Why Manchester? Paul Dobraszczyk: Greater Manchester is the flagship urban region in the UK’s evolving policy of decentralising government. This is partly a consequence of Greater Manchester’s... READ MORE
Manchester: Something rich and strange
Why Manchester? Paul Dobraszczyk: Greater Manchester is the flagship urban region in the UK’s evolving policy of decentralising government. This is partly a consequence of Greater Manchester’s... READ MORE
By Lucy Burns, Assistant Editor, MUP Knowing that I am exactly the sort of person who is well-represented in publishing, my perspective on university press week is as a researcher and writer; I... READ MORE
Join us this week in celebrating University Press Week 2020! Every day this week we will posting and sharing content centred on different voices in academic publishing – take a look at our... READ MORE
By Ismee Tames, 25 Oct 2020 People in the Netherlands who work on topics of war and mass violence often ask me about ‘the War’ (de Oorlog), by which they mean the Second World War, or more... READ MORE
By Ming-Yuen S. Ma Dear Reader, Like many of you, when the COVID-19 pandemic started spreading globally, all of my travel plans grounded to a halt. I have not left Los Angeles since... READ MORE
How would you like someone who has read your book to sum it up in one sentence? “Inspiring stories about ‘ordinary’ women who achieved extraordinary things simply through their courage,... READ MORE
By Duncan Wheeler Unlike the vast majority of the population, I’m going out more in October 2020 than I was this time last year. My editors at Manchester University Press have the patience of... READ MORE
By Chari Larsson To try and understand how images of the pandemic were being represented in the Australian news media, Chari Larsson began keeping a journal: Our memories are malleable, they change... READ MORE
By Jenny Lin Our last party was a hot pot celebration. My husband Euan and I both have birthdays in late January, and in 2020 they coincided with Lunar New Year. We went to Chinatown, near our... READ MORE
By Orian Brook, Dave O’Brien and Mark Taylor It’s a strange time to proclaim something as bold as ‘culture is bad for you’. Across the world we can see lockdown and reopening... READ MORE