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  • Shame in Contemporary You-Narration: Q&A with the author

    Denise Wong discusses Shame in Contemporary You-Narration, exploring second-person storytelling, shame, temporality, and narrative experimentation across literature and media.

    February 11, 2026
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Masculinities in Nigerian Fiction: Receptivity and Gender – Q&A with the author

A Q&A with Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike on Masculinities in Nigerian Fiction: Receptivity and Gender, exploring Nigerian masculinities, ethics, and gender in literature.

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  • November 14, 2025

Updating Roman Jakobson’s ‘Poetic Function’ with Vector Semantics

Kurzynski discusses how poetry extends beyond sound and rhythm and taps into a deeper network of meanings.

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • November 12, 2025

Linguistic Disadvantage in Jury Trials: Q&A with the author

Eva Ng explores how Chinese jurors in Hong Kong understand English trials, uncovering language barriers and their impact on fair justice.

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • November 3, 2025
Portrait of Anne, Emily, and Charlotte Brontë, painted by their brother, Branwell Brontë. In between Emily and Charlotte Brontë, there is a column of light, with the outline of a male figure visible. This is believed to be Branwell’s self-portrait, which he painted over.

Violence in Brontë Afterlives

Explore five adaptations of Brontë novels that amplify violence, from Wuthering Heights to Jane Eyre, reshaping the Brontës’ enduring cultural impact.

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  • September 22, 2025

Hardboiled Blues: Rethinking the Music of Rory Gallagher

Dr Lauren Alex O’Hagan explores the overlooked literary depth of Rory Gallagher’s lyrics, arguing for their place within a unique hardboiled blues tradition.

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  • September 5, 2025

Professionalisation and the New Woman: Q&A with Riya Das, editor of the critical edition of Mona Caird’s The Daughters of Danaus

Riya Das discusses the making of her fully annotated edition of Mona Caird’s immensely successful novel, The Daughters of Danaus.

  • Edinburgh University Press
  • August 29, 2025

Envy and the Politics of Reading

How did early modern writers link envy in print culture to politics and community?

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  • August 25, 2025

James Boswell and the ‘Whisperers’

by John Eglin James Boswell, like a number of wealthy and well-connected British travelers in Italy, could expect to move in elevated social circles as he went from city to city. In common with many of his fellow tourists, he…

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  • August 20, 2025

Strengthening Scottish Identity in the 1930s

Duncan Sim on the founding of the Claymore magazine and its impact on Scottish identity

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  • August 12, 2025
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