Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2024 American Folklore Society annual conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the […]
AFS 2024 Virtual Exhibit
2024 Journals Q3 UPdate
Welcome to our quarterly Journals UPdate where you can get all the news surrounding journals at the University of Illinois Press. The “UP” in the title of this blog series […]
Folklore Studies and Disability: Discussing a Special Issue of Journal of American Folklore
In the latest episode of the University of Press podcast, The UPside, JAF: A Global Quarterly, also known as the Journal of American Folklore, editor Dr. Lisa Gilman sat down […]
Free E-book Giveaway: FROM SLAVE CABINS TO THE WHITE HOUSE
November’s free e-book is here! Check out From Slave Cabins to the White House: Homemade Citizenship in African American Culture by Koritha Mitchell before the month is over! Koritha Mitchell […]
Q&A with the author of HISTORY’S ERRATICS
David M. Emmons, author of History’s Erratics: Irish Catholic Dissidents and the Transformation of American Capitalism, 1870-1930, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write […]
Interview on Globalizing Irish America: A Special Issue of Journal of American Ethnic History
In the latest episode of the University of Press podcast, The UPside, we sat down (virtually) with Guest Editors Dr. Cian T. McMahon and Dr. Darragh Gannon to discuss a […]
Q&A with the author of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, STATESMAN HISTORIAN
Jesse Derber, author of Abraham Lincoln, Statesman Historian, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? While there are so many aspects of […]
Q&A with the author of LEARNING FOR WORK
Connie Goddard, author of Learning for Work: How Industrial Education Fostered Democratic Opportunity, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? The book […]
Q&A with the author of CONSTRUCTING DISABILITY AFTER THE GREAT WAR
Evan P. Sullivan, author of Constructing Disability after the Great War: Blind Veterans in the Progressive Era, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write […]
2024 Polish American Heritage Month Reading List
Happy Polish American Heritage Month! Join us in celebrating the month once again with a reading list of articles from The Polish Review and Polish American Studies. The Polish Review […]
Q&A with the author of HUMAN RIGHTS COUNTERPUBLICS IN PERÚ
Sylvanna M. Falcon, author of Human Rights Counterpublics in Perú: Contesting Tiers of Citizenship, answers questions on her new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? Two […]
2024 International Open Access Week
Join us in celebrating Open Access Week — an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access (OA), to share […]