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The lost story of the Shetland Female Emigration Fund
Read more: The lost story of the Shetland Female Emigration FundVéronique Molinari explores how four people united forces to help young Shetlanders emigrate to Australia
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New journal launch: Journal of Social and Political Philosophy
By Paul Patton, editor of Journal of Social and Political Philosophy Journal of Social and Political Philosophy (JSPP) is an exciting new venture in collaboration with the School of Philosophy at Wuhan University, one of the leading universities in China.…
Q&A: Work Experience at Edinburgh University Press
By Bryony Armstrong How did you come to do a work experience placement at Edinburgh University Press?I’m a PhD researcher at Durham University as part of the Northern Bridge Doctoral Training Partnership, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.…
Cross-journal special features: A new project for Edinburgh University Press
By Chris Grieves, Journals Development Editor Here at Edinburgh University Press, we’re testing out a new way of bringing together and presenting journal articles: the cross-journal special feature. We’re very excited about it, but you’re probably wondering ‘what is a…
Folk Songs as Communication, Resistance, Lament, and Entertainment Among Women in Northeastern Afghanistan
By Wolayat Tabasum Niroo In the northeastern provinces of Afghanistan, talented women sing folk songs to entertain each other in female-only gatherings on happy occasions. The songs are accompanied by a diara or daff, a colorful frame drum made of…
The Burns Supper: A New Field of Study
By Dr Paul Malgrati Over the past 220 years, the Burns Supper has become the quintessential festival of Scottish culture, identity, and gastronomy. Who would have thought, back in 1801 as nine admirers of Robert Burns held a private memorial…
Jean-Luc Nancy and Paragraph
By Peggy Kamuf In tribute to Jean-Luc Nancy, whose death was announced in August, Peggy Kamuf looks back on a landmark special issue of Paragraph (‘On the Work of Jean-Luc Nancy’, Paragraph, Vol. 16, Issue 2) which she edited in…
What embroidery can tell us about sustainable fashion
By Marta Kargól Some years ago, I discovered an extraordinary collection of embroidery samples preserved in The Museum Rotterdam. The collection consists of more than 250 embroidery samples, patterns and fashion drawings. These objects bear witness to the great yet…
Six Romantic Objects: Occasional Poems and Everyday Things
By Christopher Stokes Skylarks, clouds, roses, rivers. What one of my undergraduate students once memorably termed the ‘flowers and s**t’ sense of Romanticism. It’s true that Romantic poetry has a narrow circuit of classic reference points, but one way to…
The Politics of ‘Acting’: Why Cast Comedians?
By Neil Archer What makes a performance ‘truthful’? In one of my previous professional lives, as an actor, this question was one that concerned me on an everyday and practical level. But it’s one I’m still dealing with in my…
Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies Turns 20
By Professor Tayseer Abu Odeh Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies is an international refereed journal presenting a global platform and space for both critical…