Passionate Politics
The Cultural Work of American Melodrama from the Early Republic to the Present
This collection of essays assesses how American melodrama has intervened in debates over race, class, gender, and sexuality from the 18th century to the present, contributing to the transformation of American nationhood during times of profound social change.
This collection of essays assesses how American melodrama has intervened in debates over race, class, gender, and sexuality from the 18th century to the present, contributing to the transformation of American nationhood during times of profound social change.
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Sino-Japanese Relations
The Need for Conflict Prevention and Management
Sino-Japanese relations are crucial for East Asia and beyond. However, the relationship has been increasingly marked by political strife, historical grievances, and a lack of trust. Any deterioration has the potential to generate conflicts with far-reaching consequences.
Sino-Japanese relations are crucial for East Asia and beyond. However, the relationship has been increasingly marked by political strife, historical grievances, and a lack of trust. Any deterioration has the potential to generate conflicts with far-reaching consequences.
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This essay collection analyzes recurring images of dismemberment on the western stage, from Classical Tragedy to contemporary drama. Contributors ask what a dismembered body means, revealing how drama’s dismemberment as a form challenges representation itself.
This essay collection analyzes recurring images of dismemberment on the western stage, from Classical Tragedy to contemporary drama. Contributors ask what a dismembered body means, revealing how drama’s dismemberment as a form challenges representation itself.
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Religious Emotions
Some Philosophical Explorations
The role of emotions in religion has received little attention. This volume of research explores ‘religious emotions,’ asking what is distinctive about them and how Christianity made use of human emotional potential. The reader is invited to reflect on their interaction.
The role of emotions in religion has received little attention. This volume of research explores ‘religious emotions,’ asking what is distinctive about them and how Christianity made use of human emotional potential. The reader is invited to reflect on their interaction.
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Ties to the Homeland
Second Generation Transnationalism
Ties to the Homeland examines the connections maintained across national borders by the children of migrants. Case studies explore their transnational practices, their impact on cultural identity and belonging, and challenge key assumptions about transnationalism.
Ties to the Homeland examines the connections maintained across national borders by the children of migrants. Case studies explore their transnational practices, their impact on cultural identity and belonging, and challenge key assumptions about transnationalism.
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This volume presents critical interdisciplinary analyses of the many ways science intersects with its publics. From children’s books to news media and science fiction, it follows science through popular culture, taking science studies out of the lab and into society.
This volume presents critical interdisciplinary analyses of the many ways science intersects with its publics. From children’s books to news media and science fiction, it follows science through popular culture, taking science studies out of the lab and into society.
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American “Outsider”
Stories from the Irish Traveller Diaspora
This book jettisons preconceptions of America, throwing back the curtains on the hidden lives of Irish-American Pavees. Journey with these "people of the road"—shy migrants who live in the shadows of rumour, hearsay, and a hot summer sun.
This book jettisons preconceptions of America, throwing back the curtains on the hidden lives of Irish-American Pavees. Journey with these “people of the road”—shy migrants who live in the shadows of rumour, hearsay, and a hot summer sun.
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Fourteen authors present their work on children in past societies, from the Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages. These studies explore the lives and deaths of children, challenging our notions of the past. The past will never be the same after its children have entered the scene…
Fourteen authors present their work on children in past societies, from the Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages. These studies explore the lives and deaths of children, challenging our notions of the past. The past will never be the same after its children have entered the scene…
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Echo and Narcissus
Echolocating the Spectator in the Age of Audience Research
While film studies has turned from spectator theory to audience research, this book argues for a productive nexus between them. It offers a revised model of the spectator through a re-reading of Ovid’s myth of Echo and Narcissus.
While film studies has turned from spectator theory to audience research, this book argues for a productive nexus between them. It offers a revised model of the spectator through a re-reading of Ovid’s myth of Echo and Narcissus.
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This book explores how literature portrays riots not as chaos, but as popular politics. Spanning from Shakespeare to postcolonial uprisings, these essays analyze the charged language of power and resistance, revealing the tension between official culture and the crowd.
This book explores how literature portrays riots not as chaos, but as popular politics. Spanning from Shakespeare to postcolonial uprisings, these essays analyze the charged language of power and resistance, revealing the tension between official culture and the crowd.
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The Future of Post-Human Unconsciousness
A Preface to a New Theory of Anomalous Experience
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the exploration of anomalous phenomena has tremendous implications for the future of intelligent life. This book focuses on the controversial relationship between the nature of unconsciousness and anomalous experience.
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the exploration of anomalous phenomena has tremendous implications for the future of intelligent life. This book focuses on the controversial relationship between the nature of unconsciousness and anomalous experience.
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Teaching Art History with New Technologies
Reflections and Case Studies
New technologies offer possibilities for art history instruction. This text assists faculty with case studies from early adopters who have advanced the discipline's pedagogy. It provides practical suggestions and summarizes lessons learned for all educators.
New technologies offer possibilities for art history instruction. This text assists faculty with case studies from early adopters who have advanced the discipline’s pedagogy. It provides practical suggestions and summarizes lessons learned for all educators.
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Soviet repressions and a nationalist focus on Christian roots have made researching shamanism in Armenia no easy business. This study confronts this impasse, helping to set in motion the process of uncovering these ancient and suppressed practices.
Soviet repressions and a nationalist focus on Christian roots have made researching shamanism in Armenia no easy business. This study confronts this impasse, helping to set in motion the process of uncovering these ancient and suppressed practices.
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Transformative Power in Motherwork
A Study of Mothering in the 1950s and 1960s
This book explores Australian mothers (1950-1965) as agents who resisted patriarchal constraints. It argues that the mother-child relationship is a transformative power that empowers both, turning the child into an adult and the mother into a skilled agent.
This book explores Australian mothers (1950-1965) as agents who resisted patriarchal constraints. It argues that the mother-child relationship is a transformative power that empowers both, turning the child into an adult and the mother into a skilled agent.
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This pioneering book introduces the “feminine,” a dimension of film not reducible to women’s experience. Exploring this Jungian concept through movies spanning seven decades, it enhances the appreciation of film as a depth psychological medium.
This pioneering book introduces the “feminine,” a dimension of film not reducible to women’s experience. Exploring this Jungian concept through movies spanning seven decades, it enhances the appreciation of film as a depth psychological medium.
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Re-Embroidering the Robe
Faith, Myth and Literary Creation since 1850
Since the mid-nineteenth century, writers have retold old myths with fresh messages or created new ones for traditional truths. The eighteen essays in this book examine this transforming artistry in literature from 1850 to the present day.
Since the mid-nineteenth century, writers have retold old myths with fresh messages or created new ones for traditional truths. The eighteen essays in this book examine this transforming artistry in literature from 1850 to the present day.
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Orthodoxy, Modernity, and Authenticity
The Reception of Ernest Renan's "Life of Jesus" in Russia
This book explores the Russian reception of Ernest Renan’s *Life of Jesus*. Renan's work had lasting appeal because it presented an alternative to both a strictly materialist worldview and an Orthodox one, allowing readers to accept modernity while retaining religious feeling.
This book explores the Russian reception of Ernest Renan’s *Life of Jesus*. Renan’s work had lasting appeal because it presented an alternative to both a strictly materialist worldview and an Orthodox one, allowing readers to accept modernity while retaining religious feeling.
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The boundaries between bodies and technologies are changing how we experience the world. How close are we to a world where machines are indistinguishable from their creators? This book explores the relationship between technology and embodiment.
The boundaries between bodies and technologies are changing how we experience the world. How close are we to a world where machines are indistinguishable from their creators? This book explores the relationship between technology and embodiment.
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Victorian Traffic
Identity, Exchange, Performance
This collection explores "traffic"—a key concept for the Victorian era's imperial expansion. With a global range, these essays address the two-way, cross-cultural exchange of ideas, images, and identity, revealing it as relational and always in motion.
This collection explores “traffic”—a key concept for the Victorian era’s imperial expansion. With a global range, these essays address the two-way, cross-cultural exchange of ideas, images, and identity, revealing it as relational and always in motion.
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Word and Image in the Long Eighteenth Century
An Interdisciplinary Dialogue
This collection of essays explores the rich verbal-visual interaction in eighteenth-century Europe. Peaceful coexistence, mutual collaboration or striking collision—how do words and images interact? How do they reflect and communicate values, stereotypes and ideologies?
This collection of essays explores the rich verbal-visual interaction in eighteenth-century Europe. Peaceful coexistence, mutual collaboration or striking collision—how do words and images interact? How do they reflect and communicate values, stereotypes and ideologies?
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