Paul Innes, Academic

24/06/2026

https://www.tandfonline.com/action/showAxaArticles?journalCode=cbjm20

This article examines the screening of the Faust legend in four Egyptian films: Ambassador of Hell (Safeer Jahannam, 1945); A Meeting with the Devil (Mawʿid mʿ Iblis, 1955); The Woman Who Defeated ...

24/06/2026

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Browse the latest articles and research from British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies

27/05/2026

Forthcoming volume on Global Shakespeare and the visual arts has been announced by Bloomsbury: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/global-shakespeare-and-visual-art-9781666972955/

I'm contributing a chapter on performances of Shakespeare in the UAE.

Global Shakespeare and Visual Art explores how William Shakespeare's works and legacy have inspired artists around the world for centuries. This volume is a ser…

25/01/2026

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19/07/2025

Stratford 2025

06/05/2025

After five years I have finally unpacked the professorial present that I received from family - a frame by famous Scottish artist Willie Rodger. Like me, Willie had strong links to both Stirling University and Kirkitilloch.

30/04/2025

Nice to be appreciated.

27/04/2025

23/04/2025

Lovely “thank you” gift from the National Library & Archives at Abu Dhabi.

11/02/2025

Latest (open access) article - Othello.

It is an international academic journal focussing on Shakespeare studies: translations, adaptations and appropriations, and new readings of Shakespeare’s texts. It is indexed in the Scopus and Web of Science databases. It is peer-reviewed based on the double-blind review process. It is a semi-annu...