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History of the arts

  • Bas Jan Aderby Alexander Dumbadze

    University of Chicago Press 2013; US$ 27.50

    On July 9, 1975, Dutch-born artist Bas Jan Ader set sail from Chatham, Massachusetts, on a thirteen-foot sailboat. He was bound for Falmouth, England, on the second leg of a three-part piece titled In Search of the Miraculous . The damaged boat was found south of the western tip of Ireland nearly a year later. Ader was never seen again.   ... more...

  • Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760-1850by Christopher John Murray

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 495.00

    In 850 analytical articles, this two-volume set explores the developments that influenced the profound changes in thought and sensibility during the second half of the eighteenth century and the first half of the nineteenth century. The Encyclopedia provides readers with a clear, detailed, and accurate reference source on the literature, thought,... more...

  • Performing the Body/Performing the Textby Amelia Jones; Andrew Stephenson Nfa; Andrew Stephenson

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 48.95

    This book explores the new performativity in art theory and practice, examining ways of rethinking interpretive processes in visual culture. Since the 1960s, visual art practices - from body art to minimalism - have taken contemporary art outside the museum and gallery; by embracing theatricality and performance and exploding the boundaries set by... more...

  • Foucault's 'History of Sexuality Volume I, The Will to Knowledge'by Mark G. E. Kelly

    Edinburgh University Press 2013; US$ 112.00

    A step-by-step guide to Foucault's History of Sexuality Volume I, The Will to KnowledgeIn the first volume of his History of Sexuality, The Will to Knowledge, Foucault weaves together the most influential theoretical account of sexuality since Freud. Mark Kelly systematically unpacks the intricacies of Foucault's dense and sometimes confusing... more...

  • Desi Divasby Christine L. Garlough

    University Press of Mississippi 2013; US$ 137.50

    Desi Divas: Activism in South Asian American Cultural Performances is the product of five years of field research with progressive activists associated with the School for Indian Languages and Cultures (SILC), South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), the feminist dance collective Post Natyam, and the grassroots feminist political organization... more...

  • Afromodernismsby Fionnghuala Sweeney; Kate Marsh

    Edinburgh University Press 2013; US$ 104.00

    Persuasively argues for a black Atlantic literary renaissance and its impact on modernist studies. These 9 new chapters stretch current canonical configurations of modernism in two key ways: by considering the centrality of black artists, writers and intellectuals as key actors and core presences in the development of a modernist avant-garde; and by... more...

  • The Arts in the 1970sby Dr Bart Moore-Gilbert; Bart Moore-Gilbert

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 45.95

    Were the 1970s really `the devils decade'? Images of strikes, galloping inflation, rising unemployment and bitter social divisions evoke a period of unparalleled economic decline, political confrontation and social fragmentation. But how significant were the pessimism and self-doubt of the 1970s, and what was the legacy of its cultural conflicts? ... more...

  • Contemporary African Cultural Productionsby V.Y. Mudimbe

    CODESRIA 2013; US$ 34.95

    All over Africa, an explosion in cultural productions of various genres is in evidence. Whether in relation to music, song and dance, drama, poetry, film, documentaries, photography, cartoons, fine arts, novels and short stories, essays, and (auto)biography; the continent is experiencing a robust outpouring of creative power that is as remarkable for... more...

  • Virilio and Visual Cultureby John Armitage; Ryan Bishop

    Edinburgh University Press 2013; US$ 128.00

    This collection of 13 original writings, including a newly translated piece by Virilio himself, is the first genuine appraisal of Virilio's contribution to contemporary art, photography, film, television and more. Paul Virilio is one of the leading and most challenging critics of art and technology of the present period. Re-conceptualising the... more...

  • Artist, Researcher, Teacherby Alan Thornton

    Intellect 2013; US$ 20.00

    This book is aimed at all art practitioners, professionals and students who see their practices and identities embracing many aspects of the cultures of art, research and education. It may also be of interest to those in other fields who are concerned with identity formation and professional roles and practices. Challenging conventional wisdom about... more...