Author Posts

From Darkness to Light: Writers in Museums 1798-1898

'From Darkness to Light, Writers in Museums 1798-1898' explores the reaction of writers and artists to museums and galleries during the gradual introduction of electric light.

Author Posts

The World Dislocated

Author Ellyn Toscano draws on her book, 'Women and Migration', to consider the impact of coronavirus on the plight of migrants huddled closely in detention centers or migrant camps or prisons.

Author Posts

Vigilant audiences and stay-at-home justice

Author Daniel Trottier reflects on the roles of vigilance and vigilantism during the coronavirus pandemic, considering emerging and established forms of scrutiny and denunciation as practices that combine entertainment and justice-seeking.

Author Posts

The End of the World: ten years later

Maria Manuel Lisboa reflects on her book, 'The End of the World: Apocalypse and its Aftermath in Western Culture' ten years after its publication, and considers what it has to tell us today.

Author Posts

Open books from OBP: A showcase

A showcase of freely accessible academic books - from anthologies to philosophical tracts to books on film and quotation - all introduced by their authors.

Author Posts

Coronavirus, inequality and the ‘tipping point’

Mark O'Brien draws on the lessons from his book, 'Just Managing? What it Means for the Families of Austerity Britain' to discuss the very different experiences of the coronovirus emergency at either end of the UK’s social spectrum.

Online conferences

Successful econferences: examples and case studies

This post presents some examples and in-depth case studies of successful online conferences.

Online conferences

Time management and Continuous Partial Attention

The simultaneous focus on multiple technologies and social contexts in conferences settings creates opportunities as well as problems for researchers.

Online conferences

Are virtual conferences good enough?

Socially constructed obstacles to virtual conference adoption are large, but fragile. Change will be driven by improvements in technology, increased networked literacy and pressure to restrain costs – both financial and ecological.

Online conferences

What do conferences do—and can econferences replace them?

Why do we have academic conferences at all, and what are the affordances and constraints of online conferences in meeting these needs?

November 2024 Newsletter

Experimenting with Audio: Announcing Our First OA Audiobooks

Navigating AI in Academic Publishing: Balancing Efficiency, Expertise and Ethics

October 2024 Newsletter

From Darkness to Light: Writers in Museums 1798-1898

The World Dislocated

Vigilant audiences and stay-at-home justice

The End of the World: ten years later

Open books from OBP: A showcase

Coronavirus, inequality and the ‘tipping point’

Successful econferences: examples and case studies

Time management and Continuous Partial Attention

Are virtual conferences good enough?

What do conferences do—and can econferences replace them?