Film studies

Reviving forgotten horrors: celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Blood on Satan’s Claw

The Blood on Satan’s Claw, new to Auteur's Devil's Advocates series, explores Piers Haggard's undervalued 1971 film in the wider context of the folk horror sub-genre. In this blog post, author David Evans-Powell reflects on the film's "heathen heritage" on the 50th anniversary of its release. Folk horror has, in a fairly short space of … Continue reading →

Journals

Featured in Town Planning Review 92.2: Informal food systems and differential mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic in Arequipa, Peru

The editors of Town Planning Review (TPR) have selected the following paper as a Featured Viewpoint in TPR 92.2: 'Informal food systems and differential mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic in Arequipa, Peru' by Aaron Malone, Yezelia Danira Caceres Cabana and Anabel Taya Zegarra.  When asked to describe the paper and highlight its importance, the authors … Continue reading →

Literature

Looking for Moses from Frances Harper to Martin Luther King, Jr.

Excavating Exodus published by Clemson University Press charts Black writers’ shifting conceptions of Moses from self-sacrificing leader to authoritarian figure. In this blog post, author J. Laurence Cohen considers how Frances Harper and Martin Luther King, Jr. looked to Moses in their resistance to oppression. April has long been a decisive month in U.S. history. … Continue reading →

Journals

Featured in Town Planning Review 92.2: COVID-19 and Public Transport Conundrum in India

The editors of Town Planning Review (TPR) have selected the following paper as a Featured Viewpoint in TPR 92.2. 'COVID-19 and Public Transport Conundrum in India' by Darshini Mahadevia and Chandrima Mukhopadhyay When asked to describe the paper and highlight its importance, the authors stated the following: As a response to COVID-19, India locked down … Continue reading →

News, Poetry

Pavilion Poetry Spring 2021

Our three new collections from Pavilion Poetry are now available: bird of winter by Alice Hiller, Bloom by Sarah Westcott, and What Fire by Alice Miller! Order now and join us online on Wednesday 5th May to celebrate these titles with a free virtual event. Working with her childhood medical notes, Alice Hiller's bird of … Continue reading →