Liverpool University Press is delighted to announce that from 2016, it will be publishing the journal Quaker Studies on behalf of the Quaker Studies Research Association (QSRA). Published twice yearly, Quaker Studies is the only refereed journal covering all aspects of Quaker studies. Quaker Studies is multi-disciplinary and articles submitted typically cover the subject areas of aesthetics, anthropology, architecture, … Continue reading
UPs in Conversation with Authors
Dr Jon Hogg, Senior Lecturer at the Department of History, University of Liverpool, talking to Alison Welsby, Editorial Director at Liverpool University Press about a forthcoming Open Access e-textbook, Using Primary Sources: Tell us about 'Using Primary Sources'. This is an ambitious e-textbook designed to help students in their study of History at university. … Continue reading
Academic Book Week/University Press Week events at the University of Liverpool
There are plenty of events going on at the University of Liverpool to celebrate Academic Book Week and University Press Week. Why not come along and give your input? Launch Event Monday, 9 November, from 2.00-3.30pm in the School of the Arts Library, 19 Abercromby Square This event provides an insight into key issues regarding the … Continue reading
Open Access in the UK and US: where are we now, where are we going?
Open Access in the UK and US: where are we now, where are we going? Monday October 19th 11am-1pm Taylor Room, Sydney Jones Library To mark Open Access Week, the University of Liverpool will host a unique discussion of the current state of OA on both sides of the Atlantic. Peter Berkery, Executive Director of the Association … Continue reading
Alien. Blanketeers. CrossRail. Disability. Eugenics. F, G, H, I, J, Kudos!
What does the representation of disability in museums today have to do with nineteenth-century protest marches by British blanket makers? What does sculpture in the Ottoman Empire have to do with the differences between comic book horror vs film horror in the 1990s? What does eugenics have to do with railway routes? Probably not much beyond the fact that they are all topics that have been published … Continue reading
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