Behind the Photographic Lens of Sergio Larraín
Unlock the mystery of Sergio Larraín, Chile’s enigmatic photographer. This essential guide reveals the untold narratives behind his iconic works, exploring the intersection of art, politics, and spirituality that defined his profound and lasting legacy.
Religious minorities in the Middle East face challenges to their identities and rights. Based on research, this book examines the obstacles they encounter and the role of Islamic societies in their protection, working toward preserving the rich religious diversity of the region.
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.
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.
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.
Monsters have always been border crossers, their transnational nature reflecting our era of global crisis. This book explores the cultural flow of monstrosity, examining its socio-political ramifications in a world framed by the Covid pandemic and our shared vulnerability.
This volume of essays dissects critical issues in postcolonial African theatre. It moves beyond conventional theory to focus on the concrete realities practitioners face, exploring diverse topics from censorship and cultural policy to text, performance, and production.
This book crosses world cultures to highlight women as creators and as subjects. From the politics of Aztec women’s bodies to female artists in the Global South, chapters offer historical, artistic, and literary perspectives on women in art, literature, and film across the globe.
An inner journey on the path of Japanese calligraphy, this book uniquely combines theory with practice. It rediscovers the creative synergy of handwriting in the digital age, revealing a contemplative act of writing by painting and painting by writing.
This volume explores the intersection of media, culture, and conflict in Africa. It examines how cultural practices, media, social movements, and new technologies can address the continent’s political and social challenges. A vital contribution to an underexplored field.
Lee Miller’s Surrealist Eye
While popular interest in Lee Miller’s life and photography has grown, her true worth as a prominent Surrealist artist has been overlooked. This collection revalidates her position, not as a muse, but as one of the twentieth century’s most influential female Surrealist artists.
This book examines four innovative women playwrights of 21st-century Spain. By foregrounding female protagonists, their plays explore female autonomy and the search for selfhood against gendered oppression, showcasing important innovations in contemporary stagecraft.
The Global and Local Appeal of Kneehigh Theatre Company
This book explores “Brand Kneehigh,” defining how the theatre company’s Cornish identity achieved global appeal. Analyzing key productions, it reveals the tensions between local and global interests and investigates Kneehigh’s unique solution: their performance space, the Asylum.
Contemporary Dance and Southern African Rock Art
In Apartheid South Africa, the author started a mixed-race dance company in her garage. Weaving together research into rock art and transformative choreography, this book shows how dance can change attitudes, perceptions, and the human spirit. Includes a video link to the dance.
This volume explores the gendered subaltern’s struggle against multiple levels of marginalization. Through theatrical interventions, it underscores how the body becomes a site of identity, oppression and resistance, and interrogates notions of family, society and identity.
Understanding Bollywood
Explore how Bollywood films reveal the cultural politics of India. This book analyses the on-screen evolution of Indian women, charting their journey from subjugation to empowerment and the fight for human rights.
African cinema offers a unique opposition to the injustices of neoliberalism. It deftly analyzes the thread running through globalization and corporate greed that naturalizes a global caste system and generates a culture of permanent anxiety and precarity.
With over 150 colour illustrations, this collection of essays explores the history and mysteries of the “Coral Road” from the Mediterranean to Japan. Journey from Italy’s fisheries to Tibet, where coral is a sacred treasure, to the magnificent craftwork of the Edo Period.
Postsocialist Mobilities
Native scholars examine mobility in the cinema of the Visegrad countries and Romania, exploring political transition, social change, and transforming gender roles. These in-depth analyses are uniquely informed by the authors’ own “close-up” personal experiences of the phenomena.
This book collects Daniel Asia’s writings on classical music, universities, Judaism, politics, and American culture. Written in clear, elegant prose with a wry sense of humor, this is a fine introduction to high culture, with an emphasis on classical music and its composers.