India and South Africa, while radically different in so many ways, share the dubious distinction of being described as the ārape capitalsā of the world. It is true that both countries feature... READ MORE
Intimacy and injury
India and South Africa, while radically different in so many ways, share the dubious distinction of being described as the ārape capitalsā of the world. It is true that both countries feature... READ MORE
Matt Cook has spoken to Emma Brennan about his chapter in Queer Objects and discusses The Rotary Dial Telephone. Queer lives give rise to a vast array of objects: the things we fill our houses with,... READ MORE
By Beatriz Pichel This book originated many years ago, in 2008, when my supervisor suggested I could look at photographs for my study on First World War experiences in France. At the time I... READ MORE
By Charlotte Lydia Riley Introduction from The free speech wars. I wrote this introduction in the spring and early summer of 2020. Since then, the issue of freedom of speech has stayed in the news, in... READ MORE
By Jen Mellor Hi there! Iām Jen Mellor, a Production Editor at Manchester University Press, and for this yearās University Press Week... READ MORE
Why Manchester? Paul Dobraszczyk: Greater Manchester is the flagship urban region in the UKās evolving policy of decentralising government. This is partly a consequence of Greater Manchesterās... READ MORE
By Jenny Lin Our last party was a hot pot celebration. My husband Euan and I both have birthdays in late January, and in 2020 they coincided with Lunar New Year. We went to Chinatown, near our... READ MORE
By Orian Brook, Dave O’Brien and Mark Taylor Itās a strange time to proclaim something as bold as āculture is bad for youā. Across the world we can see lockdown and reopening... READ MORE
1. How would you like someone who has read your book to sum it up in one sentence? This fascinating exploration of the complex lives and careers of lesser-known Victorian actresses provides a timely... READ MORE
Architecture is the art of designing buildings, right? Or towers? Plazas? Bridges. All of this. But it can also be the art of making ā mass-produced wings. This was, at least, the interpretation of... READ MORE