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Sudden Changes in Global Order — From Ancient to Early Modern Iran and Beyond
Read more: Sudden Changes in Global Order — From Ancient to Early Modern Iran and BeyondDr M.A.H. Parsa explores Iran’s journey from Sasanian stability to Nader Shah’s empire.
Femininity as ‘it’: Sexual Normativity within Schizoanalysis
Georgia Gibbs asks if schizoanalytic de-subjectification can contribute towards a feminist account of sexual normativity.
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.
1980s video memories with Peter Turner
Q&A with the author of 'Unsuitable Film and Video Audiences: Underage Viewing Memories and Practices in 1980s United Kingdom'
What do hundreds of documentaries on genocide say about perpetrators?
After analysing over two-hundred documentaries, Julian Koch explains how genocidal 'perpetrators' are more complex than representational schemata of violent hatred and racism suggest
Martial arts ecology and the quiet life of action cinema
Martial arts cinema is often discussed through intensity. But what about when action slows down?When cinema asks us not to watch bodies fight, but to attend to how they might think and feel.
A famous old shepherd looks for remedies
Explore James Hogg’s writings on Scottish rural life, tracing the loss of communal culture and the social tensions of modern sheep-farming.
Q&A with Dr Beth Williamson: A Cultural Biography of William Johnstone
Beth Williamson discusses her research on the story of pioneering educator and influential artist William Johnstone.
The Scottish Martyrs and the antagonisms between Scots Law and British penal practice
Editors introduce their article on the Scottish Martyrs, which was the runner up in the SHR’s inaugural Early Career Researcher prize (Published in the journal’s December 2025 issue)
Shame in Contemporary You-Narration: Q&A with the author
Denise Wong discusses Shame in Contemporary You-Narration, exploring second-person storytelling, shame, temporality, and narrative experimentation across literature and media.