University of Illinois Press Events Calendar

Monday, October 20, 2025

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  Hunter M. Hampton Virtual Book Talk with MCECS

  7:00 - 8:30 pm   EST

  Hunter M. Hampton, author of "The Gridiron Gospel: Faith and College Football in Twentieth-Century America," talks about his forthcoming book as part of the MCECS Christianity and Contemporary Culture Lecture Series.

  • Webinar

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

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  Nancy Rao at the Disciples of the Pear Garden Event

  6:30 - 8:30 pm   EDT

  Think! Chinatown's Studio, 1 Pike Street, New York, NY, 10002, United States

  Nancy Yunhwa Rao, author of "Inside Chinese Theater: Community and Artistry in 19th Century California and Beyond," talks about her book as part of a Cantonese opera event hosted by Think! Chinatown.

  • Religious/Cultural
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  Michael Casiano in Conversation w/ Terrance Wooten at Red Emma's

  7:00 pm   EDT

  Red Emma's, 3128 Greenmount Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21218

  Michael Casiano, author of "Let Us Alone: The Origins of Baltimore's Police State," talks about his book in a conversation with Terrance Wooten at Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse.

  • Social/Informal Event

Thursday, December 4, 2025

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  Hunter M. Hampton at Southern Methodist University

  6:00 pm

  McCord Auditorium, SMU, 3225 University Dr. Dallas, TX 75205

  Join us to hear Hunter M. Hampton discuss his forthcoming book from the University of Illinois Press, "The Gridiron Gospel: Faith and College Football in Twentieth-Century America."

  • Lecture