Category Archives: Q&A

April 19, 2021

Q&A with Candace Bailey, Author of Unbinding Gentility

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Candace Bailey, author of Unbinding Gentility: Women Making Music in the Nineteenth-Century South, recently answered some questions about the inspirations behind and discoveries she made while writing her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? In … Continue reading →

April 15, 2021

Q&A with Adam Crymble, Author of Technology and the Historian

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Adam Crymble, author of Technology and the Historian: Transformations in the Digital Age, answers some questions on his inspirations and discoveries while writing his book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I really love history, and I … Continue reading →

April 13, 2021

Q&A with Matthew E. Stanley, Author of Grand Army of Labor

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Matthew E. Stanley, author of Grand Army of Labor: Workers, Veterans, and the Meaning of the Civil War recently answered some questions about his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book?  I became interested in the … Continue reading →

February 25, 2021

Q&A with Dana M. Caldemeyer, Author of Union Renegades

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Dana M. Caldemeyer, author of Union Renegades: Miners, Capitalism, and Organizing in the Gilded Age answers questions about her influences, discoveries, and common misconceptions while writing her book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I started researching … Continue reading →

February 23, 2021

Q&A with Charles Titus, Author of Exploring the Land of Lincoln

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Author, Charles Titus, of Exploring the Land of Lincoln: The Essential Guide to Illinois Historic Sites answers questions about his influences for and discoveries he’s made while creating a comprehensive guide to Illinois historic sites. Q: Why did you decide … Continue reading →

February 12, 2021

Q&A with Leta E. Miller, Co-Author of Chen Yi

Posted by Charrice Jones
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Leta E. Miller and J. Michele Edwards are the authors of Chen Yi in our Women Composers series. Co-author, Leta E. Miller answers questions about her motivations for writing and their influences, and discoveries while writing the book. Q: Why … Continue reading →

January 25, 2021

Q&A with Fred Bartenstein and Curt W. Ellison, Co-Editors of Industrial Strength Bluegrass

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Co-editors, Fred Bartenstein and Curtis W. Ellison, of Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwestern Ohio’s Musical Legacy answer questions abut their influences, discoveries, and dispel myths about bluegrass music. Q: Why did you decide to put this collection together? Bartenstein: The story … Continue reading →

December 2, 2020

Q&A with Richard Porton, Author of Film and the Anarchist Imagination, Expanded Second Edition

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Richard Porton, the author of Film and the Anarchist Imagination, shares the inspirations and discoveries behind the expanded second edition of his exploration of anarchism’s images, ideas, and influence in cinema. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? … Continue reading →

November 20, 2020

Q&A With Tyrone McKinley Freeman, Author of Madam C. J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving

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Author of Madam C.J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving: Black Women’s Philanthropy During Jim Crow, Tyrone McKinley Freeman, answers questions about his inspirations, motivations and what he wants readers to know about his book. Q: Why did you decide to write … Continue reading →

November 18, 2020

Q&A with GerShun Avilez, Author of Black Queer Freedom

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Author, GerShun Avilez, of Black Queer Freedom: Spaces of Injury and Paths of Desire answers questions about his familial influences, discoveries and purpose for writing his book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? The work of Black … Continue reading →