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University of Illinois Press / Publisher of scholarly and regional trade books and journals since 1918
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In Jazz and Culture Vol. 8, No. 2, @vcmusictheory.bsky.social seeks to bridge discussions of jazz improvisation and the existential philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre, specifically his notion of the committed writer. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jac/arti...
January 30, 2026 at 9:02 PM
In Jazz and Culture Vol. 8, No. 2, @vcmusictheory.bsky.social seeks to bridge discussions of jazz improvisation and the existential philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre, specifically his notion of the committed writer. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jac/arti...
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That's me! (And my amazing cohort!)
January 13, 2026 at 5:25 AM
That's me! (And my amazing cohort!)
📖 "An immediate classic."
@benjaminepark.bsky.social reviews "Second-Class Saints: Black Mormons and the Struggle for Racial Equality" Matthew L. Harris, #OpenAccess in @dialoguejournal.bsky.social Vol. 58.4, edited by @taylorpetrey.bsky.social. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/dial/art...
@benjaminepark.bsky.social reviews "Second-Class Saints: Black Mormons and the Struggle for Racial Equality" Matthew L. Harris, #OpenAccess in @dialoguejournal.bsky.social Vol. 58.4, edited by @taylorpetrey.bsky.social. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/dial/art...
January 30, 2026 at 5:04 PM
📖 "An immediate classic."
@benjaminepark.bsky.social reviews "Second-Class Saints: Black Mormons and the Struggle for Racial Equality" Matthew L. Harris, #OpenAccess in @dialoguejournal.bsky.social Vol. 58.4, edited by @taylorpetrey.bsky.social. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/dial/art...
@benjaminepark.bsky.social reviews "Second-Class Saints: Black Mormons and the Struggle for Racial Equality" Matthew L. Harris, #OpenAccess in @dialoguejournal.bsky.social Vol. 58.4, edited by @taylorpetrey.bsky.social. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/dial/art...
In Journal of Appalachian Studies 31.2 @byclaycarey.bsky.social considers the way podcasters who produce shows about Appalachia use the medium to express ideas about social identity and challenge negative stereotypes about the region. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jas/arti...
January 29, 2026 at 7:01 PM
In Journal of Appalachian Studies 31.2 @byclaycarey.bsky.social considers the way podcasters who produce shows about Appalachia use the medium to express ideas about social identity and challenge negative stereotypes about the region. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jas/arti...
Ready to launch your career? UIP has an internship opportunity for you!
Position: Assistant to the Director
Time: 8-12 hours per week for the full calendar year
Pay rate: $20/hour
For full consideration, applications should be rec'd by Feb 13.
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Position: Assistant to the Director
Time: 8-12 hours per week for the full calendar year
Pay rate: $20/hour
For full consideration, applications should be rec'd by Feb 13.
Apply here⤵️
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January 29, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Ready to launch your career? UIP has an internship opportunity for you!
Position: Assistant to the Director
Time: 8-12 hours per week for the full calendar year
Pay rate: $20/hour
For full consideration, applications should be rec'd by Feb 13.
Apply here⤵️
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Position: Assistant to the Director
Time: 8-12 hours per week for the full calendar year
Pay rate: $20/hour
For full consideration, applications should be rec'd by Feb 13.
Apply here⤵️
secure.osfa.illinois.edu/vjb/detail.a...
Join Bloodshot Records co-founder, @millerscave.bsky.social to celebrate his memoir, THE HOURS ARE LONG, BUT THE PAY IS LOW, @citylit_books on Thurs, Feb 5, 2026 at 6:30pm CST.
This *free* evening will include a convo w/ editor @marthabayne.bsky.social. RSVP below.
citylitbooks.com/events/43247...
This *free* evening will include a convo w/ editor @marthabayne.bsky.social. RSVP below.
citylitbooks.com/events/43247...
Author Event: Rob Miller with Martha Bayne | City Lit Books
This cozy bookstore features staff-curated selections, book clubs, and author events for all ages.
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January 29, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Join Bloodshot Records co-founder, @millerscave.bsky.social to celebrate his memoir, THE HOURS ARE LONG, BUT THE PAY IS LOW, @citylit_books on Thurs, Feb 5, 2026 at 6:30pm CST.
This *free* evening will include a convo w/ editor @marthabayne.bsky.social. RSVP below.
citylitbooks.com/events/43247...
This *free* evening will include a convo w/ editor @marthabayne.bsky.social. RSVP below.
citylitbooks.com/events/43247...
Check out "Bridging CRU & CMR in Free and Serial Recall: A Factorial Comparison of Retrieved-Context Models" by Jordan B. Gunn & @polynsean.bsky.social in American Journal of Psychology 138.2, a Gordon D. Logan Festschrift. @mattcrumplab.bsky.social scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/ajp/arti...
January 29, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Check out "Bridging CRU & CMR in Free and Serial Recall: A Factorial Comparison of Retrieved-Context Models" by Jordan B. Gunn & @polynsean.bsky.social in American Journal of Psychology 138.2, a Gordon D. Logan Festschrift. @mattcrumplab.bsky.social scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/ajp/arti...
Now on @projectmuse.bsky.social! @jmormonhist.bsky.social Vol. 52, No. 1, new articles, book reviews, a forum on John Taylor's 1886 revelation, and Brooks Lecture from the 2025 Conference on Utah History. With @benjaminepark.bsky.social & @rachelhelps.bsky.social. muse.jhu.edu/issue/55826
January 28, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Now on @projectmuse.bsky.social! @jmormonhist.bsky.social Vol. 52, No. 1, new articles, book reviews, a forum on John Taylor's 1886 revelation, and Brooks Lecture from the 2025 Conference on Utah History. With @benjaminepark.bsky.social & @rachelhelps.bsky.social. muse.jhu.edu/issue/55826
In Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society 118.3-4 @tristanmkdraper.bsky.social continues a bibliographic special project looking at research articles in Illinois history and regional Indigenous history published spring 2024-spring 2025. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jishs/ar...
January 28, 2026 at 6:04 PM
In Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society 118.3-4 @tristanmkdraper.bsky.social continues a bibliographic special project looking at research articles in Illinois history and regional Indigenous history published spring 2024-spring 2025. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jishs/ar...
Josh Stenberg ( @sydney.edu.au ) advances a global perspective by connecting Chinese performances in Latin America with transnational Chinese performance networks elsewhere in American Music 42.3, a special issue on Sino-Soundscapes in Latin America, on @ProjectMUSE muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...
January 28, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Josh Stenberg ( @sydney.edu.au ) advances a global perspective by connecting Chinese performances in Latin America with transnational Chinese performance networks elsewhere in American Music 42.3, a special issue on Sino-Soundscapes in Latin America, on @ProjectMUSE muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...
Merrick Anderson ( @usc.edu ) provides a new defense of moderate comic immoralism, the thesis that the morally objectionable features of jokes sometimes increase their funniness, in Journal of Aesthetic Education 59.4, open access on @projectmuse.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...
January 27, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Merrick Anderson ( @usc.edu ) provides a new defense of moderate comic immoralism, the thesis that the morally objectionable features of jokes sometimes increase their funniness, in Journal of Aesthetic Education 59.4, open access on @projectmuse.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...
#OpenAccess @dialoguejournal.bsky.social 58.4 contains a letter to the editor, articles, personal voices, fiction, poems, book reviews, from the pulpit, and art pieces. cc: @taylorpetrey.bsky.social @benjaminepark.bsky.social @rosalyneves.bsky.social scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/dial/iss...
January 27, 2026 at 6:02 PM
#OpenAccess @dialoguejournal.bsky.social 58.4 contains a letter to the editor, articles, personal voices, fiction, poems, book reviews, from the pulpit, and art pieces. cc: @taylorpetrey.bsky.social @benjaminepark.bsky.social @rosalyneves.bsky.social scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/dial/iss...
📢 @journsporthist.bsky.social 52.3, on @projectmuse.bsky.social , is a special issue on "Sport Studies as a Public Service," with a forum of museum public historians and articles by @joshbland13.bsky.social , @raw-toast.bsky.social , and more. cc: @nassh1972.bsky.social
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55992
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55992
January 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM
📢 @journsporthist.bsky.social 52.3, on @projectmuse.bsky.social , is a special issue on "Sport Studies as a Public Service," with a forum of museum public historians and articles by @joshbland13.bsky.social , @raw-toast.bsky.social , and more. cc: @nassh1972.bsky.social
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55992
muse.jhu.edu/issue/55992
Journal of Appalachian Studies 31.2 is online now! Featuring contributions by @byclaycarey.bsky.social, @nataliekruse.bsky.social, @johngav.bsky.social (@ids.ac.uk), @jessicascory.bsky.social, and more. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jas/issu...
January 26, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Journal of Appalachian Studies 31.2 is online now! Featuring contributions by @byclaycarey.bsky.social, @nataliekruse.bsky.social, @johngav.bsky.social (@ids.ac.uk), @jessicascory.bsky.social, and more. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jas/issu...
In Journal of Animal Ethics 15.2, Jenny L. Mace ( @uniofstandrews.bsky.social ) on @projectmuse.bsky.social argues for more legal protections for companion and nonfood-producing animal in the case of a future epi-/panzootics and pandemics. muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...
January 26, 2026 at 3:02 PM
In Journal of Animal Ethics 15.2, Jenny L. Mace ( @uniofstandrews.bsky.social ) on @projectmuse.bsky.social argues for more legal protections for companion and nonfood-producing animal in the case of a future epi-/panzootics and pandemics. muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...
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***Check out the new Fall 2025 issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History ( @illinoispress.bsky.social )****
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January 23, 2026 at 11:26 PM
***Check out the new Fall 2025 issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History ( @illinoispress.bsky.social )****
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January’s #FreeEbook from @illinoispress.bsky.social is
"Harry Bridges: Labor Radical, Labor Legend" by Robert W. Cherny
Targeted by govt and anti-left labor leaders alike, Bridges navigated racial integration of his union's ranks and mechanization and containerization on the docks. #History
"Harry Bridges: Labor Radical, Labor Legend" by Robert W. Cherny
Targeted by govt and anti-left labor leaders alike, Bridges navigated racial integration of his union's ranks and mechanization and containerization on the docks. #History
Free E-book Giveaway: HARRY BRIDGES - Illinois Press Blog
January’s free e-book is here! Check out Harry Bridges: Labor Radical, Labor Legend by Robert W. Cherny before the month is over! The iconic leader of a small but powerful [...]Read More
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January 25, 2026 at 4:15 PM
January’s #FreeEbook from @illinoispress.bsky.social is
"Harry Bridges: Labor Radical, Labor Legend" by Robert W. Cherny
Targeted by govt and anti-left labor leaders alike, Bridges navigated racial integration of his union's ranks and mechanization and containerization on the docks. #History
"Harry Bridges: Labor Radical, Labor Legend" by Robert W. Cherny
Targeted by govt and anti-left labor leaders alike, Bridges navigated racial integration of his union's ranks and mechanization and containerization on the docks. #History
Happy #InternationalDayOfEducation!
Check out our reading list below ⤵️
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Check out our reading list below ⤵️
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January 24, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Happy #InternationalDayOfEducation!
Check out our reading list below ⤵️
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Check out our reading list below ⤵️
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📗 R. Christian Phillips reviews "Cinema is the Strongest Weapon: Race-Making and Resistance in Fascist Italy" by Lorenzo Fabbri (@uminnpress.bsky.social) in Journal of Film and Video Vol. 77, No. 4, on @projectmuse.bsky.social: muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...
January 23, 2026 at 7:02 PM
📗 R. Christian Phillips reviews "Cinema is the Strongest Weapon: Race-Making and Resistance in Fascist Italy" by Lorenzo Fabbri (@uminnpress.bsky.social) in Journal of Film and Video Vol. 77, No. 4, on @projectmuse.bsky.social: muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...
Did you spot the 2026 journal issue in amongst the 2025s in the photo?
While there’s a lot to look forward to in 2026, let’s take a moment to look back at the last three months of 2025 with our Journals Q4 UPdate. Special issues, podcasts, blogs, and more: www.press.uillinois.edu/wordpress/20...
While there’s a lot to look forward to in 2026, let’s take a moment to look back at the last three months of 2025 with our Journals Q4 UPdate. Special issues, podcasts, blogs, and more: www.press.uillinois.edu/wordpress/20...
January 23, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Did you spot the 2026 journal issue in amongst the 2025s in the photo?
While there’s a lot to look forward to in 2026, let’s take a moment to look back at the last three months of 2025 with our Journals Q4 UPdate. Special issues, podcasts, blogs, and more: www.press.uillinois.edu/wordpress/20...
While there’s a lot to look forward to in 2026, let’s take a moment to look back at the last three months of 2025 with our Journals Q4 UPdate. Special issues, podcasts, blogs, and more: www.press.uillinois.edu/wordpress/20...
"LINGERING INLAND editor @andyoler.bsky.social says that conception of the future happens when humans connect stories with people and places."
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A new book makes the case for the Midwest’s literary might
“Lingering Inland: A Literary Tour of the Midwest” helps readers connect with places dear to the region’s writers.
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January 22, 2026 at 6:45 PM
"LINGERING INLAND editor @andyoler.bsky.social says that conception of the future happens when humans connect stories with people and places."
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Join Dr Carole Pegg on 30th January to discuss her book, Drones Tones and Timbres in their lecture on Throat-singing: Body, Spirit, Pathways, Place
🗓️ 30th January 2026
📍 Darwin College, Cambridge, CB3 9EU
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🗓️ 30th January 2026
📍 Darwin College, Cambridge, CB3 9EU
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@darwincollegecam.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Join Dr Carole Pegg on 30th January to discuss her book, Drones Tones and Timbres in their lecture on Throat-singing: Body, Spirit, Pathways, Place
🗓️ 30th January 2026
📍 Darwin College, Cambridge, CB3 9EU
🔗 buff.ly/0QGZHlC
📚 buff.ly/oQmpDwa
@illinoispress.bsky.social
@darwincollegecam.bsky.social
🗓️ 30th January 2026
📍 Darwin College, Cambridge, CB3 9EU
🔗 buff.ly/0QGZHlC
📚 buff.ly/oQmpDwa
@illinoispress.bsky.social
@darwincollegecam.bsky.social
Join Bloodshot Records co-founder, @millerscave.bsky.social to celebrate his memoir, THE HOURS ARE LONG, BUT THE PAY IS LOW, @citylit_books on Thurs, Feb 5, 2026 at 6:30pm CST.
This *free* evening will include a convo w/ editor @marthabayne.bsky.social. RSVP below.
citylitbooks.com/events/43247...
This *free* evening will include a convo w/ editor @marthabayne.bsky.social. RSVP below.
citylitbooks.com/events/43247...
Author Event: Rob Miller with Martha Bayne | City Lit Books
This cozy bookstore features staff-curated selections, book clubs, and author events for all ages.
citylitbooks.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Join Bloodshot Records co-founder, @millerscave.bsky.social to celebrate his memoir, THE HOURS ARE LONG, BUT THE PAY IS LOW, @citylit_books on Thurs, Feb 5, 2026 at 6:30pm CST.
This *free* evening will include a convo w/ editor @marthabayne.bsky.social. RSVP below.
citylitbooks.com/events/43247...
This *free* evening will include a convo w/ editor @marthabayne.bsky.social. RSVP below.
citylitbooks.com/events/43247...
In Journal of American Ethnic History (@iehs.bsky.social) Vol. 45, No. 1, @loriflores.bsky.social reviews "Intimate Eating: Racialized Spaces and Radical Futures" (@dukepress.bsky.social) by Anita Mannur: "its case studies will surely intrigue." scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/art...
January 22, 2026 at 6:03 PM
In Journal of American Ethnic History (@iehs.bsky.social) Vol. 45, No. 1, @loriflores.bsky.social reviews "Intimate Eating: Racialized Spaces and Radical Futures" (@dukepress.bsky.social) by Anita Mannur: "its case studies will surely intrigue." scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/art...
Did you know that Jan. is Utah History Month? Be sure to check out Utah Historical Quarterly, official journal of the Utah Historical Society, for articles, book reviews, photographs, and field notes about artifacts, documents, + more. cc: @holly-g.bsky.social www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/?id...
January 22, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Did you know that Jan. is Utah History Month? Be sure to check out Utah Historical Quarterly, official journal of the Utah Historical Society, for articles, book reviews, photographs, and field notes about artifacts, documents, + more. cc: @holly-g.bsky.social www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/?id...