Grounded in a fine-grained analysis of contemporary Indian fiction, Beyond Alterity: Contemporary Indian Fiction and the Neoliberal Script by Shakti Jaising argues that the logic of neoliberal capitalism and the steady proliferation of its ideological script have produced significant continuities in class dynamics, subjective experience, as well as literary and cultural expression across the North-South … Continue reading
Black History Month: The LUP Reading List
To mark Black History Month, we’ve put together a list of books and journal articles which provide new and critical insights into the area. Each article has been made Free to Read throughout October.
Michel Faber – How This Book Came To Be
In this blog post, Rodge Glass, author of Michel Faber, shares the details of his writing process and of his relationship with Faber himself.
Gerald O’Donovan: A Life
In this blog post, author John F. Ryan shares details of his research process behind his new book Gerald O'Donovan: A Life.
Through the Looking Glass: T. S. Eliot and Indian Philosophy
Manju Jain’s “Through the Looking Glass: T. S. Eliot and Indian Philosophy” is the definitive study of Eliot’s contact with Sanskrit and Buddhist texts for our generation. Drawing on the new editions of Eliot’s prose and letters, Jain examines Eliot’s lifelong engagement with and ambivalence towards Indian philosophy, comparing his attitudes to those of his teachers and contemporaries. We are pleased to share that her article is Free to Read throughout the rest of this month to August.