With the publication of Alison J. Murray Levine’s Vivre Ici: Space, Place and Experience in Contemporary French Documentary, the Liverpool University Press ‘Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures’ series has reached its fiftieth title. Series editor Charles Forsdick looks over the history and accomplishments of the series to mark the occasion. All Contemporary French and Francophone titles are 50% … Continue reading
Architextual Authenticity – In Conversation with Jason Herbeck
To celebrate the release of Architextual Authenticity, we caught up with Jason Herbeck to discuss how constructions in and of literature can be used as a means to understanding French-Caribbean identity. Can you give us a summary of Architextual Authenticity? Architextual Authenticity: Constructing Literature and Literary Identity in the French Caribbean is a book about understanding issues related to … Continue reading
Honourable Mention for Rhiannon Welch’s Vital Subjects
The Modern Language Association of America recently announced its ninth Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Italian Studies. An honourable mention was given to Rhiannon Noel Welch, of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, for her book Vital Subjects: Race and Biopolitics in Italy, 1860–1920, published by Liverpool University Press. Rhiannon Welch said, "It is an incredible honour … Continue reading
Special Collection: Reading between the Bloodlines: Reflections on the German-Language Family Story
Modern Languages Open recently published a German Special Collection which considers German-language family novels. The guest editors of this special edition have selected "Writing as Return: A Commentary on Doron Ravinovici’s ‘Nach Wilna" by Todd Herzog and Hillary Hope Herzog as a particularly influential piece. The article is available to read open access here. When asked … Continue reading
Modern Languages Open: German Special Collection
Modern Languages Open (MLO), a peer-reviewed platform for the open access publication of research from across the modern languages to a global audience, has published 'Reading between the Bloodlines: Reflections on the German-Language Family Story' as a Special Collection in German Studies. This special edition considers German-language family novels, which are experiencing renewed interest in … Continue reading
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