Since Plato, the relationship between theatre and learning has been seen as powerful, dangerous, and complex. This volume investigates this intersection, as researchers and practitioners consider the tensions and failures that make learning through theatre so engaging.
This volume explores regional history from around the globe, showing how time and space are connected. Through case studies ranging from romantic operas in Europe and gold-mining in South Africa to urban planning in New Zealand, it examines the most personal level of belonging.
Zulfikar Ghose
Zulfikar Ghose was ranked with writers like Conrad and Nabokov, yet remains a marginal presence because his work resists categorization. This book investigates the structural patterns in his novels, focusing on his fastidious style and aesthetic design.
Allusions and Reflections
The contributors to this volume explore the struggles and strategies of recycling and transforming ancient mythology during the Renaissance. They focus on the re-configuration of classical myths in political, erotic and ceremonial contexts.
Apocalyptic Projections
Apocalyptic Projections have been pondered since Biblical times. While the concept of apocalypse evokes images of total oblivion, threads of possibility and redemption offer a potential fabric of hope.
Mothers at the Margins
This collection speaks with the voices of mothers who feel alienated, stigmatised, or silenced for not fitting the expected norms of motherhood. It challenges narrow ideas of maternal identity, revealing structures of oppression and strategies of resistance and love.
The Power of the Word
From jokes and propaganda to poetry and silence, twelve authors explore the power of the word. This volume provides insights that will allow readers to see the word as a powerful instrument for changing the world in which they live.
Between Memory and Mythology
This volume examines the relationship between myth and memory, exploring how war narratives are used to construct modern identities. These essays show how political elites engage in mythmaking to shape national and cultural self-perception.
Mapping Degas
Edgar Degas has been claimed as a misogynist, nationalist and misanthrope. This book questions that characterisation and will change the way in which Degas is thought about today.
Audiovisual Translation
This book explores the main issues, opportunities, and challenges in audiovisual translation (AVT). Covering topics from culture and technology to subtitling and dubbing, it highlights new directions showing how AVT is moving beyond its traditional settings.
Wandering through Guilt
This study examines the relationship between guilt and wandering in 20th-century literature. Using the biblical figure of Cain as an archetype, it analyzes novels where the issue is a desperate movement toward self-consciousness or self-destruction.
That Elusive Fountain of Wisdom
In the university town of Leuven, Belgium, visiting scholars pursue their personal and academic objectives. What starts out as an academic sojourn becomes a life-changing experience as their paths cross and they learn about each other, themselves, and life itself.
New narratives are produced from what was once overlooked as mundane. Decades ago, historian Fernand Braudel called for more research into everyday life. This volume is a response to that call for more synthesis, analysis, discussion, and extension.
Islam and the West
Challenging common depictions of hostility, this collection locates threads of connection and ‘love’ between Islam and the West. Through media, literature, and cinema, it seeks to prompt meaningful dialogue and construct a healthier relationship.
Creative Dialogues
This collection of essays is a groundbreaking contribution to Narrative Medicine and the Health Humanities. Featuring prestigious scholars like Rita Charon, it is highly beneficial for healthcare professionals, medical students, and Humanities researchers.
Literary Hermeneutics
This book analyses the evolution of literary hermeneutics, tracing its transformation from a methodology of reading to an ontological instrument for redefining the self, highlighting its vital role in contemporary debates over interpretation.
Leading phonologists from Asia and America unite in this volume, featuring work from giants like Kiparsky, Archangeli, Pulleyblank, Inkelas, Broselow, and Duanmu San.
The Unharnessed World
Though Janet Frame encountered Buddhism, her work has never been examined through its lens. This study shows how a Buddhist reading sheds new light on her mysterious texts, arguing Frame used its epistemology to approach the infinite and the Other.
Within Language, Beyond Theories (Volume I)
This volume presents current research surpassing contemporary linguistic theories to gain new insights into language. Drawing on data from typologically distinct languages, it addresses hotly debated issues in syntax, morphology, phonology, and more.
Does tradition clash with innovation? This study brings together insightful contributions that focus on the complex relationship between the two, viewing tradition as the cornerstone for the future.