Welcoming New Faculty Board Members
The University of Illinois Press recently welcomed four new faculty board members. Michael R. Cheney is a Professor of Communication and Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Illinois […]
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Essential Pride Month Reading List
This Pride Month, we invite our readers to honor the contributions of LGBTQ+ activists with this collection of some of our recent titles featuring a range of experiences within diverse […]
The Spring 2020 Issue of The Callout is now available
Being part of a large public university is a constant reminder that education is about transformation. Students are changed by their time here, by their encounters with new ideas and […]
Black Opera Awarded Irving Lowens Book Award
We are pleased to announce Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement by Naomi André has won the Society for American Music‘s Irving Lowens Book Award. From the SAM Bulletin:“Focusing on opera, […]
Banjo Roots and Branches Awarded American Musical Instrument Society’s Nicholas Bessaraboff Prize
We are pleased to announce Banjo Roots and Branches edited by Robert B. Winans has won the American Musical Instrument Society’s Nicholas Bessaraboff Prize. The Nicholas Bessaraboff Prize is awarded […]
Q&A with Jasmine Mitchell, Author of Imagining the Mulatta: Blackness in U.S. and Brazilian Media
Jasmine Mitchell answers some questions about her new book, Imagining the Mulatta: Blackness in U.S. and Brazilian Media. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? “You look exotic, […]
MHA 2020 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to our MHA 2020 virtual exhibit! Even though we are unable to attend MHA in person, we are still excited to share with you our Mormon studies related content. […]
Christine Talbot on Mormonism and Polygamy
The following is a guest post from Christine Talbot, author of A Foreign Kingdom: Mormons and Polygamy in American Political Culture, 1852-1890. This June, we are offering a free ebook […]
Get a Free Ebook of A Foreign Kingdom by Christine Talbot
In June’s free ebook, join Christine Talbot as she explores how Mormon plural marriage generated decades of cultural and political conflict over competing definitions of legitimate marriage and family structure […]
Q&A with Montse Feu, Author of Fighting Fascist Spain
Montse Feu recently answered some questions about her book, Fighting Fascist Spain: Worker Protest from the Printing Press. She is also a co-editor of the recent UIP book Writing Revolution: […]
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Here is a list of some of our favorite titles, featuring a diverse range of Asian and Pacific Islander American voices and […]
New Books in the New Black Studies Series
The New Black Studies Series celebrates Black scholarship, featuring fresh, provocative perspectives in Black studies. The series is edited by Darlene Clark Hine and Dwight A. McBride. Senior acquisitions editor […]