LUP Blog
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.
Hilde Heynen & Lucía C. Pérez-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 Lucía Pérez-Moreno discuss the book ‘Architecture & Feminist Critical Theory: Selected Writings by Hilde Heynen’.
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.
Leuven University Press Publisher Collection on JSTOR
13th May, 2026 in Latest news
The Leuven University Press Publisher Collection is available on JSTOR, offering a streamlined way to expand access to our scholarship.
Chima J. Korieh | Fighting for the Empire
17th April, 2026 in Author’s corner
Fighting for the Empire examines the influence of African societies and ideas on the First and Second World Wars. A conversation with editor Chima J. Korieh.
Mobs and Microbes wins 2026 RAIC Architectural Journalism and Media Award
15th April, 2026 in Latest news
‘Mobs and Microbes: Global Perspectives on Market Halls, Civic Order and Public Health’, edited by Leila Marie Farah and Samantha L. Martin, has been named Lauréat du Prix d’excellence of the 2026 RAIC Architectural Journalism and Media Award.
Talking About the Humanities and Social Sciences
15th April, 2026 in Latest news
This week, ACLS invites scholars and organizations to speak up for the humanities and social sciences.
Maja Babić & Tino Mager | Contentious Spaces
30th March, 2026 in Author’s corner
The editors of ‘Contentious Spaces’ reflect on the architectural heritage of socialist modernism and its conservation in former Eastern Bloc countries, discussing the book’s key themes, development, and scholarly contribution.
University Presses Offer Essential Reading for Understanding the War in Iran
30th March, 2026 in Latest news
A selection of books, journal articles, booklists, and commentary from university presses and their expert authors offers essential reading for all who seek context for the US–Israeli attacks on Iran and responses across the Middle East.
Briony Carlin | Encounters with Photobooks
27th March, 2026 in Author’s corner
Briony Carlin illuminates the photobook’s multiplicity: its unique potential for its many copies to matter differently to makers and readers in each momentary encounter.
Nena Vandeweerdt | Women and Work through a Comparative Lens
27th March, 2026 in Author’s corner
🎧 In this episode of ‘The Medieval Podcast’, Danièle Cybulskie speaks with Nena Vandeweerdt about women’s work inside and outside of guild structures, how it was regulated, and how opportunities changed for women across time and space.
Mehdi Berriah & Arjan Post | Ibn Taymiyya’s Thought
19th March, 2026 in Author’s corner
In this book, editors Mehdi Berriah and Arjan Post trace the key strands of medieval scholar Ibn Taymiyya’s thought and show how his writings have been interpreted, transformed, challenged, and reappropriated over time. The volume provides fresh insi…