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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.
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.
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.
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.
Die Herausgeber:innen Beate Wenzel, Christiane Rösener, Josef Fath und Rainer Goltz über die Lehrwerksreihe "Religion im Dialog"
Hilde Berger über ihren Roman „Die Windsbraut“, die Arbeit am Film und die feministischen Aspekte der Geschichte von Alma Mahler.
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.
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.
Alicia Ely Yamin discusses key topics addressed in Global Health, Human Rights and Social Justice, Brill's new book series, focusing on advances and backlash relating to reproductive justice and human rights, ethical implications of biotechnological innovations, and resurgent calls for a ‘right to development.’
At the end of 2022, Hasan Kujjah finished publishing his large scale project on poetry and writing about Aleppo. His monumental 'Aleppo Through Poets' Eyes and in the Writings of Historians, Scholars, Visitors and Literati' collects and indexes more than 900 poems, descriptions, and impressions about the city. The first three volumes focus on the poetry (written from the 7th to the 21st century). The fourth volume focuses on descriptions and impressions from historians, visitors, and writers, over a time span of fifteen centuries.
We sat down with Hasan Kujjah to talk about his work, about poetry and what it discloses about the Middle East and Aleppo, about what makes Aleppo such a beloved subject for poets and writers, among many other things.