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  • HearRational

    by Oliver Davis ...
    "Davis' writing debut is a triumph - utilising razor sharp whit and satire against a well crafted sci-fi world. If you're a fan of Black Mirror then this book is for you." Adam Pearson, BBC actor and TV presenter, star of the Oscar-nominated A Different Man (2024)Conspiracy theorist Theo has a loyal online following, a DIY podcast studio in a pub basement, and a theory that interdimensional ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • New Interdisciplinary Perspectives On and Beyond Autonomy

    Edited by Christopher Watkin, Oliver Davis ...
    Series series Warwick Series in the Humanities
    What does ‘autonomy’ mean today? Is the Enlightenment understanding of autonomy still relevant for contemporary challenges? How have the limits and possibilities of autonomy been transformed by recent developments in artificial intelligence and big data, political pressures, intersecting oppressions and the climate emergency? The challenges to autonomy today reach across society with unprecedented ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Hatred of Sex

    by Oliver Davis, Tim Dean ...
    Series series Provocations
    Hatred of Sex links Jacques Rancière’s political philosophy of the constitutive disorder of democracy with Jean Laplanche’s identification of a fundamental perturbation at the heart of human sexuality. Sex is hated as well as desired, Oliver Davis and Tim Dean contend, because sexual intensity impedes coherent selfhood and undermines identity, rendering us all a little more deplorable than we ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The World of Perception

    by Maurice Merleau-Ponty ...
    Translated by Oliver Davis ...
    Series series Routledge Classics
    'In simple prose Merleau-Ponty touches on his principle themes. He speaks about the body and the world, the coexistence of space and things, the unfortunate optimism of science – and also the insidious stickiness of honey, and the mystery of anger.' - James ElkinsMaurice Merleau-Ponty was one of the most important thinkers of the post-war era. Central to his thought was the idea that human ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Heritage as Community Research

    Legacies of Co-production

    by David Forrest, Toby Pillatt, Esme Cleall, Jeff Oliver, Neil Curtis, Elizabeth Curtis, Jenny Wilkinson, Nick Higgett, Tony Bowring, Fay Hield, Colin Shepherd0, Kimberley Marwood1, Helen Graham2, Danny Callaghan4, Karen Brookfield5, Helen McCarthy6, Dave Horton7, Oliver Davis8, Jo Vergunst9, Jodie Matthews1, Kate Pahl2, John Ball3, Helen Smith4 ...
    Series series Connected Communities
    Heritage as Community Research explores the nature of contemporary heritage research involving university and community partners. Putting forward a new view of heritage as a process of research and involvement with the past, undertaken with or by the communities for whom it is relevant, the book uses a diverse range of case studies, with many chapters co-written between academics and community ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • Jacques Rancière

    by Oliver Davis ...
    Series series Key Contemporary Thinkers
    This book is a critical introduction to contemporary French philosopher Jacques Rancière. It is the first introduction in any language to cover all of his major work and offers an accessible presentation and searching evaluation of his significant contributions to the fields of politics, pedagogy, history, literature, film theory and aesthetics.This book traces the emergence of Rancière’s thought ... Read more

    $22.00 USD

  • Valuing Interdisciplinary Collaborative Research

    Beyond Impact

    by Andrew Power, Karen Smyth, Robert Rutherfoord, Liz Richardson, Peter Matthews, Catherine Durose, Dave Vanderhoven, Colin Shepherd, Helen Graham, Oliver Davis, Elizabeth Curtis, Jo Vergunst, Amanda Ravetz, Steve Pool, Kimberley Marwood, Hugh Escott, Deborah James, Martin Phillips, Mihaela Kelemen, Rachael Turner, Martin Swan, John Stanley, David Robinson, Paul Manners, Rebecca Madgin, John Lawson, Alex Hale, Paul Furness, Kathy Cremin, Richard A. Courtney, Danny Callaghan, Peter Brown, Karen Brookfield, Richard Brigham, Lianne Brigham, Tim Boon, Mike Benson, Martin Bashforth, Colin Foskett, Justine Gaubert, Gemma Burford, Katerina Alexiou, Theodore Zamenopoulos, Ann Light, Andy Dearden, Sophia De Sousa, Paula Graham, Marie Harder, Elona Hoover, Julian Brigstocke, Dave O'Brien, Steve Connelly, Laura Brown, Julie Brown, Janice Astbury, Kim Aumann, Sophie Duncan ...
    Series series Connected Communities
    Universities are increasingly being asked to take an active role as research collaborators with citizens, public bodies, and community organisations, which, it is claimed, makes them more accountable, creates better research outcomes, and enhances the knowledge base. Yet many of these research collaborators, as well as their funders and institutions, have not yet developed the methods to ‘account ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Ranciere Now

    by Oliver Davis ...
    Series series Theory Now
    The French philosopher Jacques Rancière is well known across the world for his groundbreaking contributions to aesthetic and political theory and for his radical rethinking of the question of equality. This much-needed new collection situates Rancière's thought in a range of practical and theoretical contexts.These specially commissioned essays cover the complete history of Rancière's work and ... Read more

    $21.00 USD

  • The World of Perception

    by Maurice Merleau-Ponty ...
    Translated by Oliver Davis ...
    'Painting does not imitate the world, but is a world of its own.'In 1948, Maurice Merleau-Ponty wrote and delivered on French radio a series of seven lectures on the theme of perception. Translated here into English for the first time, they offer a lucid and concise insight into one of the great philosophical minds of the twentieth-century.These lectures explore themes central not only to Merleau ... Read more

    $225.00 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Fairly Trainee Lesson One: S A & R

    by Oliver Davis ...
    the story of two miss match fairies, ones a trainer of new ruff a round the edge fairies wannabes and the other a new t-fairy in training going out for the first time, you see she's supper charged about this night & getting her first tooth and hoping she'll pass this test. ... Read more

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    Translated by Hugh Tomlinson, Graham Burchell ...
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  • Sartre: Romantic Rationalist. Illustrated

    by Iris Murdoch ...
    In Sartre: Romantic Rationalist, acclaimed novelist and philosopher Iris Murdoch presents a clear and insightful introduction to the complex thought of Jean-Paul Sartre, one of the most influential figures in 20th-century existentialism. This illustrated volume offers both a critique and a sympathetic exploration of Sartre’s philosophical and literary work. Murdoch examines Sartre’s central ideas, ... Read more

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