Books

Book of the week: Correct use and interpretation of big data can lead to the creation of new theories, finds Farida Vis

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An attack on the foundation of modern Western society has an absolutist ring to Jane O’Grady

Mary Evans praises an exploration of the ways and means that prevent women from participating in public political spaces

Our advertising questions should focus on where and when we are targeted, says Ciaran Driver

Lisa Mckenzie on a study about taking one of our strongest emotions to the streets

Book of the week: Anna Boucher commends an analysis of the experiences of different generations of migrants

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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is putting student well-being at the forefront of its concerns

Winter reads: scholars and senior sector figures share the books that have made the greatest impact on them over the past year, and the ones they are most looking forward to reading

Winter reads: scholars and senior sector figures share the books that have made the greatest impact on them over the past year, and the ones they are most looking forward to reading

Jonathan Mirsky on a shocking study of how the US covered up Japan’s biological experiments

Giulia Miller praises a thought-provoking investigation into how we and future generations will research and remember genocide

The pace of scientific activity does not need reducing; it is already too slow, says Jennifer Schnellmann

The US university system has a complex and often misunderstood past, says Howard P. Segal  

Book of the week: Classical heroes can teach modern society much about anger management, notes Barbara Graziosi

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The lecturer in cultural and historical studies and author of Personal Style Blogs on pony tales, reading fashion and fashioning the self

A study identifies and defines a new category, says Barry Reay, but how radical is it?

From dwarfs at court to obese children, a study examines why size matters, says Louisa Yates

Maryanne Saunders enjoys an original look at how faith is studied and ‘what humans may become’

Sarah Eltantawi admires a well-researched study of the origins and growth of the terrorist organisation

Code-switching software, resetting university missions, and saving species from the poachers and traders

Book of the week: A secret cartography project is a route to the past – and your house, finds Jerry Brotton

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Sink into a beguiling and lively study of a potent symbol of psychoanalysis, says Steven Groarke

Nathan Abrams examines an impressively close scrutiny of the 1950s film

Explore the gladiator of cities before it became a stop on the Eurotrash circuit, says Emily Michelson

Eliane Glaser on a study of a gripping drama that has monopolised national discussion

Amid all the doom and gloom, to which self-help books can academics turn for some cheer?

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Book of the week: A classicist reveals the poetic artistry of a song and dance man who explores the human heart, writes Tom Palaima

Exclusion from male-dominated society fuelled female authors’ creativity, says Gail Marshall

Clive Bloom enjoys a sociological study of why a group of rich layabouts became crooks – and how society dealt with them

God was a priority for the often unchristian soul who discovered gravity, says Graham Farmelo

Do you recognise seven stereotypes in literature and film? Richard Joyner appraises a study ranging from Sherlock to Frankenstein

The author of Flash! on photography in fiction and poetry, and the power of the photographic image

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Book of the week: His passion is evident, his work prodigious, but an ex-minister has blind spots that trouble Nigel Thrift

James Stevens Curl on a study of symptoms of consumer culture and those who built them

By borrowing and recycling ideas, old Tinseltown pioneered cinematic narrative, says Lucy Bolton

Charles Drazin commends a perceptive although somewhat austere study of Hollywood’s power dynamic

While many see hilarity in paying the water bill our feelings about it fluctuate, says Peter J. Smith

Get up to speed with dolphins; get a whiff of Victorian dandies; get a look at a secretive artist’s life and work; and get a glimpse of our disappearing nature

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Witty asides permeate a study contemplating money, love, hope and rappers, says Emma Rees

Yeats, Shaw and O’Casey star in a study crammed with reinterpretations, says Marilynn Richtarik

Jeffrey Meyers longs for more of the unfamiliar in a portrait of the author’s final chapter

Nobels and suchlike can motivate good behaviour but beware hidden costs, says Marina Della Giusta

Ursula King explores an effort to provide an account of faith that will allow believers and non-believers to engage in a dialogue

How should we choose which titles to review when recurrent themes arise, and how ought we to feel when strong feelings are used to ‘sell’ academic content?

Book of the week: The reality of the present world has fallen short of science fiction’s predictions, says Jon Turney

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A defence of non-academic university leaders fails to make the grade, says Amanda H. Goodall

Manolis Mavrikis enjoys a reasoned appeal to universities to meet the teaching challenges posed by AI

A sexist industry that misunderstands half of its audience disappoints Esther MacCallum-Stewart

Les Gofton enjoys an excellent study of how record sleeve artwork shaped consumerist values

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The scholar of American history and author on the works of Pearl S. Buck, John Hersey and others that sparked his interest in the work of US missionaries and the role of religion in the US

Book of the week: Christopher Hill praises an engaging but limited history of the role of law in achieving peace