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Authors on Issues: Stefan M. Bradley on the 1968 Columbia University Student Rebellion

Posted on April 23, 2018 (April 25, 2018) by michael
in African American Studies, american history, authors, Authors on Issues

The following is a guest post from Stefan M. Bradley, the author of Harlem vs. Columbia University: Black Student Power in the Late 1960s. “Racist Gym Must Go!”: Remembering the […]

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2018 NWSA/UIP First Book Prize: Call for Papers

Posted on April 23, 2018 (April 20, 2018) by michael
in Call for Papers, feminist studies, gender, gender studies, NWSA First Book Prize, radical studies, women, women's history

Call for Papers for the 2018 NWSA/UIP First Book Prize The University of Illinois Press and the National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) are pleased to continue the annual competition for […]

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Beyond Respectability awarded OAH Merle Curti Intellectual History Award

Posted on April 16, 2018 by michael
in African American Studies, american history, awards, black studies, feminist studies, Uncategorized, women's history

We are pleased to announce that Beyond Respectability: The Intellectual Thought of Race Women by Brittney C. Cooper has won the Organization of American Historians Merle Curti Intellectual History Award. […]

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All Things Sports

Posted on April 16, 2018 (April 9, 2018) by michael
in american history, sports history, The Callout, Uncategorized

Even the discerning reader may not associate an academic press with sports. But what occurs in a sports venue—whether stadium or gym, track or sandlot—contests far more than results on a […]

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OAH 2018 Conference Roundup

Posted on April 11, 2018 (April 12, 2018) by michael
in African American Studies, american history, conferences, Ipad Giveaway

Are you headed to the 2018 Organization of American Historians conference in Sacramento? We are! Stop by our booth during the OAH Opening Reception Thursday, April 12, 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. to meet our […]

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Q&A with Joseph Vogel, author of “James Baldwin and the 1980s”

Posted on April 9, 2018 by michael
in African American Studies, american history, American literature, author commentary, authors, new books, Uncategorized

Joseph Vogel is an assistant professor of English at Merrimack College. He is the author of Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson. He recently answered some […]

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Iain M. Banks by Paul Kincaid Nominated for 2018 Hugo Awards

Posted on April 2, 2018 by michael
in announcement, awards, Uncategorized

It’s a great day for science fiction at the University of Illinois Press. We’re pleased to announce that Iain M. Banks by Paul Kincaid has been nominated for the 2018 Hugo […]

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AAAS 2018 Conference Roundup

Posted on March 28, 2018 (March 22, 2018) by michael
in american history, asian american studies, conferences, labor history, migration, Uncategorized

Are you headed to the 2018 Association for Asian American Studies conference in San Francisco? We are! Here is a preview of new books in The Asian American Experience series to […]

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UIUC Scholarship and the University of Illinois Press

Posted on March 28, 2018 (March 13, 2018) by michael
in publishing, UIP100, Uncategorized

In celebration of our 100th anniversary, the University of Illinois Press, in collaboration the University of Illinois Archives Sesquicentennial Speakers Series, presented a panel titled, “UIUC Scholarship and the University […]

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Announcing a New Series: Introductions to Mormon Thought

Posted on March 26, 2018 by michael
in announcement, mormon

The University of Illinois Press is pleased to announce the new series Introductions to Mormon Thought. Dawn Durante, a senior acquisitions editor at the University of Illinois Press, will be […]

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#PressforProgress Reading List: Key Books on Women in Media

Posted on March 22, 2018 (March 5, 2018) by michael
in #PressforProgress, american history, feminist studies, Feminist Technology, media studies, science fiction, women, women's history

In honor of Women’s History Month, UIP will be releasing weekly reading lists with some of our favorite women’s history books. We are joining the call to #PressforProgress for gender […]

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UIP at 100: How Design and Marketing has Evolved Over a Century of Publishing

Posted on March 21, 2018 (March 8, 2018) by michael
in publishing, UIP100, Uncategorized

From its establishment in 1918 until well into the 1940s, the University of Illinois Press printed very few bound books each year. And by very few, we mean around seven. […]

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