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Thirty Years of Studies in World Christianity
Read more: Thirty Years of Studies in World ChristianityAlexander Chow, co-editor of Studies in World Christianity, celebrates the journal's 30th anniversary by looking to its history and future.
Inverlochy and Lochindorb Castles – A Comparative Study
Iain Anderson and Piers Dixon’s paper, in Architectural Heritage, looks afresh at the relationship between the two castles to establish how legitimate long-standing comparisons are. To read the full article at Architectural Heritage go to
From the Archives – Patron’s Review – The role of the moving image in natural history
Images of natural history, whether stationary or moving, have the capacity to affect the emotions of an audience. Through the creation of narratives, anthropomorphic reflection and knowledge transfer, they have the power to change perceptions and behaviour. In our featured…
“Spotlight on” …Psychoanalysis and History
Psychoanalysis and History is a biannual published in January and July of each year. It is a peer-reviewed journal devoted both to the study of the history of psychoanalysis and the application of psychoanalytic ideas to historiography. The interdisciplinary aim…
From the Archives – Irish University Review – ‘Albert Nobbs’, Ladies and Gentlemen, and Quare Irish Female Erotohistories
In the May 2013 issue of the Irish University Review, “Queering the Issue”, there were a number of articles on gender, identity and Queer Theory as related to Irish culture. Our featured article this week, ‘Albert Nobbs’, Ladies and Gentlemen,…
Collaborations in Space: Memories of British Space Science, 1960–1980
By Peter Sanford Peter Sanford, now retired, is known for his contributions to the development of rocket and satellite instruments, for the observations of X-rays from binary stars and galaxies. Below is an extract from his Memoir in Britain and…
War Damage: Four Poets of the First World War
“what are the implications of [war damage] for our understanding of literary works which themselves engage with the theme of the damage inflicted by war?” Richard Price answers this as he considers how poets Guillaume Apollinaire, Wilfred Owen, Edward Thomas…
The Football Pitch, England and the First World War
At the start of September 1914, less than a month after the outbreak of the First World War, the Football Association (FA), issued a mandate stating that clubs should offer up their fields ‘for use as Drill Grounds’. In an…
Doing History in the Digital World
Historians have used printed media such as books, letters, diaries, newspapers and magazines for centuries, yet now that the web has/is replacing that, the web is tomorrow’s historical resource. Relationships between historical ‘text’ sources, data and interpretation, the construction of…
Brendan Behan – A bit of a writer
Before his tragic death by self-destructive alcoholism at age 41, Brendan Behan was a celebrated Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, and playwright who wrote in both English and Irish. Fifty years since his death, a special issue of Irish…