Teaching Shakespeare in Film and the Arts Today
Explore past, present, and future approaches to Shakespeare on Film. This volume offers practical case-studies for teaching textual analysis through film and the arts—perfect for instructors to adapt or for any reader interested in the field to enjoy.
Florence’s English Cemetery, 1827-1877
The restoration of Florence’s English Cemetery reveals the stories of foreign non-Catholics buried there from 1827-1877. It is a democracy in death, where writers like Elizabeth Barrett Browning, artists, and former slaves lie alongside nobility and royalty.
Discover realist painter Clark Hulings (1922-2011), an artist whose subject was work—daily life in ancient places grappling with modernity. This book highlights the beauty and empathy of his paintings and discusses the work ethic that took him to the summit of realist technique.
The 1879 Theft of Royal Ms 16 E VIII from the British Museum
In 1879, a priceless manuscript containing the only copy of the oldest French poem vanished from the British Museum. This study explores the intense academic rivalries after the Franco-Prussian War that fueled the theft and provides a reconstruction of the lost text.
Caribbean Men in the Arts
This collection explores the emotional and artistic landscape of Caribbean men who carve out a place for themselves in the visual and performance arts. The pieces demonstrate them forging more varied and wholesome masculinities, thriving in spaces without violence or exclusion.
Geopolitics to Geocriticism
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.
The Shakespearean Linkages in Unnayi Warrier’s Nala Charitham
Unnayi Warrier’s ‘Nala Charitham’ is a popular Kathakali drama of romance, treachery, and banishment. Drawing from Hindu mythology, this book insightfully compares the story’s complex characters with Shakespeare’s plays, giving the captivating tale a new perspective.
Ophelia Through Time
Once a marginal character, Shakespeare’s tragic Ophelia has become a cultural icon. This captivating book offers a cross-media analysis of her rebirth in art, film, and television, tracing her evolving representation and her enduring impact on visual storytelling.
Voices from the Algerian Theatre
This book translates two 20th-century Algerian Arabic plays into English. Bridging vast cultural and linguistic divides, these translations capture the essence of Algerian theatre by focusing on shared human experiences, offering insights into the concept of the Other.
Advancing Disaster Management Through Federated Learning
Discover how Federated Learning (FL) revolutionizes disaster management. This guide explores how FL enhances response and predictive modeling by building powerful AI while maintaining data privacy. It provides a roadmap to protect communities, infrastructure, and lives.
Why are Nigerian theatre students taught directing using theories from long-dead Westerners, while their own living masters are ignored? This book fills that gap, with essays and interviews from 30 Nigerian directors, allowing a new generation to stand on the shoulders of giants.
This book contextualizes the terror histories of post-9/11 literature from the USA, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka. It reads selected short stories, novels, and poems from a gendered perspective.
This monograph explores the material culture of the Early Bronze Age in Azerbaijan’s Mil-Karabakh region. It examines settlements and grave monuments, providing classifications and pictures of the artifacts discovered within them.
Piero Manzoni’s Merda d’artista
A turning point in conceptual art, Manzoni’s “Merda d’artista” is provocative, scandalous, and misunderstood. This first scholarly study uses the latest research to uncover the iconic work’s hidden meanings and profound influence.
Delve into the archival history of early Indian cinema. This book examines the landmark Indo-European collaboration at Bombay Talkies through Gilles Deleuze’s compelling concepts of Movement-Image and Time-Image, exploring censorship, studios, and film journalism.
Giorgio Vasari
This book presents Giorgio Vasari as an intellectual and philosopher, exploring how he transformed the artist’s role in 16th-century Italy. Vasari elevated their status from mere artisans to divinely inspired creators whose work conveys profound moral and intellectual messages.
This book reveals how Sarah Kane’s plays immerse audiences in the raw, embodied experience of violence and trauma. It presents a compelling case for her enduring relevance, cementing her legacy as one of modern theatre’s most provocative and essential voices.
This book examines how Nigeria’s new media shapes popular cultures like Nollywood, music, and sports. Using political economy theory and case studies, it analyzes the intersection of media and culture, and what uses and gratifications people seek from them.
This book explains how to manufacture an AI-powered operating system to consolidate the functions of accounting and finance. Discover the complete blueprint for broadcasting real-time, high-quality financial statements from public, government, and not-for-profit organizations.
Fish imagery is found on artifacts across Mesopotamia. This book provides new insights through a unique combination of ichthyological and archaeological analysis, illuminating how the people of ancient Mesopotamia visualized and imagined aquatic life over time.