This August marked the 400th anniversary of slaves arriving in America. To commemorate the anniversary, The New York Times Magazine launched the 1619 Project, a major initiative led by Nikole Hannah-Jones, with the […]
1619 Project Reading List: Black Women’s Activism
This August marked the 400th anniversary of slaves arriving in America. To commemorate the anniversary, The New York Times Magazine launched the 1619 Project, a major initiative led by Nikole […]
Spirituals and the Birth of a Black Entertainment Industry awarded AMS Music in American Culture Award
We are pleased to announce Spirituals and the Birth of a Black Entertainment Industry by Sandra Jean Graham won the Music in American Culture Award (outstanding scholarship in music of […]
Disruption in Detroit named a 2019 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
We are pleased to announce Disruption in Detroit: Autoworkers and the Elusive Postwar Boom by Daniel J. Clark was named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title in 2019. This award recognizes […]
Holiday Sale! All Books 40% Off November 29-December 14! Use Promo Code WINTER19
It’s that time of year again and that means it’s time for our annual Holiday Sale! All books are 40% off! Plus, get free U.S. shipping when you spend $50 […]
The World in a City Awarded the Shelley Fisher Fishkin Prize
We are pleased to announce The World in a City: Multiethnic Radicalism in Early Twentieth-Century Los Angeles by David M. Struthers won the Shelley Fisher Fishkin Prize for International Scholarship […]
Gendered Resistance Awarded an International AAHGS Book Award
We are pleased to announce Gendered Resistance: Women, Slavery, and the Legacy of Margaret Garner, edited by Mary E. Frederickson and Delores M. Walters has won an International AAHGS Book […]
Hot Feet and Social Change: African Dance and Diaspora Communities Recipient of University of Illinois Press Fund for Anthropology Grant
The University of Illinois Press is pleased to announce that Hot Feet and Social Change: African Dance and Diaspora Communities edited by Kariamu Welsh, Esailama Diouf, and Yvonne Daniel with […]
Our Spring 2020 Catalog is here!
The Spring 2020 catalog is here and we’re kicking off the next decade with a new catalog design and an exciting array of new titles! Browse the new […]
NWSA/ University of Illinois Press 2019 First Book Prize Winner
NWSA and the University of Illinois Press are pleased to announce the winner of the 2019 First Book Prize! Shamara Wyllie Alhassan, Brown University Re-Membering the Maternal Goddess: Rastafari Women’s […]
Top Five Tips For Traveling With Service Animals
Henry Kisor and Christine Goodier, authors of Traveling with Service Animals: By Air, Road, Rail, and Ship Across North America, share their top tips for traveling with service animals just in […]
Island Gospel First Recipient of a Grant from the Bruno Nettl Endowment for Ethnomusicology
The University of Illinois is pleased to announce that Island Gospel: Pentecostal Music and Identity in Jamaica and the United […]