National Jazz Appreciation Month is an annual event held every April to recognize the significant contribution of jazz music to society and to celebrate its cultural and historical importance. Please […]
2025 Jazz Appreciation Month
Category: Reading List
2025 Women’s History Month
Please join us in honoring women’s history every month and especially in March, as we celebrate with some of our highly anticipated women’s history publications. Almost Nothing: Reclaiming Edith Farnsworth […]
2025 Black History Month
African American Studies is a cornerstone of the University of Illinois Press. While we honor Black history all year, this month we’re celebrating with some of our favorite and forthcoming […]
JAZZ & CULTURE Special Issue Reading List
Jazz and Culture is a bi-annual publication devoted to publishing cutting-edge research on jazz from multiple perspectives. Founded on the principle that both scholars and musicians offer invaluable contributions, the […]
2024 Finnish Independence Day Reading List
December 6th is Finland’s Day of Independence, marking the date that the country declared its independence from the Russian Empire in 1917, after the Bolshevik Revolution. Join us in recognizing […]
AUPresses Prompt: Democracy & Threats To It Reading List
The Association of University Presses members have long published scholarly works that contribute to understanding even the most complex or disturbing current events. Now that the results of the U.S. […]
2024 Polish American Heritage Month Reading List
Happy Polish American Heritage Month! Join us in celebrating the month once again with a reading list of articles from The Polish Review and Polish American Studies. The Polish Review […]
2024 International Open Access Week
Join us in celebrating Open Access Week — an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access (OA), to share […]
2024 Italian American Heritage Month Reading List
It’s Italian American Heritage Month! Get to know our Italian Studies journals to stay up to date on new research, book reviews, creative work, and more. Plus, check out a […]
2024 National Arts & Humanities Month Reading List
October is National Arts & Humanities Month, dedicated to the artists and scholars contributing to moving humanities disciplines forward. Join us in honoring the importance of arts and humanities by […]
2024 Hispanic Heritage Month Reading List
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Please enjoy this curated list of new and exemplary publications in Latin American studies. Chicago Latina Trailblazers: Testimonios of Political Activism Edited by Rita D. Hernández, […]
Classical Music Month Reading List
In celebration of Classical Music Month, please enjoy this curated list of books and journal articles that highlight the study of a timeless art form. South Side Impresarios: How Race […]