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Adam Smith and Scotland in the Age of Enlightenment
Read moreby Craig Smith 2023 is the 300th anniversary of the birth of Adam Smith. Smith is one of the very…
5 lesser-known examples of late-colonial French cinema

by Mani King Sharpe In the late 1950s and early 1960s, a spate of ‘late-colonial’ French films were made that…
Judah P Benjamin: 19th Century Asylum Seeker

by Bill Gilmore Throughout much of the western world, the issue of the granting of asylum has assumed ever greater…
Q&A with Alex Feldman, author of The Monotheisation of Pontic-Caspian Eurasia, 8-13th Centuries

by Alex Feldman Tell us a bit about your book. The Monotheisation of Pontic-Caspian Eurasia follows in the footsteps of…
An excerpt from Contested Cures: Identity and Ritual Healing in Roman and Late Antique Palestine

by Megan Nutzman Imagine, if you will, a woman living in Caesarea in the early fourth century CE. Caesarea is…
A conversation with Demet Çaltekin on ‘Conscientious Objection in Turkey’

by Demet Aslı Çaltekin Can you tell us a bit about Conscientious Objection in Turkey: A Socio-legal Analysis of the…
Robert Burns’s Memory: A Matter of State

by Paul Malgrati Every year, on 25 January, Burns Night offers a remarkable opportunity for Scottish political parties to issue…
The ‘Curious Cleric’ and the Highlands Before Culloden: Rev. James Fraser (1634-1709) – Q&A

by David Worthington Tell us a bit about your book. It offers a different perspective on the Highlands in the…
Digital Humanities research in Africa

by Emmanuel Ngué Um The main challenge facing Digital Humanities research in Africa is the race to catch up with…