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Some Meanings Embedded in a Book Cover

Read now John Black's blog on his latest book 'A Short History of Transport in Japan from Ancient Times to the Present'.

Open Education Week 2022

On Open Access

Philip Graham, the author of 'Mary Warnock: Ethics, Education and Public Policy in Post-War Britain', discusses the importance of publishing his research in Open Access and how it impacts readership and accessibility.

Open Education Week 2022

Open-access: Our Common Weapon in the Struggle Against Cartelism

Thea Potter, author of 'Horos: Ancient Boundaries and the Ecology of Stone', discusses the importance of Open Access and freedom.

Open Education Week 2022

Open Education Resources

Daniel Rueda Garrido, author of 'Forms of Life and Subjectivity: Rethinking Sartre’s Philosophy', reflects on the importance and present state of Open Education.

OBP Newsletter

Winter Newsletter - February 2022

Welcome to our Winter Newsletter! We have updates from COPIM and the OABN, information about our new and forthcoming publications, calls for proposals, new blogs, latest reviews and more...

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Replanteando la acción social por la música: la búsqueda de la convivencia y la ciudadanía en la Red de Escuelas de Música de Medellín

Ya disponible: un nuevo blog escrito por Geoffrey Baker en el que presenta su nuevo libro 'Replanteando la acción social por la música: la búsqueda de la convivencia y la ciudadanía en la Red de Escuelas de Música de Medellín'.

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On Burns Night

Read now author M. J. Grant's thoughts on 'Auld Lang Syne', Robert Burns, and Burns Night.

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Points of Contact: The Shared Intellectual History of Vocalisation in Syriac, Arabic, and Hebrew

Read now Nick Posegay's introduction to his latest book 'Points of Contact: The Shared Intellectual History of Vocalisation in Syriac, Arabic, and Hebrew'.

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HOROS: Ancient Boundaries and the Ecology of Stone

Read Thea Potter's blog post on her latest book 'Horos: Ancient Boundaries and the Ecology of Stone'.

OBP Newsletter

OBP - Annual Review - 2021

As we come to the end of this year, it is with great pride that we look back at the many exciting things that have happened here at OBP in 2021! From new open access titles, to awards, new series and exciting projects, this has been a remarkable year for us. Keep reading to find out more!

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Why does the slave win? Plautus's Epidicus on the Roman Stage

Read Dr Catherine Tracy's blog post on her latest Open Access title 'Epidicus by Plautus: An Annotated Latin Text, with a Prose Translation'.

OBP Newsletter

OBP Autumn Newsletter 2021

Welcome to our Autumn Newsletter! We have information on our new open position, updates from COPIM, OABN and ScholarLed, events, new and forthcoming publications, latest reviews and more...Keep reading to find out more!

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ἱστορία and the κόσμος

If you want to make the world a better place, if you care about justice and equality, if a life of curiosity and skepticism, lived with values, purpose, and reflection intrigues you, read on.

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On Open Access and Equity: Thoughts from our Authors

For Open Access Week 2021 we invited our authors to share their thoughts on the topics of equity, accessibility, open knowledge and open access publishing. Continue reading to find out what they had to say.

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A Sacred Task

Read William B. Bonvillian's reflections on the importance of publishing the research of his late brother John D. Bonvillian in Open Access.

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Burst the Frames: Open Access at the Dissertation Level

Read this post about Open Access and digital dissertations by Anke Finger and Virginia Kuhn.

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Why Open Access?

Read this post about equity, inclusivity and Open Access by Daniel Rueda Garrido.

Semitic Languages and Cultures

On 'A Handbook and Reader of Ottoman Arabic'

Read now Esther-Miriam Wagner's reflection on her latest book 'A Handbook and Reader of Ottoman Arabic'.

OBP Newsletter

OBP Summer Newsletter 2021

We have information on our open CFPs, the most recent updates, new and forthcoming publications and latest reviews. There’s lots to explore below, so dive in to find out more about our plans for the months ahead...

German Literature

A View From under The Horse’s Tail. New Perspectives on Literature?

Read now Roger Paulin's reflections on his latest title 'From Goethe to Gundolf: Essays on German Literature and Culture'.

William St Clair

In Memoriam: William St Clair

Our Chairman, William St Clair, died on the evening of 30th June 2021. In this post we share tributes that have been given in his honour. Rest in peace William; you will be greatly missed.

1,000 pages of evidence for conservation actions

Read more about this week's publication: the sixth edition of Conservation Evidence’s flagship publication, 'What Works in Conservation', is now available to read and download for free.

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The Middle is Marching: Adam Roberts, on reading George Eliot’s 'Middlemarch'

Adam Roberts, author of 'Middlemarch: Epigraphs and Mirrors', on reading George Eliot’s 'Middlemarch'

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Autism and Ethics: The Stories We Tell

Read Flora Kann Szpirglas' reflections on Kristien Hens' latest title 'Towards an Ethics of Autism: A Philosophical Exploration'.

Russian Literature

How To Read Russian Literature Backwards

Did you know that Voltaire plagiarized Conan Doyle? Or that Shakespeare nicked T.S. Eliot’s best ideas? Plagiarism by anticipation is both quaintly ludicrous and unexpectedly fecund, overturning familiar notions of literary adaptation (and anxiety of influence).