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#CharlottesvilleCurriculum: 13 Books about Politics, Race, and Class
in African American Studies, american history
Tagged #CharlottesvilleCurriculum, African American Studies, American history
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University of Illinois Press has always prided ourselves on our commitment to social justice. In light of the recent events in Charlottesville, here are 13 books about politics, race, and class in American culture. Check out the other posts in our … Continue reading
#CharlottesvilleCurriculum: 10 Books About Protests and Activism in America
in African American Studies, american history, Uncategorized
Tagged #CharlottesvilleCurriculum, activism, protest
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University of Illinois Press has always prided ourselves on our commitment to social justice. In light of the recent events in Charlottesville, here are 10 books about protest and activism in America. Check out the other posts in our series … Continue reading
Christmas in the Land of Milk and (Uncle) Honey
in author commentary, authors, biography, Christmas, Illinois / regional, local authors
Tagged agriculture, Alan Guebert, Christmas, holidays, The Land of Milk and Uncle Honey
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Alan Guebert’s book The Land of Milk and Uncle Honey may have been inspired by a little homemade wine. Guebert, has been writing his nationally syndicated column “The Farm and Food File” since 1993. The first seed of what would become … Continue reading
Q&A with The Street is My Pulpit author Mwenda Ntarangwi
in anthropology, author commentary, authors, communication, music, religion
Tagged African studies, hip-hop, Juliani, Kenya
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Mwenda Ntarangwi is an associate professor of anthropology at Calvin College. He recently answered some questions about his book The Street Is My Pulpit: Hip Hop and Christianity in Kenya. Q: Your book explores the Kenyan music scene through the lens of … Continue reading
University of Illinois Press unveils new logo
in art, book design, events
Tagged logo, Press news
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The University of Illinois Press announces the debut of a new branding design in anticipation of its upcoming 100-year anniversary. “The Press has an accomplished history of publishing significant scholarship,” says Press director Laurie Matheson. “Our new logo symbolizes the … Continue reading
Sexting Panic wins NCA award
in all things digital, authors, awards, communication, conferences, feminist studies, media studies
Tagged Amy Adele Hasinoff, National Communication Association, sexting, Sexting Panic
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Author Amy Adele Hasinoff has been honored by the National Communication Association (NCA). Hasinoff has been named the winner of the NCA Diamond Anniversary Book Award for her book, Sexting Panic: Rethinking Criminalization, Privacy, and Consent. The Diamond Anniversary Book … Continue reading
Making Photography Matter awarded by NCA
in american history, art, authors, awards, communication, photography
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Cara Finnegan, Civil War, Great Depression
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Making Photography Matter: A Viewer’s History from the Civil War to the Great Depression by Cara A. Finnegan was recently awarded the James A. Winans and Herbert A. Wichelns Memorial Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address from … Continue reading
A Brazil syllabus
in anthropology, black studies, Brazil, gender studies, Latin American Studies, public health, world history
Tagged Brazil
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It has been and remains a tumultuous time in Brazil. Of course there was the Rio Olympics, which some feared would fall into debacle under the chaos of the Zika virus and human rights protests. Now, Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s first female … Continue reading
Q&A with Blue Rhythm Fantasy author John Wriggle
in African American Studies, author commentary, authors, blues, jazz, music, soul
Tagged Blue Rhythm Fantasy, Chappie Willet, Duke Ellington, John Wriggle, Louis Armstrong, New York City
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John Wriggle is a musicologist, composer, arranger, and trombonist who has taught for the City University of New York, Rutgers University, and Boston University. He answered some questions about his book Blue Rhythm Fantasy: Big Band Jazz Arranging in the Swing … Continue reading