Category Archives: development

November 20, 2019

Hot Feet and Social Change: African Dance and Diaspora Communities Recipient of University of Illinois Press Fund for Anthropology Grant

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The University of Illinois Press is pleased to announce that Hot Feet and Social Change: African Dance and Diaspora Communities edited by Kariamu Welsh, Esailama Diouf, and Yvonne Daniel with Prefaces by Danny Glover, Harry Belafonte, and James Counts Early … Continue reading →

November 11, 2019

Island Gospel First Recipient of a Grant from the Bruno Nettl Endowment for Ethnomusicology

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                     The University of Illinois is pleased to announce that Island Gospel: Pentecostal Music and Identity in Jamaica and the United States by Melvin L. Butler has been selected as one … Continue reading →

October 23, 2019

Earl Scruggs and Foggy Mountain Breakdown Recipient of a Grant from the Judith McCulloh Endowment for American Music

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                        The University of Illinois Press is pleased to announce that Earl Scruggs and Foggy Mountain Breakdown: The Making of an American Classic by Tommy Goldsmith has been selected … Continue reading →

October 16, 2019

Blues Legacy Recipient of a Grant from the Judith McCulloh Endowment for American Music

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                       The University of Illinois Press is pleased to announce that Blues Legacy: Tradition and Innovation in Chicago by David Whiteis with photos by Peter M. Hurley has been selected … Continue reading →

October 9, 2019

Gamelan Girls First Recipient of a Grant from the Bruno Nettl Endowment for Ethnomusicology

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                 The University of Illinois is pleased to announce that Gamelan Girls: Gender, Childhood, and Politics in Balinese Music Ensembles by Sonja Downing has been selected as one of the two first recipients … Continue reading →

September 30, 2019

Dirty Jokes and Bawdy Songs Recipient of a Grant from the L. J. and Mary C. Skaggs Folklore Fund

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                   The University of Illinois Press is pleased to announce that Dirty Jokes and Bawdy Songs: The Uncensored Life of Gershon Legman by Susan G. Davis is the recipient of a grant … Continue reading →

September 24, 2018

Dixie Dewdrop First Recipient of a Grant from the Judith McCulloh Fund for American Music

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The University of Illinois Press is pleased to announce that Dixie Dewdrop: The Uncle Dave Macon Story by Michael Doubler has been selected as the first grant recipient of the Judith McCulloh Fund for American Music. This endowed fund created … Continue reading →