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Ancient History

An Interview with Warwick Ball, author of The Eurasian Steppe

posted by Helena Heald October 7, 20219 min read364 Views

In this interview, author and archaeologist Warwick Ball discusses his travels and research that led to his new book, The…

Cultural Studies

The Burns Supper: A New Field of Study

posted by Teri Williams October 4, 20217 min read218 Views

By Dr Paul Malgrati Over the past 220 years, the Burns Supper has become the quintessential festival of Scottish culture,…

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Cultural History

The destruction of ‘un- Islamic’ edifices by ISIS and the Taliban

posted by Kevin Worrall September 13, 20214 min read273 Views

by Shivan Mahendrarajah The Taliban are back in power, ushering in renewed fears of destruction of cultural heritages. Their first…

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

Scythian Gold: An Extract from The Eurasian Steppe by Warwick Ball

posted by Helena Heald September 3, 202114 min read295 Views

In this exclusive extract from chapter 6 of The Eurasian Steppe, author and archaeologist Warwick Ball explores the material culture…

Cultural History

What embroidery can tell us about sustainable fashion

posted by Teri Williams August 4, 20218 min read156 Views

By Marta Kargól Some years ago, I discovered an extraordinary collection of embroidery samples preserved in The Museum Rotterdam. The…

History

Six Romantic Objects: Occasional Poems and Everyday Things

posted by Teri Williams August 2, 20218 min read202 Views

By Christopher Stokes Skylarks, clouds, roses, rivers.  What one of my undergraduate students once memorably termed the ‘flowers and s**t’…

Cultural Studies

Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies Turns 20

posted by Teri Williams July 26, 20212 min read117 Views

By Professor Tayseer Abu Odeh Journal of Holy Land and Palestine Studies is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Journal…

Cultural Studies

The Shanghai Museum, the Giant Panda, and Environmental Awareness in China

posted by Teri Williams July 23, 20218 min read112 Views

By Li-Chuan TAI In 1869, when French Lazarist Father Armand David (1826–1900) “discovered” the giant panda in Moupin, Sichuan province…

British History

A Cannibal Poet In King James’ Court

posted by Teri Williams July 5, 20218 min read189 Views

By Brett Andrew Jones It wasn’t every day that accusations of cannibalism flew around the early Jacobean court. That’s (one…

British History

Blood and Vellum: Manuscripts and Materiality in a Pandemic

posted by Teri Williams July 2, 20218 min read290 Views

By Bryony Coombs In March 2020 I was working in the Mitchell Library in Glasgow, conducting research on a fifteenth…

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