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“What I Want for Christmas,” an excerpt from Christmas in Illinois

Posted on December 22, 2017 (December 11, 2017) by denise
in Christmas, Illinois / regional

With hopes for peaceful holiday celebrations everywhere, here is “What I Want for Christmas,” by Robert Green Ingersoll, from Christmas in Illinois, along with the introduction by editor James Ballowe: […]

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Tagged Christmas in Illinois, holidays, James Ballowe

NWSA/UIP First Book Prize deadline approaching!

Posted on May 21, 2013 by denise
in feminist studies, press events, publishing, women's history

The deadline for the NWSA-University of Illinois Press First Book Prize is June 1! The National Women’s Studies Association and the University of Illinois Press are pleased to announce a competition […]

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SynergiCity at the Chicago Architecture Foundation

Posted on April 18, 2013 by denise
in architecture, author events, Chicago

If you’re looking for something to do in Chicago this month, the Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF) has an exhibit called SynergiCity: Reinventing the Postindustrial City which roughly coincides with our publication of […]

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Excerpt from Charles Ives in the Mirror

Posted on April 12, 2013 (April 11, 2013) by denise
in book design, music

Charles Ives in the Mirror just arrived from the printer, and it is bright! I think it conveys the mood of the book well. Here’s an excerpt so you can […]

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Maestro Swap: Calm, reasoned anarchy meets vituperative order

Posted on January 25, 2013 by denise
in Uncategorized

Mary Sue Welsh, author of One Woman in a Hundred: Edna Phillips and the Philadelphia Orchestra, has commissioned a lovely website for her new book. It features three excerpts she chose to […]

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Choice Outstanding Academic Titles 2012

Posted on January 8, 2013 by denise
in Uncategorized

The University of Illinois Press was honored with five books chosen as Choice Outstanding Academic Titles for 2012. They are: “The Useless Mouths” and Other Literary Writings, by Simone de Beauvoir […]

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Music in American Life Anniversary Sale–Last Offer!

Posted on December 17, 2012 by denise
in music

There are just two weeks left in our Music in American Life Anniversary Sale! Use promo code MAL40 to get 40% off all in-print titles, including: Stephen Wade’s well-reviewed The […]

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Congratulations, Bruno Nettl

Posted on December 12, 2012 by denise
in authors, Illinois / regional, music

The University of Illinois News Bureau reports that UI Press author and U of I Professor Emeritus of Music and Anthropology, Bruno Nettl, has been awarded the 2014 Charles Homer […]

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It is University Press Week!

Posted on November 12, 2012 by denise
in press events, publishing, University Press Week

As a founding member, we are proud to celebrate 75 years of the American Association of University Presses and the contributions University Presses make to culture, academia, and an informed society […]

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Say goodbye to farmers’ markets with a sale on Farmers’ Markets of the Heartland

Posted on October 27, 2012 (October 26, 2012) by denise
in Illinois / regional

As a farewell to the farmers’ market season here in the Midwest, we are having a sale on Farmers’ Markets of the Heartland by Janine MacLachlan. Get the book for […]

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Finding One’s Space in DH

Posted on October 26, 2012 (October 26, 2012) by denise
in all things digital, literary studies

Yesterday Lee Bessette posted about the benefits and pitfalls of doing and defining digital humanities (DH) in Inside Higher Ed’s Blog U: College Ready Writing, “Why I Support an Open […]

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Join Illinois at the American Folklore Society’s Annual Meeting

Posted on October 24, 2012 by denise
in Uncategorized

Visit us at the exhibit tables of the Amercan Folklore Society’s annual meeting in New Orleans, LA beginning today. We will feature discounts of 30% on paperbacks and 40% on […]

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