/Workshop
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Wed, Aug 8 9:00 AM 2018 — Conference/Workshop
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