The University of Illinois Press is saddened to share the news that Roger Daniels passed away December 9, a few days after celebrating his 95th birthday. An expert on the Japanese […]
As University Press Week enters its second decade of celebrating excellence in university press publishing, Next UP has been chosen as the theme for this year’s event. The theme highlights the dedicated […]
What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth […]
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2022 American Studies Association annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
Filipino Americans are the second-largest Asian American group in the nation. The celebration of Filipino American History Month in October commemorates the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental […]
Patrick Moser, author of Surf and Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture, answers questions on his other book influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his book. […]
Cynthia Clampitt, author of Destination Heartland: A Guide to Discovering the Midwest’s Remarkable Past, answers questions on her historical influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from her book. Q: Why did […]
Dick Simpson, author of Democracy’s Rebirth: The View from Chicago, answers questions on his activist influences, political discoveries, and reader takeaways from his book. Q: Why did you decide to […]
Megan Birk, author of The Fundamental Institution: Poverty, Social Welfare, and Agriculture in American Poor Farms, answers questions on her scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from her book. Q: […]
Elena Tajima Creef, author of Shadow Traces: Seeing Japanese/American and Ainu Women in Photographic Archives, answers questions on her influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from her book. Q: Why did […]
The inaugural year of the Women in American History series saw two books published: Women Doctors in the Gilded-Age Washington: Race Gender, and Professionalism by Gloria Moldow and Friends and […]
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2022 Society for American Music annual meeting. Browse below our featured books and journals, plus interviews and specially curated […]