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Literature, cultural & media studies

We live in unprecedented times. We hear endlessly from scientists and political commentators with their predictions of where this is all going, but what of the human impact? How do we process and understand the world around us? What does it mean to hold power to account?

Humanities research not only provides essential checks and balances on rapid global advancement but also helps us to understand and explore what it is to be human, giving us tools and approaches to engage with the principal issues of our time. Through critical analysis of the arts and media, we are able to provide unparalleled insight into the human experience and, with any luck, to improve it. The Literature, Cultural and Media Studies eBook subject area brings together cutting-edge research from trusted authors working around the world in all aspects of the arts, culture and media: from medieval literature to the impact of AI, from Shakespearean Theatre to contemporary television, and everything in between.

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Vera Nünning

William Merrin

Lucy Bond

William Raban

New & Emerging Research Areas

  • AI, Science and the Arts
  • Rhetoric 
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  • Music Industry Studies 
  • Sports Studies 
  • Fashion & Visual Culture 
  • Museum Studies 
  • New Futures and Imagined Worlds 
  • Censorship in Theatre and Literature 
  • Intersectionality: Gender, Sexuality, Race, Disability 
  • Parenthood 

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About the editor

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Felicity Plester is Editorial Director for Humanities at Palgrave Macmillan with overall responsibility for the literature; film, culture and media studies; and theatre and performance studies scholarly books programmes. She leads a team of seven Editors based in our London and New York offices, who publish high quality, cutting-edge research in a range of formats, including monographs, edited collections, scholarly Handbooks, major reference works, textbooks and Palgrave Pivots across these diverse subjects. Prior to becoming Editorial Director, she headed up the film, culture and media studies team at Palgrave, but also has experience of commissioning into the literature and theatre lists. Felicity joined Palgrave in 2010, having previously been Commissioning Editor for environment, development and public and social policy at Edward Elgar Publishing for five years.