Category Archives: announcement

May 6, 2019

Celebrating 10 Years of the Women and Film History International Series

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This year marks the 10th Anniversary of University of Illinois Press’ Women and Film History International series. In collaboration with film historians, Kay Armatage, Jane M. Gaines, and Christine Gledhill, the series was originally devised as a home for new … Continue reading →

May 1, 2019

Creating the Land of Lincoln: The History and Constitution of Illinois, 1778-1870 awarded the Russell P. Strange Book of the Year Award from ISHS

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 We are pleased to announce that Creating the Land of Lincoln: The History and Constitutions of Illinois, 1778-1870 by Frank Cicero Jr. has won the Russell P. Strange Book of the Year Award from the Illinois State Historical Society (ISHS). The award is presented … Continue reading →

April 29, 2019

Our Fall 2019 Catalog is here!

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We’re pleased to announce that our Fall 2019 catalog is now available. We have an excellent selection of books coming out this fall and we can’t wait to get them in your hands. Landmark anniversaries of our series abound this … Continue reading →

April 22, 2019

Celebrating 25 Years of the History of Communication Series

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This year we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the History of Communication Series! Check out the new anniversary catalog, available here. In the early 1990s Richard Wentworth, the director of the University of Illinois Press, invited Bob McChesney to … Continue reading →

April 19, 2019

Celebrating 25 Years of the Asian American Experience Series

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The Asian American Experience Series turns 25 this year! Established in 1992, this interdisciplinary series publishes scholarship of high quality in history, religion, anthropology, sociology, political science, gender studies, visual culture, and other humanities and social science disciplines. Books published … Continue reading →

April 5, 2019

Chinatown Opera Theater in North America awarded Irving Lowens Book Award from SAM

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We are pleased to announce that Chinatown Opera Theater in North America by Nancy Yunhwa Rao has won the Irving Lowens Book Award from the Society for American Music (SAM). The award was announced at the annual SAM conference, March … Continue reading →

March 27, 2019

Our Next One Hundred Years

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As the scholarly press of a public, land grant university, our mission is to disseminate knowledge that will equip citizens—regionally, nationally, and globally—to understand and engage with the societies they inhabit. As we embark on our second century, we reaffirm … Continue reading →

March 13, 2019

Watch the Book Trailer for Mormons, Musical Theater, and Belonging in America by Jake Johnson

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Coming in July 2019, Mormons, Musical Theater, and Belonging in America by Jake Johnson merges the study of belonging in America with scholarship on voice and popular music to explore the surprising yet profound link between two quintessentially American institutions. Watch … Continue reading →

March 6, 2019

Videos of the University of Illinois Press Publishing Symposium Now Available

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On February 15, we hosted our first University of Illinois Press Publishing Symposium. It was fantastic day of sessions about publishing and engaged conversation. We thank everyone who came to the sessions and participated. And we give special thanks to … 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 →