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  • The Acousmatic Work Ethic and the Spirit of Sound Studies

    Patrick Valiquet asks why contemporary sound studies forgets the troubling moral and political aspects of Pierre Schaeffer’s experimental music research.

    March 25, 2026
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An Aberdonian Enlightenment: Reid, Campbell, Gerard and Beattie on David Hume

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  • Politics, Philosophy and Religion / Scottish Philosophy / Scottish Studies

Gordon Graham re-assesses neglected critics of David Hume, four of whom formed the vanguard of Enlightenment thinking in Aberdeen.

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnMay 15, 2025

The lost story of the Shetland Female Emigration Fund

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  • Cultural History / Scottish History / Scottish Studies / World History

Véronique Molinari explores how four people united forces to help young Shetlanders emigrate to Australia

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Five Reasons to Discover George Anne Bellamy

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  • Cultural Studies / Philosophy / Scottish History / Scottish Philosophy / Scottish Studies

Caroline Breashears introduces the theatre star and political insider who may have influenced one of the greatest 18th century philosophers

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnMay 13, 2025

Man’s best friend? Sniffing out dogs in the records of early modern Scotland

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  • Cultural Studies / History / Scottish History / Scottish Literature / Scottish Studies

From royal gifts to diabolic manifestations, Nicole Maceira Cumming explores the varied ways dogs appear in the historical record

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnMay 12, 2025

Burying the Millet System: A New Understanding of the Ottoman Arrangements with Non-Muslims

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  • Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies / Religious History / World History

Masayuki Ueno re-evaluates how the Ottoman Empire managed religious minorities from the early days of the empire to the nineteenth century.

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
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The Pharmakon of Shame

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Séan Kennedy and Joseph Valente, editors of Irish Shame, explore the intricate relationship between empathy and shame in this blog.

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnMay 7, 2025

Decolonizing the human: Beginning from Edward Said’s humanism

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  • Philosophy / Politics, Philosophy and Religion

Benjamin P. Davis explores the influence of Edward Said on his novel reading of humanity in decolonial theory.

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
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Arriving with Deleuze

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Peter Pál Pelbart reflects on his journey towards the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze, which began 40 years ago with a copy of Anti-Oedipus.

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
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Five essential Shakespeare plays on radio

  • Language and Literature / Literary Studies

Discover five standout audio productions of Shakespeare's works, picked by Andrea Smith, author of Shakespeare on the Radio.

  • ByEdinburgh University Press
  • OnMay 1, 2025
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