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July 15, 2019

Q&A with Robert Lemon, author of “The Taco Truck: How Mexican Street Food Is Transforming the American City”

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Robert Lemon is an urban and social researcher and documentary filmmaker. His films include Transfusión (2014), a series of vignettes on the cultural implications of taco trucks. He recently answered some questions about his new book The Taco Truck: How Mexican Street … Continue reading →

July 8, 2019

Q&A with Jake Johnson, author of Mormons, Musical Theater, and Belonging in America

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Jake Johnson is an assistant professor of musicology in the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University. He recently answered some questions about his new book, Mormons, Musical Theater, and Belonging in America. Q: Why did you decide to … Continue reading →

June 20, 2019

Remembering Niara Sudarkasa

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The following is an excerpt from Erica Lorraine Williams’s chapter “Niara Sudarkasa: Inspiring Black Women’s Leadership” in The Second Generation of African American Pioneers in Anthropology edited by Ira E. Harrison, Deborah Johnson-Simon, and Erica Lorraine Williams. Remembering Niara Sudarkasa Pioneering … Continue reading →

June 19, 2019

Alina R. Méndez Wins 2019 Gutman Prize for Outstanding Dissertation

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We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2019 LAWCHA (Labor and Working Class History Association) Gutman Prize! Congratulations to Alina R. Méndez, whose dissertation titled “Cheap for Whom? Migration, Farm Labor, and Social Reproduction in the Imperial Valley-Mexicali Borderlands, 1942-1969” will be … Continue reading →

June 12, 2019

Thank You, University of Illinois Press Staff, for Your Incredible Generosity as Mentors!

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As part of the special blog tour in honor of Mark Saunders, we celebrate the generosity our staff demonstrates toward every student who walks through our doors. Over the last year and a half, our newly formed internship committee has … Continue reading →

May 17, 2019

Q&A with Melanie Holmes, author of A Hero on Mount St. Helens: The Life and Legacy of David A Johnston

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Melanie Holmes is the author of The Female Assumption, recipient of a 2014 Global Media Award from the Population Institute. She recently answered some questions about her new book, A Hero on Mount St. Helens: The Life and Legacy of David A. … Continue reading →

May 6, 2019

Celebrating 10 Years of the Women and Film History International Series

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This year marks the 10th Anniversary of University of Illinois Press’ Women and Film History International series. In collaboration with film historians, Kay Armatage, Jane M. Gaines, and Christine Gledhill, the series was originally devised as a home for new … Continue reading →

April 26, 2019

Scandinavian Studies at the U of I Press

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Since 2013, the U of I Press has been home to Scandinavian Studies, the official journal of the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study. This interdisciplinary journal features work in the humanities and social sciences on the languages, cultures, … Continue reading →

April 1, 2019

Authors on Issues: James E. Dobson on Critiquing Digital Humanities Methods

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The following is a guest post from James E. Dobson, author of Critical Digital Humanities: The Search for a Methodology.   The sheer number of sessions on the digital humanities at the recent Modern Language Association meeting in Chicago demonstrates … Continue reading →

January 7, 2019

To Live Here, You Have to Fight Receives a Grant from the Brooks Fund for Progressive Thought

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The University of Illinois Press is pleased to announce that To Live Here, You Have to Fight: How Women Led Appalachian Movements for Social Justice, has been selected as a grant recipient from the Howard D. and Marjorie I. Brooks … Continue reading →

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