Considers the Arabic novel within the triangle of the nationstate, modernity and tradition.
Explores the influences that triggered the Arabic awakening, the 'nahdah', from the 1700s onwards.
Investigates the semantic permutations of ‘homeness’ in post-war diasporic Anglophone Lebanese novels.
Brings together the philosophy of art and aesthetics with debates about political theology and sovereignty.
Examines the rich corpus of early medieval Persian mystical literature.
Explores German-American filmmaker Ernst Lubitsch’s engagement with and expressions of historicity throughout his career.
The most sustained analysis of Kant’s thinking on obligations and desires, connecting his readings of ancient philosophy with pressing questions in contemporary environmental philosophy.
Studies the interaction between Perso-Islamic sedentary concepts and Mongolian nomadic traditions in the context of Ilkhanid capital cities.
Looks at cultures of deterrence and ‘war-ending’ weapons and suggests their longer role within the development and stasis of the Anglosphere.
Explores the dialogue between Victorian literature and one of the nineteenth century’s most popular modes of performance: conjuring.
Why do some Arab Spring uprisings led to reforms and others to revolutions?
Substantially reworks accounts of gothic and globalisation, to examine located gothic engagements with global histories and phenomena.