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‘Beware of the ninnies!’ – Thoughts on ballet history
Read more: ‘Beware of the ninnies!’ – Thoughts on ballet historySebastian Cody explores the challenges of ballet historiography, emphasising the need for rigorous scholarship amidst widespread inaccuracies
Young people and activism
By Niall Nance-Carroll Young people are a coveted demographic in politics, and they are increasingly shaping both the message and…
Q&A with Mark Sandy, author of ‘Transatlantic Transformations of Romanticism’
Tell us a bit about Transatlantic Transformations of Romanticism Well, my book takes a fresh look at the literature of…
Science, Technology & Culture: In memory of Christopher Johnson (1958-2017)
By Brigitte Nelrich Note: This blog article has been reused with kind permission from the author. The original post can…
Nominal compound semantics – exhaustive studies, elusive results?
By Vesna Antoniova Why do the intricacies of nominal compounds remain hidden even after being considered in a number of…
Spinoza and democracy in peril
By Dan Taylor In October 2020, in the days leading up to the US Presidential Election, over 130 leading historians…
Georgian Glasgow: Five Sites of a Forgotten Time
By Craig Lamont The Cultural Memory of Georgian Glasgow is the first book-length study of a long-neglected period in the…
The Scots at Jarama
By Fraser Raeburn On this day 84 years ago, Scottish soldiers went into battle. For most of them, it was…
Remembering the history of Scottish land reform
By Ewen Cameron I was delighted to publish Freshness, Freedom, and Peace?: Land Settlement in Scotland after the Great War …
The world of Spinoza’s Theological–Political Treatise
By Dan Taylor Baruch Spinoza’s Theological–Political Treatise, published anonymously in 1670, quickly turned Europe upside-down. Dismissed by one contemporary as…