Visual Arts – Page 22 – Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Adaptations

Some Journeys from Words to Visuals

Edited By: Anugamini Rai, Shri Krishan Rai

£41.99

This book explores the journey of written text to the screen, focusing on cinematic adaptations of Indian and international literary works. It engages with issues like ‘fidelity’ and ‘intertextuality’ in the works of Tagore, Satyajit Ray, and others.

Women Framing Hair

Serial Strategies in Contemporary Art

By: Heather Hanna

£47.99

This book explores the complex motif of hair in the work of five contemporary women artists. It investigates why hair is such a resonant site of meaning, exploring its history as a marker of identity, beauty, and power, and its darker side representing trauma.

Conservation Issues in Modern and Contemporary Murals

Edited By: Tom Learner, Mercedes Sanchez-Pons, Will Shank

£62.99

This volume is a forum for conservators, scientists, artists, and heritage managers on the complex task of preserving our changing heritage. It unites theoretical reflections, scientific studies, and the vital experiences of all partners involved.

On the Translation of Swearing into Spanish

Quentin Tarantino from Reservoir Dogs to Inglourious Basterds

By: Betlem Soler Pardo

£52.99

This book analyzes how insults in Quentin Tarantino's films are dubbed from English into Spanish. His films offer an interesting opportunity because of the exceptional number of insults they contain—1526 have been recorded, classified and analysed.

This book analyzes how insults in Quentin Tarantino’s films are dubbed from English into Spanish. His films offer an interesting opportunity because of the exceptional number of insults they contain—1526 have been recorded, classified and analysed.

Theatre and Learning

Edited By: Art Babayants, Heather Fitzimmons Frey

£47.99

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.

Allusions and Reflections

Greek and Roman Mythology in Renaissance Europe

Edited By: Elisabeth Wåghäll Nivre

£57.99

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.

Mapping Degas

Real Spaces, Symbolic Spaces and Invented Spaces in the Life and Work of Edgar Degas (1834-1917)

By: Roberta Crisci-Richardson

£52.99

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

Taking Stock

Edited By: Jorge Díaz Cintas, Josélia Neves

£52.99

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.

Rule Britannia? Britain and Britishness 1707–1901

Edited By: Peter Lindfield, Christie Margrave

£41.99

Britishness is a challenging term to define. This volume enhances our understanding of modern national identity by exploring historical ideas of Britishness through essays on literature, philosophy, music, art, and design, revealing its rich forging.

Rembrandt’s Passion Series

By: Simon McNamara

£47.99

This is the first monograph on Rembrandt's Passion Series, the most prestigious commission of his early career. It traces the history of these overlooked paintings, highlights the self-images within them, and proves why they are finally a true “series”.

This is the first monograph on Rembrandt’s Passion Series, the most prestigious commission of his early career. It traces the history of these overlooked paintings, highlights the self-images within them, and proves why they are finally a true “series”.

Art in Motion

Current Research in Screendance / Art en mouvement

Edited By: Franck Boulègue, Marisa C. Hayes

From £34.99

International scholars and artists consider screendance from various angles, including historical research, aesthetic analysis, and contemporary practice. This collection explores the choreography of moving images and its role in culture today.

Writing from the Margins

The Aesthetics of Disruption in the Irish Short Story

Edited By: Catriona Ryan

£41.99

There is another dimension to the Irish short story tradition that has been overlooked. Led by Samuel Beckett, Aidan Higgins, and Tom Mac Intyre, this marginalized tradition marks an alternative avant-garde movement. This is the first book to highlight it.

Art in the Age of Emergence

By: Michael J. Pearce

£41.99

Why does representational art thrive in the 21st century? This indispensable book skewers contemporary orthodoxies to provide the answer.

Tracing their Tracks

Identification of Nordic Styles from the Early Middle Ages to the end of the Viking Period

By: Peter Hupfauf

£57.99

Artefacts from Medieval Scandinavia show principles of visual perception used by artists a thousand years earlier than was recognised. This book considers Old Norse culture to understand the development of visual communication, an aspect lacking in literature—until now!

Women in the Arts

Eccentric Essays II

Edited By: Barbara Harbach, Diane Touliatos-Miles

£41.99

Is there a need for books about women in the arts? The word “woman” still precedes titles like composer or artist, suggesting men’s creativity is the norm. These essays challenge the status quo, highlighting women's accomplishments to enrich our culture.

The Spirit of Colin McCahon

By: Zoe Alderton

£52.99

Go beyond the canvas of NZ’s premier artist, Colin McCahon. This book decodes his esoteric religious symbols, reveals why his spiritual message was missed, and charts his work’s profound journey from optimism to despair.

Old Stories, New Readings

The Transforming Power of American Drama

Edited By: Miriam López-Rodríguez, Alfonso Ceballos Muñoz, Inmaculada Pineda-Hernández

£52.99

This volume explores how stories are told on the American stage and how neglected realities gain attention through a playwright's telling. Focusing on "small stories" that have received less critical attention, it fills a void in the study of American drama.

This volume explores how stories are told on the American stage and how neglected realities gain attention through a playwright’s telling. Focusing on “small stories” that have received less critical attention, it fills a void in the study of American drama.

Beyond the Skin

The Boundaries between Bodies and Technologies in an Unequal World

By: Bianca Maria Pirani

£47.99

"We are our bodies, we have our bodies, we make our bodies." In a world of multiplying screens that transforms us into spectators, how do we find our identity? This book explores the boundary between bodies and technology to reclaim the social.

“We are our bodies, we have our bodies, we make our bodies.” In a world of multiplying screens that transforms us into spectators, how do we find our identity? This book explores the boundary between bodies and technology to reclaim the social.

Comics and Power

Representing and Questioning Culture, Subjects and Communities

Edited By: Rikke Platz Cortsen, Erin La Cour, Anne Magnussen

£52.99

Comics and Power presents new methods for studying the complex relationship between comics and power. Its 14 chapters discuss how comics interact with and challenge existing power structures, shaping our understanding of art, identity, and community.

Collecting Nature

Edited By: Sylvia Heudecker

£41.99

Connecting art, nature, and science, these essays trace the collection and display of objects from early wunderkammern to the 18th century. They reveal a world where art and nature were intrinsically linked, charting the path to their modern divisions.