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Rare Book and Manuscript Library celebrates ‘Frankenstein’
A new exhibit at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library explores the life and career of author Mary Shelley and the context for her novel “Frankenstein.”
Spurlock Museum repatriates Peruvian objects from its collection
Spurlock Museum of World Cultures is returning 201 objects from its collection to Peru in the museum’s first voluntary international repatriation.
Book tells the untold story of how New Farmers of America transformed rural Black life
A new book by professor of African American studies Bobby J. Smith II tells how the New Farmers of America taught rural Black boys about farming.
Illinois professor’s book examines contradictions in history of U.S. naturalization processes
A new book by Illinois professor of English and of gender and women’s studies Siobhan Somerville looks at the history of the U.S. naturalization process.
New book studies ‘persistent citizens’ of the Global South
The book, “Persistent Citizens: Pursuing Social Welfare Benefits in Brazil and Argentina,” was co-written by U. of I. political scientist Matthew S. Winters.
How does the film ‘The Odyssey’ compare with Homer’s epic poem?
Classics professor Eduardo García-Molina discusses how “The Odyssey” film compares with Homer’s epic poem and the story’s relevance today.
Book traces history, use of the Deseret alphabet
A new book tells the history of the Deseret alphabet, created by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the 19th century.
History professor Rosalyn LaPier helps create bison exhibit at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — An exhibit tracing the cultural and ecological legacy of American bison opens May 7 at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. “Bison: Standing Strong” commemorates both the 250th anniversary of the nation and the 10th anniversary of the naming of the bison as our […]
Illinois professor’s book shows how ‘lawful fictions’ are used to manage immigration, citizenship
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — José A. de la Garza Valenzuela, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor of Latina/Latino Studies, looks at the experiences of queer migrants, and at how immigration practices shape particular fictions about them, in his new book “Queer in a Legal Sense: Brown Citizenship and Other Lawful Fictions.” The book combines literary and […]
How has political populism affected transatlantic relations?
The European Union is in an excellent position to emerge as a leader in international cooperation, trade, security and democratic values, says University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign anthropology professor Jessica R. Greenberg, the co-editor of the new policy report “Populism and the Future of Transatlantic Relations: Challenges and Policy Options.”
Paper: HBCUs promote social, economic mobility for Black children who live nearby
New research from a team of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign economists estimates the social mobility effects of four-year public historically Black colleges and universities on Black children who live in the same county as an HBCU.
Book chronicles how citizens, writers remain hopeful in face of environmental harms
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Citizens and writers remain hopeful in the face of environmental harms in “Reading Better States: Utopian Method and Environmental Harm in the Global South,” the new book by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign English professor Rebecca Oh. Oh said she was interested in how people and writers in the Global South see their […]