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September 3, 2013 (August 22, 2013)

Q&A with Gary Westfahl, author of Modern Masters of Science Fiction series book William Gibson

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Gary Westfahl is an adjunct professor teaching in the Writing Program at the University of La Verne. His many publications on science fiction include the three-volume Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science […]

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August 29, 2013

Citizens in the Present editor reflects on civil rights legacy

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As the work of civil rights leaders was celebrated during the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, many—including President Obama—reflected on the differences between youth activists today and those in […]

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August 27, 2013 (August 22, 2013)

Q&A with The Negro in Illinois: The WPA Papers editor Brian Dolinar

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Brian Dolinar is a scholar of African American literature and culture from the Depression era. He is the editor of The Negro in Illinois: The WPA Papers. We asked him […]

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August 26, 2013 (August 26, 2013)

Shining a spotlight on women in the civil rights movement

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During the historic March on Washington in late August of 1963, hundreds of thousands filled the National Mall and many powerful voices of the civil rights movement took to the podium.  Few […]

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August 23, 2013 (August 21, 2013)

Q&A with In Her Own Words author Jennifer Kelly

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Jennifer Kelly is director of choral activities and associate professor of music at Lafayette College, Pennsylvania, she is also the artistic director of the Concord Chamber Singers and the author of […]

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August 16, 2013 (August 16, 2013)

Q&A with Charles Ives in the Mirror author David C. Paul

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David C. Paul is an assistant professor of musicology and theory at the University of California, Santa Barbara and author of Charles Ives in the Mirror: American Histories of an […]

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August 12, 2013 (August 19, 2013)

The Chronicle of Higher Education features Chicago Skyscrapers

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Thomas Leslie, author of the new University of Illinois Press book Chicago Skyscrapers, 1871-1934, is the subject of a Chronicle of Higher Education feature. Thomas Leslie likes to warn his […]

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July 23, 2013 (July 23, 2013)

Chicago architecture from the Great Fire to the Great Depression

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Thomas Leslie discusses Chicago Skyscrapers on PBS affiliate WTTW’s Chicago Tonight. […]

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June 26, 2013 (June 26, 2013)

Q&A with Strange Natures author Nicole Seymour

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Nicole Seymour is an assistant professor of English at University of Arkansas at Little Rock.  Her book Strange Natures: Futurity, Empathy, and the Queer Ecological Imagination investigates the ways in which contemporary […]

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June 14, 2013 (June 13, 2013)

Organized Crime in Chicago on Book TV

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Robert Lombardo author of Organized Crime in Chicago: Beyond the Mafia was featured on CSPAN’s Book TV. During the book discussion Lombardo covered his brushes with mobsters in his grammar school days, his […]

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May 31, 2013 (May 24, 2013)

Q&A with Yellow Power Yellow Soul editor Tamara Roberts

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Musician and activist Fred Ho has inspired many people in many ways.  His avant-garde saxophone playing and composition has pushed the boundaries of jazz music.  His infusion of political theory […]

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May 29, 2013 (May 20, 2013)

Kings for Three Days author Jean Muteba Rahier Q&A

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Jean Muteba Rahier is an associate professor of anthropology and the director of the African & African Diaspora Studies Program at Florida International University. His book Kings for Three Days: The […]

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