Academia & Publishing

Embracing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Social Justice and the Modern University

Academic institutions worldwide are increasingly embracing the principles of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). As centers of knowledge and information, academic libraries are ideally positioned to promote DEI. But what exactly does DEI entail, and why is it so crucial for libraries today?

Arts & Humanities

In Motion: An Interview with Manuel Neukirchner

As EURO 2024 fever sweeps through Germany’s cities and stadia, the host nation’s pioneering Football Museum displays a spectacular overview of football in European modern art, representing a diverse continent united by the beautiful game. We spoke to curator Manuel Neukirchner about the exhibition and its catalogue, published by Deutscher Kunstverlag.

Politics & Society

The Gates of Gaza: An Interview with Lihi Ben Shitrit

Out now in hardback, paperback and eBook, Volume 4 of De Gruyter Disruptions reminds us that an eye for an eye leaves us all blind. Lihi Ben Shitrit gathers dissenting voices from within her country, both Jewish and Arab, as they grapple with the October 7 attacks and the subsequent military retaliation – and try to find ways forward together.

Academia & Publishing

Taking Libraries into the Future, Part 1: An Interview with Mark Hughes

Artificial intelligence: good, bad or neutral? Whatever one thinks of AI, its impact on research, teaching and learning is becoming near impossible to ignore. In the first part of a new blog series, Mark Hughes, University Librarian at Cardiff Metropolitan University, shares his views on how to tackle the slippery giant that is transforming academia.

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