Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2020 joint meeting of the American Musicological Society and the Society for Music Theory! Even though we miss gathering in person this year, we’re still excited to show you our new books, journals, author interviews, and more. Be sure to use promo code AMS20 at our website to receive 50% off all of our music titles from October 30th through November 15th. Plus when you buy three books you can obtain a free copy of American Music (Spring 2021 issue)!
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Featured University of Illinois Press Journals
American Music is an independent, peer-reviewed journal published quarterly by the University of Illinois Press. It includes scholarly pieces about music from all over the Americas.
To view the latest volume of American Music, you can find it at the following link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/americanmusic.38.issue-2
American Music accepts manuscript submissions electronically through the online manuscript submission system. For submission guidelines, click on this link: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/am/amsubmissions.html
The Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education provides a forum where contemporary research is made accessible to all with interest in music education. It provides an outlet for scholarly publication and is one of music education’s leading publications.
To view the latest volume of the Bulletin for Research in Music Education, click on this link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/bulcouresmusedu.issue-226
The Bulletin for Research in Music Education accepts manuscript submissions on an ongoing basis. To set up your personal account and upload your submission, click on the following link: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/bcrme/bcrmesubmissions.html
Ethnomusicology’s scholarly articles represent current theoretical perspectives and research in ethnomusicology and related fields.
If you haven’t read the fall volume of Ethnomusicology yet, you can find it at the following link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/ethnomusicology.64.issue-3
Ethnomusicology accepts manuscript submissions on an ongoing basis. The following submission guidelines for Ethnomusicology should be followed at this link: https://www.ethnomusicology.org/page/Pub_JournalAuthors
Jazz and Culture is an annual publication devoted to publishing cutting-edge research on jazz from multiple perspectives. Founded on the principle that both scholars and musicians offer invaluable contributions, it includes articles from academics and master artists in the field.
To read the latest volume of Jazz & Culture, visit the link below: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/jazzculture.3.issue-1
Jazz & Culture is currently accepting submissions on an ongoing basis. Criteria for article submissions can be found here: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/jac/jacsubmissions.html
The purpose of Music and the Moving Image is to explore the relationship between music and the entire universe of moving images (film, television, music videos, etc.) through interviews, reviews and articles.
To view the latest volume of Music and the Movie Image, please visit the following link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/musimoviimag.13.issue-2
Submissions to Music and the Moving Image are accepted on an ongoing basis, electronically as email attachments, or CD-ROMs.
Submission guidelines for Music and the Moving Image can be found at this link: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/mmi/mmisubmissions.html
Let’s Talk
Make an appointment to talk about your book project with University of Illinois Press music editor, Laurie Matheson.
To schedule an appointment with Laurie Matheson, please email lmatheso@illinois.edu
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- Lydia R. Hammesley’s chapter in Ruth Crawford Seeger’s Worlds: Innovation and Tradition in Twentieth-Century American Music
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