Johnny Rodger Livres

Focusing on the political dimensions of James Kelman's work, this comprehensive study explores his activism and literary contributions. It delves into his novels and critical writings, highlighting his engagement in political and human rights campaigns. The book examines the complexities of Kelman's political views, addressing why they elicit confusion and criticism from both readers and established literary circles, including Booker Prize judges. Published in collaboration with The Drouth Magazine, it offers a detailed analysis of Kelman's enduring impact on literature and politics.

The book explores the development of specialized spaces for justice administration in Scotland, focusing on the architectural evolution of Scottish courts. It analyzes how advancements in technology and a push for cost efficiency have influenced design choices, overshadowing the traditional value of civic pride in these structures.

Any level of study within literature and culture requires an engagement with a wider scope of themes, issues and discourses, and these debates are often centred around key ‘essays’. This book examines a wide range of these essays on topics such as posthumanism, racism, feminism, necropolitics, the Anthropocene, gender, Global North/South, neo- and de-colonialism, universals, borders and limits, interspecies relations, blackness, cosmopolitics, epistemology, addiction. The essays selected represent scholars from a range of disciplines, ethnicities, nationalities and genders, and offer readings relevant across the arts and humanities. Each chapter explains why the essay is of vital importance in our contemporary era, introduces and explains the key themes and theories with which it engages, demystifies any complex content and positions it within wider current debates. Covering all of the essential debates that students and academics must engage with, alongside a close analysis and critique of contemporary seminal essays in the debate, this book will be an essential read for students of literature and culture across the arts and humanities.