The Disability History Association and the University of Illinois Press are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2026 Outstanding Dissertation in Disability History Prize is Elizabeth Maher for […]
The Disability History Association and the University of Illinois Press are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2025 Outstanding Dissertation in Disability History Prize is Reynaldo Caasi Capucao […]
July’s free e-book is here! Check out Money, Marriage, and Madness: The Life of Anna Ott by Kim E. Nielsen before the month is over! Anna Ott died in the […]
In the latest episode of the University of Press podcast, The UPside, JAF: A Global Quarterly, also known as the Journal of American Folklore, editor Dr. Lisa Gilman sat down […]
Evan P. Sullivan, author of Constructing Disability after the Great War: Blind Veterans in the Progressive Era, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write […]
The Disability History Association and the University of Illinois Press are pleased to announce the winner of the 2024 Outstanding Dissertation in Disability History Prize! Linsey McMillan “‘They Are Ultimately […]
The Disability History Association and the University of Illinois Press are pleased to announce the winner of the inaugural 2023 Outstanding Dissertation in Disability History Prize! Katherine Ranum Hearing the […]
Janaury’s free e-book is here! Check out The Mark of Slavery: Disability, Race, and Gender in Antebellum America by Jenifer L. Barclay before the month is over! Time and again, […]
As University Press Week enters its second decade of celebrating excellence in university press publishing, Next UP has been chosen as the theme for this year’s event. The theme highlights the dedicated […]
We are pleased to announce Between Fitness and Death: Disability and Slavery in the Caribbean by Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy has been awarded the Outstanding Book Award of 2021 from the Disability […]
Authors, Bruce J. Dierenfield and David Gerber of “Disability Rights and Religious Liberty in Education: The Story Behind Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District” answer questions about their influences and […]
Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy answers questions about the inspirations, discoveries and takeaways of Between Fitness and Death: Disability and Slavery in the Caribbean. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? […]