Resulting from a teacher education conference, this collection will stimulate dialogue among such groups as teacher educators, researchers, students, teachers and NGOs. Its papers are written by European teacher educators, presenting their experiences and ideas.
This book explores postcolonial translation studies, questioning its assumptions and critically examining its failures. With perspectives on Africa, the Global South, and the Global North, it considers the postcolony in a variety of settings worldwide.
The Imagery of Writing in the Early Works of Paul Auster
Sarmento delves into the early works of Paul Auster, to show how they convey the loneliness of the individual fully committed to writing. She studies the symbolism of the genetic substance of the world (re)built through the work of writing, open to an unlimited mental expansion.
States of Decadence
This two-part anthology focuses on the literary and cultural phenomenon of decadence, with particular attention given to literature from the end of the 1800s. It goes beyond literary studies too, drawing on a number of the tropes and themes of decadence in the arts and culture.
Recent Advances in the Creation of a Process-Based Worldview
This collection investigates the cutting edge in the creation of a process worldview, an important component of contemporary philosophy. It explores how process thinking can inspire us to rethink our lives, representing a bold move from academic philosophy to actual human lives.
This volume addresses innovative ways to present cultural heritage primarily in ethnographic and social history museums through recent exhibitions. Essential political issues related to power and the strong influences of the museum are addressed in each section.
Close Relations
This book applies insights from the “spatial turn” to Greek and Roman theatre. It explores the complex interweaving of space-time, the relations between ancient theatrical space, and how it has been interpreted and transformed throughout history.
Cultural Studies Approaches in the Study of Eastern European Cinema
The “spatial”, the “bodily” and the “memory turn” define this collection’s structure, made of an overview study and 12 case-studies of post-1989 Eastern European film and cinema. Concepts like space representation and construction are explored through national cinemas and films.
Ancient Dramatic Chorus through the Eyes of a Modern Choreographer
Savrami analyses the work of the Greek choreographer Zouzou Nikoloudi, and provides answers to key questions about her work in relation to ancient Greek views of tragedy and the ways those views have been reinterpreted in contemporary dance practice.
The Sexualized Body and the Medical Authority of Pornography
This collection examines pornography as a material practice that eroticises gender inequality and sexual violence towards women. It addresses the complex relationship between pornography and medicine, whereby medicine has afforded pornography great legitimacy and even authority.
This volume explores multimodality in communication, showing how non-verbal elements like gaze and gestures reinforce speech. It covers educational and specialized domains, offering new perspectives on how to exploit multimodal resources to enhance English language learning.
Images and Human Rights
This collection covers issues of creation, distribution, and control of images, questioning its impact on human rights and its ethical implications. It explains how human rights issues take advantage of visual methodologies and how the visual publically communicates these.
The Global Reach of the Fandango in Music, Song and Dance
This book lays the foundations for learning about the fandango, an 18th century dance and music craze across Spain and the Americas. It describes how the dance became a conduit for the syncretism of music, dance and people and how it signified freedom of movement and expression.
Based on papers from a Eurasian economics conference, this collection investigates the economic environment in Eurasian countries. It analyses the region from perspectives such as globalisation and economic integration, and economic growth and development.
The Urgency of Climate Change
The Urgency of Climate Change addresses a pivotal challenge for our planet. This collection of essays aligns Science, Sustainability, Ethics, and Religion to consider policy possibilities and laws that can effectively engage the climate crisis and ensure a flourishing Earth.
Proceedings of the 18th Conference of the Simone de Beauvoir Society
This compilation of essays is a major addition to Beauvoirian studies with up-to-date research. It offers a multifaceted overview on the “state of the art” of work on the life and works of de Beauvoir, 30 years after her demise.
Popular Culture and Subcultures of Czech Post-Socialism
Explore Czech culture’s evolution after socialism. This volume reveals the diverse trajectories of popular culture and subcultures, showing what truly changed and what surprisingly endured from the late socialist era.
This work brings together nine papers written within the realms of political science, the humanities, theology and religion, as well as business, economics, and management. They offer unique perspectives to provide a multifaceted take on dissidence in the European context.
Lessons in Mythology
This volume offers eight approaches to myth from viewing personal narrative as a form of healing myth to observing the atrocities committed daily arising from destructive myth. It notes that myths have existed from the beginning of the human race, serving a myriad of functions.
Philosophical Considerations on Contemporary Music
Fronzi describes how complexity in music of the 20th and 21st centuries can be tackled philosophically, starting from certain characteristics. He identifies nine characteristics that permit us to open up philosophical-cultural paths and interpret contemporary music developments.
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