From royal gifts to diabolic manifestations, Nicole Maceira Cumming explores the varied ways dogs appear in the historical record
By Roger D. Sell Literary activity can be studied as one among other kinds of human communication. Such an approach…
By Catriona M.M. Macdonald Historians frequently address reputations in their work, indeed they are central to some of the most…
By Lisa Hopkins Having an associative mind is often a source of shame, but it does occasionally have benefits. Two…
By Kevin M. Flanagan Director Ken Russell (1927-2011) tends to evoke extreme reactions. Critics, academics, and fans lavish a few…
By Asher Jiang The concept of physical power in its modern forms has been introduced by Sir Isaac Newton in…
The collapse of the Ottoman empire in the wake of the First World War a century ago did not merely…
By Giovanni Gellera Until recently, the question ‘What was philosophy like in Scotland before the Enlightenment?’ met a standard answer…
So when will Islam undergo a reformation? When will Muslims catch up with modernity and join the 21st century? Why…
An interview between 2015 Man Booker Prize finalist Tom McCarthy and the editors of CounterText: Ivan Callus and James Corby.…