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Theatres of Thought
Theatre, Performance and Philosophy
Theatre and philosophy both make things appear. These essays articulate the fact that they have never been truly apart, exploring theatre’s fascination with transforming thought into spectacle from wide-ranging perspectives and approaches.
Theatre and philosophy both make things appear. These essays articulate the fact that they have never been truly apart, exploring theatre’s fascination with transforming thought into spectacle from wide-ranging perspectives and approaches.
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The Permanence of the Transient
Precariousness in Art
Precariousness in art may be transient, yet it instigates permanent changes. These interdisciplinary essays examine the traces of precariousness in contemporary art, locating it as an undercurrent and connective tissue across diverse areas of knowledge and life.
Precariousness in art may be transient, yet it instigates permanent changes. These interdisciplinary essays examine the traces of precariousness in contemporary art, locating it as an undercurrent and connective tissue across diverse areas of knowledge and life.
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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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Magical Suspension
The Movies as a Fun Experience
This book argues that movies appealed because they were fun. It examines the magic, myth, and memory that made films so enjoyable, and considers their significance as a cultural movement that has changed our lives. After all, the whole world is watching.
This book argues that movies appealed because they were fun. It examines the magic, myth, and memory that made films so enjoyable, and considers their significance as a cultural movement that has changed our lives. After all, the whole world is watching.
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Socrates and Dionysus
Philosophy and Art in Dialogue
Nietzsche argued Socratic reason destroyed the tragic art of Dionysus, pitting science against art. But are they enemies? This volume challenges that division, exploring how artists and thinkers bridge the gap between the world of fact and the world of fiction.
Nietzsche argued Socratic reason destroyed the tragic art of Dionysus, pitting science against art. But are they enemies? This volume challenges that division, exploring how artists and thinkers bridge the gap between the world of fact and the world of fiction.
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Beyond the Skin
The Boundaries between Bodies and Technologies in an Unequal World
"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.
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The public does not desire horror, yet enjoys it in art. In the monstrous marriage of the abject and the sublime, this thrill transforms the spectator into voyeur or victim. Representing horror means rendering it enjoyable—a game of limits that are no longer limits.
The public does not desire horror, yet enjoys it in art. In the monstrous marriage of the abject and the sublime, this thrill transforms the spectator into voyeur or victim. Representing horror means rendering it enjoyable—a game of limits that are no longer limits.
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Rendezvous with the Sensuous
Readings on Aesthetics
In Rendezvous with the Sensuous, explore the aesthetic experience where human sensuousness combines with that of nature. Where artistic expression coalesces with the natural world, you are invited on a synesthetic journey to appreciate the role of aesthetics.
In Rendezvous with the Sensuous, explore the aesthetic experience where human sensuousness combines with that of nature. Where artistic expression coalesces with the natural world, you are invited on a synesthetic journey to appreciate the role of aesthetics.
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This anthology offers readers a greater appreciation of the thought-provoking, informative and compelling subject of the human senses and related sensuous trajectories. It will be of particular value to those interested in aesthetics and the arts.
This anthology offers readers a greater appreciation of the thought-provoking, informative and compelling subject of the human senses and related sensuous trajectories. It will be of particular value to those interested in aesthetics and the arts.
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Friends and Foes Volume I
Friendship and Conflict in Philosophy and the Arts
What constitutes friendship? What challenges, duties and pleasures does it entail? This volume of philosophical and cultural essays offers an illuminating investigation of the relationship between friendship and conflict, exploring its compelling ambiguities.
What constitutes friendship? What challenges, duties and pleasures does it entail? This volume of philosophical and cultural essays offers an illuminating investigation of the relationship between friendship and conflict, exploring its compelling ambiguities.
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Combs focuses on “cinematic knowing” as an expression of ludenic experience, and considers how this way of seeing has expanded our visual acuity and experience, including not only hindsight and foresight, but also insight and indeed even “blindsight”.
Combs focuses on “cinematic knowing” as an expression of ludenic experience, and considers how this way of seeing has expanded our visual acuity and experience, including not only hindsight and foresight, but also insight and indeed even “blindsight”.
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Darkening Scandinavia
Four Postmodern Pagan Essays
Darkening Scandinavia is a philosophical meditation on the true nature of the Northern Darkness. It explores the deeply-moving expressions of artists like Burzum, Nicolas Winding Refn, and Per Petterson, revealing the visceral Void in Nordic soulscapes.
Darkening Scandinavia is a philosophical meditation on the true nature of the Northern Darkness. It explores the deeply-moving expressions of artists like Burzum, Nicolas Winding Refn, and Per Petterson, revealing the visceral Void in Nordic soulscapes.
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Culture and Dialogue
Volume 3, Issue Number 1 - March 2013
Culture and Dialogue explores dialogical practice within culture, be it philosophy, art, or politics. This Special Issue is devoted to the theme of “religion and dialogue,” bringing together a range of outstanding essays on the subject.
Culture and Dialogue explores dialogical practice within culture, be it philosophy, art, or politics. This Special Issue is devoted to the theme of “religion and dialogue,” bringing together a range of outstanding essays on the subject.
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