A Q&A on the making of Shakespeare Comics - exploring how graphic novels and manga adapt Shakespeare's plays and what they reveal about art, time, and culture.
by Peter Robson In 1915, the world was dominated by authoritarian dictators and the war in Europe. Markets were in turmoil. Rents were out of control and tenants faced eviction at the whim of their landlords. Fast forward to 2025…
Douglas Cawthorne on the mystery of the maritime petroglyph and its possible use in North Sea trade networks
David Watts discusses the challenges of reducing food insecurity in Scotland, and the Scottish Government's 'Cash-First' initiative.
David McCrone explores public opinion on the devolved Scottish Parliament over the past 25 years.
The author of The Politics of Immigration in Scotland discusses the benefits of a regional immigration policy for Scotland.
Meet a key figure of the women's movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
by Dr Helen O’Shea and Prof Kim Barker International Women’s Day: an important day to mark, recognise, and observe women’s achievements…but we’ve had our fill of hashtags. So another one rolls around again and we can expect the usual avalanche…
Our Scottish Studies Scottish Diaspora Virtual Issue has just launched, and features almost 30 journal articles and book chapters from across our Scottish Studies lists, with introductions written by Beth Cowen from Glasgow University and Ersev Ersoy and Kristian Kerr…
It’s been fifteen years since the last fat volume of essays on contemporary Scottish writing. Only a blink of historical time, but it’s been quite an eventful period. When the chapters of Berthold Schoene’s brilliant Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Scottish Literature were being written, both the country and its debates looked rather different.