This Pride Month, we invite our readers to honor the contributions of LGBTQIA+ activists with this collection of some of our recent books and journal articles featuring a range of […]
Pride Month Reading List
Q&A with the editors of TRANSNATIONAL COMMUNISM ACROSS THE AMERICAS
Marc Becker, Margaret Power, Tony Wood, and Jacob Zumoff, editors of Transnational Communism across the Americas, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his new book. […]
Free E-book Giveaway: PEACE BE STILL
June’s free e-book is here! Check out Peace Be Still: How James Cleveland and the Angelic Choir Created a Gospel Classic by Robert M. Marovich before the month is over! […]
African American Music Appreciation Month Reading List
Created by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, this month celebrates the African American musical influences that comprise an essential part of our nation’s treasured cultural heritage. Let’s dig in with […]
Q&A with Taylor Hagood, author of STRINGBEAN
Taylor Hagood, author of Stringbean: The Life and Murder of a Country Music Legend, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? This […]
Q&A with Lauren Miller Griffith, author of GRACEFUL RESISTANCE
Lauren Miller Griffith, author of Graceful Resistance: How Capoeiristas Use Their Art for Activism and Community Engagement, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write […]
NASSH 2023 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 North American Society for Sport History conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. […]
ICA 2023 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 International Communication Association conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the promo […]
Q&A with Erin E. Bauer, author of FLACO’S LEGACY
Erin E. Bauer, author of Flaco’s Legacy: The Globalization of Conjunto, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? After college, I spent […]
Jewish American Heritage Month Reading List
In May 2023, hundreds of organizations around the U.S. will join together to help Americans of all backgrounds discover, explore, and celebrate the vibrant and varied American Jewish experience from […]
LAWCHA 2023 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 Labor and Working Class History Association conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. […]
Q&A with Catherine Russell, author of THE CINEMA OF BARBARA STANWYCK
Catherine Russell, author of The Cinema of Barbara Stanwyck: Twenty-Six Short Essays on a Working Star, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this […]