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
BEING LA DOMINICANA wins the Haiti-Dominican Republic Section Isis Duarte Book Prize
We are pleased to announce that Being La Dominicana: Race and Identity in the Visual Culture of Santo Domingo by Rachel Afi Quinn is the winner of the Haiti-Dominican Republic Section Isis Duarte Book […]
Essential Roe v. Wade Reading List
In light of this week’s Supreme Court news, we’ve assembled a list of books and journals that provide insightful analysis into the history of reproductive rights in the United States. […]
Free Ebook Giveaway: SEX TESTING
May’s free ebook is here! Check out Sex Testing: Gender Policing in Women’s Sports by Lindsay Parks Pieper before the month is over! In 1968, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) […]
Fish Friday with… the Starhead Topminnow
Starhead Topminnow (Fundulus dispar) At just three inches long, the Starhead Topminnow invites predation. But as they say at the Charles Darwin School of Business, predation spurs innovation. “Starhead Topminnows […]
Q&A with Dick Simpson, Author of Democracy’s Rebirth
Dick Simpson, author of Democracy’s Rebirth: The View from Chicago, answers questions on his activist influences, political discoveries, and reader takeaways from his book. Q: Why did you decide to […]
Q&A with Megan Birk, Author of The Fundamental Institution
Megan Birk, author of The Fundamental Institution: Poverty, Social Welfare, and Agriculture in American Poor Farms, answers questions on her scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from her book. Q: […]
MOVIE WORKERS wins Best Monograph Prize by the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies (BAFTSS)
We are pleased to announce that Movie Workers: The Women Who Made British Cinema by Melanie Bell has won Best Monograph Prize by the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies […]
Fish Friday with… the Walleye
Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) The Walleye can reach 36 inches in length. As you might guess, a yard-long sport fish offers sport indeed. The range map above, courtesy of the Atlas […]
FOR A JUST AND BETTER WORLD wins the 2022 Philip Taft Labor History Book Award
We are pleased to announce For a Just and Better World: Engendering Anarchism in the Mexican Borderlands, 1900-1983 by Sonia Hernández has won the 2022 Philip Taft Labor History Book Award. […]
Q&A with E. James West, Author of A House For The Struggle
E. James West, author of A House For The Struggle: The Black Press and the Built Environment in Chicago, answers questions on his influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his […]
Fish Friday with… the Chinook or King Salmon
Chinook or King Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) The largest North American salmon, the Chinook or King Salmon grows to 58 inches and can weigh over 30 lbs. The Chinook, like the […]