Author: Guest Author

How Gender Became a Political Weapon for the Far Right

22 July 2026 Guest Post

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...

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Featured Monthly Releases – June 2026

30 June 2026 New Release

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...

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Talk of the Town: Monthly Publishing Industry News Digest

29 June 2026 Publishing Industry News

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...

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Cultural Diversity After the Crisis of the Rules-Based Order

11 June 2026 Guest Post

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...

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Recovering the Voice of Maria Teresa de Sá Nogueira: A Conversation with Sandra Sousa

4 June 2026 Guest Post

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,...

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Talk of the Town: Monthly Publishing Industry News Digest

29 May 2026 Publishing Industry News

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...

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Featured Monthly Releases – May 2026

28 May 2026 New Release

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...

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Reading Kripke’s Wittgenstein: On Why a Guide Is Needed

26 May 2026 Guest Post

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...

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For African/African American Humanity

18 May 2026 Guest Post

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...

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The Age of AI Demands New Models for Soft Power and Public Diplomacy

12 May 2026 Guest Post

This is a guest post by Naren Chitty, series editor of Anthem Studies in Soft Power and Public Diplomacy. Practice related to soft power has always been a subtle art. Yet in the age of artificial intelligence, it is becoming a science as well. As AI systems increasingly mediate global...

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