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  • The Acousmatic Work Ethic and the Spirit of Sound Studies

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

    March 25, 2026
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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
A sepia-toned 18th-century printed broadside titled “TRANSPORTED FOR SEDITION.” The design features ornate borders and three oval engravings of men in period clothing holding papers. Text around the portraits names individuals convicted of sedition and sentenced to transportation (penal exile), including references to courts and dates in the early 1800s. The overall style is decorative and historical, resembling a political or legal proclamation from Britain.

The Scottish Martyrs and the antagonisms between Scots Law and British penal practice

Editors introduce their article on the Scottish Martyrs, which was the runner up in the SHR’s inaugural Early Career Researcher prize (Published in the journal’s December 2025 issue)

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • February 12, 2026
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The Future of Scottish Higher Education

Purpose, Freedom, and Sustainability
(Special Edition of Scottish Affairs)

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • February 10, 2026
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Barbarians as the Religious Other in the Late Roman World: Q&A with the author

by Maijastina Kahlos Tell us a bit about Barbarians as the Religious Other in the Late Roman World My book examines how Roman identity was redefined during two major transformations of Late Antiquity: the Christianisation of imperial power and the…

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • February 3, 2026

Celebrating Libraries, Archives and Natural History

Discover a cross-journal special feature from Library & Information History and Archives of Natural History.

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • January 29, 2026

Who were Roman freedwomen? Reconstructing their lives through inscriptions

Explore the lives of Roman freedwomen through inscriptions, family networks and daily experiences, revealing the overlooked stories of women once enslaved in ancient Rome.

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • January 14, 2026
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Jacobites, Logwood and Enslavement

Rethinking Scots' activities in the Early Modern Caribbean

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • January 13, 2026
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Jacobitism and Conceptions of Ethical Colonialism

Briefly challenges the assumption that colonialism is inherently immoral

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • December 17, 2025
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Who were the Estate Ground Officers of the Highland Clearances?

The study asks and answers the vital questions: Who were these men and how were they selected?

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • December 1, 2025
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