Cultural studies

This book provides concrete pedagogical suggestions for teaching the translation of cultural items, including so-called ‘untranslatables’.

Taking Back Desire studies film, television and video art texts through a Lacanian prism to restore a sense of queer as troubling identity and resistance to neoliberal forms of inclusion.

The book is a Festschrift celebrating the 70th birthday of Ziauddin Sardar, a scholar and public intellectual known for his work on postnormal times theory and Islamic thought.

An essential volume spanning the theology, tradition, and practical considerations of altar guild ministryThis necessary and practical guide is designed to function as a theological, formational, and spiritual resource for any altar guild member.

This book proposes a framework for regulating sex robots - human-like machines designed to engage emotionally and sexually with users through customisable, often AI-powered features.

'One of the most important books you'll read this year ' THE NEW FEMINIST'A bold, unapologetic exploration of modern relationships, self-image, and the complexities of navigating social media and intimacy in today's world' MARIE CLAIREAre women asking for it because of their outfits, routes home, profile pictures or social media posts?

The Routledge Handbook of Motherhood on Screen offers a comprehensive global analysis of the representation of Mothers and Motherhood in contemporary screen industries and online spaces.

This third edition of Food Policy in the United States offers a timely update to the leading textbook dedicated to all aspects of food policy in the United States.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to the myths and legends of the Great Plains of America.

Addressing fans' digital practices, this book places fans' play at the centre of a networked mainstream culture that seems to increasingly cater to, amalgamate with and adapt to fans' mediatized play.

Gratitude is often understood as etiquette rather than ethics, an emotion rather than politics.

In today's increasingly digital media landscape, enhancing critical literacy and fostering civic engagement is crucial for addressing gender disparities and broader inequalities within education and public life.

The Great Convergence explores the existential foundations of human consciousness and the deep existential dimensions of reality, as well as their connection to the concept of The Creator.

Examines the underground and overlooked actors and activities of liberal activism and liberal counter-cultures in the modern Arab world.

Based on over ten years of fieldwork in Peru and Aotearoa New Zealand, Recovering Our Ancestral Foodways explores how Quechua and Mori peoples describe, define, and enact wellbeing through the lens of foodways.

The Quest for Significance: Harnessing the Need that Makes the World Go Round is a fascinating exploration of why we all seek Significance - a fundamental human motivation - and how we can understand it to help us lead better lives.

This book explores how Chinese citizens influence both real and internet political participation via using internet.

Contemporary Perspectives on Girls' Educational Achievement: What About the Girls?

This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

This handbook provides a timely synthesis of the international literature that investigates men's experiences of intimate partner violence and help seeking behavior, and considers what the findings mean for research, practice, and policy.

Horse Crazy explores the meaning behind the love between girls and horses.

This study considers the performativity of sound-producing sculptures made in the twenty-first century through a cultural history of certain works.

This book introduces readers to the rich and diverse experiences of women across the African continent, covering their socio-cultural, political, and economic realities from the precolonial era right up to the modern day.

This book contributes to current discussions about the meaning, history, and theorisation of maps.

How did the Nutrition Facts label come to appear on millions of everyday American household food products?

Protestant Christian historiography has persistently erased unmarried, childless women from the story of faith in Australia.

"e;Shehadeh's books are like beacons held up against the darkness"e; Observer"e;A heartbreaking, hopeful look at how Palestinian culture endures"e; Irish Times Forgotten is a search for hidden or neglected memorials and places in historic Palestine - now Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories - and what they might tell us about the land and the people who live on our small slip of earth between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.

This book illustrates how cities possess unique normative identities, referred to as 'ethoses', and how the residents shape and perceive them.