The title of the volume captures the stark absence of the acknowledgement of Whiteness at the core of Anglophone Modernism and in Modernist Studies. What happens when a nation suddenly has “too many women”? After World War I, Britain’s 1921 census indicated there were two million more women than men in the population. Newspapers quickly … Continue reading
Rethinking the Jesuit Expulsion and Spanish American independence
'Mexican Jesuits write the history of the Americas' by Luis Ramos has recently been published in the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series. In this blog post, Ramos reflects on his research and explains how the book uncovers the transformative role that eighteenth-century Mexican Jesuits played in reshaping European intellectual life.
Celebrating Disability History Month 2025
To mark Disability History Month in the UK, we've collated a reading list from our books and journals that engage with ideas and narratives of disability, particularly our leading journal, The Journal of Literary and Cultural Disability Studies, and our acclaimed book series, Representations: Health, Disability, Culture and Society. Browse the reading list below and … Continue reading
The Healing Power of Storytelling: Exploring Black Women’s Literature in Womb Work
Black women writers and scholars have been engaged in the process of repairing and restoring history especially as it documents the experiences of Black women in America. This Black History Month, we spotlight Womb Work, a novel that powerfully asserts the importance of Black women’s stories in shaping a fuller, more critical understanding of American … Continue reading
Halloween Reading List
To celebrate spooky season, this Halloween Liverpool University Press have curated a reading list perfect for those interested in all things horror - including (but not limited to) science fiction, grotesque digital culture, gothic literature and ghost stories.
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