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Category Archives: culture
Q&A with Sonja Lynn Downing, author of Gamelan Girls
in author commentary, authors, culture, ethnomusicology, music, Q&A
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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
Q&A with Vincent L. Stephens, author of Rocking the Closet
in author commentary, culture, gay/lesbian, music, Q&A
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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
Celebrating Chicago Blues
in African American Studies, blues, Chicago, culture, ethnomusicology, music
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This fall we have two new books on the Chicago Blues scene that celebrate the city’s incredible musicians and their legacy. Celebrate with us and check out our books on Chicago Blues and some interesting articles in American Music. Blues … Continue reading
Rediscovering the Black Arts Movement, Jonathan Fenderson on Hoyt Fuller
in African American Studies, american history, American literature, authors, black studies, culture, new books, Q&A
Tagged Black Arts Movement, Hoyt Fuller
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Jonathan Fenderson is an assistant professor of African and African American studies at Washington University in St. Louis. He recently answered some questions about his new book Building the Black Arts Movement: Hoyt Fuller and the Cultural Politics of the 1960s. … Continue reading
Angelique Harris on “Emotions, Feelings, and Social Change”
in African American Studies, author commentary, authors, Authors on Issues, black studies, culture, feminist studies, gender studies, journals, sexuality studies
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Dr. Angelique Harris is the founding director of the Center for Gender and Sexualities Studies and the Gender and Sexualities Studies Program and is an associate professor of sociology in the Department of Social and Cultural Sciences at Marquette University. … Continue reading
Tolga Ozyurtcu on “Living the Dream”
in author commentary, culture, sports history
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Tolga Ozyurtcu, Ph.D. is a Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education at the University of Texas at Austin. He recently shared his thoughts on his article, “‘Living the Dream’: Southern California and Origins of … Continue reading
Q&A with Himanee Gupta-Carlson, author of “Muncie, India(na): Middletown and Asian America”
in american history, asian american studies, authors, biography, culture, Illinois / regional, immigration, Uncategorized
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Himanee Gupta-Carlson is an associate professor at SUNY Empire State College. She recently answered some questions about her new book, Muncie, India(na): Middletown and Asian America. Q. Muncie, Indiana is well-known for being the site of the famous Middletown Studies, … Continue reading
5 More Books for your #ReadingBlackout List
in #Readingblackout, African American Studies, american history, black studies, culture, feminist studies, Little Free Library, Uncategorized, women's history
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This black history month, UIP is joining the #ReadingBlackout challenge and we want you to too! The Reading Blackout challenge was created by YouTuber Denise D. Cooper and it’s a call to prioritize reading books by African American authors during … Continue reading
#ReadingBlackout: Essential Books on African American Media and Culture
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This black history month, UIP is joining the #ReadingBlackout challenge and we want you to too! The Reading Blackout challenge was created by YouTuber Denise D. Cooper and it’s a call to prioritize reading books by African American authors during 2018. … Continue reading