Author: Guest Author

Stories in Motion: How the Victorian Penny Dreadful Circulated Across Genres, Classes and Centuries

23 March 2026 Author Interviews

This is an author interview with Manon Burz-Labrande, author of Penny Dreadfuls: The Circulation Patterns of a Victorian Popular Genre Can you explain what penny dreadfuls are, for readers who might not be familiar with them? Penny dreadfuls were cheap, weekly story papers that were hugely popular in Britain during...

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Meet the Series Advisor: Tomasz Ewertowski

20 March 2026 Meet the Series Advisor

Anthem Studies in Encounters between Peripheral Regions publishes studies on encounters and interactions between peripheral regions of the world system. The editor of the series is Tomasz Ewertowski from Shanghai International Studies University, China. He graduated from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland, and moved to China in 2013. He...

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Beyond Sacred and Profane: Design, the Absolute Other and the Study of Religion

19 March 2026 Guest Post

This is a guest post by Krzysztof Nawratek, Series Editor of Anthem Studies in Religion, Space and Design When people hear ‘religion and architecture’, they usually think of churches, temples, mosques, perhaps a shrine hidden somewhere in the forest if they are feeling slightly adventurous. In other words: buildings. Objects....

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Meet the Author: Sophie Kazan Makhlouf

10 March 2026 Meet the Author, Uncategorized

Sophie Kazan Makhlouf (PhD) is an art and architectural historian. She is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Leicester and an associate adjunct professor, teaching art history at the University of Notre Dame (USA) in London. She regularly contributes to academic journals, art magazines and podcasts. What inspired you...

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Feminism, ‘Hum Gunahgar auraten’ [We Sinful Women] and the Act of Writing Resistance: Urdu Poetry’s Rebellious Voices

9 March 2026 Guest Post

This is a guest post by Amina Yaqin, author of Gender, Sexuality and Feminism in Pakistani Urdu Writing The award-winning British Pakistani film, Rahm ([Mercy] (2016), an Urdu adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, reflects misogyny in Pakistani society translating a dark tale of power, sex and injustice. Sin...

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Artificial Intelligence and Music: From Resistance to Exploitation

6 March 2026 Guest Post

This is a guest post by David Arditi, author of Music Technology Panic Narratives Beyond Piracy: From Taping to Napster to TikTok The recording industry regularly paints its consumers as pariahs waiting for new technologies to hurt the very musicians they love. In Music Technology Panic Narratives Beyond Piracy: From...

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Featured Monthly Releases – February 2026

27 February 2026 New Release

This February, embrace ideas that challenge perspectives and inspire meaningful dialogue. Take a look at our featured releases for this month. The Ecstasy of Reproduction: Postmodernity and Its Contemporaneity This book argues that we remain firmly within postmodernity, an era defined not by creation but by reproduction, where originality has...

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Talk of the Town: Monthly Publishing Industry News Digest

26 February 2026 Publishing Industry News

As 2026 gathers pace, the publishing industry continues to navigate rapid technological change, policy shifts and global market transformation. The Future of Translation: AI and the Greater Good This piece explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping the role of translators in the publishing ecosystem, touching on both backlash from professional...

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Meet the Author: Ron Westray

23 February 2026 Meet the Author

Widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of our time, Ron Westray continues to expand upon the legacy set before him. What inspired you to embark on the journey of researching and authoring your latest book, Compositions, Orchestrations, Adaptations and Arrangements: Complete Works? Why did you consider this subject/topic...

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Voice, Democracy and the Future of Reform

4 February 2026 Guest Post

This is a guest post by Gabrielle Appleby and Megan Davis, authors of The Failure of the Voice Referendum and the Future of Australian Democracy   Don’t be fooled by the silence. Australia is still catching its breath after the defeat of the Voice referendum in October 2023. The rejection...

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