Call For Papers Jazz and Culture: Special Issue on Geri Allen Issue – Fall 2020 Deadlines: Abstracts 300-500 words: July 15th, 2019 Full Manuscripts: September 1, 2019 The journal Jazz […]
Paul-Mikhail Catapang Podosky On “The Difference Between Killing Humanely and a Humane Killing”
Paul-Mikhail Catapang Podosky is a doctoral student in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne. He recently shared his thoughts with us on his article, “A […]
Paul-Mikhail Catapang Podosky Comments on Journal of Animal Ethics Article
In this blog post we are featuring Paul-Mikhail Catapang Podosky’s summary of his article, “A Linguistic Method of Deception: The Difference Between Killing Humanely and a Humane Killing“, in the Journal of […]
Q&A with Susan Potter, author of “Queer Timing”
Susan Potter is lecturer in film studies at the University of Sydney. She recently answered some questions about her new book, Queer Timing: The Emergence of Lesbian Sexuality in Early Cinema. Q: […]
Feminist Teacher Seeks New Editors
Feminist Teacher is seeking to form a new editorial collective and is soliciting applicants. The current editorial collective is stepping down this summer but will be available for consultation. The […]
An Uncommon Peer Review for Common Threads – Palestine on the Air
An Uncommon Peer Review for Common Threads: a case study about expanding formats, their evaluation, and what we learned when we challenged norms. by Alexa Colella The scholarly communications ecosystem […]
Remembering Niara Sudarkasa
The following is an excerpt from Erica Lorraine Williams’s chapter “Niara Sudarkasa: Inspiring Black Women’s Leadership” in The Second Generation of African American Pioneers in Anthropology edited by Ira E. Harrison, […]
Peter Cole wins Philip Taft Labor History Book Award for “Dockworker Power”
We are pleased to announce that Dockworker Power: Race and Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area by Peter Cole was a co-winner of the Philip Taft Labor History Book Award, […]
Alina R. Méndez Wins 2019 Gutman Prize for Outstanding Dissertation
We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2019 LAWCHA (Labor and Working Class History Association) Gutman Prize! Congratulations to Alina R. Méndez, whose dissertation titled “Cheap for Whom? Migration, Farm Labor, and […]
“Media, Geopolitics, and Power” by Herman Wasserman Named Book of the Year by ICA!
We are pleased to announce that Media, Geopolitics, and Power: A View from the Global South by Herman Wasserman was named Book of the Year by the Global Communication and Social Change […]
Q&A with Erika K. Jackson, author of “Scandinavians in Chicago”
Erika K. Jackson is an associate professor of history at Colorado Mesa University. She recently answered some questions about her book, Scandinavians in Chicago: The Origins of White Privilege in Modern America. […]
Thank You, University of Illinois Press Staff, for Your Incredible Generosity as Mentors!
As part of the special blog tour in honor of Mark Saunders, we celebrate the generosity our staff demonstrates toward every student who walks through our doors. Over the last […]