Miriam Thaggert, author of Riding Jane Crow: African American Women on the American Railroad, answers questions on the significance of the time period she writes about, what she hopes readers […]
Q&A with Miriam Thaggert, author of RIDING JANE CROW
Summer Sale! Use Promo Code SUMMER22 to get 50% off all books!
If you’re looking for some hot fun this summer, use promo code SUMMER22 to get 50% off all books! Sale ends June 30, 2022. Browse all books here. […]
JOURNALISM AND JIM CROW wins awards from the History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication & American Journalism Historians Association
We are pleased to announce that Journalism and Jim Crow: White Supremacy and the Black Struggle for a New America edited by Kathy Roberts Forde and Sid Bedingfield has won two separate […]
HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY QUARTERLY welcomes a new editor!
Join us in welcoming James Petrik as the new editor of the History of Philosophy Quarterly (HPQ)! Professor Petrik is taking over HPQ from Volume 40, 2023. James Petrik is […]
DREAM BOOKS AND GAMBLERS has been awarded a grant from Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund
We are pleased to announce that Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund has awarded a grant to support publication of the book Dream Books and Gamblers: Black Women’s […]
UIP at Mormon History Association Annual Meeting
We are so excited to attend the 57th Annual Meeting of the Mormon History Association in Logan, UT on June 2-5, 2022! Attendees can find the following books and journals […]
Refresh for the Women and Film History International series
We are happy to announce that you will see new books coming from assistant acquisitions editor Mariah Schaefer in the near future. Mariah has been working on charting the future […]
Free Ebook Giveaway: BLACK QUEER FREEDOM
June’s free ebook is here! Check out Black Queer Freedom: Spaces of Injury and Paths of Desire by GerShun Avilez before the month is over! Whether engaged in same-sex desire […]
Q&A with Emily J. H. Contois and Zenia Kish, editors of FOOD INSTAGRAM
Emily J. H. Contois and Zenia Kish, editors of Food Instagram: Identity, Influence, and Negotiation, answer questions on their influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from their new book. Q: Why did […]
NASSH 2022 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2022 North American Society for Sports History (NASSH) annual conference! Explore books, journals, author interviews, and more in this […]
ICA 2022 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2022 International Communication Association annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of communication books, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
NOW HIRING: Assistant Acquisitions Editor
The System Office seeks an Assistant Acquisitions Editor to be a member of the acquisition program involved in discussions of focus and direction of publishing program. This position assists acquisitions […]