Stories between Tears and Laughter strikes new ground in the history of Czech cinema focusing on the historically underrepresented post-socialist era following the 1960s to reveal the discourse of cultural value through which popular Czech films were being evaluated.
Hispanic commemorations that shaped the major elements of Spanish identity at the beginning of the 20th century, and their... Læs mere
Enacted Relations explores the Yolngu relational ontology and epistemology in the context of everyday practices, ritual ceremonies, bicultural education, vernacular Christianity and the production of popular music.
In an expertly researched, original case study on the memory of the traumatic retreat of the Serbian army in 1915, The Legacy of Serbia’s Great War cuts past contemporary canonization of the retreat and links narratives of the past to political choices in the present.
Based in extensive ethnographic research, Melanesian Mainstream provides a detailed representation of the roots, context, evolution, and impact of stringband music in the Melanesian Republic of Vanuatu.
Sufism is known as the mystical dimension of Islam. Nasima Selim explores this definition to find out what it means to ‘breathe well’... Læs mere
Based on extensive narrative interviews, this collection of essays reflects on the participants’ individual experiences and... Læs mere
In a global perspective of fast transforming social spaces that moves from East to West, Insidious Capital explores the struggles... Læs mere
Comparing first-person ethnographic accounts of young people living, working, and creating relationships in cities across Asia, this volume explores their contemporary lives, pressures, ideals, and aspirations.
Don't Need No Thought Control explores the dynamic interplay between popular demands, intensifying economic crises, and cultural policy decisions during the Erich Honecker era in a comprehensive and comparative analysis.
By combining close analyses of five films made between 1947 and 1988 with extensive archival research, this book unravels the complex status of films dealing with... Læs mere
Through a diverse range of case studies from Oceania, Asia, and Europe, and interdisciplinary approaches, Perspectives in Motion explores... Læs mere