The Gothic has contributed a distinctive style and atmosphere to Australian cinema since the 1970s. This book traces the appearance and interprets the meaning of key Gothic aspects of setting, landscape, characterisation and history in varied examples of Australian horror.
Dynamics of display in gendered contexts put toward purposes of resistance are explored across six modern canonical and popular novels in French - including an African Francophone fiction and a murder mystery - as well as their selected film adaptations.
This book is about the impact of Welsh devolution on public policy. It examines how, from a fragile beginning, distinct political institutions and ideological position have made their mark not only in Wales but also in the UK and wider world.
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Return to My Trees charts Matthew Yeoman’s attempt to walk more than 300 miles through the ancient forest of Wales and tells the stories of the places he passes through, while pondering the question: how do humans reconnect with nature?
Looks at the hysterical behind-the-scene antics of rock icons at the world famous Rockfield Studios in Wales. This book contains the stories behind some of the best songs and records ever made, to show how a little farm in rural Wales became home to rock legends.
Discover 366 fun and surprising stories about Welsh history and culture that most history books leave out – each linked to a specific day of the year.
Drawing on key concepts and ideas from animal studies, this is the first study of how Welsh literature explores relationships... Læs mere
The contributors to Taking Up Space focus on representations of women’s labour in cultural production (literature, cinema and television, journalism,... Læs mere
S4C is no ordinary channel, this book chronicles the challenges, successes and failures of the S4C Authority and its staff during the channel’s trial period 1981–5.
This book explores the history of Wales under the Tudor and Stuart monarchs. It tackles subjects such as the Union of Wales and England, the Reformation and the Civil Wars. It also considers how ideas of Welshness developed in this period.
Based on official data and in-depth interviews, this urgent and challenging book provides the first academic account of the operation of the Welsh criminal justice system – a system that presides over some of the worst criminal justice outcomes in western Europe.