Ancient History & Classics, News

New General Editor Appointed for Translated Texts for Historians

Liverpool University Press is delighted to announce the appointment of Prof. Phil Booth as a General Editor of the renowned series Translated Texts for Historians, joining fellow General Editors Dr Mary Whitby and Prof. Mark Humphries, following the retirement of Prof. Gillian Clark. Gillian Clark, Mary Whitby and Phil Booth at the XIX. International Conference … Continue reading

Ancient History & Classics, books, News

LUP launches new series: Liverpool Monographs in Egyptology

Liverpool University Press is delighted to announce a new series: Liverpool Monographs in Egyptology. Led by series editors Niv Allon, Mariam Ayad, and Hana Navratilova, and supported by an international Editorial Board, the series will explore the diverse histories of ancient Egypt and its culture.

Ancient History & Classics, books, History, medieval studies, open access, Religious Studies

‘Historians will say they were just friends’ – studying sexual norms in the ancient past.

Ulriika Vihervalli discusses the heteronormative ideals of the late antique Christian church, how historians' interpretations of historical sources erase 'other' sexual identities, and her new book, Desire and Disunity.

Ancient History & Classics, books, Enlightenment, Film studies, Journals, Literature, music, open access

Pride Month 2024 Reading List

This Pride Month, we've put together a selection of books and journal articles which can help us learn about queerness and queer representation - from Trans-ing the enlightenment to new translations of classic Latin American Literature.

Ancient History & Classics, History, Literature, News

LUP Appoints New Series Editor for Greece & Rome Live

Liverpool University Press is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Hamish Williams, University of Groningen, as Series Editor of Greece & Rome Live. The series was originally founded by Bristol Phoenix Press twenty years ago, publishing popular and much-used volumes such as Gideon Nisbet’s Ancient Greece in Film and Popular Culture, Sian Lewis’ Greek … Continue reading