This is an anthropological exploration of the existential and philosophical qualities of ambiguity as a generative force of political and socio-cultural transformation in contemporary human life trajectories. -- .
Rochester and the pursuit of pleasure provides a reading of Rochester’s poems, dramatic works, and letters in a biographical context. It argues that there is a... Læs mere
This collection explores what Roland Barthes termed the ‘autobiographical turn’ in art, literature and critical theory... Læs mere
This book explores how the concept of colonialism can help us to understand the past and present of Antarctica, and how in turn Antarctica may illuminate and rethink our understanding of colonialism. -- .
In a context where digital media are reshaping the futures of conservation, environmentalism, and ecological... Læs mere
This book explores the intricacies of contemporary children's rights on a global scale, scrutinizing the challenges they face from a multidisciplinary perspective. -- .
The book explores the early days of industry-sponsored clinical research in psychiatry. Examining how the clinic, patients, doctors, nursing staff,... Læs mere
This book presents a wide-ranging and original meditation on cartographies of connection in all the arts of the baroque period. -- .
Based on the findings of a 15-month study led by the Centre for Cultural Value, this book offers a... Læs mere
This collection explores the genesis of John Polidori’s foundational novella The Vampyre (1819). It then tracks his bloodsucking progeny... Læs mere
This collection of essays considers the significance of graveyards in Gothic literature, film, television and video games. The chapters incorporate discussion of Gothic texts from... Læs mere
The sound of difference examines how diversity work takes shape in a cultural sector deeply implicated in hierarchies of class, structures of whiteness, and legacies of imperialism. -- .