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This volume examines how self-presentation can facilitate our understanding of how individuals present their identities. Topics covered include identities shaped through the self-presentation of authors in Latin literature, and explorations on epigraphy and historical analyses.
This volume examines how self-presentation can facilitate our understanding of how individuals present their identities. Topics covered include identities shaped through the self-presentation of authors in Latin literature, and explorations on epigraphy and historical analyses.
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These essays analyse the influences that shaped fictional selves on the early modern English stage. Specialists discuss plays by Marlowe, Shakespeare, and Jonson, revealing the stage self as a site of rich historical and discursive forces beyond the theatre.
These essays analyse the influences that shaped fictional selves on the early modern English stage. Specialists discuss plays by Marlowe, Shakespeare, and Jonson, revealing the stage self as a site of rich historical and discursive forces beyond the theatre.
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Selling James Bond
Product Placement in the James Bond Films
Selling James Bond offers an in-depth “behind the scenes” look at the series’ history of product placement. It charts the practice’s progression, drawing correlations to cultural events and showing how brands became embedded in the film narrative.
Selling James Bond offers an in-depth “behind the scenes” look at the series’ history of product placement. It charts the practice’s progression, drawing correlations to cultural events and showing how brands became embedded in the film narrative.
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Selling One’s Favourite Piano to Emigrate
Mobility Patterns in Central Europe at the Beginning of the 21st Century
In this book, academics from various European countries describe migration not only as an economic, but mainly as a social process. Texts consider migration’s social consequences for migrants, their families and societies, offering unique insight into human flows.
In this book, academics from various European countries describe migration not only as an economic, but mainly as a social process. Texts consider migration’s social consequences for migrants, their families and societies, offering unique insight into human flows.
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Selling Sex Short
The Pornographic and Sexological Construction of Women’s Sexuality in the West
Pornography and sexology are redefining sexuality, but is the model they promote selling sex short? This book investigates the connections between these industries, revealing they promote a sexual ideal resembling prostitution for couples to mimic.
Pornography and sexology are redefining sexuality, but is the model they promote selling sex short? This book investigates the connections between these industries, revealing they promote a sexual ideal resembling prostitution for couples to mimic.
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Semantic Traces of Social Interaction from Antiquity to Early Modern Times
Historical Conversatio
Tracing the changes in the meaning of “conversatio” and its modern language derivatives, Plotke illustrates the productivity of historical semantic analysis for cultural studies.
Tracing the changes in the meaning of “conversatio” and its modern language derivatives, Plotke illustrates the productivity of historical semantic analysis for cultural studies.
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This book represents the first systematic, cross-linguistic analysis of how toddlers learn adjectives. It provides valuable insights into universal and language-specific aspects of language acquisition in a field that has received relatively little attention.
This book represents the first systematic, cross-linguistic analysis of how toddlers learn adjectives. It provides valuable insights into universal and language-specific aspects of language acquisition in a field that has received relatively little attention.
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Distinguished scholars offer fresh insights into the latest developments in linguistics and translation studies, challenging existing ideas with depth and lucidity.
Distinguished scholars offer fresh insights into the latest developments in linguistics and translation studies, challenging existing ideas with depth and lucidity.
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This book charts the history of Romanian semiotics before introducing new concepts like conversational history—for analyzing literary texts—and existential rereading. It also features a collaborative linguistic study and a unique Database of Romanian Love Charms.
This book charts the history of Romanian semiotics before introducing new concepts like conversational history—for analyzing literary texts—and existential rereading. It also features a collaborative linguistic study and a unique Database of Romanian Love Charms.
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New narratives are produced from what was once overlooked as mundane. Decades ago, historian Fernand Braudel called for more research into everyday life. This volume is a response to that call for more synthesis, analysis, discussion, and extension.
New narratives are produced from what was once overlooked as mundane. Decades ago, historian Fernand Braudel called for more research into everyday life. This volume is a response to that call for more synthesis, analysis, discussion, and extension.
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This book explores the thought of pragmatist and semiotics founder Charles Sanders Peirce. Contributions by leading scholars are divided into three areas: Semiotics and the Logic of Inquiry, Abduction and Mathematics, and Peirce and the Western Tradition.
This book explores the thought of pragmatist and semiotics founder Charles Sanders Peirce. Contributions by leading scholars are divided into three areas: Semiotics and the Logic of Inquiry, Abduction and Mathematics, and Peirce and the Western Tradition.
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Semiotics and Visual Communication
Concepts and Practices
This book explores how semiotic theory can be applied to visual communication practice. Featuring contributions on design, media, and the visual arts, it is an essential asset for anyone interested in semiotics from both a theoretical and applied view.
This book explores how semiotic theory can be applied to visual communication practice. Featuring contributions on design, media, and the visual arts, it is an essential asset for anyone interested in semiotics from both a theoretical and applied view.
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Semiotics and Visual Communication II
Culture of Seduction
This book explores the Culture of Seduction, defining it not as sexual enticement, but as a mechanism of attraction and appeal. In an increasingly hyper-real world, this force has powerful agency in communication, advertising, fashion, and packaging design.
This book explores the Culture of Seduction, defining it not as sexual enticement, but as a mechanism of attraction and appeal. In an increasingly hyper-real world, this force has powerful agency in communication, advertising, fashion, and packaging design.
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Semiotics and Visual Communication III
Cultures of Branding
This book investigates the Semiotics of Branding, a status of almost mythical proportion that has triumphed over the past few decades. From tribal markers to national flags, a form of branding is at work that responds to the need for interaction through shared codes of meaning.
This book investigates the Semiotics of Branding, a status of almost mythical proportion that has triumphed over the past few decades. From tribal markers to national flags, a form of branding is at work that responds to the need for interaction through shared codes of meaning.
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Semiotics and Visual Communication IV
Myths of Today
Inspired by Roland Barthes, this book explores today’s myths. It examines how daily life and consumer culture—from cinema and sports to online networks and fashion—are socially constructed signs, shaped by global mass communication and visual culture.
Inspired by Roland Barthes, this book explores today’s myths. It examines how daily life and consumer culture—from cinema and sports to online networks and fashion—are socially constructed signs, shaped by global mass communication and visual culture.
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Sense of Emptiness
An Interdisciplinary Approach
The absence of something can be as significant as its presence, impacting how we perceive the world. While the perception of presence is universal, the prominence of absence—or emptiness—varies across cultures. This volume identifies what emptiness is like.
The absence of something can be as significant as its presence, impacting how we perceive the world. While the perception of presence is universal, the prominence of absence—or emptiness—varies across cultures. This volume identifies what emptiness is like.
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Senses, Affects and Archaeology
Changing the Heart, the Mind and the Pants
Senses and affects are not just physiological tools, but practices that constantly update our position in the world. Understanding how we are educated within these practices is the first step towards decolonizing our worldview and freeing our senses.
Senses and affects are not just physiological tools, but practices that constantly update our position in the world. Understanding how we are educated within these practices is the first step towards decolonizing our worldview and freeing our senses.
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Sensi/able Spaces
Space, Art and the Environment Proceedings of the SPARTEN conference, Reykjavík, June 1st and 2nd, 2006
SENSI/ABLE SPACES explores how space, art, and the environment interact. Bringing together academics and artists, it challenges notions of "sensible" spaces, defined by ideology, to focus on the "sensable"—what we perceive through our senses.
SENSI/ABLE SPACES explores how space, art, and the environment interact. Bringing together academics and artists, it challenges notions of “sensible” spaces, defined by ideology, to focus on the “sensable”—what we perceive through our senses.
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This anthology offers readers a greater appreciation of the thought-provoking, informative and compelling subject of the human senses and related sensuous trajectories. It will be of particular value to those interested in aesthetics and the arts.
This anthology offers readers a greater appreciation of the thought-provoking, informative and compelling subject of the human senses and related sensuous trajectories. It will be of particular value to those interested in aesthetics and the arts.
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Sensorium
Aesthetics, Art, Life
This book reconfigures art and philosophy by returning to an older meaning of aesthetics: our capacity to receive sensations. Following Deleuze and Lyotard, it frames artists as experimenters with the sensible who extend our perceptual interface with the world.
This book reconfigures art and philosophy by returning to an older meaning of aesthetics: our capacity to receive sensations. Following Deleuze and Lyotard, it frames artists as experimenters with the sensible who extend our perceptual interface with the world.
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