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.
Horror That Haunts Us: A Conversation with Karrá Shimabukuro and Wickham Clayton
The horror film genre has evolved over the years to reflect our changing cultural fears. In "Horror That Haunts Us," scholars Karrá Shimabukuro and Wickham Clayton explore the resurgence of past horror themes in contemporary media. In this video blog, they discuss the relationship between horror and nostalgia, and the inspiration behind their new edited collection.
Lord Byron after 200 years
April 2024 marks the bicentenary of Lord Byron's death. In this blog post, introduced by leading Byron scholar Bernard Beatty, LUP are offering a discount on select books, and sharing a selection of free to read issues from The Byron Journal.
In Conversation with… Ann Cleeves
As part of our 125th anniversary, we are celebrating authors who published their first work with LUP and have gone on to have successful writing careers. Here is Alison Welsby, Editorial Director at LUP, in conversation with the acclaimed and award-winning crime fiction writer, Ann Cleeves, whose first published work was a chapter in LUP’s … Continue reading
Trailblazers: An exciting new OA initiative in partnership with Lancaster University, University of Liverpool, and University of Salford
LUP is delighted to announce Trailblazers: a new Open Access initiative for ECRs at Lancaster University, University of Liverpool, University of Salford, which uniquely combines OA publication with author boot camps, equipping ECRs with publishing and library skills to support their academic careers.