LUP Blog
15th October, 2022 in Latest news
New series ‘Central Africa Collection/Collection Afrique Centrale’ coming soon. Mission statement of the collectionCentral Africa has been one of the cradles of African humanities, yet the region has not benefitted from an academic book series. Our n…
Book Launch | ‘Homo Mimeticus’ | Friday, Nov. 18th 2022 | 4:00pm – 5:30pm CET
14th October, 2022 in Latest news
Imitation is, perhaps more than ever, constitutive of human originality. Crossing disciplines as diverse as philosophy, aesthetics, and politics, Homo Mimeticus proposes a new theory of one of the most influential concep…
Olga Smith | Contemporary Photography in France
14th October, 2022 in Author’s corner
In ‘Contemporary Photography in France’ author Olga Smith explores the history of photography in France from the 1970s to the present day and sets photographic practices in contemporary art, documentary, photojournalism, and fashion in dialogue with…
Boekvoorstelling ‘Stilte in de klas’ – 1 november 2022 – Leuven
5th October, 2022 in Latest news
‘Stilte in de klas. Een geschiedenis van de pedagogische omgang met stilte op school’ Dinsdag 1 november 2022 van 15u-18u15u-16u30 | Zaal Couvreur, Campus Sociale Wetenschappen, Edward Van Evenstraat 4 te Leuven Korte inleiding door Pieter Verst…
Irene Hilden | Absent Presences in the Colonial Archive
30th September, 2022 in Author’s corner
In ‘Absent Presences in the Colonial Archive’ Irene Hilden examines sound objects and listening practices that render the coloniality of knowledge fragile and inconsistent, revealing the absent presences of colonial subjects who are given little or n…
Boekvoorstelling ‘Europees burgerschap in de klas’ – 19 oktober 2022 – Provinciehuis Leuven
14th September, 2022 in Latest news
EUROPEES BURGERSCHAP IN DE KLAS | CASUSSEN MET PANELGESPREKWOENSDAG 19 OKTOBER | PROVINCIEHUIS LEUVEN | 16.00 – 18.00 UUR Hoe werk je rond Europees burgerschap in jouw klas? Het nieuwe boek ‘Europees Burgerschap in de klas: Casussen voor mondige…
Book Launch ‘Urban Andes’ – 26 September 2022 – Auditorium 200L, Heverlee
12th September, 2022 in Latest news
Book Launch ‘Urban Andes’26 September 202215h40-16h00Auditorium 200L 00.07, Celestijnenlaan 200, 3001 Heverlee Urban AndesDesign-led explorations to tackle climate changeEdited by Viviana d’Auria, Ward Verbakel, and Basil Descheemaeker Against the ba…
Ward Verbakel | Urban Andes
8th September, 2022 in Author’s corner
“To address ‘wicked problems’ such as climate change, research by design and collaborative urbanism prove to be effective in showing us alternative futures.” Urban Andes marks the start of the new series LAP on innovative design research in architect…
Pieter Bergé | Kurt Weill: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny
8th September, 2022 in Author’s corner
“Kurt Weill was veel meer dan de componist van enkele schlagers.” Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny is een van de weerspannigste opera’s van de 20ste eeuw. Het stuk haalt vlijmscherp uit naar de uitwassen van het kapitalisme, op een manier die oo…
2022 Book, Jacket, and Journal Show
25th August, 2022 in Latest news
The annual Book, Jacket, and Journal Show of The Association of University Presses (AUPresses) honors the university publishing community’s design and production professionals. The Association recognizes achievement in design, production, a…
David J. Burn | The Book of Requiems, 1450-1550
14th June, 2022 in Author’s corner
The Requiem repertory is actually very extensive. With the series we hope to deepen knowledge about well-known pieces, and introduce some less well-known ones to specialists, music performers, and a musically interested broad public. Few western musi…
Angeliki Sioli and Elisavet Kiourtsoglou | The Sound of Architecture
25th May, 2022 in Author’s corner
We need to pay attention to sound. We need to tune our body in the sound vibrations of place, be attentive to them, and try to understand how they influence us. In The Sound of Architecture editors Angeliki Sioli and Elisavet Kiourtsoglou e…