The Black Legend of Spain and its Atlantic Empire in the Eighteenth Century: Constructing National Identities, edited by Catherine M. Jaffe and Karen Stolley, has recently been published in the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series. This blog post explores the enduring impact of the "Black Legend," a narrative portraying Spain and its empire as cruel and intolerant, examining its historical roots, global dissemination, and influence on national identities, cultural stereotypes, and modern debates about colonialism and memory.
Modern Languages Open: Call for Section Editors
Modern Languages Open (MLO), a peer-reviewed platform for the open access publication of research from across the modern languages to a global audience, is seeking Editors for the Hispanic Studies and the Portuguese & Lusophone sections
Sergio Raimondi, Selected Poems
In this blog post, editors Ben Bollig and Mark Leech introduce their new book 'Sergio Raimondi, Selected Poems', sharing insight on the editing and translation process.
‘Revista Iberoamericana’ landmark issue dedicated to contemporary Latin American women writers
We are delighted to announce that Revista Iberoamericana Volume 89 Issue 282-283 is now available online, published in partnership with the Instituto International de Literatura Iberoamericana (IILI). Here we introduce this latest issue with it’s special focus on contemporary Latin American women writers, Edited by Luciano Martínez, Swarthmore College.
Introducing ‘Language and Education in the Lusophone Countries: Theory and Practice’: A Bilingual Modern Languages Open Special Collection
This month sees the launch of a new special collection on Modern Languages Open that brings together both academics and practitioners working on language and education in the Lusophone world and is bilingual in English and Portuguese, thus maximising opportunities for dissemination and impact and challenging the anglocentricity of academic scholarship. Here, editor Nicola Bermingham explains the research context and thinking that informs this collection of essays.
Liverpool University Press Blog 