The Arts

The city of Portland and its surroundings, including the islands of Casco Bay, have inspired a wide range of art over the past 200 years.

Chinese martial arts cinema is held to be a synthesis drawing on artistic conventions of traditional Chinese theatre.

This volume examines the emergence of a market for Scottish art among Scotland's wealthy industrialists in the mid-nineteenth century and in the period leading up to the First World War.

This book introduces the educational philosophies of notable African and Asian thinkers who tend to be little recognized in Europe and North America.

This book provides a broad overview of the theory and practice of creativity and innovation.

This book uses Pierre Bourdieu's cultural capital model as a theoretical framework for exploring how students in Beijing and Hong Kong perceive parental influences-their parents' cultural capital and support-on their participation in musical activities.

It is widely recognized that Latinos are a sizable and diverse population and that we are a young demographic.

This book is the third publication out of the Arts, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation (AEI) Lab that focuses exclusively on research that empirically investigates crossovers between arts, entrepreneurship and innovation.

This book investigates the complex interrelationships between neuroscience, arts, technical design, and the spectrum of neurodivergent conditions, introducing the emerging topic of neuroarts.

This book demonstrates the use of dance/movement therapy to directly counteract social injustices and promote healing in international settings.

This book incorporates a wide theoretical, cultural, literary and historical engagement in exploring the tension between dramatic productions and the forms of censorship they encounter from creation to reception.

The book consists of peer-reviewed papers presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing (SDM 2022).

This book is conceptualized as being of interest to researchers in the field of sustainable transport, and also those who are working in the field.

This book explores translation strategies for films and TV programs.

This book proposes new design and development models for local cultural and creative products, intended to improve the quality of these products and to preserve or enhance their local economic benefits.

This book argues the importance of aesthetic literacies in learning and teaching in schools for future work.

One of the key motivations and goals for China's social and economic development is the dual carbon target.

This book compiles a comprehensive collection of pioneering research that addresses the multifaceted challenges and theoretical aspects of Generative AI in creative industries.

The book contributes to the sparse academic literature on African and minority language media research.

Chinese martial arts cinema is held to be a synthesis drawing on artistic conventions of traditional Chinese theatre.

This book presents perspectives from South Asian countries, such as India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Bhutan.

The book brings together the research completed during 10 editions of International Seminars of Bionics, organized by the School of Architecture of the University of Alcala de Henares, Madrid, several of them in partnership with the "e;Ion Mincu"e; University of Architecture and Urbanism, Bucharest, carried out in Spain and in Romania.

This book presents extensive research into the cinematic representation of the British-identifying Protestant, unionist and loyalist community in Northern Ireland and is the first time such comprehensive analysis has been produced.

This book makes the case for Bertolt Brecht's continued importance at a time when events of the 21st century cry out for a studied means of producing theatre for social change.

This book highlights the integration of eco-friendly infrastructure, innovative materials, and advanced technologies to build sustainability and resilience in both urban and rural environments.

This book focuses on the evaluation methodology for automotive human-machine interaction (HMI), which aim to reduce driving distractions, lower operational loads, optimize user experience design, and enhance user value.

Mary Wollstonecraft, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Millicent Fawcett, Emmeline Pankhurst, Constance Markievicz, Nancy Astor They terrorised the establishment.

This book appeals to researchers and professionals working in the field of artificial neural networks.

Martin Bell has stood in war zones as both a soldier and a journalist.

This book discusses the use of advanced techniques to produce and understand music in a digital way.

Chapter "e;A Multi-functional Design Approach to Deal with New Urban Challenges"e; is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.

This book contains the proceedings of the 12th KES International Conference on Sustainability and Energy in Buildings 2020 (SEB20) held in Split, Croatia, during 24-26 June 2020 organized by KES International.

This volume consists of 52 peer-reviewed papers, presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing (SDM-19) held in Budapest, Hungary in July 2019.

This book argues the importance of aesthetic literacies in learning and teaching in schools for future work.

This book focuses on the transition towards net-zero carbon built environments to deliver on the climate emergency.

This book introduces the educational philosophies of notable African and Asian thinkers who tend to be little recognized in Europe and North America.

This book contains the proceedings of the 14th KES International Conference on Sustainability and Energy in Buildings 2021 (SEB2022) held in Split, Croatia, during September 14-16, 2022, organized by KES International.

This book on the fisheries sector in India, through primary surveys as well as secondary literature, brings out various nuances of the sector and its trade opportunities, the complexities surrounding the supply chain of fish, as well as the evolution of its marketing channels.

This book is about the folk: the folk in folk dance, the folk in folklore, the folk in folk wisdom.

This book illuminates the aesthetically underrated meaningfulness of particular elements in works of art and aesthetic experiences generally.

This book presents extensive research into the cinematic representation of the British-identifying Protestant, unionist and loyalist community in Northern Ireland and is the first time such comprehensive analysis has been produced.

One of the key motivations and goals for China's social and economic development is the dual carbon target.

This book is a compilation of work by experts from the different domains of the healthcare industry,  ranging from hospital planning to quality management, clinical services to disaster management.

This book provides a theoretical framework for design researchers interested in developing their research work about and with prototypes.

This book makes the case for Bertolt Brecht's continued importance at a time when events of the 21st century cry out for a studied means of producing theatre for social change.

This book offers new definitions, vocabularies and insights for "e;scribbling"e;, viewing it as a fascinating and revealing process shared by many different disciplines and practices.

This book describes the disability rights movement that started in the USA and its influence on the disability rights movement in Lebanon, which has led to the endorsement of the Lebanese Disability Act 220/2000.

This book describes the disability rights movement that started in the USA and its influence on the disability rights movement in Lebanon, which has led to the endorsement of the Lebanese Disability Act 220/2000.