Only 20 years old when she first set foot on Northern Irish soil as part of a university exchange, Elizabeth DeYoung (now Dr. DeYoung) spent months getting accustomed to the paths, people, and pubs of Belfast. It wasn’t until her return, years later, during a chance conversation with an old landlord, that she learned of … Continue reading
Exorcism and an Incubus: An Unusual Anecdote in Bede’s Commentary on the Gospel of Luke
Best known as the author of The Ecclesiastical History of the English People, Bede (d. 735) also penned works on science, as well as sermons, poetry and hagiography. He wanted, however, to be remembered primarily as a commentator on the Bible – one who ‘followed in the footsteps of the Fathers’ to expound the sacred … Continue reading
125 years of Liverpool University Press
2024 marks the 125th anniversary of LUP's formation in 1899. Since our very first publication, a pamphlet by J W Mackay entitled An Address to the Faculty of Arts, LUP has grown into an award-winning academic publisher, producing more than 160 books a year, over 40 journals, and a dozen digital collections. Last year we … Continue reading
Crisis in Historical Perspective
Crises are a permanent feature of the human condition. Unavoidable, ever-present; increasing in frequency, seemingly — in 2022, Collins Dictionary crowned ‘permacrisis’ as its word of the year. (Its word of the year for 2023 is ‘AI’, which itself portends further crises of apocalyptic proportions; there is a very possible scenario, according to some experts, … Continue reading
An ongoing Conversation and Collaboration: German and European Cultural Histories, 1760-1830
German and European Cultural Histories, 1760-1830: Between Network and Narrative, edited by Crystal Hall and Birgit Tautz, has recently been published in the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series. This book features eleven essays, an introduction, and an epilogue and is accompanied by a unique digital gateway into the arguments and supporting evidence in the volume. … Continue reading
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