Develops a literary-philosophical account of ‘conversation’ that reframes core concerns in contemporary ethics, democratic politics, and literary criticism
Examines the connection between historical and speculative fiction to offer a new form of literary-genre fiction that registers the upheavals of the early twenty-first century
Studies cross-cultural exchanges across the Mediterranean using new interdisciplinary methodologies.
Interprets Hemingway’s fiction through the philosophical lens of Giorgio Agamben
Offers a radical reassessment of slave revolts and their function in ancient historiography.
Demonstrates Blanchot’s ongoing importance for contemporary philosophical debate about technology, the post-human, and ecological thinking
Tells the the life and work of Chrystal Macmillan 1872-1937– suffragist, barrister, campaigner for peace and human rights
Provides a comprehensive survey of twentieth-century prison writing from around the world
Examines Olive Schreiner’s writing, networks and legacies in new global, historical and contemporary contexts
Focusing on the partisan’s perspective, the book explores how and why some party organisations reconcile the most contradictory democratic imperatives while others fail to uphold basic principles.
Offers a literary and cultural critique of the concept of true feeling, using affect theory to analyze post-war realist literatures
The first attempt to critically examine the relationship between democratisation and securitisation in Tunisia.