The Modern Humanities Research Association (MHRA) is a United Kingdom–based international organisation that aims to encourage and promote advanced study and research of
humanities
Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at t ...
. It is most notable for producing the ''
MHRA Style Guide
The ''MHRA Style Guide: A Handbook for Authors, Editors, and Writers of Theses''—formerly the ''MHRA Style Book''—is an academic style guide published by the Modern Humanities Research Association. It is most widely used in the arts and hum ...
''.
History
The MHRA was founded in 1918 in
Christ's College,
Cambridge
Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...
. After an early change of name to MHRA in 1918, the unincorporated charity became an incorporated company with the same name on 2 October 1997. Its declared aim is to encourage and promote advanced study and research in the field of the modern
humanities
Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at t ...
, which include the modern and medieval European languages, literatures and cultures. The current president is
Dame Gillian Beer of Cambridge.
Publications
As well as the ''MHRA Style Guide'', the MHRA publishes seven scholarly journals:
* ''
Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature
''Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature'' (ABELL) is an English language bibliography pertaining to the English lexicon and its literature. It contains articles dating to 1920 and is published by Chadwick-Healy which is now pa ...
''
* ''
Modern Language Review''
* ''
Austrian Studies
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* Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent
** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law
* Austrian German dialect
* Something associated with the country Austria, for example: ...
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* ''
Portuguese Studies
Portuguese may refer to:
* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** ...
''
* ''
The Slavonic and East European Review''
* ''
The Yearbook of English Studies''
* ''
The Year's Work in Modern Language Studies
''The Year's Work in Modern Language Studies'' (''YWMLS'') is a peer reviewed English-language evaluative bibliographical journal which appears annually, containing reports on new scholarship in the fields of European languages, linguistics, litera ...
''
and book series:
*
Legenda (imprint)
Legenda (Latin, "things to be read") is an imprint founded in 1995 by the European Humanities Research Centre at Oxford University, England.
In 2004, Legenda became an imprint of the Modern Humanities Research Association, in partnership with ...
* ''
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* ''
MHRA Texts & Dissertations MHRA may refer to:
Organisations
* Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, UK
* Michigan Hot Rod Association, US
* Modern Humanities Research Association
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MHRA Bibliographies MHRA may refer to:
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* Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, UK
* Michigan Hot Rod Association, US
* Modern Humanities Research Association
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MHRA Critical Texts MHRA may refer to:
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* Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, UK
* Michigan Hot Rod Association, US
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MHRA European Translations MHRA may refer to:
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* Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, UK
* Michigan Hot Rod Association, US
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The Modern Humanities Research Association (MHRA) is a United Kingdom–based ...
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MHRA New Translations MHRA may refer to:
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* Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, UK
* Michigan Hot Rod Association, US
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MHRA Tudor & Stuart Translations MHRA may refer to:
Organisations
* Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, UK
* Michigan Hot Rod Association, US
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Directors
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Andrew Gurr
Andrew John Gurr (born 23 December 1936) is a contemporary literary scholar who specializes in William Shakespeare and English Renaissance theatre.
Life and work
Born in Leicester, Gurr was raised in New Zealand, and educated at the Universi ...
: 1987 to 1997
*
Nicola Bradbury Nicola Anne Lulham Bradbury D. Phil. (born 1951) is an English literary critic, lecturer, editor, and author, specializing in the 19th century novel.
Life
Bradbury was born in Weston-super-Mare, the daughter of Robin J. Bradbury and Joan Lulham, w ...
: 1998 to 2005
Nicola Bradbury Research
at reading.ac.uk, accessed 27 December 2017
Further reading
* Wells, David A. 2003. "The Modern Humanities Research Associations (MHRA)". ''Diogenes
Diogenes ( ; grc, Διογένης, Diogénēs ), also known as Diogenes the Cynic (, ) or Diogenes of Sinope, was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynicism (philosophy). He was born in Sinope, an Ionian colony on the Black Sea ...
'' 50 (2): 130-135.
Notes
External links
Official website
Learned societies of the United Kingdom
Publications established in 1918
1918 establishments in England
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