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  • Interview with Maggie Humm

    Maggie Humm reflects on feminist criticism, life-writing, and Virginia Woolf’s influence.

    April 17, 2026
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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: From William Still’s Underground Railroad Records to Digital Analysis

  • American Studies / History / World History

Jeremy Mennis and Nilgun Anadolu-Okur trace the journey of William Still’s 19th century Underground Railroad records into their 21st century digital forms.

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnApril 16, 2026

Beyond ‘girlboss feminism’: queering Irish women’s writing

  • Literary Studies

Naoise Murphy re-examines Irish women’s writing through queer and feminist perspectives, exposing how literary narratives can obscure violence and postcolonial complexity.

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnApril 13, 2026

Q&A: ‘Wladzio D´Attainville and the House of Balenciaga (1924–1948)’

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  • Cultural History / Cultural Studies

Ana Balda uncovers Wladzio D’Attainville's crucial impact on Cristóbal Balenciaga's fashion empire.

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnApril 10, 2026

Q&A: The Rise and Fall of the Barmakids

  • Cultural Studies / History / Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies / World History

Tales of courtly intrigue, moral testing, romance and reversals of fortune from a rare Persian manuscript…

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnApril 7, 2026

Who needs advice?

  • Cultural Studies / Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

Margaret Mullett investigates advice literature from Byzantine texts to modern self-help culture.

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnApril 2, 2026

Agonistic memory in protracted conflicts

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  • Cultural Studies / Politics / Politics, Philosophy and Religion

Q&A with Lisa Strömbom, author of the book Agonistic Memory and Peace. Colombia, Northern Ireland and Israel-Palestine.

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnMarch 31, 2026

The politics of contemporary lynching in Mexico

  • Migration Studies / Politics / Politics, Philosophy and Religion

Understanding lynching as political does not excuse it. On the contrary, it sharpens the urgency of addressing it.

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnMarch 27, 2026

The Acousmatic Work Ethic and the Spirit of Sound Studies

  • Philosophy / Politics, Philosophy and Religion

Patrick Valiquet asks why contemporary sound studies forgets the troubling moral and political aspects of Pierre Schaeffer’s experimental music research.

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnMarch 25, 2026

5 Surprising Facts about Greta Gerwig

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Did you know these facts about the Barbie (2023) director?

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnMarch 23, 2026
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