Humanities

Putting the Devil in Context

Author Peter A. Morton discusses his new book The Bedevilment of Elizabeth Lorentz, a young maid servant in early modern Germany who believed herself to be tormented by the devil.

Toronto: A City of Neighbourhoods

In today’s stop on the University Press Week Blog Tour, our Director of Sales and Marketing, Jane Kelly, discusses the many neighbourhoods that constitute the city of Toronto, and how UTP publishes for and about those neighbourhoods.

Hashtags and Rabbit Holes: Confessions of an Academic Writer

To kick off the University Press Week Blog Tour (November 12-17), our Social Media Specialist, Tanya Rohrmoser, reflects on the many ways in which social media can be used as a vehicle for communicating research in the arts and humanities. 

Ideas for Building Career Development into PhD Seminars

Author Loleen Berdahl provides a list of activities for faculty who wish to use Work Your Career in their PhD seminars or in non-credit, stand-alone professional development seminars offered to students.

The History of Magic and Witchcraft

Author Martha Rampton provides some background on the publication of our new primary source collection, European Magic and Witchcraft: A Reader.

One in a Thousand: One Hundred Years Later

One hundred years after the death of WWI flying ace Eddie McKay, author Graham Broad discusses how he was compelled to publish Eddie’s story in an innovative new microhistory.

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