Rainbow Smelt (Osmerus mordax) Netting buckets of Rainbow Smelt once provided Chicagoans and Lakefront suburbanites with an annual rite of near-spring. News that spawning smelt had begun to run sent […]
Fish Friday with… the Rainbow Smelt
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Madam C.J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving Wins Two Awards
We are pleased to announce that Madam C.J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving: Black Women’s Philanthropy During Jim Crow by Tyrone McKinley Freeman has won two awards: The AFP/Skystone Partners Research […]
CALL FOR EDITOR
Applicants Sought for Editor of the Journal of Civil and Human Rights The University of Illinois Press (UIP) invites expressions of interest from potential editors, coeditors, or editorial teams willing […]
Holiday Sale!
It’s time for our annual holiday sale! November 24-December 31, use promo code HOLIDAY50 to get 50% off all books on our website! […]
UIP releases new pricing in conjunction with Duke University Press and the Scholarly Publishing Collective
The University of Illinois Press (UIP) is excited about moving our content to the Scholarly Publishing Collective (SPC) platform. We will offer full digital access alongside wonderful peer organizations at […]
UIP Books Receive Awards From Illinois State Historical Society
We are pleased to announce that two of our titles have won awards from the Illinois State Historical Society. Chicago Católico: Making Catholic Parishes Mexican by Deborah Kanter received an […]
Jazz & Culture – Call for Papers
Please consider submitting to one of our exciting journal titles! The University of Pittsburgh’s Jazz Studies program, in collaboration with the University of Illinois Press, invites scholars and artists to submit […]
Q&A with Jennifer McClearen, Author of Fighting Visibility
We recently chatted with author Jennifer McClearen about her new book, Fighting Visibility: Sports Media and Female Athletes in the UFC. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? […]
Free ebook Giveaway: A Nation of Immigrants Reconsidered
April’s free ebook has arrived! We’re giving away A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS RECONSIDERED: US SOCIETY IN AN AGE OF RESTRICTION, 1924-1965 edited by Maddalena Marinari, Madeline Y. Hsu, and […]
UIP Welcomes Diasporic Italy: Journal of Italian American Studies Association and The Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology
About Diasporic Italy: Journal of Italian American Studies Association Diasporic Italy: Journal of Italian American Studies Association (DI) is a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal devoted to the interdisciplinary study of Italian […]
The Pluralist seeks Associate Editor
The Board of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy welcomes applications for Associate Editor. This position will support the editorial work of The Pluralist by assisting the Editor in reviewing […]
New Editor – Public Affairs Quarterly
Jason Brennan has been named as the new editor of Public Affairs Quarterly, which is in its 35th volume year. Dr. Brennan is a Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Family […]