Georgina Hogarth lived with Charles Dickens for twenty-eight years, controversially remaining in his household when he separated from his wife, Catherine. She is most often described as his... READ MORE
By Michael Gott Working on a topic such as contemporary borders presents a challenge because the parameters are constantly shifting. To start with, new films and series are being made and released.... READ MORE
Last Ramadan, MUP ran a series of blog posts to share what the holy month of Ramadan means to Muslims. This year, we hear from Sadia Habib, Lecturer in Education at the Manchester Institute of... READ MORE
Samuel Beckett was an Irish novelist, dramatist, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator. We’ve compiled a reading list of MUP titles which engage with the work of... READ MORE
“The key intellectual concern for me has always been to question established histories of surrealism and the wider avant-garde and recalibrate critical understanding of them, often by demonstrating... READ MORE
Like many other people, film is very much part of my life, and conversations with friends over many years raised questions about the ways people develop relationships with film, both specialised and... READ MORE
Interested in 19th century history books? Manchester University Press has the newly released titles for you! Explore titles from Charles’ Dickens complicated and potential scandalous domestic... READ MORE
You might know about Anne Lister from the hugely successful and widely acclaimed BBC/ HBO series Gentleman Jack. Far from your typical period drama, Gentleman Jack follows the formidable female... READ MORE
By Jonathan Bignell I have been writing about Samuel Beckett’s film and television plays for over 20 years, but until recently I had not studied screen adaptations of his theatre... READ MORE
Published in October 2020, Andrew Ginger’s Instead of Modernity has already received widespread recognition from a number of eminent figures in the field of Spanish art history.... READ MORE