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EUP 75: Our Publishing in Scottish Studies
Read more: EUP 75: Our Publishing in Scottish StudiesDiscover the story of Scottish Studies at Edinburgh University Press – the first publications, the books that changed the field and what you can expect to see in future
CounterText 8.1 – The Mimetic Condition
When Pashto Became Divine
by William E. B. Sherman O you mangled souls: fear the sigh of the dervish.It’s a sigh exhaled by passioned love for Godthat burns the mountains to ash like straw.…If you see with the eye of your heart,everywhere will you…
Stands Scottish Literature Where It Did? Revisiting Devolution
Five things you (probably) didn’t know about crossroads
Shakespeare Virtual Issue
To celebrate the birth month of William Shakespeare, we have curated a special Shakespeare Virtual Issue comprising seven articles and six chapters from across our books and journals, dedicated to the Bard, his work and reception across the humanities! All…
Why should we care about endangered languages?
In this extract from the introduction of his new book Linguist on the Loose, Lyle Campbell explores why and how linguists work with endangered languages. by Lyle Campbell In my mind I have always been a country boy; I grew…
Q&A with Patrick O’Connor
Q. Tell us a bit about your book A. Cormac McCarthy, Philosophy and the Physics of the Damned is really a book about the importance of philosophy for literature. In it, I look at how one writer uses philosophy to…
Poetry and the Dream of a Gift without Return
“Wonderful, Rewarding & Harrowing” – Linguistic Fieldwork & Me: An Interview with Lyle Campbell
In this exclusive interview, renowned linguist Lyle Campbell discusses his career in linguistic fieldwork, the topic of his new book, Linguist on the Loose: Adventures and Misadventures in Fieldwork. Tell us a bit about Linguist on the Loose, why did…