β¨π May Book Releases
Explore our latest titles spanning #history, #Africanstudies, #socialsciences, #literature and #translationstudies, and #media & #visualculture.
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Leuven University Press
π 'Fighting for the Empire', edited by Chima J. Korieh, examines the vital yet often overlooked role of African societies in the First and Second World Wars.
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#WorldWar1 #WorldWar2 #Africa #Empire #Colonialism
Will you be attending the International Symposium on Archaeometry in Torino next week?
Explore our book series π'Studies in Archaeological Sciences'
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#Archaeometry #Archaeology #ArchaeologicalScience #ISA2026
π Nieuw nummer van het tijdschrift 'Stadsgeschiedenis'!
Beschikbaar in paperback en e-boek
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Leuven University Press
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π Jean Katambayi Mukendi: Circuits
Exhibition catalogue of the artistβs solo exhibition 'RATIO' at KW Institute for Contemporary Art (Berlin) and M HKA (Antwerp).
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#ContemporaryArt #AfricanArt #ArtBooks
ποΈ New Podcast Episode @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
Interview with author Wout Saelens about his book πβFossil Consumerism'.
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#FossilEnergy #EnvironmentalHistory #Anthropocene #EarlyModernHistory #LowCountries
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Julia Ostwald published the article "Choreographing Magnetism. The Performance of Knowledge in the Ethereal Field of Forces" in the edited volume "The Theatrics of Persuasion in the Long Nineteenth Century" at @leuvenup.bsky.social
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OLFAC - Olfactormativity
Il mesmerismo nel XIX sec. fra performance, terapie di guarigione e prodromi di #spiritismo e #ipnotismo, nel fantastico volume collettivo "Performing Magnetism", a cura di E. Paklons e altri (Leuven University Press @leuvenup.bsky.social, 2026) #occultismo #esoterismo www.jstor.org/content/oa_b...
The cultural and scientific significance of animal magnetism as performance.The long nineteenth century bears the mark of Anton Mesmer. In a burgeoning media la...