Cultural and media studies

This is the first wide-ranging analysis of Alain Badiou's use, development and transformation of the concept of history.

We are similar in everything: our thoughts, customs, and language .

The book explores the multifaceted nature of media and communication by challenging traditional views that consider media solely as technical infrastructures for transmitting information.

The book explores the multifaceted nature of media and communication by challenging traditional views that consider media solely as technical infrastructures for transmitting information.

From the award-winning author of Revolutionizing the Sciences, a monumental historical account of how we came to see the world through the lens of scienceScience is the basis of our assumptions about ourselves and our world, from ideas about our evolutionary past to our conceptions of the vast expanses of space and the smallest particles of matter.

This accessible introduction challenges fixed understandings of the geographical or conceptual "e;origins"e; of feminist performance, offering a fresh and open-ended guide to the moments and movements that have come to define this vital field.

This anthology of essays, a companion to Puppet and Spirit: Ritual, Religion, and Performing Objects, Volume I, aims to explore the many types of relationships that exist between puppets, broadly speaking, and the immaterial world.

Museums as Ritual Sites critically examines the assumption that museums inherently function as ritual sites and, in turn, are poised to exert influence on cultural and societal change.

Examining how horror and science fiction films from the 1950s to the present invent and explore fictional "e;us-versus-them"e; scenarios, this book analyzes the different ways such films employ allegory and/or satire to interrogate the causes and consequences of increasing polarization in American politics and society.

The End of Social Inequality (1982) examines class and social stratification under state socialism and in particular in the Soviet Union.

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Dialectical Materialism (1958) surveys the history of dialectical materialism from its Hegelian beginnings to the death of Stalin, and its sequel in the celebrated XXth Party Congress of the C.

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Computing is revolutionizing the creative process, transforming how designers approach ideation, prototyping, fabrication, communication, and representation.

This book explores how law can be understood through film by engaging creatively with the intellectual and aesthetic dimensions of both fields.

This short, practical guide to policy debate helps coaches, instructors, and students prepare for competitions at the collegiate level.

Liquor has become a "e;party"e; in East Asia - a beverage phenomenon popular among countries throughout the region.

The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Feminist Rhetoric explores the histories, concerns, and possible futures of feminist rhetorical work in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

 This volume collates and examines literary and screened representations of what the editors term 'border masculinities'.

Although not considered a formal area of study, scholarship on the uses, content, and effects of entertaining media has been central to communication studies and related fields for more than a century.

A bicentennial celebration of brilliant thinkers from The University of Manchester's history.

 This volume collates and examines literary and screened representations of what the editors term 'border masculinities'.

This book provides a philosophical exposition of Ubuntu ethics, which it does by explaining the saying 'a person is a person through other persons'.

In On the Way to Theory, Lawrence Grossberg introduces the major ways of thinking that provide the backstory for contemporary Western theory.

In The Promise of Beauty, Mimi Thi Nguyen explores the relationship between the concept of beauty and narratives of crisis and catastrophe.

In the ghetto, transit and concentration camp Theresienstadt, film recordings were made with the forced participation of the deportees and became known under the title "e;Theresienstadt - A Documentary from the Jewish Settlement Area"e;.

This book presents cultural representations of Christ embedded in the imagination and the contested myths of Australian life.

In recent decades, the global wealth of the rich has soared to leave huge chasms of wealth inequality.

Using kings of the Old Testament as character studies, Steve Farrar examines the critical role a father plays in preparing his son to become a godly man.

This book explores the tensions between aesthetics, gender, and disability in contemporary digital media installations and performance art.

The Malleus Maleficarum is one of the best-known treatises dealing with the problem of what to do with witches.

A complete guide to becoming a successful communicator, Beyond Powerful Radio teaches time-tested techniques that work in any format - radio, TV, podcast, or online.

In the ghetto, transit and concentration camp Theresienstadt, film recordings were made with the forced participation of the deportees and became known under the title "e;Theresienstadt - A Documentary from the Jewish Settlement Area"e;.

This book examines the discourse of Muslim televangelism in the West, particularly looking at the emergence of 'home-grown' televangelists who grew up in the West and deliver their sermons in English, addressing audiences in contexts such as the UK and the USA.

This collection assembles a wide range of scholarship addressing the intersections, influences, and impacts of the horror genre's proliferation across multiple forms of media.

The Social Value of Art (1939) is a thorough examination of art activity, using the knowledge of the workings of the mind and of the attractions of pleasure.

This monograph presents a detailed analysis of the beginning and rapid establishment of blood group research in the first half of the twentieth century.

It deals with the biography of a revolutionary journalist, a rare example in the history of Egyptian journalism.

The Little Book of Crystal Healing is an essential beginner's guide to enhancing your day-to-day life with the help of crystal healing.

Quel est l’impact du contexte socio-historique sur  la production de l’information au Congo ?

Named one of the New York Times Best Wine Books of 2023Named one of the Washington Post's Best Wine Books of 2023In the late 1980s, while working for his family's real estate and parking business in Washington, DC, Alex received a life-changing case of wine as a gift that uncorked a new opportunity.