Conflict, Trauma and the Media
These essays study the complicated relationship between the messengers bringing news of catastrophic upheaval and the recipients of that message. They consider not only the motivations behind such work, but also the psychological consequences of witnessing extreme suffering.
Based on over fifty years of fieldwork, this book investigates contemporary Egyptian society. It explores folk customs of the lifecycle, from childbirth and marriage to funerary rituals, as well as social stratification and violence.
Spanish and Latin American Women’s Crime Fiction in the New Millennium
This volume highlights the shift in focus in crime fiction written by women in Spain and Latin America since the late 1980s to transgressions often overlooked by their male counterparts, such as rape and sexual battery, and domestic violence.
The Divided Korean Peninsula
Seu details his personal experiences of both North and South Korea, having spent time in the latter state three times over a period of 17 years. Here, he notes the characteristics, the contradictions, merits and defects of this halved and impenetrable country.
The Orpheus Myth in Milton’s “L’Allegro”, “Il Penseroso”, and “Lycidas”
This study uncovers the Orpheus myth as the key to Milton’s early poems, triggering their opposing voices and framing the profound journey from innocence to enlightenment.
Inter-American Relations
From recognized authorities and new scholars in fields as diverse as international law, literature, political science, and history, these essays provide a fascinating multi-dimensional look at the intricate relationships between the polities and cultures of the Americas.
Zarstvo and Communism
After WWI, Russia’s Bolsheviks and Italy’s Fascists took power. Though ideologically opposed, they resumed severed relations for economic advantages. However, mutual distrust never stopped, rendering their ties tenuous until they were broken in the early years of WWII.
This compendium advances analytical perspectives regarding a highly transcultural and changing African continent enmeshed in the vestiges of slavery and the complex dynamics of post-colonialism, with particular emphasis on Africa and its Lusophone and Afro-Hispanic diaspora.
Young Scholars’ Developments in Philology
Young international scholars explore variation as an essential feature of meaning-producing communication. This volume examines cross-cultural discourse through literary analysis, translation studies, and language acquisition, revealing how meaning is negotiated across cultures.
Deleuze on Art
Jasper considers the role of art in French philosopher Gilles Deleuze’s late writings. Using examples from twentieth-century architecture, film, literature, painting and sculpture, he follows Deleuze’s engagement with art to illustrate a new image of thought.
This volume contributes to closing the divide that still exists today between the so-called ‘practical’ and ‘classical’ disciplines in seminary curricula. The essays here model a dynamic reading of human situations and biblical texts that reveal their multivalent complexities.
The Occidentocentric Fallacy
What is literature? Grbić brings together perspectives from both non-Western cultures and minority cultures within a supposed West, awakening the reader to the fact that, incredibly, literature in its total, all-human realization, is something yet to be discovered.
As migration changes Europe, education plays a key role. This volume analyzes the support of immigrant children in Spain and Italy, focusing on themes like linguistic diversity, teacher training, and school culture. It serves as a sounding board for developments across Europe.
Is intercultural exchange truly possible in societies riddled with tensions? This collection of studies addresses the challenges posed by diversity and inequality in the construction of inclusive societies.
Rhetorical Criticism in Communication Studies
Gabor focuses on seven entries in Carl R. Burgchardt’s Readings in Rhetorical Criticism, to which she adds a complementary effort. She also offers personal narrative about guidance by specific critics such as Edwin Black, Forbes Hill, and Kenneth Burke.
This monograph represents a tool for comparative analysis for researchers and academics dealing with the business environment. It discusses various facets of the Czech business environment, focusing on the quality and sustainability factors that influence Czech industries.
Fear, Trauma and Paranoia in Bret Easton Ellis’s Oeuvre
Párraga studies the role fear, trauma and paranoia play in Bret Easton Ellis’ novels and collections of short stories. He shows that these aspects are fundamental not only to Ellis’ work, but also to contemporary American literature and, indeed, American culture and society.
For Thomas Aquinas, ethics is not a set of moral precepts but the cultivation of virtues for human flourishing. Natural law, reflecting the eternal, is awakened within us. Crowned by faith, hope, and love, this vision is summed up in the Beatitudes.
Freeman teaches academics and graduate students how to write seductive academic prose by learning a literacy rarely taught in academic writing or style handbooks. He details how to use literary devices and figures of speech to meet ideals of stylish communication.
New Media and the Mediatisation of Religion
New media has transformed religious practice and expression. This book offers a unique, Africa-centred perspective on how technology influences religious engagement, shapes discourses, and enables beliefs to reach a broader audience.