Category Archives: African American Studies

August 3, 2018

3rd & FINAL IPad Giveaway

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in African American Studies, all things digital, american history, asian american studies, gender studies, Ipad Giveaway, labor history, Latin American Studies, music, religion, sports history, UIP100, Uncategorized, women's history | Comments Off on 3rd & FINAL IPad Giveaway

The University of Illinois Press is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year. In order to celebrate, we decided to do something special for our readers. In honor of 100 years, we have already given away two iPads pre-loaded with 100 UIP ebooks, … Continue reading →

July 10, 2018

A Triumph of Progressive Politics: Roger Biles on Mayor Harold Washington

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in African American Studies, american history, author commentary, Chicago, Illinois / regional, local authors, politics, Uncategorized | Comments Off on A Triumph of Progressive Politics: Roger Biles on Mayor Harold Washington

Roger Biles is Professor Emeritus of History at Illinois State University. His books include Richard J. Daley: Politics, Race, and the Governing of Chicago and The Fate of Cities: Urban America and the Federal Government, 1945-2000. He recently answered some questions about his new … Continue reading →

June 18, 2018

Celebrating Black Music Month

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June is Black Music Month! Here are several titles to help you celebrate and appreciate black artists who have influenced the music industry. Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement Naomi Andre Naomi André draws on the experiences of performers and audiences … Continue reading →

June 14, 2018

Roger Biles on C-SPAN2 Book TV at Printers Row Lit Fest

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in African American Studies, american history, author events, authors, Illinois / regional, interviews, politics | Comments Off on Roger Biles on C-SPAN2 Book TV at Printers Row Lit Fest

Last weekend, Chicago hosted one of the largest literary events in the Midwest: Printers Row Lit Festival. The festival is a reader’s dream featuring a wealth of author panels, and vendors ranging from bookstores, literary magazines, and publishers. The University … Continue reading →

May 30, 2018

Authors on Issues: Courtney Baker on Childish Gambino’s “This is America”

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The following is a guest post from Courtney R. Baker, the author of Humane Insight: Looking at Images of African-American Suffering and Death. ? When I first published my book on looking at images of African American suffering and death, … Continue reading →

May 21, 2018

Q&A with Naomi André, author of “Black Opera: History, Power, and Engagement”

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in African American Studies, american history, biography, ethnomusicology, music, Uncategorized, women's history, world history | Comments Off on Q&A with Naomi André, author of “Black Opera: History, Power, and Engagement”

Naomi André is an associate professor in the departments of African and Afroamerican Studies and Women’s Studies and the associate director in the Residential College at the University of Michigan. She is the author of Voicing Gender: Castrati, Travesti, and the Second … Continue reading →

April 23, 2018

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

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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 1968 Columbia University Student Rebellion. Any story involving Alexander Hamilton, … Continue reading →

April 16, 2018

Beyond Respectability awarded OAH Merle Curti Intellectual History Award

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in African American Studies, american history, awards, black studies, feminist studies, Uncategorized, women's history | Comments Off on Beyond Respectability awarded OAH Merle Curti Intellectual History Award

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. The award was announced at the OAH’s annual meeting in … Continue reading →

April 11, 2018

OAH 2018 Conference Roundup

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in African American Studies, american history, conferences, Ipad Giveaway | Comments Off on OAH 2018 Conference Roundup

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 authors and editors, and sign up for our iPad giveaway! … Continue reading →

April 9, 2018

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

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in African American Studies, american history, American literature, author commentary, authors, new books, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Q&A with Joseph Vogel, author of “James Baldwin and the 1980s”

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 questions about his new book, James Baldwin and the 1980s: … Continue reading →