Sociology

Carrier and Jones enliven readers’ latent knowledge of galleries, like architectural motifs, the intended impression conveyed to the visitor, and their human interactions. Much has been written about the art, but the secretive culture of the galleries themselves is now uncovered.

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 innovative book is a timely intervention in video and new media art, examining gender in post-Socialist contexts. Chapters explore how encounters between art and technology represent gender, critically reflecting current debates across the region and Europe.

Deep in southwestern China, in a village called Dimen, live several women who are masters of many cultural arts. Lee’s study presents an opportunity to learn from the past long lost in Western tradition and experience ancient culture transforming under the pressure of technology.

This collection of essays compares the legacy of Pier Paolo Pasolini and Rainer Werner Fassbinder, two of Europe’s last radical filmmakers. Their uncompromising films oscillate between utopia and nihilism, inviting us to reconsider lost questions.

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.