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Urban Planning in the Middle East
Case Studies
A partial professional autobiography, this book describes diverse urban planning projects across Turkey, the Gulf, Afghanistan, and Syria. The author personally worked on all projects, tackling themes from slum upgrading to post-war reconstruction.
A partial professional autobiography, this book describes diverse urban planning projects across Turkey, the Gulf, Afghanistan, and Syria. The author personally worked on all projects, tackling themes from slum upgrading to post-war reconstruction.
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African Film Cultures
Contexts of Creation and Circulation
This book offers new perspectives on diverse African film cultures. It uniquely engages with the peoples, histories, geographies, and changing production cultures shaped by audiences at home and in the diaspora, providing useful analyses of socio-political factors.
This book offers new perspectives on diverse African film cultures. It uniquely engages with the peoples, histories, geographies, and changing production cultures shaped by audiences at home and in the diaspora, providing useful analyses of socio-political factors.
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Authenticity and Legitimacy in Minority Theatre
Constructing Identity
For ethno-cultural minorities, theatre is a vital space to denounce injustice, explore past trauma, and forge new identities. But should it seek mainstream visibility or remain on the margins to assert its cultural authenticity? This volume tackles these questions.
For ethno-cultural minorities, theatre is a vital space to denounce injustice, explore past trauma, and forge new identities. But should it seek mainstream visibility or remain on the margins to assert its cultural authenticity? This volume tackles these questions.
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Moving Pictures
An Inquiry into the Cinematic Experience
This book argues that the most illuminating perspective for studying movies is ‘play’. Moving pictures were a major ludenic innovation, becoming a source of human knowledge and an important medium of not only popular entertainment, but also popular enlightenment.
This book argues that the most illuminating perspective for studying movies is ‘play’. Moving pictures were a major ludenic innovation, becoming a source of human knowledge and an important medium of not only popular entertainment, but also popular enlightenment.
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The Arts and Youth at Risk
Global and Local Challenges
"Philosophically complex and pragmatically provocative," this book interrogates arts-based interventions for "at risk" youth. International experts explore the positive outcomes and ethical challenges of working with marginalised communities.
“Philosophically complex and pragmatically provocative,” this book interrogates arts-based interventions for “at risk” youth. International experts explore the positive outcomes and ethical challenges of working with marginalised communities.
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Imagined Utopias in the Built Environment
From London’s Vauxhall Garden to the Black Rock Desert
Novakov surveys visionary architecture and urban planning from the 18th century onwards. She starts with the design of social space in Georgian-era pleasure gardens and ends with a study of modern Utopian groups that use early literary references as a focus for their societies.
Novakov surveys visionary architecture and urban planning from the 18th century onwards. She starts with the design of social space in Georgian-era pleasure gardens and ends with a study of modern Utopian groups that use early literary references as a focus for their societies.
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Conversations with Indian Cartoonists
Politickle Lines
Picking up the pen is like playing with fire in political cartooning. Cartoonists draw the line to shake us out of apathy. In the tradition of Shankar and R. K. Laxman, this volume presents conversations with India’s leading cartoonists, taking us into their recondite art.
Picking up the pen is like playing with fire in political cartooning. Cartoonists draw the line to shake us out of apathy. In the tradition of Shankar and R. K. Laxman, this volume presents conversations with India’s leading cartoonists, taking us into their recondite art.
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Film and Morality examines how morality is presented in films and how they serve as a source of moral values. It shows how audiences explore moral issues by following characters who make life-changing decisions and live with the consequences of their choices.
Film and Morality examines how morality is presented in films and how they serve as a source of moral values. It shows how audiences explore moral issues by following characters who make life-changing decisions and live with the consequences of their choices.
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The performing arts remain an underexplored territory for aesthetics. This volume collects essays by international scholars who address the core philosophical topic of expression, questioning the roles of the performer, the work, and the spectator.
The performing arts remain an underexplored territory for aesthetics. This volume collects essays by international scholars who address the core philosophical topic of expression, questioning the roles of the performer, the work, and the spectator.
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This collection of essays explores women’s complex relationship with the gothic. From novels to hypertext fiction, it reveals the scope, intensity, and risks of this evolution, challenging our understanding of why women engage with the gothic.
This collection of essays explores women’s complex relationship with the gothic. From novels to hypertext fiction, it reveals the scope, intensity, and risks of this evolution, challenging our understanding of why women engage with the gothic.
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Contrary to the belief that Judaism was oblivious to art, this book shows that a sophisticated visual language flourished in Byzantine-era synagogues. This probing language of introspection and scrutiny reveals a hidden culture that could rival the best of modern art movements.
Contrary to the belief that Judaism was oblivious to art, this book shows that a sophisticated visual language flourished in Byzantine-era synagogues. This probing language of introspection and scrutiny reveals a hidden culture that could rival the best of modern art movements.
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This collection of essays traces the evolution of kitsch and camp aesthetics in popular culture and the avant-garde. From diverse theoretical perspectives, it provides a much-needed commentary on the function of these aesthetics today.
This collection of essays traces the evolution of kitsch and camp aesthetics in popular culture and the avant-garde. From diverse theoretical perspectives, it provides a much-needed commentary on the function of these aesthetics today.
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Ebewo’s text represents a compendium of discourses on black African drama, theatre and performance in Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland. The topics covered include ritual practices, interventionist approaches to drama, and the funeral rites of Nelson Mandela.
Ebewo’s text represents a compendium of discourses on black African drama, theatre and performance in Botswana, Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland. The topics covered include ritual practices, interventionist approaches to drama, and the funeral rites of Nelson Mandela.
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These studies offer a fresh look at the complexity of artistic and cultural contacts, transfers, and exchanges between Europe and the Middle East. They reach far beyond the geographical regions where these cultures have met and interacted throughout their long histories.
These studies offer a fresh look at the complexity of artistic and cultural contacts, transfers, and exchanges between Europe and the Middle East. They reach far beyond the geographical regions where these cultures have met and interacted throughout their long histories.
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This book offers a unique collection of papers on inter-translatability, art, and ethics—subjects crucial for intercultural conversations today. It explores dialogue between East and West, asserting that any such conversation has to start with translation.
This book offers a unique collection of papers on inter-translatability, art, and ethics—subjects crucial for intercultural conversations today. It explores dialogue between East and West, asserting that any such conversation has to start with translation.
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This book explores A. S. Byatt's visual and verbal still lifes. It shows how her rich descriptions celebrate realism, textual pleasure, and sexuality, while also revealing character and class, and teasing out the tension between living passion and "cold" artwork.
This book explores A. S. Byatt’s visual and verbal still lifes. It shows how her rich descriptions celebrate realism, textual pleasure, and sexuality, while also revealing character and class, and teasing out the tension between living passion and “cold” artwork.
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Geopolitics to Geocriticism
A Study of TV Series in Türkiye, Serbia, Romania and Beyond
This collection analyses TV series (‘dizi’) from Türkiye, Serbia, and Romania. It explores their role in identity building, social reflection, and soft power, stressing the importance of these cultural products for public diplomacy in the Balkans and their global reach.
This collection analyses TV series (‘dizi’) from Türkiye, Serbia, and Romania. It explores their role in identity building, social reflection, and soft power, stressing the importance of these cultural products for public diplomacy in the Balkans and their global reach.
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A World of Popular Entertainments
An Edited Volume of Critical Essays
The first of its kind, this groundbreaking collection examines popular entertainments from a global and multi-disciplinary perspective, considering their social, cultural, and political significance across five continents.
The first of its kind, this groundbreaking collection examines popular entertainments from a global and multi-disciplinary perspective, considering their social, cultural, and political significance across five continents.
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PaintingDigitalPhotography
Synthesis and Difference in the Age of Media Equivalence
This publication investigates aspects of interconnectivity between painting, the digital and photography in contemporary art practices. It contributes to discourses around networks of associations by examining where syntheses occur, and differences remain, between these media.
This publication investigates aspects of interconnectivity between painting, the digital and photography in contemporary art practices. It contributes to discourses around networks of associations by examining where syntheses occur, and differences remain, between these media.
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The Idea of the City
Early-Modern, Modern and Post-Modern Locations and Communities
An important and timely work with depth and breadth. International scholars explore the city in literature, history, and film from the medieval period to the present. With a truly global focus, this is a fascinating snapshot of literary urban studies.
An important and timely work with depth and breadth. International scholars explore the city in literature, history, and film from the medieval period to the present. With a truly global focus, this is a fascinating snapshot of literary urban studies.
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