Women, Peace and Welfare: A Suppressed History of Social Reform, 1880-1920, by Ann Oakley
Book of the week: This tale of female activists is impressive and an important driver for change, writes Emma Rees
Book of the week: This tale of female activists is impressive and an important driver for change, writes Emma Rees
Anthony Trollope’s style is characterised by equivocation. How could Simon Grennan replicate this visually in a graphic novel adaptation?
The Republic of Ireland’s resident Eurovision expert discloses the secrets to winning Europe’s infamous song contest and why it is not just about political alliances
Bernard Leeman, anti-apartheid fighter and peripatetic champion of low-cost rural tertiary education, describes the circuitous route he took to Vanuatu
Amid all the events to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, Peter J. Smith contemplates our appetite for everything – and anything – to do with the Bard
Two of Britain’s leading academics will present a contemporary take on an iconic television programme
By some measures, universities are wonderfully accommodating workplaces for gays and lesbians. Six academics give us their perspective
The work of Thomas Pynchon makes its Hollywood debut in a nostalgia noir tale faithfully adapted by a kindred spirit
Agyness Deyn unflinchingly portrays a woman’s experience of epilepsy in this unconventional fairy tale
Is the subject’s amalgam of a wide range of subject matter and methodologies a strength or a weakness? Five scholars have their say
There’s much to enjoy at this year’s arts events, says Matthew Reisz, even if its central theme is a bit tenuous
Matthew Reisz on the amusing items academics pin to their doors
Does the UK’s Prevent strategy go too far in its demands on institutions? A group of experts share their perspectives
From robots to the most popular course, academics share their predictions
Three scholars share the pleasures and perils of sticking your head above the parapet