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As the American Studies Association Conference gets underway in Chicago, explore our latest American Studies reading list, manchesteruniversitypress.co… Featuring books on US #literature, #film, #television, #history, #politics, #culture, #race and #identity, the list showcases our breadth in #AmericanStudies. Did you know we're also proud publishers of The James Baldwin Review and the new Thinking with #JamesBaldwin series too? Find our books and series info on the @Ingram_Academic stand if you're at the #ASA2026 this week!
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Looking for a new text for your #AnimalStudies students? 🐾📚 Beginning Literary Animal Studies by William Welstead introduces students to human-animal studies through #literature, #theory, #science and #ethics. Published this week! Order your FREE inspection copy here 👇 manchesteruniversitypress.co…
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We’re looking forward to welcoming critic, curator & academic Sophie Oliver to give her talk ‘What the Dresses Know: A Women’s History of Modernism Told Through Clothes’. Email or call the Morrab to put your name into the ballot @ManchesterUP
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We often think about empires in terms of borders, governments or institutions. But what happens to the people who lived through their collapse? In our latest Q&A, Astrid Rasch explores how writers across the former British Empire used autobiography to make sense of empire, decolonisation and belonging, and what personal memories can reveal about the enduring legacies of empire. Read the full Q&A: manchesteruniversitypress.co…
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What survives after empire? The end of empire did not mark the end of its influence. Across questions of memory, identity, migration, race and belonging, the legacies of empire continue to shape the world around us. This week's featured titles explore the many afterlives of empire, uncovering the ways imperial histories persist in culture, politics, institutions and everyday life. View the full reading list: manchesteruniversitypress.co…
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Teaching Irish literature, film, culture or drama? Newly published, Beginning Irish Studies by Graham Price offers students a comprehensive introduction to #IrishStudies and its approaches to #literature, #drama, #film and #poetry, manchesteruniversitypress.co… Order your FREE inspection copy here, manchesteruniversitypress.co…
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Join us to celebrate the launch of Andrea Levy’s Novels, a groundbreaking new study of one of the most significant writers of recent times. Author Michael Perfect will be in conversation with special guests Bill Mayblin and Gary Younge @BlackwellsMcr on 3rd November at 6.45pm. The event is FREE and open to all, but please register here if you would like to attend, bit.ly/4BhoASP
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Thursday 29 October, 6-7.30pm King's College London or online Join Dr Niall Ó Súilleabháin to celebrate the launch of Social elites in medieval France: Status, wealth and power in the Loire valley, c. 850-1150. Drawing on evidence from the Loire valley, the book explores how aristocrats and church leaders secured their position in society and how those systems of power were transformed around the year 1000. The evening will include a discussion with the author alongside Charles West, Edward Roberts, Spike Gibbs and Alice Taylor, followed by a drinks reception. Free, reserve a space: manchesteruniversitypress.co…
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Sheffield! Only 12 tickets left for this Thursday! I’m at Off The Shelf fest at 6.30pm, talking about my memoir Punk Rock Ruined My Life… Grab one of the last tickets: offtheshelf.org.uk/events/pu…
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"Open access isn't just about removing paywalls. It's about widening participation, increasing visibility and ensuring research can reach the audiences who need it." For Open Access Week, Publishing Director Emma Brennan discusses the opportunities and challenges shaping open access publishing and reflects on the future of making research freely available to readers worldwide. Read the full Q&A: manchesteruniversitypress.co…
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I’ll be live on @BBCBristol from 15:50 tomorrow chatting about my new book
BRISTOL BOOK LAUNCH Tomorrow evening from 6PM at Bookhaus Bristol Unit 4 Rope Walk, Bristol BS1 6ZJ
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I’m doing a free talk tomorrow night (Tuesday) in Manchester about music, the local venues and my memoirs! At Rain Bar at 6.30
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BRISTOL BOOK LAUNCH Tomorrow evening from 6PM at Bookhaus Bristol Unit 4 Rope Walk, Bristol BS1 6ZJ
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Thank you @Knox_Harrington for hosting me at @WaterstonesLPL tonight and thank you everyone for coming! We recorded something for @TheAnfieldWrap too so keep an eye out for that.
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Check this line-up of geniuses! Manchester launch for my new book features onstage guests John Simm, Stephen Morris, LoneLady. manchesterliteraturefestival…
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What happens when institutions reproduce sexual violence rather than protect people from it? Whose experiences of violence are recognised and whose are erased? What does sexual violence do within a racial capitalist system? Alison Phipps responds to readers’ questions on the blog: bit.ly/4yKHvUo
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To mark #WorkInPublishing Week this November, we’re hosting a free, online Q&A with members of our sales & marketing team. Join us and ask your questions about the publishing industry, day-to-day in sales & marketing, interviews and CV top tips, and more. Details and sign-up here: events.teams.microsoft.com/e…
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Two University Presses. One Purpose. Duke University Press will now represent Manchester University Press's ebook collections to librarians across the United States and Canada, helping more scholars, students and readers discover MUP's publishing. Read more here: manchesteruniversitypress.co…
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Sunday afternoon events at #Louder2026 will be ace! Which will you go to? Mike Pickering, @Nedsatomictweet Tito’s Punks or The Beatles? Just 4 weeks to go & tickets selling fast! Peruse & choose for ALL weekend tickets here: linktr.ee/louderthanwords 13-15 Nov, Manchester ❤️
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Excited about this tomorrow
LIVERPOOL BOOK LAUNCH Tomorrow evening at @WaterstonesLPL with @Knox_Harrington, host of @TheAnfieldWrap.
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