In and Out of Africa
This anthology explores the deep historical and cultural bonds connecting Africa to the Afro-Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian, and Latin American worlds. Scholars and artists examine themes of colonization, slavery, identity, and migration through new artistic prisms.
Titus out of Joint
Critics often see Titus Andronicus as a way station to better plays. This collection—the first in a decade—argues it deserves more, approaching the play as inherently dissonant through a wide variety of modern theoretical and critical perspectives.
Kierkegaard’s focus on individuality seems irrelevant to the political sphere. This book argues the opposite, revealing how his ideas on self-choice, passion, and love are not only relevant, but highly significant for political thought and commitment.
Culture, Power, and Security
A diverse group of historians grapples with the notion of “security” across time and geography. Drawing on new sources, these engaging essays offer fresh perspectives on military, political, intelligence, and foreign relations history.
Ruptures in the Western Empire
This book investigates the representation of white female captives in Moorish thralldom in Western cinema. It deconstructs how these stories were used for imperialist ambitions and, by rereading this visual culture, gives voice to the stereotyped “other”.
Cesare Pugni
Based on a popular Russian fairy-tale, The Little Humpbacked Horse tells of the spectacular deeds of Ivanushka with the help of a magical horse. Created by Arthur Saint-Léon with music by Cesare Pugni, it was the first ballet based on Russian folklore.
The Ballets of Alexander Glazunov
Russian composer Alexander Glazunov was a master of classical ballet. Sharing Tchaikovsky’s passion for melody, his scores for Raymonda and The Seasons are inventive and beautifully orchestrated, reflecting a glamorous, glittering world.
Desire for Love
This collection of essays uses a psychoanalytic approach to explore the secret longings of the human heart in D. H. Lawrence’s works. It analyses the desire for love and unconscious feelings, comparing Lawrence to Virginia Woolf and Pat Barker.
The Polyphony of Food
Food is more than a basic need. It satisfies the entire range of human motivations, from feeling safe and secure to affirming cultural identity. It is a vehicle for bonding, love, esteem, and even a means of self-actualization.
Neighbors and Neighborhoods
This collection of essays addresses questions of community in the modern German-speaking world, a neighborhood no longer defined by territory. How is neighborliness possible in an age of mass migration, globalization, and fluid modern identity?
Cultural Difference and Social Solidarity
This book engages the paradox of cultural difference and social solidarity. Essays analyze immigrants and internal cultural divisions in the UAE, UK, Germany, Canada, and Turkey, challenging the conflict between difference and unity to show a path to solidarity.
From Narrative to Necessity
This book presents religion as intelligible metaphysics, reconciling faith and reason. It explores the philosophical implications of the Trinity, Creation, and Incarnation, correcting false views of divine transcendence where God is “all in all.”
No-one who reads this book will ever see the world the same again. This work provides a phenomenology of the everyday, exploring the appearances of houses, landscapes, places, and people by bringing together philosophy, literature, history, and art.
The Future of Post-Human Waste
Waste is neither useless trash nor a hidden treasure. This book offers a radical theory that redefines waste, revealing its profound implications for society, culture, and our collective future.
Doubt, Time and Violence in Philosophical and Cultural Thought
These essays confront the traumas of our postmodern world: loss of identity, media uniformity, violence, and climate change. Distinguished scholars explore these and other fascinating topics from Western and Chinese history to address our shared global concerns.
Balkans and Islam
This multidisciplinary volume offers a special approach to the evolution of Islam in the Balkans. Accessible to students, academics, and the general reader, it provides knowledge of the region’s past and present, with hope for an integrated future.
Quantum Theatre
Quantum Theatre uses quantum mechanics to construct a framework for examining performance. This pioneering analysis reveals hidden aspects of the theatrical event, providing a coherent alternative to postmodernism as a theoretical framework for performance.
Cesare Pugni
An opium dream in an ancient tomb hurls an English Lord into the past. He must save the Pharaoh’s daughter from a rival king and journey through a land of myth and wonder. But can their love survive the harsh light of dawn?
This collection explores the cultural history of freak shows in Continental Europe, examining the spectacular display of wondrous and monstrous bodies. It uncovers forgotten stories from the circus to Nazi eugenics, revealing subjects with their own voice and agency.
This book on media translation covers its history and major theories, offering practical applications in Arabic and English. It seeks to help students and professionals acquire the skills needed for this profession.
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