Holding the book "Alimentary Orientalism" in front of cherry trees in full bloom
In "Alimentary Orientalism" Yin Yuan follows the politics of tea, sugar & opium in 18th & 19th c Britain: How did British authors portray Otherness & the consumption of the Orient?
#PostColonialStudies #Orientalism #FoodStudies #LiteraryStudies #Romanticism #VictorianLiterature
Holding the book "Japan and American Children's Books" in front of a cherry tree in full bloom
Today is #InternationalChildrensBookDay - so book 1 of this 🧵by Sybille A. Jagusch is on depictions of #Japan in 200 years of American #ChildrensBooks - from #travelogues to picture books, adventure stories #folklore & more
#ICBD #AmericanLiterature #Asia #interculturalexchange #LiteraryStudies
In this Lit Hub essay, @anjalienjeti.bsky.social (“Ballot”) reflects on challenges she faced when writing her latest book.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4m5FdtB
#BookSky #LiteraryStudies @bloomsburylit.bsky.social
2 stacks of books by (on the left) & on (on the right) John Fowles, with "The French Lieutenant's Woman" standing in the middle. The books are positioned on a wooden table in the library, with several library shelves filled with books in the background
Another 100th birthday already: John Fowles, author of "The French Lieutenant's Woman", "The Magus" & many other Postmodern novels, was #BOTD 100 years ago.
Find many of his works & secondary works of #LiteraryStudies on Fowles in our collection!
#JohnFowles #Postmodernism #EnglishLiterature #OTD
Eurie Dahn (“Snack”) spoke with @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, exploring the culture and history of snacking.
Listen here: https://bit.ly/4v6Ogib
📚💙 #LiteraryStudies @bloomsburylit.bsky.social
Holding the book "Transforming Girls" in front of a pink cherry tree in bloom
We added 2 new titles on #adolescence & processes of change!
Julia Pfeiffer's "Transforming Girls" talks about the #transformation from #backfisch to #womanhood within 19th c #youngadultliterature in German & #AmericanLiterature
#VictorianStudies #LiteraryStudies #girlhood #ChildrensLiterature #YA
Important development for Woolf studies. The move of Woolf Studies Annual to University Press of Florida raises interesting questions about its future direction and circulation. #VirginiaWoolf
#ModernistStudies
#LiteraryStudies
The book "Rereading Modernist Postcards" by Bradley D. Clissold, on a metal table in front of trees, green meadow and blue sky
Of course you have to send us a postcard from your trips, pretty please! 💝 Find inspiration in this book on #postcards in #Modernism by Bradley D. Clissold, focussing on postcards in the fiction & correspondence of #Hemingway #RingLardner #Joyce & #WilfredOwen
#MaterialCulture #LiteraryStudies
The book "Deep Mapping the Literary Lake District" on a metal table in front of trees, green meadow and blue sky
Maybe a trip to the #LakeDistrict next? Joanna E. Taylor & Ian N. Gregory present this innovative, interdisciplinary study bringing together #LiteraryStudies on #Literature & #History of the Lake District 1622-1900, with tools from geography & #digitalhumanities
#spatialhumanities #Romanticism
@hippocampusmag.bsky.social reviewed Matthew H. Birkhold’s “Metronome,” offering insights into the book’s themes and approach.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4ryMJhy
📚💙 #LiteraryStudies @bloomsburylit.bsky.social
Holding the book "How I Became a Tree" by Sumana Roy in front of a tree
"How I Became a Tree" by Indian author Sumana Roy is a #nonfiction meditation about #trees & plants & our relation with them, from a perspective of how culture & the arts, science & spiritual leaders engage with nature & a re-enchanted world.
#CulturalStudies #History #LiteraryStudies #Ecocriticism
Holding the book "a wood of one's own" by Ruth Pavey in front of a tree
3 new books on trees!🌳
The Non-Human is a big current paradigm in #Ecocriticism / #LiteraryStudies - here's some new reading material for you.
This memoir-cum-local history by Ruth Pavey explores her journey of planting "a wood of one's own" in the British countryside in #Somerset
#History #Memoir
Top‑cited in Literature & History: This article explores tensions in Holocaust witness literature as both factual and fictional. #HolocaustStudies #TraumaStudies #LiteraryStudies
Read here: https://ow.ly/ylsh50Yn5xi
LA readers! Join Eileen G'Sell for a book signing and discussion of her new book at The Ripped Bodice.
📆 Fri., Mar. 20, 7:00 pm–9:00 pm
🔗 https://bit.ly/4ujJzAR
📚💙 #LiteraryStudies @bloomsburylit.bsky.social
Holding the book "Toxic Nostalgia on Screen" in front of a meadow with blue flowers
Book 3), "Toxic Nostalgia on Screen" is an essay collection ed. by Simon Bacon on how the past haunts and feeds on us. 21st c #popculture & #Gothic / #Horror examples illustrate the toxic "undead memory"
#CulturalStudies #MemoryStudies #FilmStudies #LiteraryStudies
Holding the book "Narratives of Nostalgia and Repair in American Comics and Literature" by Aanchal Vij in front of a meadow with blue flowers
Book 2) is Aanchal Vij's analysis of #nostalgia & repair in 20th-21st c #AmericanLiterature & #comics - with a focus on #traumatheory & #DisabilityStudies & the myth of American exceptionalism in works by Chabon, Spiegelman, Roth, Alan Moore & Ta-Nehisi Coates
#ComicsStudies #LiteraryStudies
Cover Journal of Literary Theory
Article Aktiviamus von oben
New Special Issue 🔥 "Literary Studies as Activism"
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... #JLT #literarystudies
@anjalienjeti.bsky.social’s “Ballot” earned a spot in @msmagazine.com’s February Reads roundup.
Check out the full list: https://bit.ly/3OWj44i
📚💙 #LiteraryStudies @bloomsburylit.bsky.social
#NeMLA26 discover recent titles and learn about publishing with us!
Stop by the SUNY Press virtual booth to explore new scholarship in literary studies, cultural studies, and save 30% with code SNMLA26 through April 8, 2026.
#ReadUP tinyurl.com/4acnkye8
#LiteraryStudies #CulturalStudies
Holding the book "Enchantment in Romantic Literature" by Gavin Hopps in golden sunlight
New book alert 🔔🔔🔔
Gavin Hopps applies theories such as #AffectTheory #EcoTheology #NewMaterialism & #ReEnchantment in his post-secular re-reading of the literature of the #Romantics
#Romanticism #RomanticLiterature #LiteraryStudies
Catalogue link: opac.sub.uni-goettin...
Text reads, "Association for Writers and Writing Programs 2026 Conference Exhibit. Use code AWP26 for 40% off when you order from dukeupress.edu." Background features assorted book and journal covers arranged in columns.
#AWP26 kicks off today in Baltimore! Check out our blog to details on how to save on our latest books and journal issues in #literature #LiteraryStudies or any other discipline. buff.ly/3iWiTK7
In a new interview, author Filip Kovacevic of KGB Literati reveals how Soviet spies turned storytellers to spread propaganda & recruit the next generation of agents. Watch the podcast, here: bit.ly/475YZic
#LiteraryStudies #RussianLiterature @chekistmonitor.bsky.social @rolandebrown.bsky.social
Forthcoming in May: NEW RAPE STUDIES—14 essays showing why the fight against sexual violence needs the humanities. Literary criticism, film, art, and more shape a new generation of feminist thought.
#ACLA2026 #LookItUP tinyurl.com/vymt5yus
#FeministTheory #HumanitiesMatter #MeToo #LiteraryStudies
Contemporary Plays by African American Women Ten Complete Works Author: Edited by Sandra Adell
Last chance to get your *free* e-book of CONTEMPORARY PLAYS BY AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN: Ten Complete Works edited by Sandra Adell!
mailchi.mp/illinois/t8x...
#AfricanAmericanStudies #Drama #LiteraryStudies #WomensStudies
@salon.com spotlighted an excerpt of Eileen G’Sell’s “Lipstick,” exploring how the beauty staple became a versatile music symbol.
Read it here: https://bit.ly/4cJiYa4
#BookSky #LiteraryStudies @bloomsburylit.bsky.social
The book cover of 'Displaced Families, Dispersed Memories', edited by Johanna Leinonen, Seija Jalagin, Outi Kähäri, Ilmari Leppihalme, Hanna-Leena Määttä, and Elina Turjanmaa. The cover features a painted portrait of an elderly man with his back turned to the viewer. Next to the cover is a text that reads “New release from Helsinki University Press”. HUP’s logo is in the bottom right corner.
New release!
'Displaced Families, Dispersed Memories', edited by Leinonen et al., explores the #memory work and #mnemonic practices of families dispersed by political upheaval.
The #book is available in #openaccess at: doi.org/10.33134/HUP...
#history #literarystudies #migrationstudies #sociology
Recently read an insightful analysis of liberal feminism and identity negotiation in Bernardine Evaristo’s novels, engaging feminist waves and contemporary literary discourse. A strong contribution to gender and literary studies.
doi.org/10.22478/ufp.... #Feminism #LiteraryStudies #GenderResearch
Recently read an insightful analysis of liberal feminism and identity negotiation in Bernardine Evaristo’s novels, engaging feminist waves and contemporary literary discourse. A strong contribution to gender and literary studies.
doi.org/10.22478/ufp...
#Feminism #LiteraryStudies #GenderResearch
In a new @truthout.org op-ed, @anjalienjeti.bsky.social, author of “Ballot,” reflects on witnessing election interference firsthand.
Read her commentary: https://bit.ly/4s4TMPN
#BookSky #LiteraryStudies @bloomsburylit.bsky.social
Did you know February is National Snack Food Month? Crunch your reading cravings with Eurie Dahn's deep dive into snacking culture.
Get your copy: https://bit.ly/4aFV78C
📚💙 #LiteraryStudies @bloomsburylit.bsky.social
