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Tag Archives: history
Throwbacklist Thursday: The Bastille Library
in European history, gay/lesbian, music
Tagged Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, France, gay history, history, jazz, Modernism
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To commemorate Bastille Day, the University of Illinois Press celebrates its backlist of books on France and the French. Le Jazz: Jazz and French Cultural Identity, by Matthew F. Jordan Matthew F. Jordan deftly blends textual analysis, critical theory, and … Continue reading
200 Years of Illinois: Dark Skies
in Illinois / regional
Tagged 200 Years of Illinois, history, tornadoes
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April 21, 1967, dawned cool and foggy in northern Illinois. It had been a tough winter and the cold had yet to fully retreat. In fact, it would snow again three days later in some parts. Not the kind of day you … Continue reading
Happy International Nurses Day
in american history, black studies, feminist studies
Tagged African American history, Clarissa J. Threat, history, medicine, military, nursing, Nursing Civil Rights, women's history
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In observance of International Nurses Day, an excerpt from Nursing Civil Rights: Gender and Race in the Army Nurse Corps, by Clarissa J. Threat. Before 1941 African Americans did not ignore the military’s call for nurses. Hoping to participate, black nurses … Continue reading
Q&A with authors of The Real Cyber War
in author commentary, authors, communication, interviews
Tagged history, political science, The Real Cyber War
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Shawn Powers and Michael Jablonski are the authors of The Real Cyber War: The Political Economy of Internet Freedom. Q: When the phrase “cyber war” is used, is the rhetoric designed to describe the internet as a theater of war: a place where … Continue reading
Best of Illinois: Very sporting
in biography, Chicago, forthcoming books, new books, sports history, Uncategorized
Tagged baseball, basketball, Before the Curse, Before the Ivy, Carson Cunningham, Chicago Cubs, college basketball, Cubs, football, history, John Matthew Smith, John Wooten, Laurent Pernot, NCAA, NFL, NFL Football, pro football, Randy Roberts, Richard C. Crepeau, Sons of Westwood, UCLA basketball
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Metrics used to refer to a baffling system of weights and measures that Americans refused to adopt. These days, however, sports fans quote a different kind of metrics that measure everything from K/BB ratio to Kobe’s plus-minus. We live in an age … Continue reading
From Heidi to Humble Howard
in media studies, sports history
Tagged Bowie Kuhn, history, Monday Night Football, National Football League, NFL Football, professional football, Richard C. Crepeau
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Today marks the anniversary of the “Heidi Game,” an infamous moment in television history but also part of the story of how far professional football has come in its bid to conquer the zeitgeist. November 17, 1968: the Oakland Raiders score two touchdowns … Continue reading
