Documents the lives of two remarkable women artists who were at the center of 20th century dance modernism. Written between 1920 and 1971, Wigman's letters to Hanya Holm are a treasury of... Læs mere
Banished for promiscuity, Tieta returns to the seaside village of Agreste after 26 years. Thinking she is now a rich, respectable widow, her mercenary family welcomes her with open arms. But Tieta... Læs mere
Michael M.J. Fischer draws upon his experience with the mullahs and their students in the holy city of Qum, composing a picture of Iranian society from the... Læs mere
For the people of Eau Claire, Hank Aaron's summer two years before his Major League debut with the Milwaukee Braves symbolizes a magical time, when baseball fans in a small city in northern Wisconsin could live a part of the dream.
The 1960s was a pivotal decade in dance, an era of intense experimentation and rich invention. In this volume a range of dance critics and scholars examine the pioneering choreographers and companies of the era.
This volume gathers six of performance artist Tim Miller's best-known performances, that chart the sexual, spiritual and political topography of his identity as a gay man:... Læs mere
This facsimile edition makes available in one volume all eight issues of ""Tambour"", a historically important ""little magazine"" published in Paris in 1929 and 1930 that featured a mix of writing by European and American modernists.
Scrutinizes most of the best-known pieces of Greek sculpture to determine what can be securely considered to have been produced during 200-100 BC. This book reveals a tentative but plausible picture of the artistic trends of this fascinating period.
Best known for The Berlin Stories - the inspiration for the film Cabaret - Christopher Isherwood has always been considered both a literary and a gay pioneer. This collection contains 25 essays and interviews that offer a fresh, in-depth view of Isherwood and his legacy.
Dictated in an idiomatic, associative style, this book exposes the doubleness of Carson McCullers's life. A mine of... Læs mere
This collection of essays examines the removal of the Oneida Indians from New York to Wisconsin. The editors present a collaboration... Læs mere