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 […]
Q&A with E. James West, Author of A House For The Struggle
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 […]
AAAS 2022 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the 2022 University of Illinois Press Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) Virtual Exhibit. Enjoy books, journals, author interviews, and be sure to download a free e-book Queering […]
UIP & 3 Fields Books Awarded Best of Illinois History Awards
We are pleased to announce that three of our titles have won awards from the Illinois State Historical Society 2022 Best of Illinois History Awards at the Annual Meeting and […]
Q&A with Elena Tajima Creef, Author of Shadow Traces
Elena Tajima Creef, author of Shadow Traces: Seeing Japanese/American and Ainu Women in Photographic Archives, answers questions on her influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways from her book. Q: Why did […]
Fish Friday with… the Northern Pike
Northern Pike (Esox lucius) In middle school, I knew a kid with one of those dads who spent every spare moment fishing. This man went straight from work to the […]
Fish Friday with… the Northern Brook Lamprey
Northern Brook Lamprey (Ichthyomyzon fossor) A poll on Favorite Fish of Illinois would presumably return zero votes for any lamprey. Granted, most of us do not consider the lamprey a […]
Free Ebook Giveaway: Queering the Global Filipina Body
April’s free ebook is here! Check out Queering the Global Filipina Body: Contested Nationalisms in the Filipina/o Diaspora by Gina K. Velasco before the month is over! Contemporary popular culture […]
SCMS 2022 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press’s virtual exhibit for the 2022 Society for Cinema and Media Studies annual conference! We hope you’ll step inside our virtual booth and browse […]
We’re hiring a Journals Marketing and Communication Manager
The University of Illinois Press seeks a Journals Marketing and Communication Manager. The Journals Marketing and Communications Manager is responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of marketing campaigns for […]
We’re Hiring an Assistant to the Director
The University of Illinois Press seeks a bright, well organized, detail-oriented self-starter to coordinate and administer the development efforts of the Press and support the acquisitions and administrative work of […]
Celebrating 35 Years of the Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History Series
The inaugural year of the Women in American History series saw two books published: Women Doctors in the Gilded-Age Washington: Race Gender, and Professionalism by Gloria Moldow and Friends and […]