Edinburgh University Press

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Articles: 294

6 things worth knowing about Jews and Muslims in the Maghreb

Marta Domínguez Díaz explores the intertwined lives of Iberian Muslims and Jews exiled to the Maghrib.

March 13, 2026
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Cultural Studies, Film and TV

Borderland horror: Q&A with Anna Marta Marini

Barbed wire and razor wire coiled along the top of a tall metal security fence silhouetted against a dusk sky with the moon visible in the background.

Q&A with Anna Marta Marini, author of The US-Mexico Borderlands in Contemporary Horror. Crossing the Boundary

Edinburgh University Press
March 17, 2026

Literary Studies

Q&A with the author of Artificial Fiction: Imagining Literary Possibility Beyond the Human

A Q&A with the author of Artificial Fiction on the idea of AI-created storytelling, and how nonhuman narratives reshape literary theory.

Edinburgh University Press
March 16, 2026

Cultural Studies, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Religious History

6 things worth knowing about Jews and Muslims in the Maghreb

Marta Domínguez Díaz explores the intertwined lives of Iberian Muslims and Jews exiled to the Maghrib.

Edinburgh University Press
March 13, 2026

Philosophy, Politics, Philosophy and Religion

5 Dimensions of Affect in Bergson’s Philosophy

A figure of a woman standing by the shore suggesting an encounter with affective forces

Henri Bergson's philosophy reveals time as a continuous and interconnected melody.

Edinburgh University Press
March 11, 2026

Deleuzian Philosophy, Philosophy, Politics, Philosophy and Religion

Femininity as ‘it’: Sexual Normativity within Schizoanalysis

Georgia Gibbs asks if schizoanalytic de-subjectification can contribute towards a feminist account of sexual normativity.

Edinburgh University Press
March 4, 2026

Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Politics, Philosophy and Religion

Common Sense: Between Democratic Promise and Political Peril

Thomas Telios considers common sense as a contested and performative concept shaping democratic discourse and political exclusion.

Edinburgh University Press
March 2, 2026

Cultural Studies, Film and TV

1980s video memories with Peter Turner

Interior of a video rental store aisle with rows of DVD cases displayed on wall-mounted racks. Blue carpeted floor with several loose balloons scattered along the aisle. Shelving and displays extend into the background, with one person partially visible near the back of the store.

Q&A with the author of 'Unsuitable Film and Video Audiences: Underage Viewing Memories and Practices in 1980s United Kingdom'

Edinburgh University Press
February 26, 2026

Cultural Studies, Film and TV

What do hundreds of documentaries on genocide say about perpetrators?

The image shows a sparse, worn room that appears to be a former prison cell. The walls are yellowed and heavily stained, with patches of peeling paint and dark discoloration near the bottom. The floor has a checkerboard pattern of tan and white tiles. In the center of the room is a simple metal bed frame with a grid base and no mattress. On top of the bed frame sits a small metal box. Attached to the frame are metal shackles, suggesting restraints were used. The room has a barred window on the right side, allowing some daylight to enter, casting shadows on the floor. The overall atmosphere feels stark, somber, and austere.

After analysing over two-hundred documentaries, Julian Koch explains how genocidal 'perpetrators' are more complex than representational schemata of violent hatred and racism suggest

Edinburgh University Press
February 24, 2026

Cultural Studies, Film and TV

Martial arts ecology and the quiet life of action cinema

Silhouetted martial artist mid-air against a sunset sky over the sea, holding a poised, balanced stance that emphasises calm, control, and intention rather than force.

Martial arts cinema is often discussed through intensity. But what about when action slows down?When cinema asks us not to watch bodies fight, but to attend to how they might think and feel.