Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2022 Association for the Study of African American Life and History annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, […]
ASALH 2022 Virtual Exhibit
August Backlist Titles Now Available As E-books Via NEH Grant
The University of Illinois Press is pleased to announce the release of twenty-two backlist titles as e-books thanks to the receipt of a grant of $199,794 from the National Endowment for […]
Herbert G. Gutman Prize for Outstanding Dissertation Call for Papers
The Labor and Working-Class History Association (LAWCHA) is pleased to announce its annual Herbert G. Gutman Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in U.S. Labor and Working-Class History, established in cooperation with […]
IBMA 2022 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2022 International Bluegrass Music Association annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use […]
Q&A with Wanda A. Hendricks, Author of The Life of Madie Hall Xuma
Wanda A. Hendricks, author of The Life of Madie Hall Xuma: Black Women’s Global Activism during Jim Crow and Apartheid, answers questions on her scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways […]
UIP at 2022 Printers Row Lit Fest
Visit University of Illinois Press at tent D (circled in dark blue on the map below) at Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago, IL on Saturday, September 10 and Sunday, […]
Free E-book Giveaway: LAUGHING TO KEEP FROM DYING
September’s free ebook is here! Check out Laughing to Keep from Dying: African American Satire in the Twenty-First Century by Danielle Fuentes Morgan before the month is over! By subverting […]
Q&A with Laura E. Ruberto and Joseph Sciorra, Guest Editors of ITALIAN AMERICAN REVIEW Special Issue
Laura E. Ruberto and Joseph Sciorra, guest editors of Italian American Review Special Issue, answer questions on their biggest influences, interesting takeaways, and advice to scholars. Q: What were the […]
TANIA LEÓN’S STRIDE Awarded Bronze Medal at the 2022 International Latin Book Awards
We are pleased to announce that Tania León’s Stride: A Polyrhythmic Life by Alejandro L. Madrid was awarded the Bronze Medal in the category of Best Biography in English at […]
MADAM C. J. WALKER’S GOSPEL OF GIVING shortlisted for the 2022 Indiana Authors Awards
Join us in congratulating Tyrone Mckinley Freeman, whose book, Madam C. J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving: Black Women’s Philanthropy during Jim Crow, has been shortlisted for the 2022 Indiana Authors Awards in […]
Introducing the Journal of Finnish Studies
Now published by University of Illinois Press, the Journal of Finnish Studies (JFS) has a new issue available! Since 1997, JFS has published the best and most timely articles regarding the study of Finnish and […]
Q&A with Peter J. Vagt, author of LIGHT THROUGH THE TREES
Peter J. Vagt, author of Light Through the Trees: Photographs at The Morton Arboretum, answers questions on his biggest influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from his book. Q: Why did you decide […]