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Susan Manning
A collection of essential essays by Susan Manning, one of the founders of critical dance studies, recounting her career writing and rewriting the history of modern dance. Three sets of…
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Simmons Buntin
Essays on raising a family and creating sustainable communities in diverse cultural and ecological landscapes
Clara Rose Thornton
After exploring the arts and spoken word worlds of her native Chicago and the US East Coast, award-winning journalist, poet, and dreamer Clara Rose Thornton visited Germany for what was…
Wade Davis
'Wade Davis is a true wayfinder, and these essays offer new insight into his visionary approach to culture, landscape, and the planet he loves as fiercely as any writer working…
Williamson
Good as Usual argues that norms and values should be seen as similar to other features of reality and capable of being known and described in similar ways. The volume…
Bailey Gaylin Moore
This collection of essays navigates the complications of home, mother-daughter relationships, and young motherhood in the conservative and religious landscape of the Ozarks.
Talia Mae Bettcher
A bold intervention in the philosophical concepts of gender, sex, and self
Beyond Personhood provides an entirely new philosophical approach to trans experience, trans oppression, gender dysphoria, and the relationship…
K. G. Subramanyan
These insightful essays explore how the intersection of artistic and scientific pursuits shapes creative processes.
In this collection of essays by one of India's most celebrated artists, K. G. Subramanyan…
This volume delves into how art reflects the ever-evolving relationship between humanity and nature, exploring industrialization's impact on cultural practices and memory.
In The Concept of Tradition and Other Essays…
Benjamin Noys
Crisis and Criticism brings together a series of interventions from 2009 to 2021 engaging with the literary, cultural and political responses to the capitalist crisis of 20078. Challenging the tendency…
Laurent Stalder
"A history of British postwar architecture, analyzed through the concept of performance and the ubiquitous (but elusive) image of the arrow"--
Michael Collins
The debut collection of essays from one of Britain's most celebrated photographers.
For many years, photographer Michael Collins had wondered what exactly it was that he found so mysterious about…
Charles Farrell
Mitch 'Blood' Green hadmore things going for him to make big money in boxing than nearly any fighterin history. A six-foot-six, 225-pound heavyweight with a chiseled physique anda traffic-stopping look…
Dr Michael Mawson
Standing Under the Cross focuses on Bonhoeffer's rich theological and ethical thinking. It places Bonhoeffer in conversation with a wide range of modern theologians, including Karl Barth, Franz Rosenzweig, Juergen…
Deborah Fleming
In the Ohio counties of the Alleghany Plateau, 19th-century barns hewn from old-growth wood rest near remnant forests, reminders of the state's deep agricultural roots and rich ecological past. Through…
Rebecca Solnit
In the spirit of her bestselling book Hope in the Dark, Rebecca Solnit explores how our actions can shape the future and the liberatory possibilities of embracing uncertainty.
Beginning with…
Becca Rothfeld
From one of the most talented young thinkers in the US, a warm, funny and intellectually dazzling call for excess, ecstasy and disorder in an age of sterility and minimalism
After 30 years, the beloved award-winning comic book series The Sandman has finally been adapted to the screen. This is the first book to explore the Netflix series, examining the…
Audiovisual content has transformed significantly with technological advancements and the rise of new media. In addition to revitalizing older works by making them accessible to a broader audience, streaming platforms…
Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht
When it comes to understanding the ontology of individual existence-that is the everyday behaviors that we all perform and hardly ever think about-the voice has a particularly complicated status. Together…
This volume of essays examines and celebrates how cross-cultural encounters have shaped modern art, a crucial reminder in today's political landscape.
In The Local and the Global and Other Essays…
Frank Perez
Essays that provide a crucial overview of LGBTQ+ history in New Orleans
Rick Bass
"Master craftsman" (Los Angeles Times) and beloved author Rick Bass explores ecological, social, and personal landscapes through this collection that brings together his best-loved essays and brand-new pieces
"Master craftsman"…
David duChemin
A book about the craft of camera-using and the creative struggle of picture-making.
Edward Tenner
Essays by international bestselling author Edward Tenner that explore both the negative and positive surprises of human ingenuity
How did the addition of lifeboats after the Titanic shipwreck contribute to…
The #MeToo movement has heightened awareness about the prevalence of sexual violence across professional, public, and private spheres. Since the movement began, many individuals have bravely stepped forward to share…
Magic, and especially performance magic, has been a part of crime fiction since its inception: both art forms surged in popularity in Western Europe in the second half of the…
Jennifer Case
Collection of personal essays tackling social stigmas around mothering, childbirth, and feminism in the twenty-first century
Viktoriia Grivina
This unique collection of essays offers a glimpse into life in and around Kharkiv during the first two years of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Tom Wolfe
"Originally published in 1976, these stories capture the full spectrum of the '70s ("the Me Decade"), from the hilarious to the hard-hitting"--
Nicole Graev Lipson
"Best American Essayist Nicole Graev Lipson breaks through the ready-made stories of womanhood, rescuing truth from the fiction that infiltrates our lives"--
The magazine of the Beat Generation returns in this awe-inspiring compilation of the art, essays and photography of the avant-garde Evergreen Review.
Brian E Daley
A leading historical theologian surveys the early Church's thinking about Christ Brian E. Daley, SJ, is a renowned and prolific historical theologian. His research has been published in a wide…
This companion volume to Is Landscape...? examines the implicit biases and received meanings of landscape. It features contributions from leading voices who challenge the contemporary understandings of the field in…
Federico Fellini: Centenary Essays explores the late Italian film master's legacy in twenty-first-century global culture with perspectives from Fellini scholars from across the globe.
Science fiction films and television programs about space travel have undergone a significant transformation since their inception. Contrasting the early depictions of small spaceship crews on exploratory missions, recent film…
When you think of holiday romance in popular culture, you probably imagine the formulaic made-for-TV movies we all love to watch: a career gal moves from the big city to…
Paula Marantz Cohen
An invigorating exploration of the pleasures and social benefits of conversation
Talking Cure is a timely and enticing excursion into the art of good conversation. Paula Marantz Cohen reveals how…
In this outstanding collection an international team of contributors examine relationalism and consider its role in philosophy of mind and perception. Essential reading for advanced students and scholars in philosophy…
David Grossman
Searing essays from International Booker Prize-winning Israeli author and long-time peace activist David Grossman carry us up to and through the cataclysm of Oct 7th and what followed
We know…
Frank M. Ferraro III
A Companion to Introductory Psychology is a rich collection of thought-provoking essays, which enhance student interest and promote group discussions, training entry-level students in critical thinking skills and engaging them…
Jack Zipes
Remembering the Jewish and German Questions: Essays on Fairy Tales, Poetry, and Culture is a selection of Jack Zipes's insightful essays and presentations on fairy tales, Jewish studies, philosophy, drama…
