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Caribbean Men in the Arts
Demystifying Masculinities with Essays, Interviews, Poetry and Stories
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.
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.
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Monsters of Film, Fiction, and Fable
The Cultural Links between the Human and Inhuman
Monsters have always represented what we fear in the Other. But today, they reveal what we fear in ourselves—what we're capable of. These essays explore the monstrous in film, literature, and myth to understand not just who we are, but who we might become.
Monsters have always represented what we fear in the Other. But today, they reveal what we fear in ourselves—what we’re capable of. These essays explore the monstrous in film, literature, and myth to understand not just who we are, but who we might become.
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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.
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.
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The Global and Local Appeal of Kneehigh Theatre Company
Brand Kneehigh
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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Contemporary Dance and Southern African Rock Art
Tranceformations and Transformations
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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.
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The Shakespearean Linkages in Unnayi Warrier’s Nala Charitham
A Literary Analysis
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.
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.
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Identity Mediations in Latin American Cinema and Beyond
Culture, Music and Transnational Discourses
This book explores how the flows of music, films, and artists shape cultural identities. It analyzes these transits, mainly in the Ibero-American space but also Soviet and Asian cinema, revealing cultural networks that extend beyond national borders.
This book explores how the flows of music, films, and artists shape cultural identities. It analyzes these transits, mainly in the Ibero-American space but also Soviet and Asian cinema, revealing cultural networks that extend beyond national borders.
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South American Cinematic Culture
Policy, Production, Distribution and Exhibition
This study of South American cinema offers a new approach, revealing the interconnectivity between state, altruistic, and commercial film organizations. It produces a rich overview of a key non-Western filmmaking site, tracing how films circulate nationally and globally.
This study of South American cinema offers a new approach, revealing the interconnectivity between state, altruistic, and commercial film organizations. It produces a rich overview of a key non-Western filmmaking site, tracing how films circulate nationally and globally.
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Global and Local Art Histories analyzes art outside of hegemonic Euro-American themes. Essays from a broad range of cultural perspectives contest concepts of history and culture, exploring global and local identities and questioning "the work of art.”
Global and Local Art Histories analyzes art outside of hegemonic Euro-American themes. Essays from a broad range of cultural perspectives contest concepts of history and culture, exploring global and local identities and questioning “the work of art.”
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Merry Murderers
The Farcical (Re)Figuration of the Femme Fatale in Maurine Dallas Watkins’ Chicago (1927) and its Various Adaptations
This book explores the femme fatale in American culture through Maurine Dallas Watkins’s story, Chicago. It argues that Chicago’s revivals produce a unique figure: the farcical femme fatale, who combines tragedy with comedy to get away with her crimes.
This book explores the femme fatale in American culture through Maurine Dallas Watkins’s story, Chicago. It argues that Chicago’s revivals produce a unique figure: the farcical femme fatale, who combines tragedy with comedy to get away with her crimes.
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“What is to be Done?”
Cultural Leadership and Public Engagement in Art and Design Education
This book introduces the meanings and motivations behind public engagement in art and design education. It explores the challenges of measuring and articulating cultural impact for postgraduate students and professionals in Higher Education and the cultural industries.
This book introduces the meanings and motivations behind public engagement in art and design education. It explores the challenges of measuring and articulating cultural impact for postgraduate students and professionals in Higher Education and the cultural industries.
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The People’s Pictures
National Lottery Funding and British Cinema
When the UK’s National Lottery began funding “the people’s pictures,” a debate was sparked. Should public money support popular hits the public wants to see, or experimental cinema that requires state support? This book explores the controversies.
When the UK’s National Lottery began funding “the people’s pictures,” a debate was sparked. Should public money support popular hits the public wants to see, or experimental cinema that requires state support? This book explores the controversies.
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Alternatives within the Mainstream II
Queer Theatres in post-war Britain
This introduction to queer sexualities on the post-war British stage charts a history from a climate of sexual repressiveness and criminalisation to a period of legal acceptance, covering gay, lesbian, trans and queer British theatres.
This introduction to queer sexualities on the post-war British stage charts a history from a climate of sexual repressiveness and criminalisation to a period of legal acceptance, covering gay, lesbian, trans and queer British theatres.
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Doubling the Duality
A Theoretical and Practical Investigation into Materiality and Embodiment of Meaning in the Integration of Live Action and Animation
This book explores the aesthetic and cultural integration of live action and animation. It argues that even in an era of seamless digital effects, their differences and dialogues remain a significant source for the evolution of cinematic language.
This book explores the aesthetic and cultural integration of live action and animation. It argues that even in an era of seamless digital effects, their differences and dialogues remain a significant source for the evolution of cinematic language.
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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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Feminisms is Still Our Name
Seven Essays on Historiography and Curatorial Practices
This anthology critically debates the current status of feminisms in visual art. Essays by leading scholars connect past art histories to possible feminist futures, initiating a needed debate on strategies for renewing feminisms in art history and curating.
This anthology critically debates the current status of feminisms in visual art. Essays by leading scholars connect past art histories to possible feminist futures, initiating a needed debate on strategies for renewing feminisms in art history and curating.
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Alternatives Within the Mainstream
British Black and Asian Theatres
Alternatives Within the Mainstream is the first comprehensive collection of critical essays on British Black and Asian Theatres. This long overdue book challenges the culture of myth which obscures the relevance of Black and Asian work with serious academic analysis.
Alternatives Within the Mainstream is the first comprehensive collection of critical essays on British Black and Asian Theatres. This long overdue book challenges the culture of myth which obscures the relevance of Black and Asian work with serious academic analysis.
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