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Celebrate the Land of Lincoln, it's National Illinois Day!
Learn more about the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society and the #OA Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association:
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Learn more about the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society and the #OA Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association:
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December 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Celebrate the Land of Lincoln, it's National Illinois Day!
Learn more about the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society and the #OA Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association:
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Learn more about the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society and the #OA Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association:
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On this #NationalMinersDay, we draw attention to @johngav.bsky.social & Gabe Schwartzman's book, POWER & JUST TRANSITIONS, which merges historical perspective w/interviews to look at how coal’s decline impacted power & resistance in an Appalachian community
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December 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
On this #NationalMinersDay, we draw attention to @johngav.bsky.social & Gabe Schwartzman's book, POWER & JUST TRANSITIONS, which merges historical perspective w/interviews to look at how coal’s decline impacted power & resistance in an Appalachian community
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=c0...
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Maria Fuchs examines the music in German "Heimatfilm" (sentimental film in an idealized regional setting) in terms of cultural memory and the cultural coding of music in Vol. 18, Iss. 3 of Music and the Moving Image, OPEN ACCESS on @projectmuse.bsky.social
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55551
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55551
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Maria Fuchs examines the music in German "Heimatfilm" (sentimental film in an idealized regional setting) in terms of cultural memory and the cultural coding of music in Vol. 18, Iss. 3 of Music and the Moving Image, OPEN ACCESS on @projectmuse.bsky.social
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55551
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55551
Join us on Tues, December 30th for an afternoon at @evanstonspace.bsky.social with @millerscave.bsky.social & @rhettmiller.bsky.social talking Punk, Country, & Chicago's Bloodshot Records. This is a FREE ticketed event with limited seating: first come, first served
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Rob Miller, Rhett Miller Talk Country, Punk, and Bloodshot Records
Join us for a conversation with Rhett Miller and Rob about Rob's new book, The Hours are Long but the Pay is Low. Free. Limited capacity.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Join us on Tues, December 30th for an afternoon at @evanstonspace.bsky.social with @millerscave.bsky.social & @rhettmiller.bsky.social talking Punk, Country, & Chicago's Bloodshot Records. This is a FREE ticketed event with limited seating: first come, first served
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Are you a fan of The Bear on FX? Check out an article from Diasporic Italy Vol. 5, a special issue on fatherhood, about fathering practices in The Bear in relation to the evolution of Italian American masculinity, written by Cristina Di Maio (@unito) scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/di/artic...
December 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Are you a fan of The Bear on FX? Check out an article from Diasporic Italy Vol. 5, a special issue on fatherhood, about fathering practices in The Bear in relation to the evolution of Italian American masculinity, written by Cristina Di Maio (@unito) scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/di/artic...
Free to access until December 31: "The Battle of Nauvoo" by David L. Herron from Vol. 50, Iss. 1 of @jmormonhist.bsky.social
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December 5, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Free to access until December 31: "The Battle of Nauvoo" by David L. Herron from Vol. 50, Iss. 1 of @jmormonhist.bsky.social
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Polish American Studies 82.2 is available online! Article contributors include Anna Podciborska, Marek Skurski, Silvia Dapía ( @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
), David J. Jackson, and Izabella Kimak (whose article is OPEN ACCESS!).
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), David J. Jackson, and Izabella Kimak (whose article is OPEN ACCESS!).
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December 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Polish American Studies 82.2 is available online! Article contributors include Anna Podciborska, Marek Skurski, Silvia Dapía ( @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
), David J. Jackson, and Izabella Kimak (whose article is OPEN ACCESS!).
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/pas
), David J. Jackson, and Izabella Kimak (whose article is OPEN ACCESS!).
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To learn more about this case and others like it, make sure to check out @kangborderlaw.bsky.social's chapter in "Hidden Histories," published this year by @illinoispress.bsky.social.
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Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the United States
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December 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
To learn more about this case and others like it, make sure to check out @kangborderlaw.bsky.social's chapter in "Hidden Histories," published this year by @illinoispress.bsky.social.
For more information, follow the 🔗 below 👇
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In Ethnomusicology Vol. 69, No. 2, Kristina Jacobsen and Marco Lutzu examine fieldwork methodologies and musical ethnography using our respective experiences doing fieldwork on music in Sardinia, Italy. cc: @sem-office.bsky.social scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/etm/arti...
December 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
In Ethnomusicology Vol. 69, No. 2, Kristina Jacobsen and Marco Lutzu examine fieldwork methodologies and musical ethnography using our respective experiences doing fieldwork on music in Sardinia, Italy. cc: @sem-office.bsky.social scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/etm/arti...
William Boelhower studies Frederic Wertham's book about an Italian American boy who killed his mother for his family's honor + Italian American fiction's portrayal of honor codes in Diasporic Italy 5, an issue on fatherhood. cc: @iasa1966.bsky.social scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/di/artic...
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
William Boelhower studies Frederic Wertham's book about an Italian American boy who killed his mother for his family's honor + Italian American fiction's portrayal of honor codes in Diasporic Italy 5, an issue on fatherhood. cc: @iasa1966.bsky.social scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/di/artic...
Journal of Finnish Studies special issue series "Multilingual Finland":
1️⃣Vol. 27.2: scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jfs/issu...
2️⃣Vol. 28.1: scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jfs/issu...
✍️Contributors: @aelmgren.bsky.social, @friederikelupke.bsky.social, @johannalaakso.bsky.social & more!
1️⃣Vol. 27.2: scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jfs/issu...
2️⃣Vol. 28.1: scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jfs/issu...
✍️Contributors: @aelmgren.bsky.social, @friederikelupke.bsky.social, @johannalaakso.bsky.social & more!
December 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Journal of Finnish Studies special issue series "Multilingual Finland":
1️⃣Vol. 27.2: scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jfs/issu...
2️⃣Vol. 28.1: scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jfs/issu...
✍️Contributors: @aelmgren.bsky.social, @friederikelupke.bsky.social, @johannalaakso.bsky.social & more!
1️⃣Vol. 27.2: scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jfs/issu...
2️⃣Vol. 28.1: scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jfs/issu...
✍️Contributors: @aelmgren.bsky.social, @friederikelupke.bsky.social, @johannalaakso.bsky.social & more!
Process Studies Volume 54, Number 2, contains a special section on “A Century of Process Thought: Commemorating Whitehead’s Legacy at Harvard and Beyond.” Plus, an additional article and book reviews!
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December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Process Studies Volume 54, Number 2, contains a special section on “A Century of Process Thought: Commemorating Whitehead’s Legacy at Harvard and Beyond.” Plus, an additional article and book reviews!
📄 scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/ps/issue...
cc: @ctr4process.bsky.social
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cc: @ctr4process.bsky.social
Free article & a great blog post! Check out a list of articles/podcasts from Journal of Olympic Studies. Featured in the blog, “Esports Will Not Be at the Olympics” by Jim Parry, is free to access until Feb 28. www.press.uillinois.edu/wordpress/jo...
December 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Free article & a great blog post! Check out a list of articles/podcasts from Journal of Olympic Studies. Featured in the blog, “Esports Will Not Be at the Olympics” by Jim Parry, is free to access until Feb 28. www.press.uillinois.edu/wordpress/jo...
@brianbunk.bsky.social's BEYOND THE FIELD: How Soccer Built Community in the United States
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December 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
@brianbunk.bsky.social's BEYOND THE FIELD: How Soccer Built Community in the United States
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Nice write-up in @allmusic.com today. Appreciate the shout-out to #blackflag 's Chuck Dukowski. It's a good story.
Pick up a copy now @illinoispress.bsky.social
#booksky #americana #altcountry #chicagomusichistory #detroitmusichistory
#robmillerwriting
Nice write-up in @allmusic.com today. Appreciate the shout-out to #blackflag 's Chuck Dukowski. It's a good story.
Pick up a copy now @illinoispress.bsky.social
#booksky #americana #altcountry #chicagomusichistory #detroitmusichistory
#robmillerwriting
For a Life of Sin: Rob Miller and the Making of Bloodshot Records
The beleaguered lead singer of Whiskeytown once crooned "So I started this damn country band/'cause punk rock was too hard to sing" which is an apt description of what was going…
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December 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Nice write-up in @allmusic.com today. Appreciate the shout-out to #blackflag 's Chuck Dukowski. It's a good story.
Pick up a copy now @illinoispress.bsky.social
#booksky #americana #altcountry #chicagomusichistory #detroitmusichistory
#robmillerwriting
Nice write-up in @allmusic.com today. Appreciate the shout-out to #blackflag 's Chuck Dukowski. It's a good story.
Pick up a copy now @illinoispress.bsky.social
#booksky #americana #altcountry #chicagomusichistory #detroitmusichistory
#robmillerwriting
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"How did you figure it out?" "Because you've killed me before!" Michael Burke writes about the rise of time-warp slasher films like HAPPY DEATH DAY and THE FINAL GIRLS in the latest J Film & Video @illinoispress.bsky.social @projectmuse.bsky.social
doi.org/10.5406/1934...
doi.org/10.5406/1934...
December 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"How did you figure it out?" "Because you've killed me before!" Michael Burke writes about the rise of time-warp slasher films like HAPPY DEATH DAY and THE FINAL GIRLS in the latest J Film & Video @illinoispress.bsky.social @projectmuse.bsky.social
doi.org/10.5406/1934...
doi.org/10.5406/1934...
New podcast! We discuss Journal of Finnish Studies, Finnish Independence Day, and more with editors Tom DuBois ( @uwmadison.bsky.social ) and Anne Mäntynen ( @helsinki.fi ).
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1AoPmBw...
💻 Transcript: www.press.uillinois.edu/wordpress/sc...
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1AoPmBw...
💻 Transcript: www.press.uillinois.edu/wordpress/sc...
December 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
New podcast! We discuss Journal of Finnish Studies, Finnish Independence Day, and more with editors Tom DuBois ( @uwmadison.bsky.social ) and Anne Mäntynen ( @helsinki.fi ).
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1AoPmBw...
💻 Transcript: www.press.uillinois.edu/wordpress/sc...
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1AoPmBw...
💻 Transcript: www.press.uillinois.edu/wordpress/sc...
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In case you missed it, here's my interview with Scott Simon on NPR's Morning Edition from earlier today. We talk about my new book "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low', what made Chicago such a special place for labels and **checks notes** duct tape.
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#booksky #npr
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#booksky #npr
November 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
In case you missed it, here's my interview with Scott Simon on NPR's Morning Edition from earlier today. We talk about my new book "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low', what made Chicago such a special place for labels and **checks notes** duct tape.
www.npr.org/2025/11/29/n...
#booksky #npr
www.npr.org/2025/11/29/n...
#booksky #npr
Bloodshot Records co-founder Rob Miller tells the story behind the "insurgent country" movement where punk rock met twang in his new book "The Hours Are Long, But the Pay Is Low: A Curious Life in Independent Music." AllMusic runs through the setlist and the backstage rider.
For a Life of Sin: Rob Miller and the Making of Bloodshot Records
The beleaguered lead singer of Whiskeytown once crooned "So I started this damn country band/'cause punk rock was too hard to sing" which is an apt description of what was going…
www.allmusic.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Hey!
Look what showed up in
@onmilwaukee.bsky.social 's 2025 Holiday Music Lovers Gift Guide! That's right! Yours truly's "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low" on @illinoispress.bsky.social
"Like the best Bloodshot releases, it’s fiery, funny, intelligent, and fun" #booksky #americana #milwaukee
Look what showed up in
@onmilwaukee.bsky.social 's 2025 Holiday Music Lovers Gift Guide! That's right! Yours truly's "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low" on @illinoispress.bsky.social
"Like the best Bloodshot releases, it’s fiery, funny, intelligent, and fun" #booksky #americana #milwaukee
December 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Hey!
Look what showed up in
@onmilwaukee.bsky.social 's 2025 Holiday Music Lovers Gift Guide! That's right! Yours truly's "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low" on @illinoispress.bsky.social
"Like the best Bloodshot releases, it’s fiery, funny, intelligent, and fun" #booksky #americana #milwaukee
Look what showed up in
@onmilwaukee.bsky.social 's 2025 Holiday Music Lovers Gift Guide! That's right! Yours truly's "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low" on @illinoispress.bsky.social
"Like the best Bloodshot releases, it’s fiery, funny, intelligent, and fun" #booksky #americana #milwaukee
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If you need more books in your life, Postconflict Utopias is 40 off until the end of this month. If not, you can always ask your library to get a copy or invite me to talk about the amazing Black activists imagining peace in postwar Colombia. www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
December 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
If you need more books in your life, Postconflict Utopias is 40 off until the end of this month. If not, you can always ask your library to get a copy or invite me to talk about the amazing Black activists imagining peace in postwar Colombia. www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
🆓 Journal of Aesthetic Education Vol. 59, No. 3, is now available and it's #OpenAccess from @projectmuse.bsky.social! Featuring 7 new articles and an essay review of Noël Carroll's "Classics in Western Philosophy of Art" (@hackettpub.bsky.social). muse.jhu.edu/issue/55534
December 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🆓 Journal of Aesthetic Education Vol. 59, No. 3, is now available and it's #OpenAccess from @projectmuse.bsky.social! Featuring 7 new articles and an essay review of Noël Carroll's "Classics in Western Philosophy of Art" (@hackettpub.bsky.social). muse.jhu.edu/issue/55534
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Lingering Inland
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December 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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If you're still looking for Christmas gifts for your Midwestern friends and family, Lingering Inland is on sale at @illinoispress.bsky.social! I'll drop the pre-order link below.
NOW ANNOUNCING the UIP Holiday Sale!
Take 40% off every.single.book (!!) with code HOLIDAY40 at checkout!
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#BookSale #BuyBooks #ShopLocal #ReadUP
Take 40% off every.single.book (!!) with code HOLIDAY40 at checkout!
go.illinois.edu/2025HolidayS...
#BookSale #BuyBooks #ShopLocal #ReadUP
December 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If you're still looking for Christmas gifts for your Midwestern friends and family, Lingering Inland is on sale at @illinoispress.bsky.social! I'll drop the pre-order link below.