Peter Leese is the co-editor of Migrant Emotions: Inclusion and Exclusion in Transnational Spaces, recently published by Liverpool University Press. Here, he writes of two exhibitions at the Venice Biennale that complement his work as a cultural historian in expanding the migration studies debate. A vast dark room. Two parallel strip lights outline the rectangle … Continue reading
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.
‘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.
Why Bother with H G Wells in the Twenty-First Century?
Author Bill Cooke examines some of the most popular claims about H G Wells's views on fascism, utopia, and science, viewing Wells as a public intellectual and revealing how he foresaw our current era of ecological disaster.
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.
