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...

📚✨ April Book Releases! • Jean Katambayi Mukendi: Circuits • Encounters with Photobooks • Open Handbook of Experience Sampling Methodology (3rd ed.) • Citizenship in Nativist Times 👉 lup.be/collection/l... #ReadUP #Humanities #SocialSciences #Art #Photobooks #Psychology #Citizenship

We are pleased to share that📗'Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century' and📙'Christian Democracy and the Fall of Communism', both volumes in the 'CIVITAS: Studies in Christian Democracy' series, are now available #OpenAccess 🔗 lup.be/book-series/... #History #Politics #ChristianDemocracy

Good morning all! For those who can't wait any longer: our book PERFORMING MAGNETISM is already available in open access, with huge thanks to @leuvenup.bsky.social Read it here: openresearchlibrary.org/content/d7d0... Or here: www.jstor.org/content/oa_b...

🎉 📕 'Mobs and Microbes', edited by Leila Marie Farah & Samantha L. Martin, has been named Lauréat du Prix d’excellence of the 2026 RAIC - IRAC Architectural Journalism and Media Award. 🔗 Read more: raic.org/award-recipi... #bookaward #ArchitectureBooks #openaccess #ReadUP #SAH2026

The acls1919.bsky.social invites scholars and organizations to speak up for the humanities and social sciences. Leuven UP is proud to stand with research communities deepening our understanding of society and advancing more inclusive futures. #TalkAboutHumanities #TalkAboutSocialSciences

Looking forward to the Society of Architectural Historians Annual Conference in Mexico City? 📚 Discover our Architecture & Urban Planning collection: 👉 lup.be/lup-book-cat... #ArchitectureHistory #ArchitectureBooks #openaccess #ReadUP #SAH2026 sah1365.bsky.social

📚 As the sah1365.bsky.social Annual Conference takes place this week, we look back at the launch of 'Constructing Faith in the Antipodes' by Lisa Marie Daunt, held on 20 March. With thanks to the UQ Fryer Library for hosting the event and to Andrew Yeo for the photographs. 🔗 lup.be/book/constru...

🎶 AEC’s European Platform for Artistic Research in Music takes place 9–11 April 2026 in Oslo. Explore the Orpheus Institute Series, peer-reviewed publications advancing artistic research in music since 2013, in print & digital. 👉 lup.be/book-series/... #ArtisticResearch #MusicResearch

Are you attending the Annual Conference of the Association for Art History in Cambridge? 📚 Browse our Art Books collection: 👉 lup.be/lup-book-cat... #ArtHistory #ArtBooks #PhotographyBooks #VisualCulture #ReadUP

This special issue of @tseglowcountries.bsky.social is dedicated to Marlou Schrover and Leo Lucassen (@leol.bsky.social), who will both retire in 2026. The journal can be ordered from @leuvenup.bsky.social or read via open access at tseg.nl

The materiality of photobooks. 📕 'Encounters with Photobooks: How Art and Experience Matter', Briony Carlin 👉 Read the Q&A with author Briony Carlin: lup.be/2026/03/brio... #Photobooks #Materiality #Autoethnography #Photography #ArtHistory #FeministPraxis

📚 𝗧𝗦𝗘𝗚 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆: 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝟮𝟯 – 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝟭 – 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 Pioneers in Migration History. A Special Issue in Honor of Marlou Schrover & Leo Lucassen 🔓Lees gratis: tseg.nl/issue/view/1... 👉Bestel de print editie: lup.be/journal-issu... @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social

Maja Babić & Tino Mager, editors of 📖 'Contentious Spaces', reflect on the architectural heritage of socialist modernism and its conservation in former Eastern Bloc countries, highlighting the book’s key themes and scholarly contribution. 👉 lup.be/2026/03/maja... #architecture #EasternEurope

A curated collection on the @aupresses.bsky.social Digital Digest brings together expert books, articles, and commentary to provide essential historical, political, and cultural context. 👇 #UniversityPresses #ScholarlyPublishing #Iran #MiddleEast #AcademicResearch #ReadUp

The volume📘 'Ibn Taymiyya’s Thought: Corpus, Reception, and Legacy', edited by Mehdi Berriah and Arjan Post, explores the richness and complexity of this influential medieval scholar’s ideas. Read the Q&A with the editors: lup.be/2026/03/mehd... #IslamicThought #IbnTaymiyya #Theology #openaccess🔓

De namen van straten en pleinen vertellen veel over een stad. In het boek 📘'Brusselse plaatsnamen. Uitdagingen van vroeger en nu' ontdek je waar de zo’n 5000 Brusselse straatnamen naar verwijzen. 🔗 lup.be/book/brussel... #Brussel #toponymie

📚 Discover our March book releases! ▪️ 'Contentious Spaces' ▪️ 'Minding Her Business' ▪️ 'Nomadic Camera' ▪️ 'Ibn Taymiyya’s Thought' 🔗 Browse all titles: lup.be/collection/l... #heritage #architecture #photography #ReadUP

How have disasters been documented and mapped over the past two centuries? 📖 Cartographies of Catastrophes: Disaster Documentation and Reconstruction Plans in Europe, 1821–Present, Laura Demeter, Carmen M. Enss, Piotr Kisiel & Carol Ludwig (eds) 👉 lup.be/book/cartogr... #Cartography

Tal van exotische dieren kwamen vanaf de 16de eeuw in Nederland terecht. Ze werden beroemd maar hadden ook een tragisch leven. Het levensverhaal van een paar van hen is gereconstrueerd in een serie artikelen in de bundel "Vroegmoderne dieren in de Nederlanden". Lees het artikel op NRC👇

Throwback to the book presentation of 📕'Doing Ethnography' by Annelies Moors. 📚 It also marked the launch of the 'NIAS Studies in Academic Freedom and Epistemic Diversity' series: 🔗 lup.be/book-series/... 📷 Photos: Jonna Bruinsma #Ethnography #AcademicFreedom #EpistemicDiversity #NIAS

Available in paperback and #OpenAccess 🔓 📖 'Comics and the Global South: Methodologies from and within Majority Worlds' Comics are not entertainment. They are epistemology. Read a Q&A with the editors: bit.ly/4rnWsrb #Comics #GlobalSouth @camedfac.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social

The @asianstudies.org Annual Conference takes place from March 12 to 15 in Vancouver! 📚 We’re pleased to spotlight a selection of new and recent titles in Asian Studies. 🔗 Browse the collection: lup.be/lup-book-cat... #AAS2026 #AsianStudies #ArtHistory #CulturalStudies

📚✨ Back at the London Book Fair! This week, our director Veerle De Laet is attending the London Book Fair 2026. It’s a fantastic opportunity to connect with authors, publishers, and innovators who are shaping the future of publishing. #LBF2026 #LondonBookFair #AcademicPublishing #AIinPublishing

📷This morning at the Research Day of the KU Leuven Urban Studies Institute (LUSI). This year’s edition focuses on visualizing, mapping and representing the city in urban knowledge production. 📚Browse our Urban Studies titles online: lup.be/lup-book-cat... #UrbanStudies #LUSI #AcademicBooks

In this episode of the NIAS podcast 'Room to Explore', Annelies Moors discusses her book 'Doing Ethnography' in conversation with Markus Balkenhol. 🎧 bit.ly/3NuubkH 📚 Doing Ethnography: Institutional Surveillance and the Struggle for Epistemic Diversity, by Annelies Moors 🔗 lup.be/book/doing-e...

🎉 Last week to profit from our Backlist Book Sale! 📚 🛒 Order online: lup.be/2026/01/book... 👉 Use discount code BOOKSALE26 at checkout: lup.be?wdr_coupon=b... #BookSale #BacklistSale #AcademicBooks #UniversityPress #Humanities #SocialSciences #HistoryBooks #PhilosophyBooks #ArtBooks

📕 Join authors and artist for the book launch of 'Superhero Comics and Scottish Identity: The Comics Art of Frank Quitely' 🦸‍♂️💥 📅 Thu 12 Mar 2026 | 17:00–18:00 GMT 📍 In-person: University of Glasgow Bookshop & 💻 Online 🔗 Register: www.gla.ac.uk/events/listi... 📖 More: lup.be/book/superhe...

🆕 #Publication: “The Nomadic Camera and Digital Visual Journalism: Ethical Considerations in the Making” - @evisualyn.bsky.social contributes an exciting chapter to the book “Nomadic Camera. Photography, Displacement and Dis:connectivities.” (@leuvenup.bsky.social) 👀 tinyurl.com/3zyfyrrt

🎉 Celebrating Women’s Voices For Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, we highlight our recent and forthcoming titles on women’s representation. 📚Explore our Women’s & Gender Studies collection: lup.be/lup-book-cat... #InternationalWomensDay #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensStudies

📚 Browse our Spring–Summer 2026 Catalogue 👉 lup.be/about-us/cat... 💥 Use code CATS2026 for 25% off. 🔗 lup.be?wdr_coupon=c... #History #Architecture #Art #MigrationStudies #GenderStudies #Religion #Literature #AfricanStudies #Philosophy #Archaeology #Psychology #SocialScience #ReadUP

Great to see @wallpapermag.bsky.social feature 📙 'Building for Belgium: Belgian Embassies in a Globalising World (1945–2020)' by Bram De Maeyer in a recent review. 🔗 Read the full review 👇 #Embassy #Belgium #Architecture #Diplomacy #Globalisation

📙 'Architecture & Feminist Critical Theory: Selected Writings by Hilde Heynen' Interview with Hilde Heynen & Lucía C. Pérez‑Moreno 👉 bit.ly/47jmy7f 🎉 SAH WiA AG Virtual Event – #InternationalWomensDay 🗓 March 10, 2pm (EST) 👉 bit.ly/4cjinMh #Architecture #Feminist #Women #IWD2026

📣 We are pleased to welcome Maryse Elliott as Acquisitions Editor. 🔗 lup.be/2026/02/new-... Publishing with Leuven University Press? Contact the acquisitions team: Veerle De Laet, Maryse Elliott, Mirjam Truwant 👉 lup.be/for-authors/... #AcademicPublishing #AcquisitionsEditor #ScholarlyPublishing

📷 Exile through the camera’s eye in New York Available in paperback and #openaccess 📖 'Urban Eyes: German-speaking Émigré Photographers in New York in the 1930s and 1940s', Helene Roth 🔗 lup.be/book/urban-e... #Photography #Exile #NewYork #Migration

📙 'Thomas Aquinas and Hervaeus Natalis on Concepts and Intentional Objects', by Fabrizio Amerini 🗨️ "Late-medieval thinkers demonstrated a capacity for theorizing comparable to that of modern authors." - Fabrizio Amerini 🔗 bit.ly/4rsHbGp #medievalphilosophy #medievalstudies #ThomasAquinas

The RSA brings together thousands of scholars, embracing the wide scope of Renaissance studies today and fostering a deeper and broader understanding of the period 1300–1700. 📚 Browse our selection of books in Renaissance studies lup.be/collection/r... #RSA2026 #renaissance #history #books #readup

✨ Heading to CAA Annual Conference? Discover our new and forthcoming art titles 👉 lup.be/lup-book-cat... 📚 Shop backlist art books at 50% off with code BOOKSALE26 👉 lup.be/collection/5... #CAA #Art #ArtHistory #artbooks #ReadUP

📸 Festive book presentation of 'Decentering Leuven University' at Museum M Leuven on Thursday, 12 February. Available in paperback and open access 👉 lup.be/book/decente... Photos: Michael De Lausnay #BookLaunch #OpenAccess #UniversityHistory #LeuvenUniversity #MuseumM #KULeuven #600YearsKULeuven

📷 Book Launch of 'The Art of Urbanization'! 📘 The Art of Urbanization: Urban Questions that Made the Antwerp Agglomeration, 1907–1939, by Tom Broes is available in paperback and open access 🔓 🔗 lup.be/book/the-art... #UrbanHistory #UrbanStudies #Architecture #BookLaunch #OpenAccess

A decade after its original publication, 'Suturing the City' by Filip De Boeck and Sammy Baloji continues to shape how we understand African urban life. Read the review by Miles Larmer in the 'Journal of Urban Affairs' 👉 doi.org/10.1080/0735... #UrbanStudies #Congo #Anthropology #Photography

"The roots of climate change lie in the living room." 🔥📙'Fossil Consumerism: Energy, Ecology and Everyday Life in the Early Modern Low Countries', by Wout Saelens 👉 lup.be/2026/01/wout... #Fossilenergy #ecology #domesticlife #consumption #Anthropocene #earlymodernhistory #LowCountries #openaccess

✨ February is #BlackHistoryMonth 📚 Discover our list of books in African Studies 👉 lup.be/lup-book-cat... 🎉 Special offer Use discount code BOOKSALE26 and enjoy 50% off select print books in Postcolonial Studies 👉 lup.be/collection/5... #AfricanStudies #PostcolonialStudies #AcademicBooks #ReadUP

🔓 New Open Access Books through Path to Open, a collaborative Books at JSTOR initiative. Two of our titles have joined the first 100 books from the 2023 cohort to flip to Open Access 👉 Read more: lup.be/2026/02/new-... #OpenAccessBooks #PathToOpen #JSTOR #AcademicPublishing @jstor.bsky.social

📘 Decentering Leuven University: A Transnational History, Christiaan Engberts “People at the university have created and maintained such a variety of cross-border ties.” 👉Read more: lup.be/2026/01/chri... #KULeuven600 #600YearsKULeuven #UniversityHistory #TransnationalHistory

Hot @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social interview with @elwinhofman.bsky.social about @leuvenup.bsky.social The Business of Pleasure: A History of Paid Sex in the Heart of #Europe. Magaly Rodriguez Garcia and Pieter VanHees, eds. #skystorians #HistSex #Belgium newbooksnetwork.com/the-business...

Mooie recensie voor 📙 'Architecture & Feminist Critical Theory: Selected Writings', Hilde Heynen (Author), Lucía C. Pérez-Moreno (Editor) 👇

📙 Book Launch: ‘Teaching About the Violent Past: Opportunities and Challenges for Teachers in Conflict-Affected African Societies’ 🗓 Monday, 9 February 2026 ⏰ 5:00 PM 📍SPUI25, Amsterdam 🔗 More information: lup.be/2026/01/book... #BookLaunch #Education #Teachers #Conflict #Peace #OpenAccess #ReadUP

📙 Behind Office Doors: Use and Users in the History of Office Buildings 🗨️ “The office was a key site of social, technological and cultural change in the twentieth century.” - editor Jens van de Maele Read more: lup.be/2026/01/jens... #OfficeBuildings #History #Architecture #Workspaces #OpenAccess🔓

Online book launch of 'Homo Mimeticus III' featuring Catherine Malabou in conversation with editors Nidesh Lawtoo and Willow Verkerk 🗓 Wednesday 4 February ⏰ 4:45–6:00 PM CET 🔗 More information & meeting link: lup.be/2026/01/onli... #BookLaunch #Philosophy #Mimesis #Plasticity #OpenAccess #ReadUP