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The Presentation of Jerome’s First Letter to Paulinus of Nola in the Codex Amiatinus Pentateuch Diagram (2020)
Journal Article
Darby, P. (2021). The Presentation of Jerome’s First Letter to Paulinus of Nola in the Codex Amiatinus Pentateuch Diagram. Peritia, 31, 59-87. https://doi.org/10.1484/J.PERIT.5.124469

A diagram in the first quire of the Codex Amiatinus features five textual captions arranged in cruciform formation, one for each book of the Pentateuch. These are taken from Jerome's first letter to Paulinus of Nola (Epistle 53) which was written in... Read More about The Presentation of Jerome’s First Letter to Paulinus of Nola in the Codex Amiatinus Pentateuch Diagram.

English Publications of German Protestantism during the Reign of Elizabeth I (2020)
Journal Article
Gehring, D. (2020). English Publications of German Protestantism during the Reign of Elizabeth I. Sixteenth Century Journal, 51(4), 9-32

This article examines a wide range of theological writings by Germans and theologians trained in Germany published in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558–1603). It looks beyond Luther, Melanchthon, Calvin, and Bullinger to acknowledge... Read More about English Publications of German Protestantism during the Reign of Elizabeth I.

‘Allowed to Serve, Not to Speak’? The Role of Women in International Peace Activism, 1880-1920 (2020)
Journal Article
Hucker, D. (2020). ‘Allowed to Serve, Not to Speak’? The Role of Women in International Peace Activism, 1880-1920. Diplomacy and Statecraft, 31(4), 609-629. https://doi.org/10.1080/09592296.2020.1842054

As the twentieth century dawned, fledgling transnational networks of peace activists, including the International Peace Bureau and the Interparliamentary Union, grew in prominence, not least in Europe. Impetus came from the United States, notably via... Read More about ‘Allowed to Serve, Not to Speak’? The Role of Women in International Peace Activism, 1880-1920.

Auditory and spatial regimes of United States colonial rule in Baguio, Philippines (2020)
Journal Article
Skelchy, R. P. (2021). Auditory and spatial regimes of United States colonial rule in Baguio, Philippines. Sound Studies, 7(2), 187-205. https://doi.org/10.1080/20551940.2020.1857621

Control over geographic and sonic space was integral to the United States’ imperial project in the Philippines. This article explores how the creation of the hill station of Baguio was achieved both spatially and sonically through the work of US urba... Read More about Auditory and spatial regimes of United States colonial rule in Baguio, Philippines.

Visual Histories of Occupation: A Transcultural Dialogue (2020)
Book
Taylor, J. E. (Ed.). (2021). Visual Histories of Occupation: A Transcultural Dialogue. Bloomsbury Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350167513

Asking what does foreign occupation look like and how does occupation shape visual expression and cultures, this edited collection explores how the occupied and occupiers have responded to their circumstances through visual culture. Contributors stud... Read More about Visual Histories of Occupation: A Transcultural Dialogue.

Towards a New History of Elite Cultural Expression in Japanese-Occupied China (2020)
Journal Article
Taylor, J. E., & Yang, Z. (2020). Towards a New History of Elite Cultural Expression in Japanese-Occupied China. European Journal of East Asian Studies, 19(2), 189-207. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700615-01902003

This paper provides a 'state of the field' view of what the authors refer to as the 'new cultural history' of Japanese-occupied China. It explores how this small but growing field is beginning to provide new perspectives on questions of 'collaboratio... Read More about Towards a New History of Elite Cultural Expression in Japanese-Occupied China.

A Historian’s Ethical Duty: Chen Yuan’s ‘Illumination of the Subtle’ in Occupied Beiping (2020)
Journal Article
Yuan, Y. (2020). A Historian’s Ethical Duty: Chen Yuan’s ‘Illumination of the Subtle’ in Occupied Beiping. European Journal of East Asian Studies, 19(2), 297-323. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700615-01902009

In the wake of Japan's occupation of Beiping (now Beijing) in 1937, the historian Chen Yuan's choice between staying in or leaving the city (which would imply accommodation or resistance) was regarded not merely as a personal decision but also as a s... Read More about A Historian’s Ethical Duty: Chen Yuan’s ‘Illumination of the Subtle’ in Occupied Beiping.

Thatched cottage in a fallen city: The poetics and sociology of survival under the occupation (2020)
Journal Article
Yang, Z. (2020). Thatched cottage in a fallen city: The poetics and sociology of survival under the occupation. European Journal of East Asian Studies, 19(2), 209-236. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700615-01902006

This article examines the construction of lyric identities by Li Xuanti, a classical-style poet, cultural celebrity and prominent civil servant in collaborationist regimes based in Nanjing during the Second Sino-Japanese War. It argues that Li used h... Read More about Thatched cottage in a fallen city: The poetics and sociology of survival under the occupation.

Esoteric Writing through Historical Allusions: Qu Xuanying’s Poetry under Japanese Occupation (2020)
Journal Article
Chiu, Y. (2020). Esoteric Writing through Historical Allusions: Qu Xuanying’s Poetry under Japanese Occupation. European Journal of East Asian Studies, 19(2), 237-262. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700615-01902008

This paper investigates the poetry of Qu Xuanying, a literatus who remained in the city of Beiping (now Beijing) following its occupation by the Japanese in 1937. Through historical allusions in his poetry, Qu communicated with friends about the ethi... Read More about Esoteric Writing through Historical Allusions: Qu Xuanying’s Poetry under Japanese Occupation.

The Discourse of Guohua in Wartime Shanghai (2020)
Journal Article
Chan, P. P. (2020). The Discourse of Guohua in Wartime Shanghai. European Journal of East Asian Studies, 19(2), 263-296. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700615-01902010

This article looks at artists' engagement with artistic activities carried out in wartime Shanghai, with a particular focus on guohua (lit., 'national painting'). Drawing on primary sources such as archival materials, diaries, paintings, magazines an... Read More about The Discourse of Guohua in Wartime Shanghai.

Penguin Books and Political Change: Britain's Meritocratic Moment, 1937-1988 (2020)
Book
Blackburn, D. (2020). Penguin Books and Political Change: Britain's Meritocratic Moment, 1937-1988. Manchester University Press

Founded in 1935 by a young publisher disillusioned with the class prejudices of the interwar publishing trade, Penguin Books set out to make good books available to all. The 'Penguin Specials', a series of current affairs books authored by leading in... Read More about Penguin Books and Political Change: Britain's Meritocratic Moment, 1937-1988.

“Imperium in Imperio”: The Corporation, Mining, and Governance in British Southeast Asia, 1900–1930 (2020)
Journal Article
Baillargeon, D. (2022). “Imperium in Imperio”: The Corporation, Mining, and Governance in British Southeast Asia, 1900–1930. Enterprise and Society, 23(2), 325-356. https://doi.org/10.1017/eso.2020.49

This article examines the history of mining in British Southeast Asia during the early twentieth century. In particular, it focuses on the histories of the Burma Corporation and the Duff Development Company, which were located in British-occupied Bur... Read More about “Imperium in Imperio”: The Corporation, Mining, and Governance in British Southeast Asia, 1900–1930.

LGBT+ Histories and Historians: a report (2020)
Report
Andrews, F., Catterall, P., Evans, I., Finn, M., Foxhall, K., Green, A., …Spicer, A. (2020). LGBT+ Histories and Historians: a report. Royal Historical Society

A report by the Royal Historical Society's LGBT+ working group looking at LGBT+ histories and their place in university curriculums, libraries and galleries, as well as the conditions for LGBT+ historians. The report includes recommendations and reso... Read More about LGBT+ Histories and Historians: a report.