5 things the Piper Alpha disaster tells us about how the media covers anniversaries
Richard Jones on how journalism can reinterpret the meaning of historic events, helping them to retain a place in society’s shared consciousness.
Sudden Changes in Global Order — From Ancient to Early Modern Iran and Beyond
Dr M.A.H. Parsa explores Iran’s journey from Sasanian stability to Nader Shah’s empire.
Lessons from Scottish Schools
Lindsay Paterson discusses Scotland’s educational decline and the social inequality of attainment.
Q&A with Belal Abu-Alabbas, author of Al-Bukhārī
Belal Abu-Alabbas explores the making of the first comprehensive critical biography of Muhammad ibn Ismāʿīl al-Bukhārī.
Q&A on French Horror
Q&A with Reece Goodall, author of French Horror
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: From William Still’s Underground Railroad Records to Digital Analysis
Jeremy Mennis and Nilgun Anadolu-Okur trace the journey of William Still’s 19th century Underground Railroad records into their 21st century digital forms.
Q&A: ‘Wladzio D´Attainville and the House of Balenciaga (1924–1948)’
Ana Balda uncovers Wladzio D’Attainville's crucial impact on Cristóbal Balenciaga's fashion empire.
Q&A: The Rise and Fall of the Barmakids
Tales of courtly intrigue, moral testing, romance and reversals of fortune from a rare Persian manuscript…
Who needs advice? Self-help literature’s suprisingly ancient Byzantine heritage
Margaret Mullett investigates advice literature from Byzantine texts to modern self-help culture.