The Modern Humanities Research Association

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Publications

From its earliest journal, Modern Language Review (1905-), to its newest book series, Visual Culture (2021-), MHRA has published over 1500 journals, monographs, editions, translations, bibliographies and dictionaries.

The MHRA Style Guide, which has sold over 50,000 copies, provides essential advice to writers in the field, and is used both by our publications and throughout this website.

Supporting Scholarship

The MHRA makes Conference Grants to support up to ten colloquia each year.

An important part of MHRA's work in the scholarly community is the support of early-career researchers entering the profession. We provide substantial funds for post-doctoral support, through both Research Fellowships and Research Scholarships. Follow this link for details.

Aims and Objectives

The MHRA is a learned society with charitable status, formed in the summer of 1918, when Europe could hardly have been more divided.

We take a broad and inclusive definition of European culture, from French writers in Martinique to Portuguese in Angola. Minority cultures are studied alongside more familiar: we publish on Catalan as well as Spanish, Yiddish as well as German, contemporary Belarusian poetry as well as Russian.

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Latest News

  • Mar 27, 2026 interviews

    Astronomy, Praise, and Ruin

    An interview with Simon Rodway, who edits the MHRA Library of Medieval Welsh Literature.
  • Mar 22, 2026 interviews

    Romantic Deliveries

    Barbara Burns talks to Dr Will Bowers, Co-Editor of The Letters of Percy Bysshe Shelley, and Dr Amy Wilcockson, the project’s MHRA Research Fellow this year.
  • Feb 12, 2026 interviews

    After the Great Theory Wars

    Barbara Burns speaks to Susan Bassnett, whose book Tales of Travellers and Translators was published recently in Legenda’s Selected Essays series.

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Become a Member

The MHRA is an open and inclusive community of scholars, with members in all parts of the world. Membership is inexpensive and simple to arrange, and entitles members to substantial discounts on our publications.

Postgraduates in relevant fields are normally eligible for up to three years' free Associate Membership.

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