Quakers and their Meeting Houses is a highly illustrated and fascinating account of the architecture and historical development of the Quaker meeting house, from the foundation of the movement to the twenty-first century, drawing largely on examples from the UK. Author Chris Skidmore discusses an example of a Quaker Meeting House in Lincoln and the … Continue reading
Refounding the nation: America and the Modernist Epic
In this blog post Adam Nemmers, author of American Modern(ist) Epic: Novels to Found a Nation (Clemson University Press), introduces the genre of modernist epic novel and reflects on the centennial anniversaries of the modernist movement. American Modern(ist) Epic argues that a cadre of minority novelists revitalized the classic epic form in an effort to … Continue reading
Opening the Future for Open Access: New Article in ‘Research Information’
An article co-authored by Anthony Cond, CEO of Liverpool University Press was published recently in leading industry magazine, 'Research Information'. With the recent awareness of the benefits of Open Access publications being showcased throughout #OpenAccessWeek2021, the article discusses some of the more recent developments in OA legislation, considering its impact on the academic publishing industry going forward.
Kids These Days: Twenty-First Century Horror and Alice Lowe’s Prevenge
Andrew Graves discusses how horror films are reflective of the time in which they are produced whilst delving into twenty-first century horror and its implications on Prevenge. Let’s face it, with its rapid decline into idiocy, violent division and plague the twenty-first century thus far has been about as much fun as latter stage syphilis. … Continue reading
Cape Fear: Rob Daniel investigates how Scorsese’s style and preoccupations transform his version into a horror epic
Rob Daniel introduces his new publication Cape Fear. Daniel offers a full reappraisal of Martin Scorsese’s Cape Fear (1991) as it reaches its 30th anniversary. When telling friends I was writing a study of Martin Scorsese’s Cape Fear (1991) for the Devil’s Advocates series, many responded with congratulations, then a question: “Is Cape Fear a horror film?” … Continue reading
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