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Ideas on Fire @ideasonfirephd.bsky.social · 23h

It’s publication day for Ideas on Fire author Michael Casiano! 🥳 His new book Let Us Alone: The Origins of Baltimore's Police State is out now from @illinoispress.bsky.social.

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Ida Tolgensbakk @idatolgensbakk.bsky.social · 18h

I've been so confused about the DHL emails saying a package was on its way - I could not for the life of me remember that I had ordered anything. But then it was this lovely thing! Edited by Benjamin Gatling w/ some great scholars & activists, on #migration #narrative

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A book, black & white cover with red letters: "Migration Stories. Connecting activism, policy, and scholarship."

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Martha Bayne @marthabayne.bsky.social · 18h

Happy pub day to Dylan Taylor-Lehman's "Going Rackless: Chicago's Amateur Pool Players and the Quest for Glory in the Biggest Tournament in the World"! A gripping piece of narrative journalism exploring the wild world of Chicago's amateur billiards scene, out today from @illinoispress.bsky.social

Going Rackless

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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 17h

Announcing American Literary Realism Volume 58, Number 1! Featuring four new essays, three notes and documents, a book review, and some brief reviews. Check it out on @projectmuse.bsky.social: muse.jhu.edu/issue/55520

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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 19h

Happy Pub Date to LET US ALONE: The Origins of Baltimore's Police State by @mcasiano.bsky.social !
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#AfricanAmericanStudies #AmericanHistory #LaborStudies #UrbanStudies #Baltimore #LawEnforcement #CivilRights #JimCrow

Let Us Alone
The Origins of Baltimore's Police State
Author: Michael Casiano

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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 20h

Happy Pub Date to GOING RACKLESS: Chicago's Amateur Pool Players and the Quest for Glory in the Biggest Tournament in the World by Dylan Taylor-Lehman!
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#Chicago #Midwest #Sports #Pool #Billiards

Going Rackless
Chicago's Amateur Pool Players and the Quest for Glory in the Biggest Tournament in the World
Author: Dylan Taylor-Lehman

University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 20h

Happy Pub Date to THE THREE NEPHITES: Saints, Service, & Supernatural Legend by Julie Swallow, Christopher James Blythe, Eric A. Eliason, & Jill Terry Rudy!
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#Folklore #MormonStudies #Religion

The Three Nephites
Saints, Service, and Supernatural Legend
Author: Julie Swallow, Christopher James Blythe, Eric A. Eliason, and Jill Terry Rudy

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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 20h

Happy Pub Date to UNLEARNING THE HUSH: Oral Histories of Black Female Educators in Mississippi in the Civil Rights Era by @msbunch.bsky.social!
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Unlearning the Hush
Oral Histories of Black Female Educators in Mississippi in the Civil Rights Era
Author: Marlee S. Bunch Foreword by Christopher M. Span

University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 21h

💬 @journsporthist.bsky.social 52.2: “'It Doesn't Have to Be This Way, There Is Another Way of Doing It': An Interview with Jacob 'Stitch' Duran" by @boxingintellect.bsky.social.

📄 @projectmuse.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/issue/55225
📕His book, RINGS OF DISSENT www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=c0...

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RINGS OF DISSENT Edited by Rudy Mondragón, Gaye Theresa Johnson, and David J. Leonard

University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 23h

In Vol. 42, Iss. 1 of History of Philosophy Quarterly, Jacob Zellmer ( @ucsandiego.bsky.social ) argues that realism conflicts with Spinoza's conatus doctrine which is indispensable for his value theory. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/hpq/arti...

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Immigration and Ethnic History Society @iehs.bsky.social · 1d

Check out a FREE article of Journal of American Ethnic History ( @illinoispress.bsky.social ):

"'As bad as anybody else': The Innocents, Political Violence, and the Creole-Italian Alliance in Reconstruction New Orleans" by Christopher Joseph Cook

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“As bad as anybody else”: The Innocents, Political Violence, and the Creole-Italian Alliance in Reconstruction New Orleans

Abstract. Coordinated, violent political attacks increased throughout the months leading up to the 1868 presidential election in New Orleans and the surrounding area. Among the various Democratic orga...

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Yale Classics Library @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social · 1d

New issue of Illinois Classical Studies Vol. 50, No. 1, Spring 2025 muse.jhu.edu/issue/55694 @projectmuse.bsky.social @illinoispress.bsky.social Fake News is or as Invective in Ancient Texts

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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 1d

The Herbert G. Gutman Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in U.S. Labor and Working-Class History is now open for submissions!

Full details here: go.illinois.edu/UIPGutmanPrize

cc: @laborlawchajournal.bsky.social

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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 1d

David Heetderks provides a close analysis of Smokey Robinson's transformation of classic blues forms, revealing significant shifts in this important facet of 1960s and 1970s Motown. Read the article in American Music Vol. 42, No. 1, on @projectmuse.bsky.social: muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...

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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 1d

October is Family History Month! Check out this article:

📄 "Bound to the Land: Cove Fort in Kesler Family History and Memory"
✍️ By Rebecca Andersen
📖 In Utah Historical Quarterly Vol. 90, No. 2.
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Utah Historical Quarterly (2022) 90 (2): 92–109.

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Bilge Yesil @bilgeyesil.bsky.social · 6d

free e-book from @illinoispress.bsky.social www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...

Social Voices

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Prof. Karen McNally @profkarenmcnally.bsky.social · 6d

We're on the website! Women in Hollywood's Dream Factory: Tales of Inequality, Abuse, and Resistance publishes in March 2026 www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=c0.... Huge thanks to @illinoispress.bsky.social, a fantastic group of scholars & @leverhulme.ac.uk for supporting my research on Lana Turner

Women in Hollywood's Dream Factory

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Rob Miller @millerscave.bsky.social · 6d

Attending Heartland Fall Forum? Pop by Wed 15th 5-6pm and say hi at @illinoispress.bsky.social tables 401-17.
We can chat about alt-country, indie labels, punk rock, dive bars, diners, and my upcoming book "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low"
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#booksky

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Michelle Chen @michellechn.bsky.social · 5d

Great post!

"In general, I do not edit reviewers’ reports before I send them to authors."

I mostly completely agree, but in extreme cases I may delete sentences or change reviewers' language, especially if it feels targeted or truly offensive. Reviews should be constructive--never just an attack

University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 5d

"Sometimes critical feedback is difficult to read, but this is also the best time an author can encounter it."

The long-awaited Part 2 of UIP editor @alisonsyring.bsky.social's discussion about the peer review process is in her latest blog post.
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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 4d

Vol. 50, Iss. 2 of Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology is out online. Contributors in this issue:
- Sierra M. Bow and Jan F. Simek ( @utknoxville.bsky.social )
- Mark J. Wagner ( @siu.edu )
- and many more!
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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 4d

Last day of the Conference on Illinois History annual meeting!

Visit our virtual exhibit and take 50% off all books on Illinois history with code CILH at checkout!
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Conference on Illinois History. Springfield, IL. Oct 2 & 3, 2025. Get 50% off our books! Use promo code: CILH. Offer expires October 10, 2025.

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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 4d

Seeking submissions for Illinois Classical Studies! Check out our blog post here: buff.ly/49LYxFY
Plus, free access til Dec. 31, 2025, to “Undressing and Cross-dressing: Costume, Ritual, and Female Empowerment in Aristophanes” by Natalia Tsoumpra in Vol. 45, Iss. 2: buff.ly/3DoEjGl

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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 4d

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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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 5d

In preparation for the American Folklore Society conference, read “Safety in the Field: A Reflection and Progress Report” by Mathilde Frances Lind, free until November 30, 2025. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaf/arti...

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Safety in the Field: A Reflection and Progress Report

Abstract. This report contextualizes and summarizes two preliminary discussions on folklorists’ safety in the field, with particular attention to how to prepare and support students and junior…

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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 5d

In Vol. 42, No. 1, of American Music, Christi-Anne Castro's article considers the interconnectedness of war-making and gendered race-making in popular sheet music and soldier songs of the Philippine-American War. Read it on @projectmuse.bsky.social: muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...

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