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book cover Ecologies of Photography in the American West ART AT NOON – Ecologies of Photography in the American West, 7 October

21st August, 2026 in Latest news

This online event features a talk and conversation with art historiansΒ Monica BravoΒ andΒ Carolin GΓΆrgenΒ as they explore photographs of the American West.

A person wearing dark-framed glasses and a light gray button-up shirt takes a selfie on a rocky path in a wooded area. Esther VenrooijΒ  | And Another Thing I Heard

19th August, 2026 in Author’s corner

Composer, artistic researcher and educator Esther Venrooij offers a rich map of the various ways we engage with sound: how it reaches the body before the mind, how it reveals space, and how it carries meaning and memory.

Infographic titled β€œImpact of Path to Open” on a red background. Three dark red panels display key metrics: 1,131% growth in institutional access with a library icon, 886% growth in item requests with a laptop and hand-click icon, and 1,050% growth in global reach with a globe icon. White text and line-art icons contrast against the red design. Two small logos appear in the lower-right corner. The Impact of Path to Open: A Sustainable Model for Open Access Publishing

11th August, 2026 in Latest news

Path to Open combines shared library investment with open access, giving participating libraries early access to new titles before they become freely available to all after three years. The results highlight the success of this approach.

Two side-by-side professional headshot portraits Monica Bravo & Carolin GΓΆrgen | Ecologies of Photography in the American West

31st July, 2026 in Author’s corner

Monica Bravo & Carolin GΓΆrgen examine the role of photography in documenting, exploiting, and transforming ecosystems across the varied geographies of the American West.

Black-and-white side-by-side portraits of two bearded people, separated by a vertical line, with outdoor backgrounds. CristiΓ‘n Moreno Pakarati & Β Diego MuΓ±ozΒ  | German–Rapanui Entanglements

29th July, 2026 in Author’s corner

‘German–Rapanui Entanglements’ traces interactions between the Germanic world and Rapanui society from past to present through encounters between scholars, missionaries, institutions and Indigenous actors, and through the material and visual traces.

Close-up outdoor headshot of a person facing the camera. The person has short dark hair and light facial hair and is wearing a light blue collared shirt. Ednei Soares | An Acceptable Abnormality?

22nd July, 2026 in Author’s corner

In ‘An Acceptable Abnormality?’, Ednei Soares explores how Freud’s lifelong engagement with fetishism reshaped some of the central concepts of psychoanalysis.

Two women pose together holding an award in front of a backdrop that reads ‘Constructing Faith in the Antipodes’ receives Queensland Heritage Award

1st July, 2026 in Latest news

Dr Lisa Marie Daunt’s book ‘Constructing Faith in the Antipodes’ has won a 2026 Queensland Heritage Award in the category Heritage Reports Β· Resources Β· Publications.

A man sitting at a table giving a presentation to an audience, with a projected slide titled Book Launch of ‘Jean Katambayi Mukendi: Circuits’ at M HKA

1st July, 2026 in Latest news

On 6 June 2026, ‘Jean Katambayi Mukendi: Circuits’ was launched at the Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp (M HKA), during the opening of RATIO, the artist’s first solo museum exhibition.

portrait of three women SofΓ­a MonzΓ³n,Β Lucie Spezzatti,Β Elisabeth Goemans | Affect in Translation and Interpreting

30th June, 2026 in Author’s corner

This volume in the series ‘Translation, Interpreting and Mediation’ explores how emotions, relationships, and human connection guide the work of translators and interpreters around the world. A Q&A with the editors.

Annual Report 2025: Open Access Publishing

29th May, 2026 in Latest news

The 2025 Annual Report highlights the continued commitment of Leuven University Press to advancing inclusive, sustainable, and mission-driven Open Access publishing.

Two women are shown in side-by-side portraits. The woman on the left has long gray hair and a neutral expression. The woman on the right has black hair and smiles gently. Hilde Heynen & LucΓ­a C. PΓ©rez-Moreno | Architecture & Feminist Critical Theory

13th May, 2026 in Author’s corner

🎧 In this episode of the ‘A is for Architecture Podcast’, Professors Hilde Heynen and LucΓ­a PΓ©rez-Moreno discuss the book ‘Architecture & Feminist Critical Theory: Selected Writings by Hilde Heynen’.

book cover 'Minding Her Business' Book Launch – Minding Her Business – 11 June

13th May, 2026 in Latest news

Join the book launch of ‘Minding Her Business: Women, Architecture, and Design’, edited by Alborz Dianat and Kathleen James-Chakraborty, at the Irish Architectural Archive on 11 June, from 6 to 8 pm.