Read Andrew Kettler's "Dispersing the Devil’s Stench: Shifting Perceptions of Sulfuric Miasma in Early Modern English Literatures" From the Jan 2024 issue of Partial Answers, available at @projectmuse.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/article/916698

"The entire ecosystem of higher education, including universities, regulation, funding, and publishing, has become a target of Modi’s right-of-center coalition government." muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

U.S. net migration turned negative in 2025—a first in at least 50 years. Wendy Edelberg, Stan Veuger, and Tara Watson explores what this means for growth in jobs, spending, and GDP—and what’s ahead for 2026.

Call for Papers: "Forms of the Nation: Borders and Migration in the Contemporary Novel" (Winter 2027). This special issue is guest edited by Dr. Gabriele Lazzari (Univ. of Surrey) and Dr. Peter Ely (Northeastern Univ. London). Visit our website for the CFP: www.studiesinthenovel.org/submit/call-...

"The craggy mountain looked like Jebel Quruntul, where the devil tempted Jesus for forty days and forty nights. Throw yourself down, the devil said, and see if angels catch you." —Edward Salem, "Joan of Arc"

Two Hopkins Press Journals took home CELJ awards at this year's MLA conference! First: Congratulations to Charles H. Rowell, who founded and cultivated the journal Callaloo Journal into a global destination for Black arts and letters Read & subscribe at callalooliteraryjour... 1/2

The section in this article that challenges the use of the term "AI literacy" is so good! I'm going to keep referring to this from now on.

Explore new books out in January from Hopkins Press: from reproductive science in the British Empire to the role freshwater mussels play in the ecosystem and much more, these new titles cover a broad range of topics for all areas of interest. https://tr.ee/irX2Xn

💡 Winn Clinical Development Award applications are open! Early-career physician-researchers can receive up to $120K/year for 2 years plus mentorship and protected research time to advance community-focused clinical trials. Apply by May 4, 2026 🔗 https://winnawards.org/winn-cda/

"Understanding that gender has become a widespread and versatile strategy for authoritarian leaders is important if we are to, on the one hand, unveil the strategies, and, on the other hand, launch relevant and efficient counterstrategies." muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

Got Theory? Zaraí Toledo Orozco and Moisés Arce theorize that regulating the informal #mining #sector requires #policymakers and government officials to consider local contexts and #conditions on the ground. Read their case of #Peru’s #gold-producing regions here: doi.org/10.1353/wp.2...

“The Last of Us is a show of force, literally and figuratively.” Read our newest Uncanny Juxtaposition piece by Michael Autrey on The Last of Us and adaptations, force and power, questions of genre, and who gets to be hailed—and who excluded—within the word 'us'. asapjournal.com/review/the-l...

In 2026, Africa stands at a defining moment. This year’s Foresight Africa report brings together experts to illuminate how Africa can chart a path toward inclusive, resilient, and self-determined growth.

"We are heading toward a future of more direct democracy, but of a poorer, more volatile kind that will ultimately lead to a legitimacy crisis." muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

Read "Pets as Humans and Humans as Pets in Imperial Rome" by Sian Lewis, part of a special issue of Arethusa devoted to "Animals Under Empire" This article, and the whole issue, is free to read, #S2O #OpenAccess at @projectmuse.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/article/962487

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The number of natural history books included in this present @hopkinspress.bsky.social sale is truly impressive indeed! I heartily encourage you to examine the list and see which ones are needed for your library.

"Categorizing all democratic institutions as either majoritarian or countermajoritarian creates a problematic framework that positions majority decisionmaking as democracy’s defining essence." muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

Right now, the risks of generative AI to students overshadow the benefits—but the trajectory is not fixed. New research breaks down the evidence on AI’s impact and what we can do to reduce harm.

This #TBT, we revisit our 1994 60th anniversary issue, “The Legacy of Our Past.” This landmark volume features Arendt on morality, Jonas on technology, and the legacy of Gestalt psychology. Decades later, these perspectives on power and ethics remain vital. 🔗 www.jstor.org/stable...#TBT,

New year, great books! Save 30% on bestsellers with code HBEST26. From popular science must-reads like "Why Whales Sing" to essential current event titles including "The Black Butterfly," now is the time to save on our top-selling books. https://tr.ee/8MPR9f

"Once, I asked a bald Palestinian woman to stand inside an empty dumpster and pretend to be Joan of Arc set on fire." From "Joan of Arc" by Edward Salem, TYR's Poem of the Week:

Jung Woo Lee’s “Women's Football and Political Propaganda in North Korea: Socialist Patriotism, Communist Feminism, and State Patriarchy” explores how the regime uses sporting triumphs to fuel socialist patriotism and state patriarchy through propaganda. 🔗 muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a... 2/2

Today in Encode/Decode we look at how Anders Woller conducted an #empirical study of #Russian #federal #deputies to look at the trade-off between #electoral systems that facilitate information on local #elite preferences, and systems that maintain legislative control. doi.org/10.1353/wp.2...

Today’s Extra Credit focuses on Benjamin Blyth’s article, “Shakespeare’s “Dramatic Style” at the Curtain: A Collaborative Model for Site-Responsive Practice-as-Research”. Check out these open-access resources to go along with this open-access article! 📰: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

We’re here to Hype that Hypothesis! Today we look at how Frederick R. Chen, Jon C. W. Pevehouse, and @rmpowers.bsky.social #hypothesize about the affect of #trade #attitudes and how #democracies have an #advantage over #nondemocracies. Read the full paper: doi.org/10.1353/wp.2...

Three years ago today, I did a dramatic reading of my book for an audience of mostly-indifferent penguins in Antarctica. Naturally, I read them the part about how tiger sharks eat penguins. @hopkinspress.bsky.social

Phoenix Vol. 9, No.2 (2025) muse.jhu.edu/issue/56172 @projectmuse.bsky.social @cacscec.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social Greek and Roman Mime @melissakafunke.bsky.social @mhanses.bsky.social @technites.bsky.social

The story of the C.S.S. Alabama is relatively well known but how many people have heard of David Henry White? How to tell the story of a person without a record? Andrew Sillen and I chat about his new book _Kidnapped at Sea: The Civil War Voyage of David Henry White_ @hopkinspress.bsky.social

I'm really thrilled to share my new article, 'Deleuze's Dickens: Life and Community', on Deleuze's late reading of Dickens's Our Mutual Friend and published in the new Dickens Quarterly. (I've got a PDF if anyone wants it!) doi.org/10.1353/dqt....

In "Mend or Move On," licensed professional counselor and board-certified art therapist Kate King offers a bold, compassionate guide to breaking free from toxic dynamics and reclaiming a life rooted in self-respect and happiness. www.press.jhu.edu/bo...

Emily Rowe reviews a Project 1961, Grasp the Nettle Films, and Park Pictures production Grand Theft Hamlet, dir. Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane 🎭: www.undiscoveredcountryfilm.com 📰: muse.jhu.edu/article/974953 📷: Production still courtesy of Sam Crane

Edel Semple reviews Reduced Shakespeare Company’s 2025 production of The Comedy of Hamlet! (a prequel), written and directed by Austin Tichenor and Reed Martin 🎭: www.reducedshakespeare.com/productions/... 📰: muse.jhu.edu/article/974952 📷: Meg Moore

Welcome to 2026, where you can discover a January issue (currently free) of @jodemocracy.bsky.social from @hopkinspress.bsky.social #ReadUP on subjects ranging from Ai to Ukraine and Academic Freedom to Gen-Z. bit.ly/3NcYR9A #Democracy #TeamUP

Read "'I Don’t Want to Die for This': Exploring Black Women Administrators’ Workplace Wellbeing" — ahead of print in The Review of Higher Education, and it's #S20 #OpenAccess muse.jhu.edu/article/9772...

In "Chinatown," Dafeng Xu uncovers the history of a vibrant San Fransisco community, focusing on the period surrounding the 1906 earthquake and showing how disaster, racism, and resistance shaped one of America's most storied immigrant neighborhoods. https://tr.ee/GYTIwE

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW Journal of Democracy 37.1 Jan 2026 Project MUSE: tinyurl.com/57uyncas CONTRIBUTORS
 Erica Chenoweth, Matthew Cebul, Luciano Da Ros, Manoel Gehrke, David Altman, Andrés Mejía Acosta, Javier Pérez Sandoval, Nik Hynek, Michal Šenk, Nandini Sundar, Kristof Titeca, and more

"This volume of essays by American and Venezuelan experts analyses in detail why a seemingly solid democracy gave way to Chávez’s autocracy." @economist.com features "The Unravelling of Representative Democracy in Venezuela" in their 'Six books to read about Venezuela.'

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW The Review of Higher Education 49.2 Winter 2026 #S2O #OpenAccess @ProjectMUSE: tinyurl.com/d3vp965u#S2O  CONTRIBUTORS Krystal L. Williams, Edward Dillon, Janelle Jones, Shanice Carter, William Walker, Shelly Melchior, Margaret W. Sallee, Danielle Vegas Lewis, KC Culver & more

"Pearly everlasting waits to be dried, troubling the line between plant and bloom, vased, its blossoms splaying palely, metonyms for other loss." From "Pearly Everlasting" by Alissa Quart, TYR's Poem of the Week:

Time for another Encode/Decode! @rmkubinec.bsky.social and Helen V. Milner performed an #experimental #test of the #rentier state during #Algeria’s #regime #change #Hirak. Read their full article and how their survey data played a vital role in their findings: doi.org/10.1353/wp.2...

Democracy should be defined by right to political participation, including free and fair elections for institutions, as well as robust protections for fundamental rights and respect for the rule of law, writes Michael Meyer-Resende. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

Headed to #AHA26 with, among other things, a BEAUTIFUL and COVETED galley of @lollardfish.bsky.social’s forthcoming THE PUBLIC SCHOLAR: A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK which you can peruse at the @hopkinspress.bsky.social booth starting Friday morning

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW Rhetorica Volume 43, Number 3, Summer 2025 tinyurl.com/2mzrpxxf CONTRIBUTORS Robin L. Reames Yosef Z. Liebersohn Guy Westwood Andrea Pierozzi

Discover & Explore Project MUSE in 2026! *Our platform is engineered for industry-leading discoverability *Our wide-ranging offerings help people strengthen ideas *We're always passionate about ensuring everyone has access to dependable research Talk to us to learn more: [email protected]

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW Reviews in American History Volume 53, Number 4, December 2025 tinyurl.com/459y3294   CONTRIBUTORS
 Amy J. Rutenberg, Kathryn Olivarius, Judith Giesberg, Carl J. Guarneri, Anthony Harkins, Christopher Agee, Van Gosse, Ariel Ron, Rosanne Currarino, Noam Maggor, and more

Join us at the MLA for a roundtable discussion on journal publishing. Led by MLN managing editor @victoriajane.bsky.social with Laurence Roth, editor of Modern Language Studies and Hank Scotch, managing editor of @criticalinquiry.bsky.social @modernlanguage.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social

See you in Toronto! You'll also find me hanging out at the Exhibitors Hall with @hopkinspress.bsky.social

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