Film studies

Pandemic Movies: What Terry Gilliam’s ’12 Monkeys’ Tells Us About the Future

by Susanne Kord A virus wipes out a substantial part of humanity and drives the rest indoors. Time, no longer neatly divided into work-, play- and sleepy time, becomes erratic and unstable: interminable boredom for many, a crazed race against time for scientists in search of a cure. How the story ends is as yet … Continue reading

Journals

International Development Planning Review 42.3 Open Access Special Issue

The latest issue of International Development Planning Review, guest-edited by Amrita Daniere and Vanessa Lamb, is a Special Issue on the critical issues of water and cities across Asia. Browse all articles in the Open Access issue here. When asked to describe the issue and highlight its importance, the editors stated the following: An opportunity … Continue reading

music

Researching Granville Bantock

John Dressler is the author of Granville Bantock (1868 - 1946), the latest title from Clemson University Press. The book is the first reference guide to musical, manuscript, and print sources for study of Bantock’s life and music. In this blog post, Dressler considers the lengthy research process behind his new book. Granville Bantock is not … Continue reading

Jewish Studies, Journals, Literature, Modern Languages

Modern Languages Open launches new Special Collection, Rethinking Minor Literatures

Modern Languages Open, a fully Open Access platform, is pleased to announce the launch of its newest collection, Rethinking Minor Literatures. Guest edited by Dr Godela Weiss-Sussex (University of Cambridge) and Dr Maria Roca Lizarazu (University of Birmingham), the special collection re-reads Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari’s much-debated notion of “minor literature” in the context … Continue reading

Journals, News

Liverpool University Press to publish Developing Academic Practice, in partnership with The Academy

Liverpool University Press is delighted to announce a new partnership with the University of Liverpool’s Leadership, Organisational, Professional & Academic Development Academy. Supported by Liverpool University Press, The Academy will launch its new Open Access journal, Developing Academic Practice, in late 2020. Developing Academic Practice aims to celebrate scholarship in all aspects of academic practice in Higher Education, whilst … Continue reading