History

Dibia’s World – In Conversation with William Jennings

William Jennings' Dibia’s World: Life on an Early Sugar Plantation has recently published in the Liverpool Studies in International Slavery series. Drawing on an unpublished planter’s manuscript, this work discusses the origins, names, relationships, families, skills and health of a hundred slaves on an early sugar plantation. We spoke to author William Jennings about this new publication. … Continue reading

Journals, Liverpool Interest, music, News

Special Preview: The Journal of Beatles Studies Spring/Autumn 2023 issue

Ahead of the Spring/Autumn 2023 issue of The Journal of Beatles Studies we bring you a special preview of its introduction, written by co-editors Holly Tessler and Paul Long. They reflect on the nature of Beatles Studies, seeking contributions from across the spectrum of Beatles scholarship, and the potential power of Open Access research to empower readers and contributors alike.

Film studies, Journals, music

Music, Sound, and the Moving Image: audiovisual essays as videographic film criticism

The editors of Music, Sound, and the Moving Image are delighted to announce a new initiative: the publication of double-anonymous peer-reviewed audiovisual essays in a free to read and audioview format. We hear from them how this ground-breaking initiative came about, as they also invite contributions in this format for publication in future issues.

Art, Journals, News

Sculpture Journal: Call for Conference Papers: The Last Plastics Show

Sculpture Journal, the UK’s foremost scholarly journal devoted to sculpture in all its aspects from prehistory to the present across the globe, invites proposals for conference papers exploring plastics in art from the 1960s onwards, to be presented at the 36th Congress of the Comité international d’histoire de l’art (CIHA). Contributions will be considered for a special issue of the journal to appear in late 2024.