Launch!

Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy and the Victorian feminist movement: The biography of an insurgent woman by Maureen Wright is to be launched by Blackwell bookshop in Portsmouth. The launch, to be held at 3pm on Wednesday 14th December, will feature an appearance and a Q&A session from the the author and the book will be discounted to all those who attend. For further details please contact Blackwell in Portsmouth.

Ford Madox Brown

Manchester Art Gallery is currently staging the first major exhibition of Ford Madox Brown’s work since 1964. The show, which brings together 140 works from public and private collections, will run until 3rd June 2012.

The artist received even more coverage on last nights The One Show, when Phil Tufnell visited the Ford Madox Brown murals.

The art of Ford Madox Brown is distributed on behalf of Penn State University Press by Manchester University Press in the UK.

Hot off the press!

The much awaited The transformation of European football? is now available

The book examines the transformation of European football in recent years, by focusing on the impact of Europe in general and the EU in particular on the way that the game has evolved in a broad cross section of European states.

(By the way, for a special reader discount, visit Football Economy.com and follow the instructions on how to take advantage of this one off offer)

MUP @ Frankfurt

This year's Frankfurt bookfair was extremely busy for MUP. We were out and about meeting new contacts and building relationships with many colleagues from across the world.

The 19th French Film Festival

The 19th French Film Festival (9 November – 7 December) presents an unparalleled selection of le cinéma français in leading cinemas around the country, including London Ciné Lumière, Edinburgh Filmhouse, Glasgow GFT, Manchester Cornerhouse, Warwick Arts Centre and Aberdeen Belmont Picturehouse.

There are a wealth of genres to suit all tastes and impressive performances from an array of established stellar names and emerging talents.

If you appreciate French cinema, take a closer look at the list of events taking place throughout the French Film Festival.

Gower Street Lecture Series and Amnesty International present The Oxford Amnesty Lecture on Religion and Rights

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Ticket holders should contact Waterstone's Gower Street (tel. 020 7636 1577) for a full refund.

The lecture, which will be held on 24th October at 7pm, will feature eminent speakers from the renowned Oxford Amnesty Lectures on Religion and Human Rights.

Watestone's Gower Street are organising a series of lectures in October and November, kicking off with ARAB SPRING: Tariq Ali in Conversation with Ted HonderichTed Honderich, Tariq Ali on 17th October.

Both lectures will take place in the Darwin Lecture Theatre, UCL, Darwin Building, Malet Place, WC1E 7JG. Tickets available in-store or online.

Abandoning Historical Conflict? wins the prestigious Brian Farrell book prize

The Political Studies Association of Ireland has just announced Abandoning Historical Conflict? by Peter Shirlow, Jon Tonge, James McAuley and Catherine McGlyn, is this years winner of The Brian Farrell book prize for the best book on politics by a member of the Political Studies Association of Ireland.


Previous winners include The Irish Voter: The Nature of Electoral, Competition in the Republic of Ireland by Michael Marsh, Richard Sinnott, John Garry and Fiachra Kennedy, Irish Freedom: The History of Nationalism in Ireland by Richard English and The Lost Revolution: The Story of The Official IRA and The Workers’ Party by Brian Hanley and Scott Millar.

The Wanderers and critical realism in nineteenth century Russian painting

New exhibition at Stockholm's National Museum opens to rave reviews.

David Jackson, author of The Wanderers and critical realism in nineteenth century Russian painting, has assisted with planning the exhibition.

If you're planning a trip to Stockholm, be sure to drop into the National Museum. The exhibition is open until 22nd January 2012, so you have plenty of time.

Special discount for MUP title

A money saving hint!

Crimes against humanity by Norman Geras is discounted by a special 50% to all readers of the authors blog, normblog.

The First Biennial Society for Romanian Studies Book Prize

Tom Gallagher has won The First Biennial Society for Romanian Studies Book Prize for Romania and the European Union.

The prize will be awarded at the Annual Convention of the ASEEES (Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies, formerly AAASS) in Washington, DC, which will take place on November 17-20th.