Cultural and media studies

Landmark Essays on Rhetorics of Difference challenges the Eurocentric perspective from which the field of rhetoric is traditionally viewed.

The Western magical traditions are currently undergoing an international resurgence.

This book investigates the interplay between media, politics, religion, and culture in shaping Arabs' quest for more stable and democratic governance models in the aftermath of the Arab Spring uprisings.

In his latest book, Patrick Brantlinger probes the state of contemporary America.

This book critically examines the colonial dimensions of restorative justice through the lens of justice policy reform in Jamaica.

An eccentric, fascinating expos of a world most of us know nothing about.

First published in 1988, Alcoholism Etiology and Treatment provides a stimulating discussion concerning an understanding of the etiology and treatment of alcoholism.

Popular culture is awash with discussions about the difficulties associated with being a man.

Focusing on the neglected journalism of writers more famous for their novels or plays, this new book explores the specific functions of journalism within the public sphere, and celebrate the literary qualities of journalism as a genre.

Using in-depth examples of 'magical' practice such as exorcisms, love rites, alchemy and the transformation of humans into divine beings, this lively volume demonstrates that the word 'magic' was used widely in late antique texts as part of polemics against enemies and sometimes merely as a term for other people's rituals.

Brazil, Russia, India and China are four of the largest and most dynamic contemporary emerging economies in the world.

In this book, the author draws on Karl Marx's writings on alienation and Erich Fromm's conception of necrophilia in order to understand these aspects of contemporary culture as expressions of the domination of the living by the dead under capitalism.

The book is the follow-up to its predecessor "e;Automation, Communication and Cybernetics in Science and Engineering 2009/2010"e; and includes a representative selection of all scientific publications published between 07/2011 and 06/2012 in various books, journals and conference proceedings by the researchers of the following institute cluster:IMA - Institute of Information Management in Mechanical EngineeringZLW - Center for Learning and Knowledge ManagementIfU - Associated Institute for Management CyberneticsFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, RWTH Aachen UniversityInnovative fields of application, such as cognitive systems, autonomous truck convoys, telemedicine, ontology engineering, knowledge and information management, learning models and technologies, organizational development and management cybernetics are presented.

This study examines representations of the cityscape and of a so-called "e;new urban violence"e; in both detective-centered and detectiveless crime fiction produced in Spanish America and Spain during recent decades.

Vision and visuality are two concepts widely discussed and debated in philosophy and social science literature.

A stimulating account of the wide range of approaches towards conceptualising emotions in classical Indian philosophical-religious traditions, such as those of the Upanishads, Vaishnava Tantrism, Bhakti movement, Jainism, Buddhism, Yoga, Shaivism, and aesthetics, this volume analyses the definition and validity of emotions in the construction of

Marion Krammer leistet in diesem Band einen zentralen Beitrag zur Erforschung der Bildkultur nach 1945 und nimmt eine längst vergessene Generation von österreichischen PressefotografInnen in den Blick.

This book presents a bold critique of the new racial sensibility that has attained global prominence following the police murder of George Floyd.

A major issue in the relation of art to the rest of society is the question of how art penetrates politics.

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This edited book examines the crucial role still played by African languages in pedagogy and literatures in the 21st century, generating insights into how they effectively serve cultural needs across the African continent and beyond.

This book explores the political ideas of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, which led to the break-up of the Restoration state of the 'united' Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Zsolt Komaromy's Figures of Memory: From the Muses to Eighteenth-Century British Aesthetics affects a rapprochement between memory studies and eighteenth-century British aesthetics.

In the wake of the Great Depression, economic recovery and nutritional improvement in Britain simultaneously occurred with their decline in British Africa.

As one of the founding figures of cultural studies, Lawrence Grossberg was an early participant in the Birmingham Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies' project, one which sought to develop a critical practice adequate to the complexities of contemporary culture.

Upon the 25th anniversary of his passing, this collection addresses the wide application of Victor Turner s thought to cultural performance in the early 21st century.

As citizens of capitalist, free-market societies, we tend to celebrate choice and competition.

This volume highlights recent research efforts in the conservation and investigation of works of art on wood.

This book explores transmedia dynamics in various facets of fiction and nonfiction transmedia studies.

This is the first book to offer an in-depth examination of the history, operation, and growth of film festivals as a cultural phenomenon within Australia.

The media served a highly partisan and propagandistic role in Nato's Kosovo war, uncritically reproducing official spin in a way that was incompatible with their proclaimed democratic role as objective purveyors of information.

How fan passion and technology merged into a new subculture Long before internet archives and the anytime, anywhere convenience of streaming, people collected, traded, and shared radio and television content via informal networks that crisscrossed transnational boundaries.

Video art emerged as an art form that from the 1960s and onwards challenged the concept of art - hence, art historical practices.

Tracing Austrian intellectual life from Maria Theresa to Hitler's annexation of Austria and Czechoslovakia, this innovative book offers a precise and engaging account of Austrian intellectual history since the Enlightenment.

Twenty-eight women, ranging from Anita Roddick and Prue Leith to less well-known names, write their own personal stories which are accompanied by Elizabeth Handy's black and white photographs and an introductory essay by Charles Handy.

This book examines key issues at the intersection of education and technology by addressing the question that most educators face-how do we use technology to engage students in the learning process and enhance learning?

This book is designed to provide specialists, spectators, and students with a brief and engaging exploration of media usage by radical groups and the laws regulating these grey areas of Jihadi propaganda activities.

John Dee (1527-1609) war ein vielseitiger Gelehrter der Renaissance, dessen Name untrennbar mit den Geheimnissen der henochischen Sprache und der spirituellen Kommunikation verbunden ist.

This work presents an account of what it means to perform theatre and live by theatre, grounded in ethnographic research.

Acclaimed for its unique ecosystem and Royal Bengal tigers, the mangrove islands that comprise the Sundarbans area of the Bengal delta are the setting for this pioneering anthropological work.

Benedict Anderson, professor at Cornell and specialist in Southeast Asian studies, is best known for his book Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (1991).

The relative rise or decline of feminist movements across the globe has been debated by feminist scholars and activists for a long time.