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What survives after empire?

In our latest Q&A, the editors of British culture after empire explore how questions of race, migration, memory and belonging continue to shape contemporary Britain, and why debates about Britishness remain deeply connected to imperial history.

Read the full Q&A: https://t.co/d4s61rSV77

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Congratulations to Sarah Crook, whose 'Unhappy mothers: Women, motherhood, and social change in postwar Britain' has been named joint winner of the Women's History Network/Women's History Association of Ireland Book Prize 2025.

The judges praised the book as a "powerful contribution to women's and gender history", highlighting its rich archival research, attention to women's testimony, and nuanced exploration of motherhood, expertise and social change in modern Britain.

Read more: https://t.co/lnS9xI6Vk6

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Join us to celebrate the launch of Beginning Irish Studies, which published THIS WEEK https://t.co/8ipdfXr7op 🥳

Author Graham Price is joined by @obrien_eugene and @Sam678 @IrishStudiesRev to discuss his new book and the growing popularity of #IrishStudies.

All welcome! Mary Immaculate College, 17th November, 8pm

Find out more https://t.co/9LbNVfqKRv

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With Ghosts: The Possession of Button House hitting cinemas today, we couldn't resist imagining what the residents of Button House would be reading from our MUP catalogue.

Thomas has made a beeline for the Romantic poets. Mary is browsing the witchcraft section. Julian is causing trouble in Politics.

From plague and prehistory to power and poetry, swipe through to see our picks.

Which ghost has the best TBR? Let us know 👇

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From digital technologies to migration, borders and gender, open access research helps important conversations reach wider audiences.

This #InternationalOpenAccessWeek discover a selection of freely available books from across these fields and explore the ideas shaping contemporary debates.

Read online for free via manchesterhive. Explore the list of selected titles: https://t.co/7Ug5f1AbA3

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As the American Studies Association Conference gets underway in Chicago, explore our latest American Studies reading list,
https://t.co/tdHItwGHF6

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 👇
https://t.co/z9HnuIsDvN

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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: https://t.co/YHW5IlQEqP

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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: https://t.co/Gvhh5ZKTnb

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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,
https://t.co/n2CEdPDq7H

Order your FREE inspection copy here,
https://t.co/ttVIjudZrX

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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,
https://t.co/YgEnWxR1U6

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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: https://t.co/YjY3qkImjU

[john robb @johnrobb77]

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:
https://t.co/ShKPruXoN3

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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: https://t.co/8AwcCBxQ70

[Taj Ali @Taj_Ali1]

I’ll be live on @BBCBristol from 15:50 tomorrow chatting about my new book

[john robb @johnrobb77]

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

[Taj Ali @Taj_Ali1]

BRISTOL BOOK LAUNCH

Tomorrow evening from 6PM at Bookhaus Bristol

Unit 4 Rope Walk, Bristol BS1 6ZJ

[Taj Ali @Taj_Ali1]

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.