Brill HumanitiesMatter Facebook YouTube Twitter Newsletter Contribute Tweets by BrillPublishing On the Relevance of the Humanities "The humanities—including the study of languages, literature, history, jurisprudence, philosophy, comparative religion, ethics, and the arts—are disciplines of memory and imagination, telling us where we have been and helping us envision where we are going." - American Academy of Arts and Sciences Podcast: Launching the Encyclopedia of Jewish Book Cultures Online Emile Schrijver Can the Light Ever Shine Again? Mobilization, Organizing and Inter-Class Alliance Building in Lebanon Lara Khattab Podcast: War Stories: The Military Tactics of Ancient Egyptian Rulers As Illustrated by War Records Anthony Spalinger “Like Athena Out of Zeus”: Why Classicists Need to Contribute (More) To Wikipedia Eleonora Cattafi The Week, 1933-1946 - An interview with Patrick Cockburn “Survival by Degrees” Episode 3: Climate Change, Oceans and Gender Nilufar Oral Studying the Qurʾān in a Broader Context: Late Antiquity, Gender, Modern Commentaries and Translations Suleyman Dost and Shuruq Naguib New Books Network: The State of Nature: Histories of an Idea Mark Somos and Anne Peters “Survival by Degrees” Episode 2: Milieudefensie v. Shell: A Tipping Point in Climate Change Litigation against Corporations? Andreas Hösli Life of a Linguist: Tim Bodt about his love for the Himalayas and doing immersive fieldwork Tim Bodt “Survival by Degrees” Episode 1: Forces of Production, Climate Change, and Canadian Fossil Capitalism Nicolas Graham “Across the Rainbow” Episode 4: Gender Ideologies, Conservative Christianity, and Legislation in the United States S.J. Crasnow Podcast: The Bicentennial Birth of Fyodor Dostoevsky - A Look Into His Life and Times Slobodanka Vladiv-Glover Phillip Reid discusses 'The Merchant Ship in the British Atlantic, 1600-1800' for Benjamin Franklins World and New Books Network Phillip Reid "Across the Rainbow" Episode 3: Ethnicity and Gender - What It’s Like to be a Gay Muslim Shannon Shah New Books Network: Beauvoir in Time Meryl Altman Podcast: Exploring Perspectives on Imagination and Art through the Lens of Contemporary Theory Keith Moser Podcast: Under the Arch of Titus - a Gateway to the Jewish Community Steven Fine New Books Network: Men in Metal Sven Saaler Life of a Linguist. Kirill Babaev on His Love for Languages, Anthropology and Fieldwork Kirill Babaev Open Access: Journal of Jesuit Studies Podcast: Tracing the Rich History of the Nordic Education System Through Textbooks Merethe Roos and Henrik Edgren New Books Network: The Skandapurāṇa Project Peter Bisschop and Yuko Yokochi “Across the Rainbow” Episode 2: Gender and Diplomacy in the Time of COVID-19 Ann Towns and Katarzyna Jezierska New Books Network: Japan's Private Spheres William Puck Brecher Book Presentation: A Life of Scholarship with Santayana Herman J. Saatkamp Podcast: “Across the Rainbow” Episode 1: Guilt and the Gay Identity; Emotions in South Asia through a Queer Lens Jayaprakash Mishra Berg-Hollanders in Japan! Marc van Oostendorp New Books Network: Authoritarian Modernization in Indonesia's Early Independence Period Farabi Fakih Interview: Alexandre Papas on Sufi Institutions, Sufis and Marginality and the Future of Journal of Sufi Studies Alexandre Papas Open Access: Opportunities, Pitfalls, and Deciding if It Is Right for You Jordanian Decentralization: What a Policy Process Can Teach Us about Authoritarian Politics E.J. Karmel Podcast: Living in the United States as an Immigrant - A Collection of Stories Luis Javier Pentón Herrera and Ethan Tính Trịnh Sovereign Limits: Understanding the South China Sea Zander Bamford-Brown Podcast: Vincent Bacote on The Laymen's Lounge Vincent Bacote Podcast: 'In Chains' Episode 4: Forced Labor and Human Trafficking in the Fishing Industry Vasco Becker-Weinberg Podcast: The Tale of Tea George L. van Driem Podcast: 'In Chains' Episode 3: Labor Exploitation and Human Trafficking in Businesses Alexis Aronowitz Interview: Textual History of the Bible Volume 2 Armin Lange, Frank Feder and Matthias Henze Podcast: Remodeling a Lost Wax Technique: The Methods of Medardo Rosso Sharon Hecker New Books Network: The Dutch Language in Japan (1600-1900) Christopher Joby Podcast: 'In Chains' Episode 2: Slaving Zones in the Modern World Alexis Martig Podcast: 'In Chains' Episode 1: Looking at Slave Trade through the Prism of Community Raphael Lambert International Involvement in State-Building and National Liberation Dana El Kurd Life of a Linguist. Erin Shay on Chadic Languages and Fieldwork in Cameroon Erin Shay Book Presentation: Arabic Oration. Art and Function Tahera Qutbuddin Representations of Arabic Voices and Topics in Academic Publishing Abdurraouf Oueslati Book Presentation: Beholding Beauty. Saʿdi of Shiraz and the Aesthetics of Desire in Medieval Persian Poetry Domenico Ingenito New Books Network: Adam Boreel. A Collegiant's Attempt to Reform Christianity Francesco Quatrini Interview: Murderers and Murder Victims in Pre- and Early Islamic Periods Geert Jan van Gelder Academic Book Publishing – How Does Brill Decide Whether to Publish Your Book Manuscript? Book Presentation: Engaging Learners with Semiotics Ruth Gannon-Cook and Kathryn Ley Revolutionizing Religion Noah Salomon Podcast: Imitating Viruses: How Technology Can Help Us Be Better Prepared For Pandemics Klaus Mainzer Showing Sufism in all its complexity. Alexander Knysh on the new Handbook of Sufi Studies series. Alexander Knysh Brad Kershner featured on The Jim Rutt Show and The Integral Stage Brad Kershner Brill on RTL Z's 'De Barometer' Podcast: An Intercultural Friendship in the Context of the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict Daniel J.N. Weishut Interview: Dina Stankovic talks with Marc L. Greenberg about slavic languages, language contact and more Marc L. Greenberg New Books Network: A Global Studies Perspective on Brazil-Mozambique Development Discourse Ana Beatriz Bibeiro Maria Sibylla Merian’s Artistic Entomology Kay Etheridge Books about Books: Marc Michaels on Sefer Tagin Fragments from the Cairo Genizah Marc Michaels Podcast: Bringing the Story to the Streets: How Does the Passion Survive? Mirella Klomp “Why can’t both things be true simultaneously?” Interview with Marc L. Greenberg on Prekmurje Slovene Grammar Marc L. Greenberg Podcast: A Journey of Discovery. Reading a 19th Century Illustrated Map of the Himalayas Diana Lange Moving the Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an forward: an interview with Johanna Pink Johanna Pink Podcast: Handling Stress, Anger, and Shame - How Do Teachers Cope? Roger Patulny and Alberto Bellocchi Thinking your way up: Zeke Mazur’s radical new take on Plotinus’s mysticism Dr Alexander 'Zeke' Mazur Publishing in Middle East & Islamic Studies: Interview with Abdurraouf Oueslati Abdurraouf Oueslati Podcast: Cognitive and emotional abilities of animals: a new perspective Judith Benz-Schwarzburg Fighting the COVID-19 crisis: Why the humanities are even more relevant today Amy Daughton New Books Network: Bo Mou on Philosophy of Language, Chinese Language, Chinese Philosophy Bo Mou Podcast: From Prop to Prerequisite: How Manikins have Been Used Over Time Cali Buckley Podcast: Is Morality Solely a Human Creation? Christopher Ketcham What do we owe to intelligent robots? An interview with John-Stewart Gordon John-Stewart Gordon Podcast: Learning from Rwanda: How 100 Days of Mass Killing Finally Led to International Reform Phillip Drew & Bruce Oswald Podcast: Africa and Climate Change Robin Attfield Interview: Sven Saaler on The Politics of Public Statues and Monuments Sven Saaler Interview: Marc L. Greenberg on the Encyclopedia of Slavic Languages and Linguistics Marc L. Greenberg Podcast: Jewish Architecture: A Stage for Jewish Liturgy Steven Fine The Joker: How a “Typical Hoodlum” Character of the ‘40s Attained Cult Status Today Joel West Let’s hear it for the Humanities in the fight against Covid-19. Charlotte Hempel Video: The Institutional Fight against the Pandemic: How Ebola Exposed the Weaknesses in Global Health Governances Obinna Franklin Ifedora Video: Interview with Richard van Leeuwen, winner of the Zayed Book Award Richard van Leeuwen New podcast series by The Hague Journal of Diplomacy The Hague Journal of Diplomacy Podcast: Why we must record the global, the local, and everything in-between Sam de Schutter Podcast: How Neoliberalization Has Increased Social, Economic, and Political Adversities Cory Blad Video: Navigating Discretion Judit Kuschnitzki Podcast: Randomized Controlled Trials and The Manipulation of “Control” Martin Edwards Podcast: Dealing with COVID-19. The perils of using previous crises as a reference point. Bram de Ridder Video: Learning during lockdown: interview with Kyle Greenwalt Kyle Greenwalt Podcast: Understanding the legal system machinery behind acquittals Jörg Kinzig Remembering May Fourth: The Movement and Its Centennial Legacy Carlos Yu-Kai Lin Living abroad in times of Corona – Part 3: The Wait Giulia Moriconi Podcast: Justice to Man’s Best Friend: The Ethics of Commercial Dog Breeding Candace C. Croney Better together: Tracing contacts and genes to monitor how infectious diseases spread Marie Gilbertson Living abroad in times of Corona – Part 2: Na Zhang Na Zhang Podcast: Emotions of a defence lawyer — Management strategies and role in the construction of justice Lisa Flower Living abroad in times of Corona - Brill’s stories Part 1: Elisa Perotti Elisa Perotti Podcast: Ryan P. Burge on how religious leaders use Twitter today Ryan P. 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