To celebrate Free Read Friday this month, Charles Forsdick, James Barrow Professor of French at the University of Liverpool, interviewed Alain Mabanckou and Abdourahman Waberi to discuss the impact of the 2007 manifesto for a 'world-literature in French'. Ten years ago, on 15 March 2007, Le Monde des Livres published a manifesto advocating a 'world-literature in French'. Pointing to … Continue reading
New Series Editor for Liverpool Latin American Studies
Liverpool University Press is delighted to announce the appointment of Matthew Brown as the new Series Editor for Liverpool Latin American Studies. Matthew Brown is Professor in Latin American History at the University of Bristol. He is the author of several books on aspects of Latin American history, and is the Principal Investigator on two current … Continue reading
Celia Britton – Author Insights
We have our next #FreeReadFriday coming up, so here is our Q&A with Celia Britton ahead of the day. Read on to find out what you can expect from Celia's book, Language and Literary Form in French Caribbean Writing which will be available to download free for 24 hours on Friday 6th of November! 1) What prompted you to write this … Continue reading
Jane Hiddleston – Author Insights
Jane Hiddleston, author of September's Free Read Friday title Assia Djebar: Out of Algeria expands on her work, the main arguments of her book and what marks Assia Djebar as one of the most important figures in North African literature. Read on to gain an exclusive insight from Hiddleston before downloading her book. 1. What prompted you to … Continue reading
Claire Taylor and Niamh Thornton describe their experience of hosting a “writing sprint”
“Writing sprints” can facilitate collaboration and encourage new ways of thinking about academic writing Claire Taylor and Niamh Thornton describe their experience of hosting a “writing sprint” in a blog post by the London School of Economics and Political Sciences. "For us the writing sprint was an exciting way to enable collaboration, and to encourage … Continue reading
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