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The Pharmakon of Shame
Read more: The Pharmakon of ShameSéan Kennedy and Joseph Valente, editors of Irish Shame, explore the intricate relationship between empathy and shame in this blog.

The curious case of Scottish inns, or what travellers sought and found when they encountered them
The editor of the International Review of Scottish Studies introduces the new special issue.

Afghanistan’s ambiguous anniversary
On the third anniversary of the seizure of Kabul, Robert D. Crews asks how we make sense of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.

A Celebratory Issue of ‘The New Americanist’
by Matthew Chambers The text for this blog is taken from the Editor’s Introduction of The New Americanist Vol 2.2. The New Americanist continues a tradition of research publication at the American Studies Center (University of Warsaw)—some iteration of the…

Roland Barthes’ Fragments of a Lover’s Discourse: Translating Again, Writing Again
Patrick ffrench and Timothy Mathews discuss the special issue of CounterText they've recently edited.