"This is a timely, original intervention that will be valuable to scholars, teachers, graduate students, and everyone interested in the politics of empire, decolonisation, and the Cold War in Africa." Review of 📙'Queen Elizabeth II and the Africans' by Raphael Chijioke Njoku 👇

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New book review published advance access by @jich.bsky.social Waliu Ismaila reviews 'Queen Elizabeth II and the Africans: Narrating Decolonization, Postwar Commonwealth, and Africa’s Development, 1947–2022' by Raphael Chijioke Njoku @leuvenup.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

In 📘'German–Rapanui Entanglements', editors Cristián Moreno Pakarati and Diego Muñoz trace interactions between the Germanic world and Rapanui society from past to present. Read a Q&A with the editors: lup.be/2026/07/cris... #RapaNui #EasterIsland #IndigenousStudies #Anthropology #Ethnography

✨📚 Coming This August From Freud and medieval philosophy to political thought, sound studies, and cross-cultural encounters, our August releases bring together a remarkable range of new research. 👉Browse all titles: lup.be/books/coming... #AcademicBooks #Philosophy #History #Humanities #ReadUP

In 📙 'An Acceptable Abnormality?', Ednei Soares explores Freud’s evolving thinking on fetishism and its implications for psychoanalysis, desire, sexuality, and contemporary debates in gender studies. Read a Q&A with the author: lup.be/2026/07/edne... #Freud #Psychoanalysis #Fetishism

🎼 ‘Music Theory and Analysis’ Volume 12 Issue 2 is available! 🔗 www.ingentaconnect.com/content/leuv... 📚 Don't miss a single issue? ✍️ Go to www.mtajournal.be or contact orders@lup.be and get a subscription! #musictheory #musicanalysis #musicology

How does photography shape our understanding of flight and migration? Read an interview with art historian Burcu Dogramaci, one of the editors of 📙'Nomadic Camera: Photography, Displacement and Dis:connectivities'. 👇 #Photography #Migration #MigrationStudies

Migration: what photos reveal and conceal

How photography shapes our view of flight and migration: an interview with art historian Burcu Dogramaci.

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✨ Enjoy the Summer with 25% Off! ☀️📚 Summer has arrived! Celebrate the season with 25% off all orders at lup.be using the discount code LUPPROM25, valid until 31 August. 🔗 lnkd.in/e-hdvXH3 #Books #ReadUP #AcademicBooks #Humanities #SocialSciences

📚 Attending the International Medieval Congress in Leeds, or interested in medieval studies? Browse our Medieval History collection and discover recent and forthcoming titles: lup.be/lup-book-cat... #IMC2026 #MedievalStudies #MedievalHistory #HistoryBooks #OpenAccess #ReadUP

📚✨ On 6 June, the catalogue 'Jean Katambayi Mukendi: Circuits' was launched at M HKA, marking the opening of 'RATIO'. 📕 The publication is available in paperback and open-access 🎟️ 'RATIO' is on view at M HKA until 27 Sept 2026 🔗 lup.be/2026/07/book... #Art #exhibition #catalogue #booklaunch

🎉 Congratulations to Lisa Marie Daunt on winning a 2026 Queensland Heritage Award from the National Trust of Australia (Queensland)! 📘 Her book 'Constructing Faith in the Antipodes' was recognised for its outstanding research and contribution to understanding Queensland’s modern religious heritage.

'Constructing Faith in the Antipodes' receives Queensland Heritage Award | Leuven University Press

Dr Lisa Marie Daunt’s book 'Constructing Faith in the Antipodes' has won a 2026 Queensland Heritage Award in the category Heritage Reports · Resources · Publications.

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🏆📙 'Mobs and Microbes: Global Perspectives on Market Halls, Civic Order, and Public Health', edited by Leila Marie Farah and Samantha L. Martin, is the winner of an RAIC Architectural Journalism and Media Award. Read more in Canadian Architect 👇 www.canadianarchitect.com/raic-archite...

RAIC Architectural Journalism & Media Award: Mobs and Microbes

Co-edited by Leila Marie Farah (Toronto Metropolitan University) and Samantha L. Martin (University College Dublin), and published by Leuven University Press, the book Mobs and Microbes: Global Perspe...

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Acquisitions Editor, Mirjam Truwant, joined #EAHN2026 in Aarhus, connecting with architectural historians from across Europe and discussing recent and forthcoming book projects. 📚 Browse our Architecture & Urban Planning titles: lup.be/lup-book-cat... @eahn2005.bsky.social #ArchitecturalHistory

✨📚 May Book Releases Explore our latest titles spanning #history, #Africanstudies, #socialsciences, #literature and #translationstudies, and #media & #visualculture. 👉 Browse all titles: lup.be/collection/l... #OpenAccess #BookReleases #ReadUP

Will you be attending the International Symposium on Archaeometry in Torino next week? Explore our book series 📚'Studies in Archaeological Sciences' 👉 lup.be/book.../stud... #Archaeometry #Archaeology #ArchaeologicalScience #ISA2026

📙 Nieuw nummer van het tijdschrift 'Stadsgeschiedenis'! Beschikbaar in paperback en e-boek lup.be/journal-issu... 📚 Geen enkel nummer van 'Stadsgeschiedenis' missen? ✍ lup.be/neem-een-abo... #stadsgeschiedenis #urbanhistory

On May 8th, Hilde Heynen was honoured on her retirement after an inspiring career in #architecturaltheory. 📚 The event featured the presentation of the book 'Architecture & Feminist Critical Theory: Selected Writings by Hilde Heynen', edited by Lucía C. Pérez-Moreno. 📖 lup.be/book/archite...

📖 'Fighting for the Empire', edited by Chima J. Korieh, examines the vital yet often overlooked role of African societies in the First and Second World Wars. 👉 Read more in a Q&A with the editor: lup.be/2026/04/chim... #WorldWar1 #WorldWar2 #Africa #Empire #Colonialism

#Publication #News! 📖 Julia Ostwald published the article "Choreographing Magnetism. The Performance of Knowledge in the Ethereal Field of Forces" in the edited volume "The Theatrics of Persuasion in the Long Nineteenth Century" at @leuvenup.bsky.social #openaccess: doi.org/10.2307/jj.3... #OLFAC

📚✨ At Open Science Day! 🔓 Open Science = Global Impact Share your research with the world 🌍 Publish your book Open Access with Leuven University Press! 📩 Contact us: publish@lup.be 🔗 Learn more: lup.be/open-access/ #OpenScience #OpenAccess #AcademicPublishing #ResearchImpact #OpenScienceDay

🎙️ New Podcast Episode @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social Interview with author Wout Saelens about his book 📙’Fossil Consumerism'. 🎧 Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/fossil-consu... #FossilEnergy #EnvironmentalHistory #Anthropocene #EarlyModernHistory #LowCountries

Available in paperback and #openaccess 🔓 📖 Jean Katambayi Mukendi: Circuits Exhibition catalogue of the artist’s solo exhibition 'RATIO' at KW Institute for Contemporary Art (Berlin) and M HKA (Antwerp). 👉 lup.be/book/jean-ka... #ContemporaryArt #AfricanArt #ArtBooks

Il mesmerismo nel XIX sec. fra performance, terapie di guarigione e prodromi di #spiritismo e #ipnotismo, nel fantastico volume collettivo "Performing Magnetism", a cura di E. Paklons e altri (Leuven University Press @leuvenup.bsky.social, 2026) #occultismo #esoterismo www.jstor.org/content/oa_b...

📚✨ April Book Releases! • Jean Katambayi Mukendi: Circuits • Encounters with Photobooks • Open Handbook of Experience Sampling Methodology (3rd ed.) • Citizenship in Nativist Times 👉 lup.be/collection/l... #ReadUP #Humanities #SocialSciences #Art #Photobooks #Psychology #Citizenship

We are pleased to share that📗'Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century' and📙'Christian Democracy and the Fall of Communism', both volumes in the 'CIVITAS: Studies in Christian Democracy' series, are now available #OpenAccess 🔗 lup.be/book-series/... #History #Politics #ChristianDemocracy

Good morning all! For those who can't wait any longer: our book PERFORMING MAGNETISM is already available in open access, with huge thanks to @leuvenup.bsky.social Read it here: openresearchlibrary.org/content/d7d0... Or here: www.jstor.org/content/oa_b...

🎉 📕 'Mobs and Microbes', edited by Leila Marie Farah & Samantha L. Martin, has been named Lauréat du Prix d’excellence of the 2026 RAIC - IRAC Architectural Journalism and Media Award. 🔗 Read more: raic.org/award-recipi... #bookaward #ArchitectureBooks #openaccess #ReadUP #SAH2026

The acls1919.bsky.social invites scholars and organizations to speak up for the humanities and social sciences. Leuven UP is proud to stand with research communities deepening our understanding of society and advancing more inclusive futures. #TalkAboutHumanities #TalkAboutSocialSciences

Talking About the Humanities and Social Sciences | Leuven University Press

This week, ACLS invites scholars and organizations to speak up for the humanities and social sciences.

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Looking forward to the Society of Architectural Historians Annual Conference in Mexico City? 📚 Discover our Architecture & Urban Planning collection: 👉 lup.be/lup-book-cat... #ArchitectureHistory #ArchitectureBooks #openaccess #ReadUP #SAH2026 sah1365.bsky.social

📚 As the sah1365.bsky.social Annual Conference takes place this week, we look back at the launch of 'Constructing Faith in the Antipodes' by Lisa Marie Daunt, held on 20 March. With thanks to the UQ Fryer Library for hosting the event and to Andrew Yeo for the photographs. 🔗 lup.be/book/constru...

🎶 AEC’s European Platform for Artistic Research in Music takes place 9–11 April 2026 in Oslo. Explore the Orpheus Institute Series, peer-reviewed publications advancing artistic research in music since 2013, in print & digital. 👉 lup.be/book-series/... #ArtisticResearch #MusicResearch