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  • Common Sense: Between Democratic Promise and Political Peril

    Thomas Telios considers common sense as a contested and performative concept shaping democratic discourse and political exclusion.

    March 2, 2026
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As Mīr Ways Khān slept: miraculous possibilities in Afghan history

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What happens when we view supernatural happenings as a wellspring of historical possibilities, rather than as excess to be cut away?

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EUP 75: Our Publishing in Film Studies

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Discover the story of Film Studies at Edinburgh University Press – the first publications, the books that changed the field and what you can expect to see in future

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From the Book Corner: The Journal of British Cinema and Television

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by Misha Nguyen, Book Reviews Editorial Assistant (De Montfort University) The upcoming Spring and Summer editions of the Journal of…

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Q&A with the author of The Ottoman Canon and the Construction of Arabic and Turkish Literatures

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C. Ceyhun Arslan discusses the inspiration behind his new book, and the surprises he encountered along the way.

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A Q&A with Robert Singer of Beyond Realism

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by Robert Singer Robert Singer, the author of Beyond Realism: Naturalist Film in Theory and Practice, discusses the inspiration behind…

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EUP 75: Our Publishing in Scottish Studies

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Discover 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

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Performing for Napoleon: Production Quarrels at the Paris Opéra

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by Elisa Cazzato Those who have familiarity with the work backstage in a theatre or dance production will know that…

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The Demolition of Jeddah and the Relocation of a Neighbourhood in Turkey

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Magnus Marsden explores the connection between built neighbourhoods and heritage.

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  • OnApril 18, 2024

Making Fields: Women in Publishing

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by Nicola Wilson, Claire Battershill, Sophie Heywood, Marrisa Joseph, Daniela La Penna, Helen Southworth, Alice Staveley and Elizabeth Willson Gordon…

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