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University of Illinois Press Publicity Manager

Posts by Heather Gernenz

Power Restored, Shopping Cart on Website Now Operational

Posted on August 11, 2020 (August 12, 2020) by Heather Gernenz
in announcement

UPDATE: Power has been restored and our shopping cart is back online. Thank you for your patience. ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to strong storms in the area, our distributor, The Chicago Distribution […]

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Daniel Nasset New Editor-in-Chief at UI Press

Posted on July 30, 2020 (July 30, 2020) by Heather Gernenz
in announcement

We are delighted to announce that Daniel Nasset is the new editor-in-chief at the University of Illinois Press. Danny came to Illinois as an assistant acquisitions editor in 2009, becoming […]

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Join our Team! We’re Hiring a Journals Marketing Assistant

Posted on July 7, 2020 (July 7, 2020) by Heather Gernenz
in job posting

University of Illinois Press seeks a Journals Marketing Assistant. The primary function of the Journals Marketing Assistant under the direction of the Journals Marketing and Strategy Manager is to implement […]

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All Our Trials Awarded Lambda Literary Award

Posted on June 1, 2020 (June 1, 2020) by Heather Gernenz
in awards

We are pleased to announce All Our Trials: Prisons, Policing, and the Feminist Fight to End Violence by Emily L. Thuma is the winner of the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards […]

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Tagged Lambda Literary Award

Big Berks 2020 Virtual Exhibit

Posted on May 28, 2020 (May 26, 2020) by Heather Gernenz
in Virtual Exhibit, women's history

Welcome to our Big Berks 2020 Virtual Exhibit! Even though we might not be able to visit with you in person, you can still step inside our virtual booth and […]

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Tagged Berks, Big Berks 2020

Continuing to Reshape Women’s History: The Ongoing Story of Nontraditional Women Historians

Posted on May 27, 2020 (May 26, 2020) by Heather Gernenz
in authors, women's history

The following is a guest post by Julie Gallagher and Barbara Winslow, co-editors of Reshaping Women’s History: Voices of Non-Traditional Women Historians. Julie Gallagher is an associate professor of history […]

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NASSH 2020 Virtual Exhibit

Posted on May 22, 2020 (May 19, 2020) by Heather Gernenz
in sports history, Virtual Exhibit

Welcome to our North American Society for Sport History Virtual Exhibit! Even though we might not be able to visit with you in person, you can still step inside our […]

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Tagged NASSH2020, SportHistory

How Black Women Track Stars Proved the Powerful Potential of the Olympics by Cat M. Ariail

Posted on May 21, 2020 (May 19, 2020) by Heather Gernenz
in African American Studies, author commentary, authors, Olympic history, sports history

The following is a guest post by Cat M. Ariail, author of the forthcoming book Passing the Baton: Black Women Track Stars and American Identity for our NASSH 2020 Virtual […]

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Tagged 2020 Olympics, 2021Tokyo

Remembering Ira E. Harrison

Posted on May 6, 2020 (May 6, 2020) by Heather Gernenz
in African American Studies, anthropology, excerpt

The following is an excerpt from Alisha R. Winn’s chapter “Ira E. Harrison: Activist, Scholar, and Visionary Pioneer” in The Second Generation of African American Pioneers in Anthropology edited by […]

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Tagged anthropology, Ira E. Harrison

Jacob A.C. Remes on the Essential Work of Care

Posted on May 4, 2020 (May 1, 2020) by Heather Gernenz
in authors, eBooks

What Covid has revealed is that the truly essential work of society is care: care for the sick, care for the young and the old, the care work of food production, the mutual care that allows any of us to function in the world. […]

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Tagged Carework, Covid-19, Disaster Citizenship

Our Fall 2020 Catalog is Here!

Posted on April 29, 2020 (May 15, 2020) by Heather Gernenz
in announcement, catalog preview, new books

The Fall 2020 catalog is here! We have a wonderful array of new titles to share with you. Check out the preview below! Fall 2020 Catalog Preview A trio of […]

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Update: UIP Distributor Reopens

Posted on April 13, 2020 (May 7, 2020) by Heather Gernenz
in announcement

We’re pleased to inform you that our distributor, the Chicago Distribution Center (CDC), is reopening Monday, April 13. They have enacted cleaning procedures and physical distancing measures to keep their […]

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