Literature and Cultural Studies

18/02/2025

Conrad Studies:
This series makes available rare or out-of-print items of Conradiana. You have a resource relevant for all Conradians? You can get in touch! - www.brill.com/COST

"Conrad Studies" published on 01 Jan 2007 by Brill.

17/02/2025

𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀: 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆

Black History Month is a time to reflect on the many ways Black writers have shaped literary traditions, past and present. 'The African American Novel in the Early Twenty-First Century' explores how contemporary authors navigate identity, history, and diaspora in a rapidly changing world.

Chapter 6 is available in Open Access and examines Afropolitanism through the work of Taiye Selasi, shedding light on the experiences of the new African diaspora and its connections to African American literary traditions. Read it here: https://brill.com/display/book/9789004710733/BP000012.xml

📖 Learn more: https://brill.com/view/title/70919

14/02/2025

𝗕𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗹𝘁 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗵𝘁’𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 – 𝗔 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸

How can Brecht’s revolutionary Marxist aesthetics serve today’s struggles? Join the Marxist Education Project on February 22 for a discussion with Anthony Squiers, author of 'Bertolt Brecht’s Adaptations and Anti-Capitalist Aesthetics Today' (Brill). Squiers will explore Brecht’s theories of adaptation and their relevance for contemporary artists, theorists, and activists.

📅 February 22, 2:00–3:30 PM (ET)
📍 Free event | More info: https://marxedproject.org/event/bertolt-brechts-anti-capitalist-aesthetics/

🔎 Learn more about the book: https://brill.com/display/title/71657

Anthony Squiers presents an overview of Brecht’s revolutionary Marxist aesthetic and examine its usefulness as a weapon in today's struggles.

13/02/2025

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

Are you attending the conference in Manchester (13–14 February 2025)? Don’t miss the chance to connect with Masja Horn, Brill’s Senior Acquisitions Editor for Literature and Culture.

Discover two of our key series that align with this year’s theme of PLACE in Historical Fictions:

📚Costerus New Series: Cutting-edge research on English-language literatures, from translation studies to transatlantic and social sciences perspectives: https://brill.com/COS.

📚Women Writers in History: Groundbreaking studies on the impact and reception of historical female authors across Europe and beyond: https://brill.com/WWIH.

Special conference discount available for participants! Get in touch with Masja at the event to learn more.

12/02/2025

Our Senior Acquisitions Editor, Masja Horn, is your go-to guide for navigating the world of academic publishing!🎓

Get ready to unlock insider tips and tricks every week as she shares her invaluable insights. Stay tuned for more insightful academic publishing tips like this one!

11/02/2025

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲: 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗹 – 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮 (𝟭𝟴𝟬𝟴–𝟭𝟴𝟭𝟬)

Explore Friedrich Schlegel's early years in Vienna, a pivotal period marked by his role as a war journalist, public lecturer, and cultural critic. This critical edition, edited by Barbara Otto, presents unabridged correspondence, including encrypted letters to evade censorship, and offers compelling insights into Dorothea Schlegel's reflections on life in occupied Vienna. A must-read for scholars of Romanticism and German literature.

Learn more: https://brill.com/edcollbook/title/47210

10/02/2025

Contemporary Cinema: We track recent shifts in the world of cinema, also critically investigating adjacent media. If it’s your study field, we’d love to hear from you (masja.horn[at]brill.com) - www.brill.com/COCI

"Contemporary Cinema" published on 01 Jan 2005 by Brill.

07/02/2025

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

We are pleased to share that Masja Horn, Brill’s Senior Acquisitions Editor for Literature and Culture, will attend the Historical Fictions Research Network Conference in Manchester (13–14 February 2025).

This year’s theme, PLACE in Historical Fictions, provides an excellent platform to explore how narratives across media and disciplines shape our understanding of history.

Discover our forthcoming series Global Historical Fictions, which invites contributions exploring the complex interplay between history and popular media.

🔗 Learn more: https://brill.com/page/forthcoming_hifi

03/02/2025

Minimonographs in Literature and Cultural Studies:
This series publishes fast to ignite academic debate. We welcome new perspectives or sparks (masja.horn[at]brill.com) - www.brill.com/MLCS

"Mini-Monographs in Literary and Cultural Studies" published on 01 Jan 2022 by Brill.

27/01/2025

www.brill.com/CRIN:
CRIN: This longstanding series brings together works of French literary analysis. If it’s a match, get in touch with christa.stevens[at]brill.com - www.brill.com/CRIN

"C.R.I.N.: Cahiers de recherche des instituts néerlandais de langue et de littérature française" published on 01 Jan 1988 by Brill.

24/01/2025

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲: 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴

The third volume in the "Narratives and Mental Health" series, this interdisciplinary work, edited by Jan Alber, Deborah de Muijnck, and Jessica Jumpertz, examines the cultural, social, and political dimensions of pandemic narratives. By analyzing COVID-19 storytelling, the volume explores how crises shape human connection, influence storytelling practices, and reframe our understanding of past, present, and future interactions with others and the environment.

Engage with this compelling exploration of the stories that emerge in times of global challenge.

Learn more: https://brill.com/display/title/63042

23/01/2025

Corey E. Andrews' monograph 'The Genius of Scotland: The Cultural Production of Robert Burns, 1785-1834' investigates the figure of Burns as constructed by warring cultural forces in the literary marketplace in the Scottish Enlightenment and beyond. 👉 https://brill.com/display/title/31764 De Gruyter Brill Literature and Cultural Studies

20/01/2025

Monographs on Contemporary French Literature:
Are you primarily engaging with contemporary French writers in your research? And looking for a publisher? You are welcome to discuss options with christa.stevens[at]brill.com - www.brill.com/CLFC

"Collection Monographique Rodopi en Littérature Française Contemporaine" published on 01 Jan 1984 by Brill.

16/01/2025

Call for Contributors to the Year’s Work in Modern Language Studies – https://brill.com/view/journals/ywml/ywml-overview.xml?contents=editorialcontent-84239 Some vacancies may be filled yet, sorry for cross-posting

"The Year’s Work in Modern Language Studies" published on by Brill.