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Interview

Discover insights from Professor Ian Worthington on the completion of Brill’s New Jacoby Online, a transformative project that redefines access to ancient Greek historiography and fragmentary authors

Guest Post

When writing “Colonial Diplomacy through Art. Jerusalem 1918–1926,” Moya Tönnies discovered that in 1922 an ensemble of Bethlehem textiles with exceptionally fine embroidery and a silver and gold chin-chain were sent to Buckingham Palace as the representation of Palestine’s “national dress.” After searching for many years where the precious robe is today, the author now asks the readers of this blog: Have you seen Princess Mary’s thob al-malak?

Interview

Explore how "Brill's Companion to Ancient Greek and Roman Warfare on Film," edited by Konstantinos P. Nikoloutsos, examines the portrayal of ancient battles in modern cinema.

Interview

Persönliche Einblicke in die Deutsche Historiographie: Christof Dipper und Heinz Duchhardt im Interview über Ihr Projekt, das Leben und Vermächtnis einiger der einflussreichsten deutschen Historiker der jungen deutschen Bundesrepublik zu sammeln.

Guest Post

Fallou Ngom and Daivi Rodima-Taylor explore the Ajami literatures and literacies of West Africa. Ajami literatures are largely unknown to the larger public, but hold a wealth of knowledge on the history and intellectual traditions of many African communities. 

Interview

Bandung - Journal of the Global South is now indexed in Scopus. We asked a few questions about the behind-the-scenes of managing a journal to the Editor-in-Chief Pak Nung Wong.

Interview

Die Herausgeber:innen Beate Wenzel, Christiane Rösener, Josef Fath und Rainer Goltz über die Lehrwerksreihe "Religion im Dialog"

Interview

Hilde Berger über ihren Roman „Die Windsbraut“, die Arbeit am Film und die feministischen Aspekte der Geschichte von Alma Mahler.

Podcast

In this episode of “Mahlzeit” by the Humanities Matter podcast from Brill, Prof. Dr. Kassung discusses the origins of meat-eating from 19th century Berlin and unpacks the connections between industrialization and the consumption of pork.

Guest Post

In a case study of the 2019 Lebanese October Uprising, Anne Kirstine Rønn looks at the limitations to the inclusivity of protest movements against sectarianism.