Griselda Pollock explores the life and work of artist Charlotte Salomon
‘She found herself facing the question of whether to commit suicide or to undertake something wildly crazy.’ –…
History
A Day at Home in Early Modern England Author Q&A – by Tara Hamling and Catherine Richardson
A Day at Home in Early Modern England is co-authored by art historian Tara Hamling and literary scholar…
Eleri Lynn Lifts the Lid on Tudor Fashion
We spoke to Eleri Lynn, fashion historian and curator responsible for the dress collection at Historic Royal Palaces,…
A Cultural History of Extraordinary Bodies by Lynne Vallone
Lynne Vallone’s analytical tour-de-force, Big and Small, investigates bodily size difference as a distinctive cultural marker in Western thought….
Martin Luther: Visionary Reformer by Scott H. Hendrix
It has been 500 years since Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Castle…
Lynda Nead explores post-war Britain, 1950s culture & The Tiger in the Smoke
To coincide with the launch of The Tiger in the Smoke by Lynda Nead – her third publication for…
Marcus Brutus, the Noblest Roman of them all? By Kathryn Tempest
Brutus’s leading role in the assassination of Caesar immortalised his name, but the verdict on his act remains out…
What Are Brothers For? – Warner Bros, An Extract
The Warner brothers formed one of the most iconic and powerful movie studios of the 20th century, delighting…
James Joyce Goes to Denmark by Morten Høi Jensen
Despite his untimely death from tuberculosis, Danish writer Jens Peter Jacobsen became a cult figure to a generation…
The 2017 Heffers Medieval Festival, in partnership with Yale University Press
We at Heffers, Cambridge booksellers for 140 years, are great fans of Yale’s books, and we enjoy working…
The Historical Assault on the Language of the Deaf by Gerald Shea
Gerald Shea – Noam Chomsky, giving a lecture in Chicago in 1965, mistakenly defined language as “a…
The Limits of Tolerance and Ancient Greek Mythology by Emily Katz Anhalt
Emily Katz Anhalt— The ancient Greeks were open-minded without being tolerant. They didn’t devise the world’s first-ever democracy…
ISIS, Christianity, and the Pact of Umar by David J. Wasserstein
David J. Wasserstein— When ISIS forces took the Iraqi city of Mosul in the summer of 2014,…
Jack the Ripper vs. Women Against Violence Against Women, by John Bennett
In Mob Town: A History of Crime and Disorder in the East End, John Bennett delves into four…
The Paleo Diet and Ancient Civilisation, by James C. Scott
In his latest work, Against the Grain, James C. Scott explores why humans abandoned hunting and gathering for…