Join us at the Spring Publishing Symposium! February 14, 2020 8:30am-4:00pm Levis Faculty Center 909 West Illinois St., Urbana, IL Registration will open in January 2020. Lunch will be provided […]
Get a Free Ebook of “Todd Haynes” by Rob White
Get started on those new year’s resolutions to read more books with our January ebook giveaway! This month, we’re giving away Todd Haynes by Rob White in our Contemporary Film […]
Unsettled Scores: Politics, Hollywood, and the Film Music of Aaron Copland and Hanns Eisler Recipient of a Grant from the Henry and Edna Binkele Classical Music Fund
The University of Illinois Press is pleased to announce that Unsettled Scores: Politics, Hollywood, and the Film Music of Aaron Copland and Hanns Eisler by Sally Bick has been selected […]
University of Illinois Press Best of 2019
Every December since 2007 we have posted an annual list of our pop culture favorites. This year we have added a “Best of the Decade” component. The University of Illinois […]
1619 Project Reading List: Black Popular Music
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 […]
1619 Project Reading List: Sports and Racism
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 […]
1619 Project Reading List: Mass Incarceration and Lynching
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 […]
1619 Project Reading List: Slavery, Racism, and Politics
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 […]