Dorothy Morland (1906-1999) was the first and only female Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. As a female arts administrator, Dorothy Morland’s work has been largely overlooked but Anne Massey's recent book Dorothy Morland: Making ICA History aims to highlight her significant contribution to the public understanding of modernism. Below is an excerpt … Continue reading
Better late than never: for the popes, and the translation of their letters
Earlier this month we published the first complete translation of all of ninety-nine letters that survive in a single manuscript, the Codex epistolaris Carolinus. These remarkable eighth century political documents are from popes Gregory III, Zacharias, Stephen II, Paul I, the anti-pope Constantine, Stephen III and Hadrian I to, respectively Charles Martel, Pippin III, Carloman and … Continue reading
Featured in Town Planning Review 92.3: Strategies in Brazilian informal settlements: fighting COVID-19 towards urban resilience
The editors of Town Planning Review (TPR) have selected the following paper as a Featured Viewpoint in TPR 92.3: 'Strategies in Brazilian informal settlements: fighting COVID-19 towards urban resilience' by Lara Furtado. When asked to describe the paper and highlight its importance, the author stated the following: After over one year of the beginning of … Continue reading
Spotlight on Poetry: free to read articles from across our journals
As part of our Spotlight on Poetry, enjoy free access to a selection of articles from across our journals, available throughout May 2021.
Reframing Rousseau
Barbara Abrams, Mira Morgenstern, and Karen Sullivan are the authors of Reframing Rousseau’s Lévite d'Ephraïm: The Hebrew Bible, hospitality, and modern identity, the May volume in the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series. An exciting new perspective on the influences of Biblical writings on Rousseau’s works, the study considers themes in Le Lévite d’Ephraïm, … Continue reading
