Whether a smoky portrait of a coal mine or a sweeping shot of workers building an immense dam, photographs of established and emerging industries fundamentally shaped the visual culture and politics of South Asia in the decades after independence.
Bringing Forth the New provides a headlong introduction into the world of Chinese contemporary visual art, opening from the art world onto the political, technological and economic vectors of recent Chinese history.
Inspirational and authoritative, The Printmaking Bible is a complete guide to this traditional art practice that constantly evolves through the creative input of each new generation of artists.
An important new examination of Islamic themes in the art of Albrecht DurerAlbrecht Durer's depictions of Muslim figures and subjects are considered by many to be among his most perplexing images.
Through a combination of theory, practice, and a range of interdisciplinary case studies, this book expands how we define and think about the critical role and relationship between design and emergencies.
Arts, Ecologies, Transitions provides in-depth insights into how aesthetic relations and current artistic practices are fundamentally ecological and intrinsically connected to the world.
The Routledge Companion to the Anthropology of Performance provides a cutting-edge, comprehensive overview of the foundations, epistemologies, methodologies, key topics and current debates, and future directions in the field.
Drawing on original designer interviews, this book explores how design interventions can and do support sex and gender equity and what barriers still stand in the way.
This monograph explores the social constructs surrounding artistic production in early modern Iberia through the lenses of gender and class by examining the rarely considered contribution of creative women in Spain and Portugal between 1550 and 1700.
This innovative collection spotlights the role of media crossovers in humour translation and how the latter is conveyed through new means of communication.
Lucía Laumann viene a proponer en este libro una nueva, rigurosa y sensible lectura sobre la producción de la reconocida grabadora (aunque también dibujante, pintora, ceramista e impulsora de espacios culturales) Aída Carballo.
This book explores the notion that the emergent language of contemporary theatre, and more generally of modern culture, has links to much earlier forms of storytelling and an ancient worldview.
Witch Fulfillment: Adaptation Dramaturgy and Casting the Witch for Stage and Screen addresses the Witch as a theatrical type on twenty-first-century-North American stages and screens, seen through the lenses of casting, design, and adaptation, with attention paid to why these patterns persist, and what wishes they fulfil.
The Gentle Art of Quilt-Making is a charming, inspirational and practical collection of 14 quilts for would-be quilters by leading author Jane Brocket.
"Zerbrechliche Geschichten - Die Entwicklung der Keramik" stellt die vielfältigen und bedeutenden Keramiksammlungen der Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel erstmals in einem Band vor.
A Missionary PilgrimageLike homesick travelers, many missionaries yearn for the trappings of their church culture back homeanything to feel comfortable.
This book explores the notion that the emergent language of contemporary theatre, and more generally of modern culture, has links to much earlier forms of storytelling and an ancient worldview.
Drawing on original designer interviews, this book explores how design interventions can and do support sex and gender equity and what barriers still stand in the way.
Witch Fulfillment: Adaptation Dramaturgy and Casting the Witch for Stage and Screen addresses the Witch as a theatrical type on twenty-first-century-North American stages and screens, seen through the lenses of casting, design, and adaptation, with attention paid to why these patterns persist, and what wishes they fulfil.
