Author Archives: Heather Gernenz

December 10, 2020

Black Opera Awarded AMS Judy Tsou Critical Race Studies Award

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We are pleased to announce Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement by Naomi André has won the American Musicological Society’s Judy Tsou Critical Race Studies Award! The award committee said: “Written with a critical eye and ear while also maintaining accessibility, … Continue reading →

December 8, 2020

Spring 2021 Catalog Preview

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Our Spring 2021 catalog is here! We have an exciting array of new titles coming and we can’t wait to get them into your hands. The stunning cover features UFC fighter Rose Namajunas, from the cover of the book Fighting … Continue reading →

November 25, 2020

Photographic Presidents by Cara Finnegan Given NEH Open Book Award

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We’re pleased to announce that Cara A. Finnegan’s forthcoming book, Photographic Presidents: Making History from Daguerreotype to Digital, has been given a National Endowment for the Humanities Open Book Award, a special initiative for scholarly presses to make recent monographs … Continue reading →

November 24, 2020

Holiday Sale! All Books 50% off

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It’s that time of year again! Use Promo Code HOLIDAY50 to get all books for 50% off in our annual holiday sale! Need some ideas? Browse our Fall catalog here to get some ideas!

November 12, 2020

Meet the Press, Acquisitions Edition: Interview with Laurie Matheson

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Happy University Press Week! This year’s theme is “Raise UP” which emphasizes the role that university presses play in elevating authors, subjects, and whole disciplines that bring new perspectives, ideas, and voices to readers around the globe. This year for … Continue reading →

November 11, 2020

Meet the Press, Acquisitions Edition: Interview with Ellie Hinton

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Happy University Press Week! This year’s theme is “Raise UP” which emphasizes the role that university presses play in elevating authors, subjects, and whole disciplines that bring new perspectives, ideas, and voices to readers around the globe. This year for … Continue reading →

November 10, 2020

Meet the Press, Acquisitions Edition: Interview with Daniel Nasset

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Happy University Press Week! This year’s theme is “Raise UP” which emphasizes the role that university presses play in elevating authors, subjects, and whole disciplines that bring new perspectives, ideas, and voices to readers around the globe. This year for … Continue reading →

November 9, 2020

Meet the Press, Acquisitions Edition: Interview with Alison Syring

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Happy University Press Week! This year’s theme is “Raise UP” which emphasizes the role that university presses play in elevating authors, subjects, and whole disciplines that bring new perspectives, ideas, and voices to readers around the globe. This year for … Continue reading →

November 5, 2020

Celebrating Alice Kessler-Harris and welcoming Thavolia Glymph to the WCAH series

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This month the Working Class in American History series is saying farewell to Alice Kessler-Harris, who is retiring from the series after 35 years, as well as welcoming Thavolia Glymph as a new series editor. Dr. Kessler-Harris is the R. … Continue reading →

October 27, 2020

Winners of the 2020 NWSA/ University of Illinois Press First Book Prize

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NWSA and the University of Illinois Press are pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 First Book Prize! Domale Dube Keys, University of Arizona For the Survival of Ogoni People: Women’s Contribution to Movement-Building in Nigeria and the United … Continue reading →

About Heather Gernenz

University of Illinois Press Publicity Manager