Modern Languages

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

Modern Languages

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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MLO now hosted on Ubiquity Press platform

Liverpool University Press is delighted to announce that our Open Access platform, Modern Languages Open, is now hosted by Ubiquity Press - in a new partnership between Liverpool University Press and Ubiquity Press. Modern Languages Open (MLO) was launched in October 2014 as a peer-reviewed platform for the open access publication of research from across the … Continue reading

Modern Languages

Author Insights – Gavin O’Toole

This month, The Reinvention of Mexico by Gavin O'Toole's is our chosen #FreeReadFriday title. You can learn about the book below before it's available to download free this Friday (5th of August). 1. What prompted you to write this book? The book was a product of my PhD research on the theme of Mexican nationalism, but also of a sense that not … Continue reading