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Tag Archives: American history
Q&A with Sara E. Lampert, Author of Starring Women
in american history, and sexuality studies, film, gender studies, music, Q&A, theatre, women's history
Tagged American history, film studies, gender studies, Music in American Life
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Author, Sara E. Lampert, of Starring Women: Celebrity, Patriarchy, and American Theater, 1790-1850 answers questions about her purpose for writing, book influences, and discoveries about entertainers for her book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I have … Continue reading
Q&A with Lynn M. Hudson, Author of West of Jim Crow
in African American Studies, american history, authors, Q&A
Tagged African American history, American history
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Author, Lynn M. Hudson, of West Jim Crow: The Fight Against California’s Color Line answers questions about her influences, discoveries and purpose for writing. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? In the process of writing my first … Continue reading
Q&A with Donald W. Rogers, Author of Workers against the City: The Fight for Free Speech in Hague v. CIO
in american history, author commentary, authors, interviews, labor history, law, new books, Q&A
Tagged American history, authors on issues, interviews, labor history, labor studies, law, Q&A, Supreme Court, UIP authors
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Donald W. Rogers, author of Workers against the City, answers questions about the labor movement, American history, free speech, CIO v. Hague, and civil liberties. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? Free speech and assembly law are … Continue reading
Italian American Studies at the U of I Press
in american history, immigration, Italian American Studies, journals, migration, The Callout
Tagged American history, immigration, Italian American studies, journals, migration, The Callout
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The Journals and Books divisions at the Press endeavor to present scholarship not as two separate entities, but as a unified whole beneath the UIP banner. The field of Italian Studies offers a prime example. Like many areas of research … Continue reading
Q&A with Amanda Frisken, author of Graphic News
in american history, author commentary, authors, communication, journalism, Q&A
Tagged American history, journalism
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Amanda Frisken, author of Graphic News: How Sensational Images Transformed Nineteenth-Century Journalism answers questions about her inspiration for writing , sensational journalism, and what she hopes readers will take away from her book. Q: Why did you decide to write … Continue reading
#CharlottesvilleCurriculum: 13 Books about Politics, Race, and Class
in African American Studies, american history
Tagged #CharlottesvilleCurriculum, African American Studies, American history
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University of Illinois Press has always prided ourselves on our commitment to social justice. In light of the recent events in Charlottesville, here are 13 books about politics, race, and class in American culture. Check out the other posts in our … Continue reading
Journal Spotlight: History of the Present
in american history, European history, journals, world history
Tagged African history, American history, Asian history, European history, history of slavery, History of the Present, journals, researching, slavery
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History of the Present, launched in 2010, is devoted to history as a critical endeavor. Its aim is twofold: to create a space in which scholars can reflect on the role history plays in establishing categories of contemporary debate by … Continue reading
Awards: Daisy Turner’s Kin
in African American Studies, american history, biography, folklore, women's history
Tagged African American history, American history, Daisy Turner, folklore, Jane C. Beck
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This week, we received word that Jane C. Beck’s acclaimed book Daisy Turner’s Kin: An African American Family Saga, won two awards: the 2016 Chicago Folklore Prize and the 2016 Wayland D. Hand Prize. The Chicago Folklore Prize, the oldest international … Continue reading