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New Argentine Film: Other Worlds (New Directions in Latino American Cultures)
by G. AguilarRespected film critic Gonzalo Aguilar offers a lucid and sophisticated analysis of Argentine films of the last decade. This is the most complete and up-to-date work in English to examine the "new Argentine cinema" phenomenon. Aguilar looks at highly relevant films, including recent award-winners at all of the major festivals.
Toward a General Theory of Acting: Cognitive Science and Performance (Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance)
by J. LutterbieToward a General Theory of Acting explores the actor's art through the lens of Dynamic Systems Theory and recent findings in the Cognitive Sciences. An analysis of different theories of acting in the West from Stanislavski to Lecoq is followed by an in depth discussion of technique, improvisation, and creating a score. In the final chapter, the focus shifts to how these three are interwoven when the actor steps in front of an audience, whether performing realist, non-realist, or postdramatic theatre. Far from using the sciences to reduce acting to a formula, Lutterbie celebrates the mystery of the creative process.
African-American/Afro-Canadian Schooling: From the Colonial Period to the Present
by C. GlennTracing the history of black schooling in North America, this book emphasizes factors in society at large - and sometimes within black communities - which led to black children being separate from the white majority. In African-American/Afro-Canadian Schooling: From the Colonial Period to the Present , Charles L. Glenn reveals the evolution of assumptions about race and culture as applied to schooling, as well as the reactions of black parents and leadership in the United States and Canada.
American Indian/First Nations Schooling: From the Colonial Period to the Present
by C. GlennTracing the history of Native American schooling in North America, this book emphasizes factors in society at large - and sometimes within indigenous communities - which led to Native American children being separate from the white majority. Charles L. Glenn examines the evolving assumptions about race and culture as applied to schooling, the reactions of parents and tribal leadership in the United States and Canada, and the symbolic as well as practical role of indigenous languages and of efforts to maintain them.
Staging the People: Community and Identity in the Federal Theatre Project (Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History)
by Elizabeth A. OsborneThe Federal Theatre Project, a New Deal plan to fund theatre and other live artistic performances during the Great Depression, had the primary goal of employing out-of-work artists, writers, and directors, with the secondary aim of entertaining poor families and creating relevant art. These case studies explore the ties between the Federal Theatre Project and regional communities throughout the United States.
Urban Drama: The Metropolis in Contemporary North American Plays
by J. Chris WestgateIdentifying an apprehension about the nature and constitution of urbanism in North American plays, Westgate examines how cities like New York City and Los Angeles became focal points for identity politics and social justice at the end of the twentieth century, and how urban crises inform the dramaturgy of contemporary playwrights.
FDR and Civil Aviation: Flying Strong, Flying Free (The World of the Roosevelts)
by A. DobsonDrawing on his knowledge of the technical aspects of civil aviation, Alan P. Dobson's history of the international aviation system, from 1945 to the present day, stresses the hitherto unacknowledged role Franklin D. Roosevelt played in implementing the principles that came to govern the entire global aviation system.
Property Crime in London, 1850–Present
by W. MeierThis book examines London's transformation from the mid-Victorian "miracle" of low crime to a high-crime society, treating six different types of misdeed as representative of phases in the evolution of crime to argue that lawbreaking must be explained by connecting all types of offenses to their social and economic contexts.
Sensation and Sublimation in Charles Dickens
by J. GordonThis book explores three crucial stages in Dickens' on-going voyage of discovery into what has been called the 'hidden springs' of his fiction; arguing that in three of Dickens best known novels, we witness Dickens responding to some identifiable force represented as coming from underneath the ground plan of the book in question.
Wealth, Power, and the Crisis of Laissez Faire Capitalism
by D. GibsonThis forcefully argued book offers a provocative picture of the political, intellectual, and economic forces that have shaped the history of the United States, offering an extensive and in-depth critique of laissez-faire doctrine and a novel reformulation of the work of American System writers, Gibson traces America's rise to global supremacy.
Early Modern England and Islamic Worlds (Early Modern Cultural Studies 1500–1700)
by Bernadette Andrea and Linda McJannetThe essays in this book analyze a range of genres and considers geographical areas beyond the Ottoman Empire to deepen our post-Saidian understanding of the complexity of real and imagined "traffic" between England and the "Islamic worlds" it encountered and constructed.
The Establishment Responds: Power, Politics, and Protest since 1945 (Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series)
by Kathrin Fahlenbrach, Martin Klimke, Joachim Scharloth & Laura WongThis volume fills this gap by examining the many ways in which political parties, the business world, foreign policymakers, and the intelligence community experienced, confronted, and even actively contributed to domestic and transnational forms of dissent.
Henry James and the Supernatural
by Anna DespotopoulouThis book is a collection of essays on ghostly fiction by Henry James. The contributors analyze James's use of the ghost story as a subgenre and the difficult theoretical issues that James's texts pose.
Marxism and Education: Renewing the Dialogue, Pedagogy, and Culture (Marxism and Education)
by P. JonesMarxist thinking can offer a critical understanding of education in an international context. Jones tackles these issues from a variety of angles and perspectives, taking advantage of recent theoretical innovations in Marxist analysis as well as the personal experiences of educational practitioners with Marxist commitments. With a specific focus on pedagogical practices as cultural practices, this book combines detailed case studies of local situations with broad, critical overviews of global development and challenges.
Queer Theatre and the Legacy of Cal Yeomans
by R. SchankeA forgotten yet award-winning playwright, Cal Yeomans was one of the founders of gay theater whose work was fueled by gay liberation and extinguished by the AIDS epidemic. Schanke's examination of his life and legacy allows a rare exploration into this pivotal moment of gay American history.
Romantic Dharma: The Emergence of Buddhism into Nineteenth-Century Europe (Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters)
by M. LussierRomantic Dharma maps the emergence of Buddhism into European consciousness during the first half of the nineteenth century, probes the shared ethical and intellectual commitments embedded in Buddhist and Romantic thought, and proposes potential ways by which those insights translate into contemporary critical and pedagogical practices.
Russian Culture and Theatrical Performance in America, 1891-1933 (Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History)
by V. HohmanExamining the work of impresarios, financiers, and the press as well as the artists themselves, Hohman demonstrates how a variety of Russian theatrical styles were introduced and incorporated into American theatre and dance during the beginning of the twentieth century.
Woman and Goddess in Hinduism: Reinterpretations and Re-envisionings
by T. Pintchman R. ShermaOffering multilayered explorations of Hindu understandings of the Feminine, both human and divine, this book emphasizes theological and activist methods and aims over historical, anthropological, and literary ones.
Black Subjects in Africa and Its Diasporas: Race and Gender in Research and Writing
by Benjamin Talton and Quincy T. MillsThrough the research and experiences of 16 scholars whose native homes span ten countries, this collection shifts the discussion of belonging and affinity within Africa and its diaspora toward local perceptions and the ways in which these notions are asserted or altered.
Character, Self, and Sociability in the Scottish Enlightenment (Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History)
by Thomas Ahnert and Susan ManningAn interdisciplinary examination of the Enlightenment character and its broader significance. Whilst the main focus of the book is the Scottish Enlightenment, contributors also employ a transatlantic scope by considering parallel developments in Europe, and America.
Dante and Italy in British Romanticism (Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters)
by F. BurwickFrom the artistic practice of improvisation to the politics of nationalism, the essays in this volume break new ground and significantly extend our understanding of the relations between British and Italian culture in its analysis of the reception of Dante and Italian literature in British Romanticism.
The Economics of Henry George: History's Rehabilitation of America's Greatest Early Economist
by P. BrysonHenry George the greatest, most famous and most rejected of early American economists who trained himself in classical economics and developed a theory of a 'single tax'. There is much literature on many specific facets and aspects of George's work, but we lack a book which provides an overview of George's economics... until now!
Living Fanon: Global Perspectives (Contemporary Black History)
by F. Fanon Nigel GibsonFrantz Fanon has influenced generations of activists and scholars. His life's work continues to be debated and discussed around the world. This book is an event: an international, interdisciplinary collection of debates and interventions by leading scholars and intellectuals from Africa, Europe and the United States.
Investigating Shrek: Power, Identity, and Ideology
by Aur�lie Lacassagne, Tim Nieguth, and Fran�ois D�pelteauAn exploration of the social significance of Shrek from a variety of theoretical perspectives, this book pursues two different, yet intertwined objectives. The first is to present Shrek as pedagogical tool that could be usefully employed in a number of different disciplines. Shrek is approached from a political science angle, a sociological perspective, and applied to the tenets of evolutionary psychology. The second objective is concerned with outlining some of the ways in which Shrek is actively bound up with various aspects of social reality - such as capitalism, power relations, inequality, rule and resistance. This book analyzes the green ogre and his companions in a way that is entertaining as well as informative.
Jewish Representation in British Literature 1780-1840: After Shylock (Nineteenth-Century Major Lives and Letters)
by M. ScrivenerDescribing Jewish representation by Jews and Gentiles in the British Romantic era from the Old Bailey courtroom and popular songs to novels, poetry, and political pamphlets, Scrivener integrates popular culture with belletristic writing to explore the wildly varying treatments of stereotypical Jewish figures.