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Category Archives: backlist classics
Pioneering Women in Music
in backlist classics, jazz, music, soul, women's history
Tagged backlist, women composers, women in music, women's history
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Through their unique and often challenging life experiences, the women showcased in this roundup have shaped various musical genres during their time and generations to come. From performance, to music education and beyond, these women’s works present philosophy and calls … Continue reading
Your 2020 Olympics Reading List
in backlist classics, culture, events, gender studies, Olympic history, sports history
Tagged Olympic Games, Olympic history, sports
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Although the 2020 Olympic Games have been postponed, we’ve assembled a list of titles featuring the history and impact of the Games to help you get into the Olympic spirit. From politics to social norms, the Olympic Games have permeated … Continue reading
Meet the UI Press: Backlist we love
in backlist classics
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In the publishing game, “backlist” refers to books that have been published and had their time at the forefront of marketing and publicity efforts. (Books in that glittery phase of life are called “frontlist.”) A backlist book does more than sit in a … Continue reading
Throwbacklist Thursday: New Year’s Eve on the battlefield
in american history, backlist classics, Lincoln, military history
Tagged Civil War
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New Year’s Eve is a time of celebration for most. It’s a time to look forward to better things and a time to reflect on the year that will soon be behind us. When it comes the American Civil War, … Continue reading
The Tao of Ho
in asian american studies, backlist classics, labor history, music
Tagged Hawaii, James Revell Carr, John E. Van Zant, Roderick Labrador
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Eighty-five years ago today, out where the warm trade winds blow, Don Ho began life in Hawai’i, one of the nicer outposts of our current reality. In time, his mellow singing entertained so many people that Don became synonymous with the … Continue reading
Bigger than life: Sinatra’s image at 100
in author commentary, authors, backlist classics, film
Tagged 1915, film, Frank Sinatra, music
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Today our 1915: Whatta Year! series turns to pop culture colossus Frank Sinatra, born on December 12 of that storied year in Hoboken, New Jersey. “Ol Blue Eyes” made his name with his voice, but he was a fixture on the silver screen beginning … Continue reading
Remembering TV pioneer Marlene Sanders
in authors, backlist classics, communication, feminist studies, labor history, media studies
Tagged Marlene Sanders, television
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Journalist Marlene Sanders passed away earlier this week at age 84. In 1964, Sanders was the first woman to anchor an evening network news program when she substituted for Ron Cochran on ABC. This was just one of the many … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Ida B. Wells
in american history, backlist classics, black studies
Tagged civil rights, Ida B. Wells
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As Google has reminded many of you, today marks the birthday of civil rights pioneer, suffragette, anti-lynching activist, and sociologist Ida B. Wells. This remarkable woman participated in many crusades in the Progressive Era of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. … Continue reading