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November 11, 2021 (November 12, 2021)

AMS 2021 Virtual Exhibit

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Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2021 American Musicological Society annual meeting. Explore our new books, journals, author interviews, and more. When you buy 3 […]

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October 7, 2021 (October 7, 2021)

ASA 2021 Virtual Exhibit

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Welcome to the University of Illinois Press American Studies Association 2021 virtual exhibit! Step inside and take a look at some of our featured journals and books as well as […]

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October 1, 2021 (September 29, 2021)

Filipino American History Month Reading List

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Filipino American History Month recognizes the culture and migration of Filipinos, through stories of religious, musical, and educational influences, and the working class, as they travel to the United States. […]

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September 14, 2021 (September 22, 2021)

ASALH 2021 Virtual Exhibit

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Welcome to the University of Illinois Press Association for the Study of African American Life and History 2021 virtual exhibit! Step inside and take a look at some of our […]

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May 20, 2021 (May 18, 2021)

LAWCHA Virtual Exhibit

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Welcome to the 2021 virtual exhibit for the Labor and Working-Class History Association! Enjoy our extensive representation of labor history in our books, blog posts, and more. From May 20– […]

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May 19, 2021 (May 19, 2021)

Q&A with Cara A. Finnegan, Author of Photographic Presidents

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Cara A. Finnegan, author of Photographic Presidents: Making History from Daguerreotype to Digital, answers questions on her scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways in her book. Q: Why did you […]

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May 11, 2021 (February 12, 2021)

Q&A with Jason Stacy, Author of Spoon River America

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Jason Stacy, author of Spoon River America: Edgar Lee Masters and the Myth of the American Small Town, answers questions about his inspirations and discoveries while writing his book. Q: […]

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May 1, 2021 (April 23, 2021)

Free Ebook Giveaway: Muncie India(na)

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 May’s free ebook is here! We’re giving away Muncie India(na): Middletown and Asian America by Himanee Gupta-Carlson! Muncie, Indiana, remains the epitome of an American town. Yet scholars built the […]

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April 19, 2021 (April 19, 2021)

Q&A with Candace Bailey, Author of Unbinding Gentility

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Candace Bailey, author of Unbinding Gentility: Women Making Music in the Nineteenth-Century South, recently answered some questions about the inspirations behind and discoveries she made while writing her new book. […]

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April 15, 2021 (May 14, 2021)

OAH 2021 Virtual Exhibit

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Welcome to the University of Illinois Press’s virtual exhibit for the 2021 Organization of American Historians! We hope you’ll step inside our virtual booth and browse new books, journal articles, […]

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March 30, 2021 (April 14, 2021)

Pioneering Women in Cinema and Theater Reading List

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From the beginnings of silent films to the talkies we have now, women have played a pivotal role in the development of film whether it be behind the scenes or […]

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February 25, 2021 (February 22, 2021)

Q&A with Dana M. Caldemeyer, Author of Union Renegades

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Dana M. Caldemeyer, author of Union Renegades: Miners, Capitalism, and Organizing in the Gilded Age answers questions about her influences, discoveries, and common misconceptions while writing her book. Q: Why […]

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