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How did compensation paid to slave owners after abolition shape colonial Australia? Zoë Laidlaw discusses 'Legacies of British Slavery in Australia and New Zealand' on ABC Radio National: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526184818/
Manchester's House of Books & Friends is excited to welcome @laylamccay.bsky.social and @sachacoward.bsky.social to the store on Tuesday 18th August to discuss their latest books. Tickets here: houseofbooksandfriends.com/event/author... #booksky #Manchester
My book, Streaming privilege. How television teaches us to accept inequality, is now out! Mixing elite sociology and cultural studies, I aim at unpacking our desire for luxury topics. The book is OA, so you may read it at @manchesterup.bsky.social manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526190055/
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Streaming privilege - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Streaming privilege by Hanna Kuusela
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In ‘Manchester Must Dance’, Mike Pickering re-lives the decades of music he has lived through, from seeing the Beatles, to working with some of the most important figures in music history. See him at Torbay Literary Festival, tickets here: www.palacetheatrepaignton.co.uk/shows/torbay... #booksky
Torbay Literary Festival: Mike Pickering - Manchester Must Dance - Events in Paignton - The Palace Theatre Paignton
Mike Pickering Manchester Must Dance Mike Pickering is one of the greatest musical pioneers to emerge from Manchester. A superstar DJ – he introduced House music into the legendary Hacienda […]
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Fresh month, fresh episode! Listen to @jtwelsch.bsky.social discuss his book The poetry of suicide: Lessons in grief from the lives and deaths of poets, and more! @manchesterup.bsky.social 💙📚 open.spotify.com/episode/1q8j...
J.T. Welsch on poetry and suicide, poets’ lives, autoethnography, memoir, suicidology, creative writing, language and the messiness of life
The Death Studies Podcast · Episode
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Sunday book review: Drifting North by @dominicmhinde.bsky.social Publisher: @manchesterup.bsky.social Review: markavery.info/2026/08/02/s... 'A very good read' #carbon #climate #renewables #coal #Uist #Shetland #Orkney #Lanark @wainwrightprize.bsky.social
Courtesy of NME, check out an excerpt from @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social's new memoir, where he shares what Grian Chatten and co were like back in college and tells us about two unheard @fontainesdublin.bsky.social songs he has in his vault: www.nme.com/news/music/f... #booksky
John Robb looks back on the earliest days and unreleased music of Fontaines D.C.: "They made the world a better place"
John Robb shares an excerpt from his new book in which he looks back on being one of the first people to discover Fontaines D.C and reveals info on two unreleased songs
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With #UEFA planning to boycott future World Cups if #FIFA sells stakes in the competition, football is staying in the headlines after the 2026 final. For Morning Star, the authors of Football and climate change discuss the sport's complex history with the fossil fuel industry: bit.ly/4wsmFbb
Football’s fossil fuel roots run deeper than the World Cup
NO SOONER was a ball kicked in the 2026 Fifa World Cup than many observers began to highlight the numerous controversies blighting the event. Whether it be ticket prices, US immigration policies or th...
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Brimming with materials, incl. interviews, news articles, photos & flyers, 'A queer scrapbook' explores queer life since WW2. Join two of the editors at @womenslibrary.bsky.social as they unpack this unique & beautifully illustrated book. FREE tickets: womenslibrary.org.uk/event/a-quee... #booksky
A queer scrapbook: Britain and Ireland since 1945
Meet the authors as they unpack this unique and beautifully illustrated compendium of LGBTQI+ life over eighty years of extraordinary change.
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"The silence folded in about the heart Whispers strange longings to the broken soul" – Eva Gore-Booth, "The Incarnate" In Episode 820, @jackewilson.bsky.social talks to Sonja Tiernan about her book Eva Gore-Booth: Irish Radical Poet, Rebel, and Reformer. #books #literature @manchesterup.bsky.social
820 Irish Radical Poet Eva Gore-Booth (with Sonja Tiernan)
After reading an email from a listener in Ghana, Jacke talks to Sonja Tiernan about her book Eva Gore-Booth: Irish Radical Poet, Rebel, and Reformer, which tells th…
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On the latest episode of the History of Literature podcast, author @sonjatiernan.bsky.social talks about her biography of Eva Gore-Booth: a woman who cast aside her aristocratic origins, and became an unsung hero of LGBTQ+ history. Listen here: www.historyofliterature.com/820-irish-ra... #booksky
820 Irish Radical Poet Eva Gore-Booth (with Sonja Tiernan)
After reading an email from a listener in Ghana, Jacke talks to Sonja Tiernan about her book Eva Gore-Booth: Irish Radical Poet, Rebel, and Reformer, which tells th…
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We're thrilled to say that Carol Chillington Rutter's 'Lying abroad' has been longlisted for the The Cundill History Prize 2026! 'Lying abroad' is out now and available from all good bookshops & online. #booksky #historysky
What is a border enclave, how do people living in them navigate their lives and what do they reveal about our contemporary order? Laia Soto Bermant discusses the Spanish enclave of Melilla and why contested territories are a vital piece of the neoliberal puzzle in our author Q&A: bit.ly/4pK2BOW
10 Questions with Laia Soto Bermant on Melilla, Borders and the Politics of Belonging - Manchester University Press
Laia Soto Bermant answers 10 questions on Melilla, and how borders, sovereignty, citizenship and belonging are negotiated in everyday life.
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Caroline Aherne left Manchester with a comedic legacy that went on to redefine British TV. @arghkid.bsky.social's latest book is a love letter to her work as a writer, actor & comedian. Listen to his chat with Lisa Morton on the new episode of We Built This City: open.spotify.com/episode/49wJ...
Argh Kid on Caroline Aherne: A Love Letter to A Rebel in Disguise
We Built This City: Greater Manchester · Episode
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Arshin Adib Moghaddam, author of The Myth of Good AI and series editor of our AI Futures series, speaks to @e-international.bsky.social about critical AI, power, and the need for more just and inclusive approaches to the future of artificial intelligence. Read the interview: bit.ly/3TGPrGz
Interview – Arshin Adib-Moghaddam – E-International Relations
Arshin Adib-Moghaddam discusses the challenges to dominant narratives about artificial intelligence from a global thought perspective, and calls for justice-oriented, globally inclusive approaches to ...
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Halfway through #NCS2026 in Freiburg and it's been fantastic to see so many medievalists sharing new research and ideas. Stop by to browse our latest medieval titles, and chat with Commissioning Editor Siobhan Poole about publishing with MUP. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/07...
Day two of the International Gothic Association conference 🧛♀️ Visit our stand to browse #Gothic and #Horror books and series, and discuss your next book project with @mlhouston.bsky.social Can't make it? Check out our #GothicStudies reading list, manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/06...
Hello to everyone attending #IGA2026 👋 Don't forget to visit the MUP stand to explore our latest #Gothic and #Horror books, discover our new series, and chat with Senior Commissioning Editor @mlhouston.bsky.social about your book proposal ideas 📚 See you there! @igagoths.bsky.social #GothicStudies
Tickets for this year's @coastisqueerfest.bsky.social are on sale now! Author @jennychambles.bsky.social will be appearing on this brilliant panel on Saturday 17th October: coastisqueer.com/event/queer-... #booksky
Queer Nature, Radical Gardens
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We’re thrilled to share that two of our books have been longlisted for the 2027 Historians of British Art Book Prize. 'Counter Print: The alternative art press in Britain after 1970' edited by Victoria Horne 'Art and citizenship in conflict: British women war artists, 1939-45' by Lucy Curzon
The audiobook of @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social's 'Punk rock ruined my life', is here! Whether you’re commuting, running, or looking for your next great listen, you can experience his story, narrated by the man himself. Available now wherever you get your audiobooks: tinyurl.com/yc2tnchz
Punk Rock Ruined My Life
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. The irresistible story of a one-man cultural phenomenon. Minister for the Counterculture, Mancunian mainstay and alternative national treasure John Robb has...
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Coming March 2027 How is the sport that unites so many of us contributing to the destruction of our planet? Football and climate change is the first comprehensive academic text tackling the unsustainability of the beautiful game, and what can be done to change it.
Every community has its legend – but not many have a legend about a pigman. Author and historian @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social says: "These kind of stories are macabre, they are thrilling, they are frightening." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 'Folklore' is out in paperback in September. #booksky
How a mythical pigman became a Cannock Chase legend
The myth tells of a half-man, half-pig hybrid created during World War Two in Staffordshire.
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From Jarvis Cocker to Maxine Peake, 'Creative Journeys' brings together decades of conversations with some of the most inspiring creative minds around. @davehaslam.bsky.social will be on tour this Autumn, with special guests to be announced – see you at a bookshop or festival near you? #booksky
To celebrate NCS 2026, we've curated a reading list of essential medieval titles, all available for 30% off until 31 August. If you're attending, visit our stand to browse our latest publications and meet Commissioning Editor Siobhan Poole. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/07...
South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM) is dedicated to commemorating, and educating about the rich histories and cultures of people with roots in South Asian countries. Our specially curated reading list is 30% until July 31st 2026. Browse here: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/06... #SAHM26
Today on BBC Radio London with Robert Elms, DJ and author Mike Pickering on his new book 'Manchester Must Dance', which traces his extraordinary journey through the people, places and moments that shaped Manchester’s music scene. Listen back here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #booksky
Robert Elms - Mike Pickering, Henry Moore and Dodgy - BBC Sounds
Everything you need to know about London from architecture to accents and great music.
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Last day to get 25% off pre-orders on Waterstones.com! #booksky
Manchester University Press@manchesterup.bsky.social · 2w agoUntil Friday, Waterstones are offering 25% OFF RRP on pre-orders on their website & app, including several MUP titles. If you've been looking forward to any of these new titles or new in paperbacks, now's the time to order! Use the code SUMMER26 at checkout: www.waterstones.com #booksky
"Where most people saw his ordinary council house, he saw Studio Electrophonique." A great profile of Ken Patten in @faroutmagazine.co.uk: faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-a-counci... Jamie Taylor's book 'Studio Electrophonique' is out now! #Sheffield #booksky
How a council house in Sheffield launched Britain's best bands
Sheffield's greatest talent has always been finding the extraordinary in the ordinary, and nothing exemplifies this better than an iconic makeshift home studio.
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