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March 30, 2023 (March 30, 2023)

OAH 2023 Virtual Exhibit

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Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 Organization of American Historians conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]

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January 5, 2023 (January 3, 2023)

AHA 2023 Virtual Exhibit

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Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 American Historical Association annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]

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May 21, 2018

Q&A with Naomi André, author of “Black Opera: History, Power, and Engagement”

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Naomi André is an associate professor in the departments of African and Afroamerican Studies and Women’s Studies and the associate director in the Residential College at the University of Michigan. She […]

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February 26, 2018

Announcing a New Series: Black Internationalism

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The University of Illinois Press is pleased to announce our new series, Black Internationalism, edited by Keisha N. Blain and Dr. Quito Swan. Dawn Durante, a senior acquisition editor at the […]

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January 5, 2017 (December 15, 2016)

Separating families for enslavement

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Excerpted from Slavery at Sea: Terror, Sex, and Sickness in the Middle Passage, by Sowande’ M. Mustakeem The nature of slavery inflicted permanent scars as traders moved purchased captives off […]

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December 12, 2016 (December 12, 2016)

Journal Spotlight: History of the Present

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History of the Present, launched in 2010, is devoted to history as a critical endeavor. Its aim is twofold: to create a space in which scholars can reflect on the […]

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November 7, 2016 (November 2, 2016)

Release Party: Goodbye iSlave

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How do we lift the silicon heel from the lives of the exploited workers who make our gadgets? Jack Linchuan Qiu‘s insightful and enraging new book Goodbye iSlave delves into one of the […]

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October 24, 2016 (September 22, 2016)

Release Party: Slavery at Sea

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The new UIP release Slavery at Sea examines the infamous Middle Passage in a new light. Sowande’ Mustakeem reveals for the first time how slavery took critical shape at sea. Expanding the gaze […]

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October 1, 2016 (August 16, 2016)

Release Party: A Century of Transnationalism

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Immigrant transnationalism reminded scholars that migrants, in leaving home for a new life abroad, inevitably tie place of origin and destination together, scholars of transnationalism have also insisted that today’s […]

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September 1, 2016 (September 2, 2016)

A Brazil syllabus

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It has been and remains a tumultuous time in Brazil. Of course there was the Rio Olympics, which some feared would fall into debacle under the chaos of the Zika […]

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