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  • Plural and Multiple Geographies of Modern and Contemporary Art in East-Central Europe

    Series series Routledge Research in Art History
    This edited volume proposes a theoretical reflection on the different artistic geographies of East-Central Europe (ECE) from an interdisciplinary perspective found at the intersection of art history, art and politics, and critical geography.Contributors argue that this multiplicity is a defining feature of the region. At the same time, chapters employ the concept of “plural geographies” and call ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Art and Politics under Modern Dictatorships

    A Comparison of Chile and Romania

    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book analyzes the relationship between art and politics in two contrasting modern dictatorships. Through a detailed look at the Chilean and Romanian dictatorships, it compares the different ways in which political regimes convey their view of the world through artistic means. It examines how artists help \ convey a new understanding of politics and political action during repressive regimes ... Read more

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  • An Introduction to Animals and Visual Culture

    by R. Malamud ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    A fascinating exploration of the way in which animals are 'framed' - contextualized, decontextualized - in contemporary visual culture. Written in a highly engaging style, this book challenges the field, dealing with some highly controversial aspects of animal exploitation and boldly examines material that is seldom discussed within animal studies. ... Read more

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  • A Hero’s Many Faces

    Raoul Wallenberg in Contemporary Monuments

    by T. Schult ...
    Series series History (R0)
    Raoul Wallenberg is remembered for his humanitarian activity on behalf of the Hungarian Jews at the end of World War II, and as the Swedish diplomat who disappeared into the Soviet Gulag in 1945. This book examines how thirty-one Wallenberg monuments, in twelve countries on five continents commemorate the man. ... Read more

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  • Computers and Art

    Computers and Art

    Insightful perspectives on the use of the computer as a tool for artists. The approaches taken vary from its historical, philosophical and practical implications to the use of computer technology in art practice. The contributors include an art critic, an educator, a practicing artist and a researcher. The Editor's contribution will look at the potential for future developments in the field, ... Read more

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  • Aristotle’s Criticism of Plato’s ‘Timaeus’

    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    The purpose of this study is to determine Aristotle's attitude toward the content and method of Plato's natural science. Plato and Aristotle have often been regarded as on opposite sides of a philosophic 'Great Divide'. On the other hand, those who have found that the two men were in agreement have sometimes mentioned only scattered instances of that agreement. There is need for a new comparison ... Read more

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  • Discourse and Disjuncture between the Arts and Higher Education

    Edited by Jessica Hoffmann Davis ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This accessible and compelling collection of faculty reflections examines the tensions between the arts and academics and offers interdisciplinary alternatives for higher education. With an eye to teacher training, these artist scholars share insights, models, and personal experience that will engage and inspire educators in a range of post-secondary settings. The authors represent a variety of ... Read more

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  • “Voi Altri Pochi”

    Ezra Pound and his Audience, 1908–1925

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    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Critical tradition has established a certain way of reading Ezra Pound, one that places the meanings of the words on the page at the centre of interest and neglects poetic communication. The present study contributes to the recent challenge to this critical orthodoxy, which has led to his canonization as a "difficult" poet, by investigating the pragmatic dimension of Pound's work. In its effort to ... Read more

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  • Deconstructing Contemporary Chinese Art

    Selected Critical Writings and Conversations, 2007-2014

    by Paul Gladston ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    The book presents a range of articles and discussions that offer critical insights into the development of contemporary Chinese art, both within China and internationally. It brings together selected writings, both published and unpublished, by Paul Gladston, one of the foremost international scholars on contemporary Chinese art. The articles are based on extensive first-hand research, much of ... Read more

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  • Film, Art, New Media: Museum Without Walls?

    Museum Without Walls?

    Edited by Angela Dalle Vacche ...
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    In the footsteps of Andre Bazin, this anthology of 15 original essays argues that the photographic origin of twentieth-century cinema is anti-anthropocentric. Well aware that the twentieth century stands out as the only period in history with its own photographic film record for posterity, Angela Dalle Vacche has convened international scholars at The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, and ... Read more

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  • The Environmental Imaginary in Brazilian Poetry and Art

    by M. McNee ...
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    This study contributes to ongoing discussions on the connections between the environmental imaginary and issues of identity, place and nation. Utilizing a delimited ecocritical approach, McNee puts Brazilian culture, through the work of contemporary poets and visual artists, into a broader, transnational dialogue. ... Read more

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