A new journal has joined University of Illinois Press! Please join us in welcoming the Journal of the Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi Society. We are pleased to announce that this distinguished […]
In the latest episode of the University of Press podcast, The UPside, Dr. Ryan Calabretta-Sajder, editor of Diasporic Italy: Journal of the Italian American Studies Association, sat down (virtually) with […]
National Women’s Studies Association and the University of Illinois Press are pleased to announce the winner of the 2025 First Book Prize! Vivian D. Rodríguez-Rocha Project title: Countertopographies of Care: […]
Downriver Detroit: The Working Class, the Environment, and the Bonds of Place Lisa M. Fine Since the beginning of the twentieth century, communities in the Downriver region of the Detroit […]
African American Studies is a cornerstone of the University of Illinois Press. While we honor Black history all year, this month we’re celebrating with some of our favorite and forthcoming […]
February’s free e-book is here! Check out Contemporary Plays by African American Women: Ten Complete Works edited by Sandra Adell before the month is over! African American women have increasingly […]
Arrows Tipped with Flowers: Threshold Theory for Transformative Learning Julie Geredien How can learning at the threshold change us and our world? Julie Geredien introduces an approach to transformative learning […]
Happy New Year! Did you spot the 2026 journal issue that snuck in amongst the 2025s in the above photo? While there’s a lot to look forward to in the […]
Brian Hallstoos, author of Sol Butler: An Olympian’s Odyssey through Jim Crow America, answers questions about his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? Researching and writing this book made sense […]
King: A Biography, Third Edition David Levering Lewis Acclaimed by leading historians and critics when it appeared shortly after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., this foundational biography […]
Join us in welcoming Jessica Flanigan as the new editor of Public Affairs Quarterly! Her first issue, Vol. 39, Iss. 3, is now available online. Public Affairs Quarterly publishes work in […]
Kristina F. Nielsen, author of Aztec Music and Dance in California, answers questions about her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? In spring 2012, I completed a project for […]