Why have theorists approached narrative primarily as a form of retrospect? Mark Currie argues that anticipation and other forms of projection into the future are vital for an understanding of narrative and its effects in the world.
This book examines the quilts, ceramics, paintings, sculpture, installations, assemblages, daguerreotypes, photography and performance art produced by African American artists over a two hundred year period.
A student, business and professional course in spoken and written Arabic aimed at those with no prior knowledge of the language.
This broad-ranging survey considers the importance of the Western in American history. It explores the interconnections between the Western (in literature, film and history) and America in the 20th century
A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1930s America: literature and drama, music and radio, film and photography, art and design, and case studies of influential texts and practitioners of the decade.
Introduces the major cultural and intellectual trends of the decade by introducing and assessing the development of the primary cultural forms: namely, Fiction, Poetry and... Læs mere
Considers the possibilities for active citizenship within areas of broad concern in UK politics: young people and justice; parliaments with the people;... Læs mere
This book guides the reader through recent and established theories as well as introducing a number of previously neglected themes, films and texts.
This is an introduction to the history of the ancient Near East during the last millennium bc: Phoenicia, Palestine, the Neo-Assyrian and... Læs mere
With its cold war enemies led by dictators who promoted the myth of their heroic leadership, how might democratic America respond?
This book takes a number of detailed case studies and uses them to investigate the limitations of Anglo-US theoretical models and critical paradigms in the study of Asian Cinema.
A study of the alternative media that can be found outside the mainstream mass media.