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Life, Re-Scaled: The Biological Imagination in Twenty-First-Century Literature and Performance

What kind of character is a microbe? How can an ecosystem take to the stage? Do springtails make good protagonists for detective novels? Life, Re-Scaled explores how contemporary literature and performance engage with our century’s shifting views of life.

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A People’s Voice

We all know the Romantic hero: solitary, brooding, out of the ordinary, Byronic. There is a disconnect between that hero and the society which they renounce, and that is well and good. There is a space, after all, for misfits in this world.

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Maggot Medicine

Read now: a new blog by Dr Frank Stadler, editor of 'A Complete Guide to Maggot Therapy: Clinical Practice, Therapeutic Principles, Production, Distribution, and Ethics'.

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The Merger Mystery

Read Now: a new blog by Geoff and J. Gay Meeks, authors of 'The Merger Mystery: Why Spend Ever More on Mergers When So Many Fail?'.

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A Paean to the Much-maligned Cover Song

Read now a new blog by P.D. Magnus, author of 'A Philosophy of Cover Songs' where he discusses this Open Access title.

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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

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.

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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'.

Experimenting with Audio: Announcing Our First OA Audiobooks

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

October 2024 Newsletter

Our reflections on ‘community over commercialisation’

Life, Re-Scaled: The Biological Imagination in Twenty-First-Century Literature and Performance

A People’s Voice

Maggot Medicine

The Merger Mystery

A Paean to the Much-maligned Cover Song

Some Meanings Embedded in a Book Cover

Open Education Resources

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

On Burns Night

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