We are pleased to announce the publication of Issue 9 of Brief Encounters. 

Now in its ninth year, Brief Encounters remains committed to the exploration of academic encounters across diverse disciplines.

The articles, creative submissions and reviews in this issue explore the idea of solidarity: how it might be practised by researchers, academics and administrators across disciplinary, institutional and geographic dives; modes of scholarly exchange in times of crisis; and collaboration as a form of resilience in the arts and humanities.

We hope that this issue serves as a valuable resource for postgraduate students, fostering interdisciplinary discussions and inspiring new avenues of research.

Read the issue here.

Cover image: A women's handicraft workshop supervisor in Sayeda Ayesha, Cairo. Photograph by Dr Maha Gaad. 

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