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  • Black Mirror and Critical Media Theory

    by Angela M. Cirucci, Barry Vacker, Michael Mario Albrecht, Osei Alleyne, Francois Allard-Huver, Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns, Derek R. Blackwell, Sarah J. Constant, Mathieu d’Aquin0, Eleanor Drage1, Julie Escurignan2, Erin Espelie3, Antoine Faure4, Matthew Flisfeder5, Julia M. Hildebrand6, Manel Jiménez-Morales7, Hillary A. Jones8, Morten Stinus Kristensen9, Diana Leon-Boys0, Marta Lopera-Mármol1, Romin Rajan2, Carlos A. Scolari3, Erika M. Thomas4, Pinelopi Troullinou5, Macarena Urzúa Opazo6 ...
    Black Mirror is The Twilight Zone of the twenty-first century. Already a philosophical classic, the series echoes the angst of an era, a civilization and consciousness fully engulfed in the 24/7 media spectacle spanning the planet. With clever plots and existential themes, Black Mirror presents near-futures where humans collide with technology and each other—tomorrows that might arrive in five ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • Specter of the Monolith

    Nihilism, the Sublime, and Human Destiny in Space-From Apollo and Hubble to 2001, Star Trek, and Interstellar

    by Barry Vacker ...
    Science geeks and space film fans, take a journey through the questions from your favorite movies that may continue to haunt or puzzle you. Specter of the Monolith offers a radically original critique of how humans have confronted the majesty of the vast universe—via art, media, science, pop culture, space exploration, and the greatest space films. Original and thought-provoking, the book explores ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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    Suppose I were to begin by saying that I had fallen in love with a color . . .A lyrical, philosophical, and often explicit exploration of personal suffering and the limitations of vision and love, as refracted through the color blue. With Bluets, Maggie Nelson has entered the pantheon of brilliant lyric essayists.Maggie Nelson is the author of numerous books of poetry and nonfiction, including ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

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  • But Is It Art?: An Introduction to Art Theory

    An Introduction to Art Theory

    by Cynthia Freeland ...
    In today's art world many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this book, Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with many fascinating examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, museums, sex, and politics, clarifying contemporary and historical accounts of the nature, function, and ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

  • Books, Movies, Rhythm, Blues

    Twenty Years of Writing About Film, Music and Books (an eBook original from Riverhead Books)

    by Nick Hornby ...
    A new collection of nonfiction writing on culture from the bestselling author of High Fidelity and Dickens and Prince.Books, Movies, Rhythm, Blues brings together the best of Nick Hornby's non-fiction pieces on film and tv, writers and painters and music, and including one exceptional fragment of autobiography. With subject matter ranging from the Sundance Festival to Abbey Road Studios, from P.G. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Timeless Simplicity

    Creative Living in a Consumer Society

    by John Lane ...
    A delightful book, celebrating the wonders of simplicity and minimalism in a noisy, overwhelming world.Our planet was once teeming with all kinds of life, but our grandchildren will inherit one with less than 20 per cent of its early forests still in tact, and thousands of plant and animal species extinct. Sooner or later, a more frugal lifestyle is not only desirable, but will soon be imperative. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Supersizing the Mind

    Embodiment, Action, and Cognitive Extension

    by Andy Clark ...
    Series series Philosophy of Mind
    When historian Charles Weiner found pages of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman's notes, he saw it as a "record" of Feynman's work. Feynman himself, however, insisted that the notes were not a record but the work itself. In Supersizing the Mind, Andy Clark argues that our thinking doesn't happen only in our heads but that "certain forms of human cognizing include inextricable tangles of ... Read more

    $29.69 USD

  • Pretentiousness

    Why It Matters: An Essay

    by Dan Fox ...
    “A nimble case for pretentiousness as a willingness to take risks.” —The New York Times Book Review Pretentiousness is for anyone who has braved being different, whether that’s making a stand against artistic consensus or running the gauntlet of the last bus home dressed differently from everyone else. Pretentiousness is an essential ingredient in pop music and high art. Why do we choose ... Read more

    $12.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • United States of Americana

    Backyard Chickens, Burlesque Beauties, and Handmade Bitters

    by Kurt B. Reighley ...
    A field guide to the new American Roots movement, United States of Americana is a vivid, fascinating, and comprehensive survey of how and why young urban Americans are finding inspiration in the cultural traditions of an earlier time in many areas of contemporary life. Compiled by Seattle-based writer, DJ, and entertainer Kurt B. Reighley, United States of Americana explores this vibrant cultural ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Thinking About Exhibitions

    by Bruce W. Ferguson, Reesa Greenberg, Sandy Nairne ...
    An anthology of writings on exhibition practice from artists, critics, curators and art historians plus artist-curators. It addresses the contradictions posed by museum and gallery sited exhibitions, as well as investigating the challenge of staging art presentations, displays or performances, in settings outside of traditional museum or gallery locales. ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • The Immortal Comedy

    The Comic Phenomenon in Art, Literature, and Life

    by Agnes Heller ...
    Immortal Comedy is the first book to 'think' philosophically about the comic phenomenon in general. Although author Agnes Heller had written a book that is both deeply scholarly and meditative on the subject of the comic form in film, literature, and life her writing is eminently approachable. In both its subject and style, Immortal Comedy is a seminal book. In it, Heller takes us on a journey ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • Vertigo

    Edited by Katalin Makkai ...
    Series series Philosophers on Film
    Released in 1958, Vertigo is widely regarded as Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece and one of the greatest films of all time. This is the first book devoted to exploring the philosophical aspects of Vertigo. Following an introduction by the editor that places the film in context, each chapter reflects upon Hitchcock’s filmfrom a philosophical perspective. Topics discussed include:memory, loss, ... Read more

    $55.99 USD