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14/03/2025

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12/03/2025

We are delighted to welcome three new institutions joining Trailblazers for 2025: Liverpool John Moores University, University of Wolverhampton & University of Reading. Find out more and how to join via the LUP blog...

We are delighted to announce the first two monographs to be contracted from the Trailblazers initiative. Both books are a result of the innovative collaboration developed with the University of Sal…

11/03/2025

Liverpool University Press announces Call for Co-Editors for Extrapolation the leading Science Fiction studies journal - find out more and how to apply.

Call for Co-Editors for Extrapolation – find out more and how to apply.

07/03/2025

Find out more about LUP's fundraiser for FoodCycle Di**le!

As part of our civic commitment to the Liverpool City Region, Liverpool University Press staff took part in a month-long fundraising effort in aid of FoodCycle Di**le, a charity designed to combat …

25/02/2025

Make It Fair: Creative Rights In AI Coalition

Liverpool University Press is reposting this on behalf of the Creative Rights in AI Coalition, in which it participates via the Association of University Presses. Today marks the last day of the Go…

18/02/2025

Michigan State University Press (MSUP) has selected Liverpool Distribution Services (LDS) as its exclusive distribution partner for the UK and Europe, and non-exclusive partner for the rest of the world outside of the Americas....

Michigan State University Press (MSUP) has selected Liverpool Distribution Services (LDS) as its exclusive distribution partner for the UK and Europe, and non-exclusive partner for the rest of the …

17/02/2025

'The Black Legend of Spain and its Atlantic Empire in the Eighteenth Century: Constructing National Identities', edited by Catherine M. Jaffe and Karen Stolley, has recently been published in the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series. This blog post explores the enduring impact of the "Black Legend," a narrative portraying Spain and its empire as cruel and intolerant, examining its historical roots, global dissemination, and influence on national identities, cultural stereotypes, and modern debates about colonialism and memory.

The Black Legend of Spain and its Atlantic Empire in the Eighteenth Century: Constructing National Identities, edited by Catherine M. Jaffe and Karen Stolley, has recently been published in the Oxf…

10/02/2025

📢 The Journal of Beatles Studies seeks Editorial Board members! Scholars worldwide are invited to apply. Find out more at: bit.ly/JBS-Call-for-Editorial-Board-Members

IASPM: International Association for the Study of Popular Music
Popular Culture Association
University of Liverpool

06/02/2025

🌸 Our Spring/Summer 2025 list is available to browse! Discover our new and upcoming books at the link in our bio 📚

05/02/2025

We're hiring a Journals Publishing Assistant - find out more about this role and how to apply:

Liverpool University Press is hiring a Journals Publishing Assistant. Read our below job description to find out more about the role and how to apply. The role of Journals Publishing Assistant refl…

04/02/2025

In memoriam of Professor Benjamin Davy, his colleagues have written a tribute honouring his legacy as a brilliant scholar, mentor, and advocate for justice in spatial planning.

Available to read via the link below.

On behalf of the Town Planning Review Editorial Board

It is with much regret that we record the death of our former editorial colleague Benjamin Davy who passed away on 24 January 2025 aged 68 at his home in Bielefeld. Ben was a long-standing support…

03/02/2025

03/02/2025

Call for reviewers 👇

New book! We’re looking for somebody to review Kate P***k and Ian P. MacDonald’s SCIENCE FICTION AND THE HISTORICAL NOVEL. DM us or contact reviews editor D. Harlan Wilson.

https://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.3828/9781835538395

Liverpool University Press (2024)

31/01/2025

Updated Call for Abstracts – New Deadline 28 Feb 2025.
Following the unexpected passing of Professor Ben Davy, Town Planning Review remains committed to the Special Issue he initiated. In his memory, the issue will continue, with Sebastian Dembski now serving as co-ordinating editor. New abstracts are welcome, and authors who have already submitted are encouraged to continue their contributions.
Read the updated call online 👇

The editors of Town Planning Review invite the submission of abstracts for a special issue on ‘decolonising spatial planning education and research in Europe’.

30/01/2025

We are pleased to announce that we have now extended our provision to Research4Life and the full collection of journals published by LUP is now available to access for those involved in the scheme. Read the full announcement 👇
Research4Life Association of University Presses

In response to calls from Research4Life users for greater representation of Social Science and Humanities research, we are pleased to announce that we have now extended our provision to Research4Li…

29/01/2025

We are currently three weeks into our sponsored walk for FoodCycle Di**le! Don't forget, the LUP team are collectively walking the equivalent distance of Dublin - Liverpool - Kraków and back (that's 2,409 miles!) Donate today via our JustGiving page: bit.ly/LUP-Charity-Walk. 🗺

29/01/2025

The 2025 Free Issues are here! Read free journal issues online now.

Including leading academic journals in Modern Languages, Political History, Art & Sculpture, Culture Studies, Science Fiction Studies, Planning, and more.

Clemson University Press Society for French Studies British Records Association Society for Romanian Studies Journal of Romanian Studies Bodleian Libraries Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies International Conference on Romanticism Extrapolation Society for Global Nineteenth-Century Studies Modern Church

We are delighted to bring you the 2025 Free Issues. Each year we make one issue from each of our journals free to read, capturing the breadth and scope of the research that our journals publish, an…