To celebrate the US release of Individuals Against Individualism we caught up with author Jacopo Galimberti to discuss geopolitical influences on art and the role of ‘minor’ art centres in heightening interest in collaborative art practices. In the UK? Purchase your copy of Individuals Against Individualism here. Individuals Against Individualism examines the phenomenon of collective art practice in the continental Western … Continue reading
Public Sculpture of Lancashire and Cumbria – In conversation with David Cross
To celebrate the release of Public Sculpture of Lancashire and Cumbria, we sat down with David Cross to discuss the historical influence on the creative process and why the art showcased in the book may have been overlooked for so long. What was it that caused you to draw your focus on art in Lancashire and … Continue reading
Are We All Addicts Now?
To celebrate the launch of Are We All Addicts Now? we caught up with Vanessa Bartlett and Henrietta Bowden-Jones to discuss how addiction to technology may be explored through artistic interpretation. Are We All Addicts Now? Digital Dependence is an artist-led enquiry into digital hyper-connectivity and the normalization of addictive behaviours through our everyday interactions with digital devices. … Continue reading
Digital technologies and the changing face of Modern Languages: An interview with Niamh Thornton
Our Journals Publishing Assistant Megan Ainsworth, interviews Niamh Thornton, Section Editor for Modern Languages Open. As an academic in the age of digital technologies, you will have noticed changes to the conventional way of publishing academic research. How has MLO changed the course of publishing in the Modern Languages? Digital technologies have opened up the … Continue reading
Libraries, licences and university presses: An interview with Martin Wolf
One of the obvious benefits of being a university press is the close proximity to university life. LUP is fortunate to benefit from regular dialogue with academic staff, students and librarians. Among this final category the University of Liverpool’s Research Support Lead, Martin Wolf, has proved a valuable interlocutor over the years, never afraid to robustly … Continue reading