‘Book Markets in Mediterranean Europe and Latin America’ depicts the Early Modern book markets in Europe and colonial Latin America, which resulted in the development of a truly international market.
‘An Introduction to Linguistics through Popular Music’ introduces the field of linguistics in an accessible way by using portions of song lyrics from popular music.
‘An Introduction to Linguistics through Popular Music’ introduces the field of linguistics in an accessible way by using portions of song lyrics from popular music.
‘Object Studies’ introduces students to an interdisciplinary approach to material cultural study. It helps reveal how everyday objects from pens and coffee cups to our most cherished keepsakes help define our collective histories and personal narratives.
‘Between Laughter and Satire’ explores closely related aspects of the historical study of humour and challenges much that has been taken for granted in a field of study for which history has been marginal.
‘Adaptation Before Cinema’ highlights a range of pre-cinematic media forms, including theater, novelization, painting and illustration, transmedia art, children’s media, and other literary and visual culture.
‘Mary I in Writing’ centers on representations of Queen Mary I in writing, broadly construed, and the process of writing that queen into literature and other textual sources.
The second edition of ‘The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power,’ by
@IMIXWHATILIKE
, offers a history of and proof against claims of "buying power" and the impact this myth has had on understanding media, race, class and economics in the US.
‘Book Markets in Mediterranean Europe and Latin America’ depicts the Early Modern book markets in Europe and colonial Latin America, which resulted in the development of a truly international market.
'Incels and Ideologies,' by
@Noun_Fraze
, explores how incels use language and other semiotic resources to construct ideologies of gender and race/ethnicity.
‘A Discursive Perspective on Wikipedia’ provides a guide to Wikipedia for researchers and students of linguistics, discourse and communication studies, redressing the gap in research on Wikipedia in these fields.
‘The Climatization of Global Politics,’ edited by
@StefanAykut
and
@LucileMaertens
, examines the process through which climate change is transforming global governance.
'Gothic Nostalgia,' by
@baconetti
and Katarzyna Bronk-Bacon, an original and innovative study of how Gothic nostalgia and toxic memory are used to underpin and promote the ongoing culture wars and populist politics in contemporary popular culture.
"[‘Fetishism and the Theory of Value’) offers a profound and worthwhile consideration of value theory, fetishism, and financialization, not only from the purview of Marxist theory but from a broader range of interlocutors." –Tony McKenna
In ‘Weird Fiction,’
@MichaelTCisco
presents a comprehensive, contemporary analysis of the genre of weird fiction by identifying the concepts that influence and produce it.
‘Book Markets in Mediterranean Europe and Latin America’ depicts the Early Modern book markets in Europe and colonial Latin America, which resulted in the development of a truly international market.
'Incels and Ideologies,' by
@Noun_Fraze
, explores how incels use language and other semiotic resources to construct ideologies of gender and race/ethnicity.
‘Actors, Audiences, and Emotions in the Eighteenth Century’ offers an innovative account of how audiences and actors emotionally interacted in the English theatre during the middle decades of the eighteenth century.
The second edition of ‘The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power,’ by
@IMIXWHATILIKE
, offers a history of and proof against claims of "buying power" and the impact this myth has had on understanding media, race, class and economics in the US.
Sorcha Ní Fhlainn (
@VampireSorcha
), author of 'Postmodern Vampires: Film, Fiction, and Popular Culture', was interviewed by Chris Richardson(
@notapipepodcast
). You can listen to the conversation here:
Palgrave is celebrating 1.50 million accesses for the Open Access ‘Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies,’ which is an invaluable resource for researchers across fields, policy makers, practitioners, and activists alike.
In ‘Weird Fiction,’
@MichaelTCisco
presents a comprehensive, contemporary analysis of the genre of weird fiction by identifying the concepts that influence and produce it.
‘Narratives of Motherhood and Mothering in Fiction and Life Writing,’ an open access volume, offers original essays on how motherhood and mothering are represented in contemporary fiction and life writing across several national contexts.
Chiara Russo Krauss, the author of 'Wundt, Avenarius, and Scientific Psychology', was interviewed on the
@NewBooksNetwork
. You can listen to the interview here:
‘Academic Conference Presentations’ provides a step-by-step guide to giving a successful academic conference presentation, taking readers through all of the potential steps along the way.
‘Standards, Stigma, Surveillance,’ by
@ian_cushing
, traces raciolinguistic ideologies in England’s schools, focusing on post- 2010 policy reforms that frame the language practices of low-income, racialised speakers as limited and deficient.
On August 22
#Carla2020
, a global digital conference on Diversity and Inclusion in the film and TV industry, will host the launch of "Women in the International Film Industry: Policy, Practice and Power", edited by
@susanliddy2
. Check out the programme:
‘Adaptation Before Cinema’ highlights a range of pre-cinematic media forms, including theater, novelization, painting and illustration, transmedia art, children’s media, and other literary and visual culture.
‘The Power of Oral Culture in Education’ explores the importance of inter-generational oral culture and stories transmitted from one generation to the next through proverbs, idioms, and folklore tales in different geographical and spatial contexts.
.
@jess_emclean
is the author of 'Changing Digital Geographies. Technologies, Environments and People'. In our latest
#SocSciMatters
author blog she talks about remaking Digital Geographies. You can read her piece here:
Congratulations to
@basgroes
and
@RMFrancis
whose new book "Smell, Memory, and Literature in the Black Country" has been published today. It offers a new literary history of the smells and childhood memories that belong to the Black Country, a post-industrial region in the UK.
Join us for our "Facts vs. fake news" event in cooperation with
@ScholarlyPub
in London next week. After the panel there will some time for networking and drinks. Sign up for free:
‘Stories, Storytellers, and Storytelling’ advances social scientific interest in a field long dominated by the humanities: stories, and storytelling. It articulates the power of stories to open windows into the emotional, political, social, and symbolic.
‘Narratives of Motherhood and Mothering in Fiction and Life Writing,’ an open access volume, offers original essays on how motherhood and mothering are represented in contemporary fiction and life writing across several national contexts.
‘The Power of Oral Culture in Education’ explores the importance of inter-generational oral culture and stories transmitted from one generation to the next through proverbs, idioms, and folklore tales in different geographical and spatial contexts.
‘Dangerous Bodies’ brings together new perspectives on fashion, the body, and politics. It explores fashion's intersection with race and gender discourses where colonialism, capitalism, and embodiment are linked.
‘Transfictional Character and Transmedia Storyworlds in the British Nineteenth Century’ is a study of how transfictional and transmedia storytelling emerged in the 19th century.
The second edition of ‘The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power,’ by
@IMIXWHATILIKE
, offers a history of and proof against claims of "buying power" and the impact this myth has had on understanding media, race, class and economics in the US.
‘From Fritzl to
#metoo
’ is the first longitudinal study of the language used by the British press to talk about rape. Author
@alessiatranches
examines how rape discourse has (or has not) changed over the past decade.
Congratulations to
@Palgrave_
author Owen Abbott on winning the BSA Philip Abrams Memorial Prize 2020 for his book 'The Self, Relational Sociology, and Morality in Practice'!
@britsoc
@PalgraveSoc
Our author
@peterkinderman
was interviewed on the
@Mad_In_America
podcast to discuss the need for a new look at psychiatric diagnosis. You can listen here:
His latest book is 'A Manifesto for Mental Health. Why We Need a Revolution in Mental Health Care'.
‘Gothic Hauntology’ shows hauntology at work in modern as well as older gothic narratives and has a unique focus on everyday gothic as well as everyday hauntology.
‘Ecological Stylistics’ reflects the cutting edge in ecostylistic approaches to nature, the environment and sustainability as represented in contemporary non-literary discourse.
Congratulations to author
@RencapMan
for receiving the runner up prize at the BCA African Business Book of the Year Awards for ‘The Time-Travelling Economist.’
@TTTEconomist
‘Academia and Higher Learning in Popular Culture’ explores how academia is imagined in popular culture through film and television, including ‘The Chair,’ Terry Pratchett's ‘Unseen University’ and the Time Lord Academy in ‘Doctor Who.’
‘Between Laughter and Satire’ explores closely related aspects of the historical study of humour and challenges much that has been taken for granted in a field of study for which history has been marginal.
‘Football and National Identity in Twentieth-Century Argentina’ examines how since its arrival in 1867 with British immigrants, football has become the key cultural signifier of national identity in Argentina over the twentieth century.
‘Racism and Education in Britain’ aims to seek greater understanding of the nature and endurance of racism within education practice in the 21st century in Britain.
‘Actors, Audiences, and Emotions in the Eighteenth Century’ offers an innovative account of how audiences and actors emotionally interacted in the English theatre during the middle decades of the eighteenth century.
‘Pluralizing Philosophy’s Past’ is a collection of 15 accessible essays on neglected philosophical figures and traditions and aims to provide readers with concrete access points to less familiar philosophical sources and methods.
In ‘Weird Fiction,’
@MichaelTCisco
presents a comprehensive, contemporary analysis of the genre of weird fiction by identifying the concepts that influence and produce it.
‘Historical Etiquette’ is a study of etiquette in the 19th century when the success of etiquette books reached unprecedented heights in Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United States.
‘Children in Conflict with the Law’ presents an original synthesis of the leading international research on children in conflict with the law, providing an evidence base for a rights-based justice system.
‘Violence Against Women During Coronavirus,’ an open access book, provides a global exploration of how women’s insecurity increased during the COVID-19 pandemic as their access to support services reduced.
.
@RMFrancis
was on BBC Radio Wolverhampton to chat about 'Smell, Memory and Literature in the Black Country', a new book he co-edited with
@basgroes
.
Listen to the conversation here:
You can now pre-order the book here:
‘The Palgrave Handbook of Imposter Syndrome in Higher Education’ explores feeling like an ‘imposter’ in higher education and what this can tell us about contemporary educational inequalities.
'Conversation Analytic Language Teacher Education in Digital Spaces,' by
@ubalaman
, presents original research on language teacher education activities in digital spaces, and bring new insights into practice of second/foreign language teacher education.
‘Ecological Stylistics’ reflects the cutting edge in ecostylistic approaches to nature, the environment and sustainability as represented in contemporary non-literary discourse.
‘Narratives of Motherhood and Mothering in Fiction and Life Writing,’ an open access volume, offers original essays on how motherhood and mothering are represented in contemporary fiction and life writing across several national contexts.
‘Mary I in Writing’ centers on representations of Queen Mary I in writing, broadly construed, and the process of writing that queen into literature and other textual sources.
‘Between Laughter and Satire’ explores closely related aspects of the historical study of humour and challenges much that has been taken for granted in a field of study for which history has been marginal.
Don't miss out! It’s CYBER WEEK SALE! Books & eBooks for only £/$/€ 9.99 each. Get it now! This special offer is valid through 12/03/2019:
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‘Object Studies’ introduces students to an interdisciplinary approach to material cultural study. It helps reveal how everyday objects from pens and coffee cups to our most cherished keepsakes help define our collective histories and personal narratives.
In 'Dialectics of Love in Sartre and Lacan,' Sinan Richards examines Sartre’s and Lacan’s writings on love to draw out a distinctly Lacanian conception of love and subjectivity. For Valentine's Day, get 40% off this book with code HLT23 until March 31.
‘Social Media, Truth and the Care of the Self’ explores the relationship between (post)truth and subjectivity by focusing on social media as a site of digital subjectification.
‘Childhoods & Leisure’ brings together interdisciplinary scholarship on children’s everyday leisure from across the globe, addressing key questions around children’s agency, rights, child-adult relations, and social change.
‘Academia and Higher Learning in Popular Culture’ explores how academia is imagined in popular culture through film and television, including ‘The Chair,’ Terry Pratchett's ‘Unseen University’ and the Time Lord Academy in ‘Doctor Who.’
The Palgrave holiday sale is here! Get 70% off using coupon code PALHC for selected Palgrave hardcover books until December 31. Terms and conditions apply. Get the deal here:
‘Social Media, Truth and the Care of the Self’ explores the relationship between (post)truth and subjectivity by focusing on social media as a site of digital subjectification.
‘Social Media, Truth and the Care of the Self’ explores the relationship between (post)truth and subjectivity by focusing on social media as a site of digital subjectification.
The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the connection people feel with green spaces and their desire to use them as a way of maintaining physical & mental health. Read the
#SocSciMatters
blog by Alice Goodenough & Sue Waite, authors of Wellbeing from Woodland
‘Violence Against Women During Coronavirus,’ an open access book, provides a global exploration of how women’s insecurity increased during the COVID-19 pandemic as their access to support services reduced.
‘Capital in Higher Education’ offers a systematic, sectoral, and in-depth Marxist perspective on the critique of political economy of higher education.
.
@peterkinderman
, the author of 'A Manifesto for Mental Health', was interviewed on
@Mad_In_America
, where he discussed the need for a revolution in mental health care. You can listen to the interview here:
‘The Palgrave Handbook of Imposter Syndrome in Higher Education’ explores feeling like an ‘imposter’ in higher education and what this can tell us about contemporary educational inequalities.
‘Integrating Science and Politics for Public Health,’ an open access book, demonstrates how integrating these two fields can help reconcile the roles of politics and scientific evidence in policymaking.