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Tag Archives: UIP authors
Q&A with Fred Bartenstein and Curt W. Ellison, Co-Editors of Industrial Strength Bluegrass
in american history, authors, music, Q&A
Tagged American music, Q&A, UIP authors
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Co-editors, Fred Bartenstein and Curtis W. Ellison, of Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwestern Ohio’s Musical Legacy answer questions abut their influences, discoveries, and dispel myths about bluegrass music. Q: Why did you decide to put this collection together? Bartenstein: The story … Continue reading
Q&A with Ann Flesor Beck, Author of Sweet Greeks
in authors, culture, food, Illinois / regional, migration, Q&A
Tagged immigration, Q&A, UIP authors
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Author, Ann Flesor Beck of Sweet Greeks: First-Generation Immigrant Confectioners in the Heartland, answers questions about her family influences, purpose for writing and myths she hopes to dispel about first-generation Greeks. Why did you decide to write this book? The … Continue reading
Q&A with Lydia R. Hamessley, Author of Unlikely Angel
in american history, author commentary, authors, banjo, biography, feminist studies, interviews, music, new books, Q&A
Tagged banjo, country music, feminism, interviews, music, Q&A, songwriters, UIP authors, women in music, women singers
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Lydia R. Hamessley, author of Unlikely Angel: The Songs of Dolly Parton, answers questions about her inspirations, Appalachian music, songwriting, and, of course, music legend Dolly Parton. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? Laurie Matheson, the Director … 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
Q&A with Elizabeth A. Clendinning, Author of American Gamelan and the Ethnomusicological Imagination
in ethnomusicology, interviews, music, new books, Q&A
Tagged ethnomusicology, interviews, music, Q&A, UIP authors
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Elizabeth A. Clendinning, author of American Gamelan and the Ethnomusicological Imagination, answers questions about the intricacies of global ensembles, gaps between classroom discussions and real-life applications, and the cohesion of tradition and modernity. Q: Why did you decide to write … Continue reading
Q&A with Andrea Wenzel, Author of Community Centered Journalism
in authors, communication, journalism, politics, Q&A
Tagged journalism, Q&A, UIP authors
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Author, Andrea Wenzel, of Community Centered Journalism: Engaging People, Exploring Solutions, and Building Trust answers questions about her influences for writing, discoveries and myths she hopes to dispel for readers. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I’ve … Continue reading
Q&A with Jonathan R. Eller, author of Bradbury Beyond Apollo
in American literature, authors, biography, interviews, literary studies, new books, Q&A, science fiction
Tagged Becoming Ray Bradbury, Bradbury, interviews, literature, Q&A, Ray Bradbury, Ray Bradbury Unbound, science fiction, UIP authors
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Jonathan R. Eller, author of Bradbury Beyond Apollo, the final book in his trilogy biography of Ray Bradbury, answers questions about his reasoning for writing a trilogy, academic and literary influences, and all-things science fiction. Q: Why did you decide … Continue reading
Printer’s Row 2017
in events, press events, publishing
Tagged Printer's Row Lit Fest, UIP authors
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Authors. Conversations. Books (lots of books). Dogs with bandannas. It’s time again for the Printer’s Row Book Fair, now in its 33rd Year as a Chicago Loop perennial. Skies promise to be as sunny as the faces staffing the booths. Your … Continue reading
Jose Angel N. on undocumented immigrants and negative growth
in biography, immigration, politics
Tagged essay, Illegal: Reflections of an Undocumented Immigrant, Jose Angel N, UIP authors
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Today at The Point, José Ángel N. contributes an essay drawing on his experiences as an undocumented immigrant to ponder American progress, the idea of home, and today’s fraught immigration atmosphere. When I am invited to share my experience as … Continue reading
Sa-lute! Congratulations to bluegrass scholar Gary B. Reid
in awards, bluegrass, music
Tagged awards, bluegrass, Gary B. Reid, Stanley Brothers, UIP authors
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We are pleased to announce that The Music of the Stanley Brothers by Gary B. Reid has won Best Discography in the ARSC Awards for Excellence, awarded by the Association for Recorded Sound Collections. It’s a bit of double dip … Continue reading