Alison Syring

Book covers for FOREVER FAMILIAS by Jason Palmer and JOSEPH WHITE MUSSER by Cristina M. Rosetti.

I’m so incredibly pleased to celebrate FOREVER FAMILIAS by Jason Palmer and JOSEPH WHITE MUSSER by Cristina M. Rosetti, which won best international book and best biography at the Mormon History Association awards banquet last night.

07.06.2025 15:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thrilled about yesterday's release of our edited volume, Hidden Histories of Unauthorized Migrations from Europe to the US. Contributions from our esteemed authors supply essential insights into today's immigration debates. For more information, see www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...

14.05.2025 15:34 — 👍 18    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0

I’ve had such a lovely #MHA2024! You can snag our 50% conference discount on #MormonStudies titles through June 23, or stop by the booth for a free display copy!

15.06.2024 14:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Now Announcing The Outstanding Dissertation in Disability History Prize Submissions Due by June 30, 2024 University of Illinois Press Black, pink, and dark green text on green, white, and pink background

*IMPORTANT UPDATE* 📢
The submissions deadline has been extended for the Outstanding Dissertation in Disability History prize to June 30!

Visit go.illinois.edu/DisabilityHi... for submission guidelines.

#DisabilityStudies #DisabilityHistory #dishist

cc: @alisonsyring.bsky.social

05.06.2024 18:13 — 👍 6    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

This is the last week to submit to our Disability Histories outstanding dissertation prize. The winner receives $1000 and an advance contract with @illinoispress.bsky.social. More details here: www.press.uillinois.edu/books/disabi...

24.05.2024 16:53 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

The Education Factory By looking at the labor history of academia, you can see the roots of a crisis in higher education that has been decades in the making.

So grateful for amazing coverage in @thenation.com for the vital and timely CONTINGENT FACULTY AND THE REMAKING OF HIGHER EDUCATION edited by Eric Fure-Slocum and Claire Goldstene! www.thenation.com/article/cult...

22.04.2024 16:49 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

You may have missed Chad Pearson’s rousing response to this book this morning, but there is still time to get free display copies and 50% off shipped titles at #OAH24. I especially like giving copies to contingent faculty and grad students!

13.04.2024 15:00 — 👍 9    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

It's that time of year again! Grad student scholars, the Comics Studies Society is calling for submissions for our Dissertation Award. Please visit our submission form for more information and to send in your work for consideration:
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12.04.2024 14:58 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

OAH 2024 Virtual Exhibit - Illinois Press Blog Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2024 Organization of American Historians conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use ...

Thank you! You can check out our virtual exhibit and get 50% off books thru 4/21: www.press.uillinois.edu/wordpress/oa...

12.04.2024 14:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1

Illinois Press booth with new books display

I am in beautiful New Orleans at #OAH24 for @illinoispress.bsky.social! Stop by and say hello if you are here!

12.04.2024 13:54 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Book Review: Michelle R. Boyd’s Becoming the Writer You Already Are | H-Net A guest post from Feeding the Elephant: A Forum for Scholarly Communications. Book Review by Alison Syring, acquisitions editor, University of Illinois Press Michelle R. Boyd’s Becoming the Writer ...

“Michelle R. Boyd introduced me to so many ideas about writing, particularly writing by a scholar for an academic audience . . . . And now I can’t imagine writing, or advising writers, without them.” -- @alisonsyring.bsky.social #FeedingTheElephant

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22.09.2023 17:57 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0