Category Archives: African American Studies

March 21, 2019

S. Tay Glover discusses Feminist Teacher Article

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We have been sharing blog posts and Q&As from the contributors to Feminist Teacher 27.2-3, a special issue focused on the experiences of women of color in the academy. Below, S. Tay Glover, shares thoughts from her article ‘“Black Lesbians—Who Will … Continue reading →

March 8, 2019

Sonja Thomas on “Tap Dancing and Embodied Feminist Pedagogies”

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Sonja Thomas is an assistant professor of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at Colby College, where she teaches courses on gender and human rights, feminist theory, critical race feminisms, and postcolonial and native feminisms. She is the author of Privileged … Continue reading →

February 28, 2019

Journal of Civil and Human Rights Article Awarded 2019 Farrar Award in Media & Civil Rights History

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Journal of Civil and Human Rights Article Awarded 2019 Farrar Award in Media & Civil Rights History We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Civil and Human Rights article, “An Idea Before Its Time: Charles S. Johnson, Negro Columnist,” by … Continue reading →

February 27, 2019

Celebrating 15 Years of The New Black Studies Series

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This year we’re celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the New Black Studies series. Check out the anniversary catalog here and read a letter from the acquisitions editor and comments from the series editors below! Dear Reader, In 2018 the University … Continue reading →

February 14, 2019

Celebrating Black History Month

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African American Studies is a cornerstone of the University of Illinois Press. While we celebrate Black history all year round, this month we’re celebrating with some of our latest and forthcoming Black history titles. Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement Naomi … Continue reading →

February 6, 2019

Announcing the Darlene Clark Hine African American History Fund

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We cannot think of a more fitting way to celebrate Black History Month than to announce University of Illinois Press’s newest giving opportunity, the Darlene Clark Hine African American History Fund. The mission of this fund is to continue the … Continue reading →

November 12, 2018

The Second Generation of African American Pioneers in Anthropology First Recipient of University of Illinois Press Fund for Anthropology Grant

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The University of Illinois Press is pleased to announce that The Second Generation of African American Pioneers in Anthropology edited by Ira E. Harrison, Deborah Johnson-Simon, and Erica Lorraine Williams has been selected as the first grant recipient from the … Continue reading →

October 16, 2018

Remembering the 1968 Olympic Protest

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During the 1968 Olympics at Mexico City, two American 200-meter sprinters, Tommie Smith and John Carlos performed arguably the most overtly political statement in the history of the Modern Olympic Games. After Smith and Carlos received their Gold and Bronze … Continue reading →

October 1, 2018

Meet Sandra Bolzenius, Author of Glory in Their Spirit at ASALH

Posted by Heather Gernenz
in African American Studies, author events | Comments Off on Meet Sandra Bolzenius, Author of Glory in Their Spirit at ASALH

Join us at the 2018 Association for the Study of African American Life and History annual meeting and conference for a reception and book signing with Sandra M. Bolzenius, author of  Glory in Their Spirit: How FourBlack Women Took On the … Continue reading →

September 20, 2018

Richard T. Hughes’s Great American Myths: Now Including White Supremacy

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In the following excerpt from his book “Myths America Lives By: White Supremacy and the Stories That Give Us Meaning,” Richard T. Hughes explains how he came to reevaluate his understanding of the 5 Great American Myths to include the primal … Continue reading →