Category Archives: author commentary

March 30, 2020

Q&A with Jason G. Strange, author of Shelter from the Machine

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Jason G. Strange, author of Shelter from the Machine: Homesteaders in the Age of Capitalism, answers questions about his why he chose to write about homesteaders and influences from his favorite books. Q: Why did you decide to write this … Continue reading →

March 23, 2020

Q&A with Amanda Frisken, author of Graphic News

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Amanda Frisken, author of Graphic News: How Sensational Images Transformed Nineteenth-Century Journalism answers questions about her inspiration for writing , sensational journalism, and what she hopes readers will take away from her book. Q: Why did you decide to write … Continue reading →

March 11, 2020

Q&A with Dawn Durante, compiler of 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage

Posted by Tiffany Tzeng
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Dawn Durante is a senior acquisitions editor at the University of Illinois Press. In honor of Women’s History Month, we asked her some questions about her new anthology, 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage: A University of Illinois Press Anthology. 100 Years … Continue reading →

March 9, 2020

Q&A with Robert E. Weems Jr., author of The Merchant Prince of Black Chicago

Posted by Ali Wasielewski
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Robert E. Weems Jr. recently answered some questions about his book, The Merchant Prince of Black Chicago: Anthony Overton and the Building of a Financial Empire. Q: Why did you decide to write this book?   Anthony Overton is widely regarded … Continue reading →

March 4, 2020

Q&A with Bennetta Jules-Rosette and J.R. Osborn, authors of African Art Reframed

Posted by Ali Wasielewski
in African American Studies, art, author commentary, authors, black studies, new books, Q&A | Tagged , | Comments Off on Q&A with Bennetta Jules-Rosette and J.R. Osborn, authors of African Art Reframed

Bennetta Jules-Rosette and J.R. Osborn recently answered some questions about their new book, African Art Reframed: Reflections and Dialogues on Museum Culture. Q: Why did you decide to write this book?  We decided to write African Art Reframed for a … Continue reading →

March 2, 2020

Q&A with Kimberly D. McKee and Denise A. Delgado, co-editors of Degrees of Difference

Posted by Ali Wasielewski
in author commentary, authors, education, gender, gender studies, higher education, Q&A, women | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Q&A with Kimberly D. McKee and Denise A. Delgado, co-editors of Degrees of Difference

Kimberly D. McKee and Denise A. Delgado recently answered some questions about their new book, Degrees of Difference: Reflections of Women of Color on Graduate School. Contributors include: Aeriel A. Ashlee, Denise A. Delgado, Nwadiogo I. Ejiogu, Delia Fernández, Regina … Continue reading →

January 8, 2020

Q&A with Annette K. Joseph-Gabriel, author of Reimagining Liberation

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Annette K. Joseph-Gabriel is an assistant professor of French at the University of Michigan. She recently answered some questions about her book, Reimagining Liberation: How Black Women Transformed Citizenship in the French Empire. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? … Continue reading →

November 13, 2019

Top Five Tips For Traveling With Service Animals

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Henry Kisor and Christine Goodier, authors of Traveling with Service Animals: By Air, Road, Rail, and Ship Across North America, share their top tips for traveling with service animals just in time for the busy holiday season! 1 ) Train your partner … Continue reading →

October 21, 2019

Q&A with Sonja Lynn Downing, author of Gamelan Girls

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in author commentary, authors, culture, ethnomusicology, music, Q&A | Comments Off on Q&A with Sonja Lynn Downing, author of Gamelan Girls

Sonja Lynn Downing is an an associate professor of ethnomusicology at Lawrence University. She recently answered some questions about her book, Gamelan Girls: Gender, Childhood, and Politics in Balinese Music Ensembles. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I wanted … Continue reading →

October 14, 2019

Q&A with Vincent L. Stephens, author of Rocking the Closet

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Vincent L. Stephens is the director of the Popel Shaw Center for Race & Ethnicity and a contributing faculty member in music at Dickinson College. He is a coeditor of Post Racial America? An Interdisciplinary Study. He recently shared his thoughts on … Continue reading →