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Unpacking discourses in African law, media, and art, these authoritative essays reveal how language shapes the continent's unique cultural values and complex social realities.
Unpacking discourses in African law, media, and art, these authoritative essays reveal how language shapes the continent’s unique cultural values and complex social realities.
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The lingua franca for cultural self-understanding in the early-modern period was ineluctably religious. Without religion we cannot comprehend its myriad facets, from markets and art to the very terminology of unbelief. This collection of essays explores these themes.
The lingua franca for cultural self-understanding in the early-modern period was ineluctably religious. Without religion we cannot comprehend its myriad facets, from markets and art to the very terminology of unbelief. This collection of essays explores these themes.
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This academic study analyzes suspense in Stephen King’s novels The Shining and Carrie and their film adaptations. It compares techniques for achieving suspense in literature versus cinema and provides a model that can be used for analyzing other literary or cinematic works.
This academic study analyzes suspense in Stephen King’s novels The Shining and Carrie and their film adaptations. It compares techniques for achieving suspense in literature versus cinema and provides a model that can be used for analyzing other literary or cinematic works.
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From Word to Canvas
Appropriations of Myth in Women’s Aesthetic Production
This innovative collection of essays examines how women artists and writers use myth to explore feminine identity. Spanning literature, performance, and visual art, these global contributions reveal a powerful “feminine gaze” that gives myths new force.
This innovative collection of essays examines how women artists and writers use myth to explore feminine identity. Spanning literature, performance, and visual art, these global contributions reveal a powerful “feminine gaze” that gives myths new force.
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This volume provides accessible articles on masters of world cinema whose works explore human spirituality and religious faith. It examines canonical directors like De Sica and Hitchcock alongside contemporary auteurs like Asghar Farhadi and Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
This volume provides accessible articles on masters of world cinema whose works explore human spirituality and religious faith. It examines canonical directors like De Sica and Hitchcock alongside contemporary auteurs like Asghar Farhadi and Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
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Following Forms, Following Functions
Practices and Disciplines in Dialogue
The contributions here are devoted to the analysis of the relationship between form and function, two concepts that have played, and continue to play, an important role in several disciplines, from philosophical reflection to theoretical biology.
The contributions here are devoted to the analysis of the relationship between form and function, two concepts that have played, and continue to play, an important role in several disciplines, from philosophical reflection to theoretical biology.
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Celluloid Saviours
Angels and Reform Politics in Hollywood Film
In "film blanc," a spirit helps a hero reform. This book traces the genre from *It's a Wonderful Life* to *The Truman Show*, linking its history to the rise and fall of American liberal thought.
In “film blanc,” a spirit helps a hero reform. This book traces the genre from *It’s a Wonderful Life* to *The Truman Show*, linking its history to the rise and fall of American liberal thought.
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A Study of Authorial Illustration
The Magic Window
This book analyses the practice of authors illustrating their own works. Combining theoretical aspects with commentaries on specific illustrations, it provides academics and students with an enjoyable, scholarly introduction to this thriving field of research.
This book analyses the practice of authors illustrating their own works. Combining theoretical aspects with commentaries on specific illustrations, it provides academics and students with an enjoyable, scholarly introduction to this thriving field of research.
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Tony Kushner’s Postmodern Theatre
A Study of Political Discourse
This book is an insightful examination of Tony Kushner, one of the most prominent political dramatists in the US today. It explores how Kushner theatricalizes politics, drawing on influences like Bertolt Brecht to define his postmodern theatre.
This book is an insightful examination of Tony Kushner, one of the most prominent political dramatists in the US today. It explores how Kushner theatricalizes politics, drawing on influences like Bertolt Brecht to define his postmodern theatre.
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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.
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.
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This collection of peer-reviewed papers, from an international conference in Japan, explores the cultural cross-fertilisation between the literatures of East and West. The collection demonstrates the stimulating effect of cross-cultural literary studies.
This collection of peer-reviewed papers, from an international conference in Japan, explores the cultural cross-fertilisation between the literatures of East and West. The collection demonstrates the stimulating effect of cross-cultural literary studies.
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Theatre Theory and Performance
A Critical Interrogation
Biswas offers a starting point for a much-needed critical interrogation of theatre today. He looks at the constant features of European theatre and brings in some Indian elements, before scrutinising the symbiosis that has been functioning for some time.
Biswas offers a starting point for a much-needed critical interrogation of theatre today. He looks at the constant features of European theatre and brings in some Indian elements, before scrutinising the symbiosis that has been functioning for some time.
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Hunting the Collectors
Pacific Collections in Australian Museums, Art Galleries and Archives, Second Edition
Who were the collectors behind Australia's vast Pacific collections? This volume reveals the complex motivations that shaped these remarkable archives of Oceanic art, a vital contribution to the worldwide renaissance of interest in Pacific cultures.
Who were the collectors behind Australia’s vast Pacific collections? This volume reveals the complex motivations that shaped these remarkable archives of Oceanic art, a vital contribution to the worldwide renaissance of interest in Pacific cultures.
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The Sides of the North
An Anthology in Honor of Professor Yona Pinson
In tribute to Yona Pinson’s extensive work on Northern Renaissance art, this volume offers new insights from leading scholars. It covers a broad spectrum of topics, genres, and media, from Bosch to gender, and an overview of contemporary art scholarship.
In tribute to Yona Pinson’s extensive work on Northern Renaissance art, this volume offers new insights from leading scholars. It covers a broad spectrum of topics, genres, and media, from Bosch to gender, and an overview of contemporary art scholarship.
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This volume explores the cultural significance of the ‘noughties’ in the Hispanic and Lusophone world, defining a new generation through its film, digital media, theatre, and history.
This volume explores the cultural significance of the ‘noughties’ in the Hispanic and Lusophone world, defining a new generation through its film, digital media, theatre, and history.
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Performative Inter-Actions in African Theatre 3
Making Space, Rethinking Drama and Theatre in Africa
This collection demonstrates the advances adopted by African theatre practitioners in tackling challenges like colonialism and globalisation. The essays re-conceptualise notions of drama and theatre, exploring space and challenging orthodoxy in evolving contexts.
This collection demonstrates the advances adopted by African theatre practitioners in tackling challenges like colonialism and globalisation. The essays re-conceptualise notions of drama and theatre, exploring space and challenging orthodoxy in evolving contexts.
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What is the identity of a place of worship in the new millennium? Does new religious architecture maintain its sacramental value, or has it become disconnected from tradition? This book explores where contemporary religious architecture is heading.
What is the identity of a place of worship in the new millennium? Does new religious architecture maintain its sacramental value, or has it become disconnected from tradition? This book explores where contemporary religious architecture is heading.
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Wit’s End
Making Sense of the Great Movies
This book studies the “Great Movies,” the enduring works of cinematic history. It attempts to “make sense” of these films to understand what they express about the universality of human life and the worlds they recreate on screen.
This book studies the “Great Movies,” the enduring works of cinematic history. It attempts to “make sense” of these films to understand what they express about the universality of human life and the worlds they recreate on screen.
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“Else-where”
Essays in Art, Architecture, and Cultural Production 2002-2011
A survey of art and architecture, these essays critique what is suppressed and what is disclosed. They track a passage out of post-structuralism toward the Real, or “Else-where”—a return of the universal as utopian thought “here-and-now.”
A survey of art and architecture, these essays critique what is suppressed and what is disclosed. They track a passage out of post-structuralism toward the Real, or “Else-where”—a return of the universal as utopian thought “here-and-now.”
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Text in Contemporary Theatre
The Baltics within the World Experience
This collection of articles is devoted to the relationship between text and performance in contemporary theatre. Focusing on the Baltics but with wider insight into world drama, this book is recommended for both theatre and drama theoreticians and practitioners.
This collection of articles is devoted to the relationship between text and performance in contemporary theatre. Focusing on the Baltics but with wider insight into world drama, this book is recommended for both theatre and drama theoreticians and practitioners.
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