This is a guest post by Maria Barbu, author of The Politicization of Gender In 2016, the election of Donald Trump did more than disrupt American electoral politics. It redefined the place of gender in nationalist discourse.         Just weeks before Americans went to the polls, a recording surfaced of the presidential candidate bragging about sexual […]

This June, discover new titles that explore the intersections of culture, society and global transformation. Spanning decolonisation, sustainability, philosophy, regional studies and public policy, these latest releases offer timely perspectives that advance critical research across disciplines. Archipelagothic: Studies in the Philippine Gothic This edited volume explores how the Gothic has evolved across Philippine literature, film, […]

As we close the curtains on June, the publishing industry continues to navigate the accelerating influence of AI, advances in open access and sustainability and ongoing debates surrounding academic freedom, copyright, research integrity and the future of scholarly communication. Independent Bookshop Numbers Reach Highest Level Since 2012 The number of independent bookshops in the UK […]

This is a guest post by Federico Luis Escribal, author of South American Perspectives on Cultural Diversity: An Analysis of Contemporary Cultural Policies in Argentina, Brazil and Peru The beginning of the second quarter of the twenty-first century seems marked by two concurrent dynamics: the growing sterility of an internationalist apparatus inherited from the second […]

This is an interview with Sandra Sousa, author of The Life and Writings of Maria Teresa de Sá Nogueira  What inspired you to write The Life and Writings of Maria Teresa de Sá Nogueira? The idea for this book began during a research trip to Mozambique. While I was there, I had the opportunity to […]

As May draws to a close, the publishing industry continues to navigate the growing influence of AI, evolving discovery systems and ongoing debates surrounding access, copyright and scholarly communication. Association of American Publishers Addresses AI, Copyright and Freedom of Speech The Association of American Publishers used its annual meeting to address growing concerns surrounding artificial […]

This May, explore new titles that engage with artificial intelligence, identity, sustainability and critical thought across disciplines. Discover our latest releases examining the ideas, challenges and conversations shaping contemporary society. The Anthem Handbook of Soft Power and Public Diplomacy in the Age of AI This volume explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping influence, diplomacy and […]

This is a guest post by Ali Hossein Khani, author of Kripke’s Wittgenstein: Meaning, Rules and Scepticism My first encounter with Kripke’s seminal book Wittgenstein on Rules and Private Language (1982) goes back almost two decades, when I was working on my master’s dissertation. On that first reading, the book struck me as relatively straightforward. […]

This is an interview with Lawrence Hogue, author of Struggle, Resistance, and Decolonization in African American Literature after 1960 What is the aim of this book? From the seventh and eighth centuries, as Muslim Arabs moved across North Africa, conquering Black Africa, and Europeans colonised sub-Saharan Africa, they represented the Black African subject (and cultural […]