These essays address the epistemological, aesthetic and political implications of scale in both scholarly and artistic work. From the... Læs mere
This collection – the first comprehensive English-language study of Leni’s life and career – offers new insights into his national and international films, his bold forays into scenic design and his transition from German to Hollywood filmmaking.
Rereading Orphanhood: Texts, Inheritance, Kin explores the ways in which the figure of the literary orphan can be used to illuminate our understanding of the culture and mores of the long nineteenth century, especially those relating to family and kinship.
This book, which brings together leading academics and analysts, examines the extraordinary revival of the Scottish Conservative Party between 2011 and Ruth Davidson’s shock resignation in 2019.
Étienne Balibar, one of the foremost living French philosophers, builds on his landmark work 'Spinoza and Politics' with this exploration of Spinoza's ontology. Balibar... Læs mere
The Pulse in Cinema acknowledges that the pulse is "felt" in the body, yet also argues that the pulse has a wider reaching effect in cinema than simply the physiological response of the spectator to the image – it’s the affective force in cinema.
Featuring a range of experts on the American presidency, this book offers both European and American perspectives on both the successes and failures of... Læs mere
This book sheds light on the phenomenon of white rage, and maps out the uneasy relationship between white anxiety, religious fervour, American identity and perceived black racial progress.
This introductory history of the Scottish diaspora (c.1700 to 1945) explores migration, Scots’ experiences where they landed and the reverse impact of this migration on Scotland. It... Læs mere
Stirk argues that military occupation should be regarded as a political phenomenon - a distinct form of government at the heart of which is the nature of obligation on... Læs mere
For the first time, this collection brings together figures in both contemporary philosophy and Kierkegaard studies to explore pressing issues in the philosophy of personal identity and moral psychology.
This book looks again at the filmic and televised spaces we think we know so well. How are these spaces built up? What is it that... Læs mere