Cultural Studies
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Writing and Desire: Queer Ways of Composing [Hardback]
Jonathan Alexander (Author)
£48.50ISBN: 9780822947776
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Composition, Literacy, and Culture
Writing and Desire is a sustained, multimovement exploration of how writers, particularly queer writers, think and feel through desire as central to their writing practice. In a time of political, social, global, and ecological unrest, how might w... .... Learn More -
Bellezza: Fashioning Italian Women in World War II [Paperback]
Silvia Vacirca (Author)
£22.99ISBN: 9788869774218
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: History
Not yet published - available for pre-order
Unlike in English and French cultural fields, where fashion during WWII is widely debated, in Italy the relationship between fashion and Fascism is an under-researched topic, separated from the study of Fascist institutions and bureaucracy. The be... .... Learn More -
Moving Between Worlds: A Guide to Embodied Living and Communicating [Paperback]
Andrea Olsen (Author)
£21.95ISBN: 9780819580894
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
Not yet published - available for pre-order
Communication is a fundamental human activity, and as much as 90% of all communication is non-verbal. Yet awareness of embodied intelligence in communication is rare. This book is the fourth in a series by interdisciplinary educator Andrea Olsen f... .... Learn More -
Decolonizing American Spanish: Eurocentrism and the Limits of Foreignness in the Imperial Ecosystem [Hardback]
Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera (Author)
£39.50ISBN: 9780822947264
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Pitt Illuminations
Despite a pronounced shift away from Eurocentrism in Spanish and Hispanic studies departments in US universities, many implicit and explicit vestiges of coloniality remain firmly in place. While certain national and linguistic expressions are priv... .... Learn More -
Sacred Nature: Animism and Materiality in Ancient Religions [Hardback]
Nicola Laneri (Editor); Anna Perdibon (Editor)
£60.00ISBN: 9781789259179
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Material Religion in Antiquity
Volume: 2
Sacred Nature: Animism and Materiality in Ancient Religions is the second volume of the series Material Religion in Antiquity (MaReA). The book collects the proceedings of the international online workshop carrying the same title organize... .... Learn More -
That's Entertainment: Spectacle, Amusement, and Leisure Culture [Paperback]
Michele Fadda (Editor); Sara Pesce (Editor)
£23.00ISBN: 9788869771798
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Out of Series
Not yet published - available for pre-order
The 20th century witnessed the collapse of the traditional separation between the realm of 'official' culture and that of 'popular' entertainment. This event produced dramatic consequences at all levels of social life in the West, especially in th... .... Learn More -
Region Out of Place: The Brazilian Northeast and the World, 1924-1968 [Hardback]
Courtney J. Campbell (Author)
£43.00ISBN: 9780822946212
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Pitt Latin American Series
"Campbell takes the concept of regional identity and blows it up, showing that regional concerns were always mediated by national and international dynamics. This rich cultural history exposes the symbolic shorthand used to depict the Northeast an... .... Learn More -
Central Asia: Context for Understanding [Hardback]
David Montgomery (Editor)
£56.00ISBN: 9780822946786
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Central Eurasia in Context
Central Asia is a diverse and complex region of the world often characterized in the West as being difficult to access. Central Asia: Contexts for Understanding offers the most comprehensive introduction to the region available. Combining thematic... .... Learn More -
Wearables 01: Magazine on Wearable Heritage [Paperback]
Jolanda Bos (Editor)
£20.00ISBN: 9789492940179
Published by : Blikvelduitgevers Publishers
Series: Wearables
Volume: 1
Wearables is an annual magazine edition, attractively illustrated, bringing together a variety of ethnographic topics on costume and jewellery traditions, placed in their cultural setting. .... Learn More -
African Dolls: A Private Collection [Hardback]
Jan Wychers (Author); Jolanda Bos (Author)
£27.00ISBN: 9789492940162
Published by : Blikvelduitgevers Publishers
Series: The Private Collection Series
Volume: 1
This private collection of African dolls, sometimes spontaneously decorated with beadwork, are witnesses of people's hopes and beliefs. The book is richly illustrated with overviews and detailed photographs of the objects and, apart from a descrip... .... Learn More
