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Book SynopsisHow should articulations of blackness from the fifth century BCE to the twenty-first century be properly read and interpreted? This important and timely new book is the first concerted treatment of black skin color in the Greek literature and visual culture of antiquity. In charting representations in the Hellenic world of black Egyptians, Aithiopians, Indians, and Greeks, Sarah Derbew dexterously disentangles the complex and varied ways in which blackness has been co-produced by ancient authors and artists; their readers, audiences, and viewers; and contemporary scholars. Exploring the precarious hold that race has on skin coloration, the author uncovers the many silences, suppressions, and misappropriations of blackness within modern studies of Greek antiquity. Shaped by performance studies and critical race theory alike, her book maps out an authoritative archaeology of blackness that reappraises its significance. It offers a committedly anti-racist approach to depictions of black pTrade Review'Sarah Derbew's impressive first book is a carefully reflective study which is also provocative in the best sense, and a significant intervention in the field of classics. She untangles the vocabulary of race, ethnicity, skin colour and identity to let us see the vested interests and misrecognitions of modern scholarship - and offers a transformative vision of ancient Greek engagements with Africa.' Simon Goldhill, Professor of Greek Literature and Culture, University of CambridgeIn Untangling Blackness in Greek Antiquity, Sarah Derbew provides a radical and desperately needed reframing of Greek antiquity, weaving together a breathtaking range of ancient and modern sources to probe not only the complexity and richness of black presences in the ancient Greek world, but also the modern structures of thought, disciplinary training and even museum curation that have prevented us for far too long from seeing them.' Denise Eileen McCoskey, Professor and Affiliate in Black World Studies, Miami University, Ohio… ambitious and groundbreaking … Untangling Blackness in Greek Antiquity is proof that the future of classics is already here. It's simply waiting for everyone else to catch up.' Najee Olya, Los Angeles Review of BooksTable of ContentsIntroduction: The metatheater of blackness; 1. Masks of blackness: Reading the iconography of black people in ancient Greece; 2. Masks of difference in Aeschylus's suppliants; 3. Beyond blackness: Reorienting Greek geography; 4. From Greek scythians to black Greeks: Spectrum of foreignness in Lucian's satires; 5. Black disguises in an aithiopian novel; Conclusion: (re)placing blackness; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Bibliography; Recommended translations of primary Greek texts; Index.

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Book SynopsisPeter Hall s seminal Cities of Tomorrow remains an unrivalled account of the history of planning in theory and practice, as well as of the social and economic problems and opportunities that gave rise to it.Table of ContentsList of Figures ix Preface to the Fourth Edition xii Preface to the Third Edition xiii Preface to the First Edition xv 1 Cities of Imagination 1Alternative Visions of the Good City, 1880–1987 2 The City of Dreadful Night 12Reactions to the Nineteenth-Century Slum City: London, Paris, Berlin, New York, 1880–1900 3 The City of By-Pass Variegated 49The Mass Transit Suburb: London, Paris, Berlin, New York, 1900–1940 4 The City in the Garden 90The Garden-City Solution: London, Paris, Berlin, New York, 1900–1940 5 The City in the Region 149The Birth of Regional Planning: Edinburgh, New York, London, 1900–1940 6 The City of Monuments 202The City Beautiful Movement: Chicago, New Delhi, Berlin, Moscow, 1900–1945 7 The City of Towers 237The Corbusian Radiant City: Paris, Chandigarh, Brasília, London, St Louis, 1920–1970 8 The City of Sweat Equity 291The Autonomous Community: Edinburgh, Indore, Lima, Berkeley, Macclesfield, 1890–1987 9 The City on the Highway 325The Automobile Suburb: Long Island, Wisconsin, Los Angeles, Paris, 1930–1987 10 The City of Theory 385Planning and the Academy: Philadelphia, Manchester, California, Paris, 1955–1987 11 The City of Enterprise 414Planning Turned Upside Down: Baltimore, Hong Kong, London, 1975–2000 12 The City of the Tarnished Belle Époque 443Infocities and Informationless Ghettos: New York, London, Tokyo, 1990–2010 13 The City of the Permanent Underclass 485The Enduring Slum: Chicago, St Louis, London, 1920–2011 Bibliography 529 Index 608

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is a must-read book. It achieves the rare outcome of being a successful volume for design practitioners (who should know what to do) as well as design students (who don’t yet know what to do). But it is also very useful to educators, policymakers, engineers, local authorities, industry professionals and – really – anyone who takes seriously the sheer impacts caused by the global built environment to ecosystems, biodiversity, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, land use, urban fabric transformation, energy demand, social shifts and implications for the lives of millions who live in, or at the margins of, it."—Francesco Pomponi, Buildings & Cities "A recommendable book to get started with LCA in building construction with focus on CO2 or carbon as well as concepts for decarbonization.... The basic LCA aspects are presented in an easy to follow manner.... Also worth to mention: many specific LCA terms which are helpful in discussing with LCA experts such as cradle-to-gate, end-of-life, end-of-waste or closing the loop are addressed in easy to understand words."—nbau, NACHHALTIG BAUEN "Its explanatory tone runs like a seam through this book; copiously illustrated in black and white and on a thin, uncoated paper that intimates the authors’ awareness of its own carbon footprint. It's worth it alone just for Chapter 3, 'Case Studies in Decarbonisation'"—The RIBA JournalTable of ContentsPreface viii Chapter 1 Carbon? 2 Our Carbon Challenge 6 Building Elements 6 King Carbon 7 A Global Carbon Budget 9 The Carbon Cycle in Building History 10 Carbon Flows in Building 12 Staunching the Flow 14 Time Management in Carbon Mitigation 17 Re-balancing the Planet: Agency and Opportunity 18 About This Book: An Overview 19 Chapter 2 Measuring Carbon Flows 22 Life Cycle Assessment: What’s in It for Building Designers? 25 The Fundamental Concepts 27 The Process of Life Cycle Assessment 37 The Production Stage 46 The Construction Stage 53 The Use Stage 61 Service Life 66 End-of-Life Stage 74 Results, Interpretation, and Comparison 81 The Streamlined Life Cycle Assessment for Buildings 83 Chapter 3 Case Studies in Decarbonization 86 Notes from the Field 89 How Were the Calculations Per formed? 90 Case Study 1 Common Ground High School 92 Architectural Objectives (by Gray Organschi Architecture) 93 Common Ground High School: Key Figures 100 Materials 100 Site and Ground Works 104 Foundations and Ground Floor 106 Structural Frame 108 Façades and External Decks 110 Roofs 112 Internal Dividers 114 Space Surfaces 116 Internal Fixtures 118 Building System Installations 120 Mitigation Potential from Materials and Systems 130 Energy-Related Emissions 131 Case Study 2: Puukuokka Housing Block 135 Architectural Objectives (by OOPEAA Office for Peripheral Architecture) 137 Puukuokka One: Key Figures 142 Site and Ground Works 146 Foundations and Ground Floor 148 Modular Units 150 Hallway 152 Façades 154 Roofs 156 Building Service Installations 158 Mitigation Potential from Materials and Systems 168 Energy 168 Comparison of the Case Studies 172 Comparison of the Emissions 176 Chapter 4 De-carbonizing Design 180 A Context of Externalities: Pre conditions of the Decarbonized Design Process 185 The Decarbonized Design Process 188 Phases of Decarbonized Building Design 190 The Pre-Design or Project Preparation Phase: Laying the Groundwork for Decarbonized Building Design 190 Selecting a Low-Carbon Site 192 Programming a Low-Carbon Building 195 Anticipating the Lifespan of a Building 196 The Conceptual or Schematic Design Phase 197 The Design Development Phase 201 Material Classes and Their Carbon Consequences 203 The Decarbonized Building Assembly 208 The Later Design Phases: Contract Documentation, Bidding and Negotiation, and Construction Administration 212 Principles of Decarbonized Design 213 Understanding Design Agency: Shifting Roles and Responsibilities 218 Chapter 5 Re-Forming the Anthropocene 220 Beyond Sustainable 223 Thinking Outside the Building’s Life Cycle 224 Re-forming the Anthropocene 231 The Anthropocene Re-formed 240 Acknowledgments 243 Glossary 244 References 248 Index 252

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1 Intergenerational Cohousing Design 13 Chapter 1 Intergenerational Neighborhood Design: Neighborhood Site Design 15 Chapter 2 Haystack Heights Cohousing: Site Planning Workshop 49 Chapter 3 Intergenerational Neighborhood Design: Common House and Common Facilities Design 79 Chapter 4 Haystack Heights Cohousing: Common House Workshop 101 Chapter 5 Intergenerational Neighborhood Design: Private Houses Design 125 Chapter 6 Haystack Heights Cohousing: Private House Workshop 145 Part 2 Senior Cohousing Design 173 Chapter 7 Senior Neighborhood Design: Site Design 175 Chapter 8 Quimper Village: Site Planning Workshop 207 Chapter 9 Senior Cohousing Design Concepts: Common House Design 237 Chapter 10 Quimper Village: Common House Workshop 255 Chapter 11 Senior Cohousing Design Concepts: Private Houses Design 279 Chapter 12 Quimper Village: Private House Workshop 295 Part 3 The Rest of the Story 317 Chapter 13 Affordability 319 Chapter 14 The Details of Cohousing: What Components Lead to High- Functioning Neighborhoods? 363 Afterword 397 About the Authors 409 Acknowledgments 413 Other Books by Charles Durrett and Company 415 Index 417

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Home Decorating 5 Chapter 1: Bringing Your Vision to Life 7 Chapter 2: Budgeting Your Projects 13 Chapter 3: Evaluating Your Space 23 Chapter 4: Thinking Like a Designer 39 Part 2: Creating Dimensions 53 Chapter 5: Experiencing Color 55 Chapter 6: Playing with Pattern 65 Chapter 7: Toying with Texture 77 Part 3: Perfecting Style 87 Chapter 8: Decorating with Timeless Styles 89 Chapter 9: Designing with Contemporary Styles. 105 Chapter 10: Developing Your Personal Style 113 Chapter 11: Finding Furniture 123 Part 4: Designing Backgrounds 135 Chapter 12: Enhancing Walls 137 Chapter 13: Finding Flooring 149 Chapter 14: Styling Ceilings 163 Chapter 15: Dressing Windows 175 Chapter 16: Livening Up Lighting 189 Part 5: Tackling Kitchens, Baths, Home Offices, and Media Rooms 207 Chapter 17: Cooking Up Dream Kitchens 209 Chapter 18: Beautifying Bathrooms 225 Chapter 19: Setting Up Work from Home 239 Chapter 20: Making the Most of Media Rooms 249 Part 6: Transforming Sleeping, Living, Dining, and Other Spaces 255 Chapter 21: Styling Bedrooms 257 Chapter 22: Enlivening Living Rooms 273 Chapter 23: Designing for Dining 289 Chapter 24: Transforming Bonus Spaces 305 Part 7: Putting on the Final Touches 319 Chapter 25: Arranging Art Artistically 321 Chapter 26: Accessorizing with Flair 335 Part 8: The Part of Tens 351 Chapter 27: Ten Tips for a Luxe Look 353 Chapter 28: Ten Tips for Small Spaces 359 Index 363

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Book SynopsisContemporary art, entertainment, and architecture cultures offer a growing amount of digitally mediated spatial experiences, situated either in the metaverse (e.g. VR) or location-based in physical realms (e.g. AR), increasingly powered by generative systems (e.g. AI). Are such spatially âœimmersive experiencesâ a new phenomenon and dependent on digital innovation?The Art of Spatial Illusion: Immersive Encounters between People, Media, and Place is an insightful exploration of the evolving relationship between humans, media, and spatial environments, tracing their progression from the Renaissance, via Modernity and Postmodernity, to todayâs digital age. The author offers a compelling reading and re-evaluation of architectural history and media theory, drawing connections between historical practices, technological innovations, and contemporary immersive experiences.Inspired by scholars such as Walter Benjamin and Jean Baudrillard, the book discusses how technolo

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Book SynopsisThe nationally bestselling author and streetwear entrepreneur Bobby Hundreds's manifesto about NFTs, the future of creativity, and bringing his brand and community into the modern digital space.Bobby Hundreds has spent twenty years building his streetwear company, The Hundreds, to be as much a community as a brand. So when Bobby discovered NFTs in 2020, he knew that the technology had the makings of a revolution. Now fans could not only directly support artists and creators but also have a genuine stake in the success of the work. Here, Bobby saw a way for the Hundreds community to participate in the brand as never before. But was this a good idea? Are NFTs truly the future of creativity? Or just a fad? Are they a scam? Maybe they are all those things. In NFTs Are a Scam / NFTs Are the Future, Bobby digs deep into these questions and more: Are NFTs fashion? A cult? Already over? Just beginning? None of the answers are simple, and Bobby works thr

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Book SynopsisLearn to draw iconic manga characters and thrilling fight scenes!Become a true manga master with Manga Drawing: Bloody Battles, the action-focused drawing book for artists and die-hard fans of Demon Slayer, Naruto, Attack on Titan, My Hero Academia, and Chainsaw Man. With step-by-step directions and a pro manga artist to guide you, you'll learn to draw bold heroes, like samurai warriors and shape-shifters, and vengeful enemies that leap off the page. Learn basic to advanced drawing principles and draw more than 30 battle-ready characters including:- Martial artists- Teen heroes- Undercover spies- Terrifying monsters- The nine-tailed foxWith more than 60 fierce fighting poses to choose from and epic manga battles to bring to life, you'll create electrifying, action-packed comics all your own.

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents I. APPAREL PRODUCTION. 1. Overview to Apparel Production. Quick Start Tutorial. 2. Orientation: The Lockstitch Machine. 3. Basic Machine Skills: The Lockstitch Machine. 4. Other Industrial Equipment. 5. Basic Production Skills. II. BASIC OPERATIONS. 6. Seams, Types, Classifications, and Basic Plain Seams. 7. More Plain Seams. 8. Seam Finishes. 9. Self-finished Seams. 10. Hems. 11. Darts. 12. Facings. 13. Plackets. 14. Interlinings. III. BASIC PRODUCTION OPERATIONS. 15. Assembling the Garment. 16. Bands: Cuffs and Waistbands. 17. Sleeves. 18. Closures. 19. Zippers. 20. Collars. 21. Pockets. 22. Bias. 23. Linings. IV. BASIC KNIT APPLICATIONS: SEAMS, HEMS, EDGE FINISHES, BANDS AND CUFFS, ZIPPERS, PLACKETS, AND SLEEVES. 24. Knit Types and Seams. 25. Hems and Edge Finishes. Appendix 1: Safety Rules. Appendix 2: Forms. Appendix 3: Using Measuring Tools. Appendix 4: Fibers, Yarns, and Fabrics. Appendix 5: Hand Stitches. Appendix 6: Schematics of Seams and Stitches. Appendix 7: Troubleshooting Stitching and Pressing Defects. Appendix 8: Basic Tools and Supplies. Appendix 9: Burn Test. Appendix 10: Pattern Numbers and Shapes. Glossary. Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisShortlisted for the CSA Millia Davenport Publication Award, 2021Listed as one of The Five Most Essential Books about Art and Fashion, ArtNews, 2023 Dress and fashion are central to our understanding of art. From the stylization of the body to subtle textile embellishments and richly symbolic colors, dress tells a story and provides clues as to the cultural beliefs of the time in which artworks were produced. This concise and accessible book provides a step-by-step guide to analysing dress in art, including paintings, photographs, drawings and art installations. The first section of the book includes an introduction to visual analysis and explains how to read' fashion and dress in an artwork using the checklists. The second section offers case studies which demonstrate how artworks can be analysed from the point of view of key themes including status and identity, modernity, ideals of beauty, gender, race, globalization and politics. The book includes iconic as welTrade ReviewThis will be an invaluable resource for fashion and art history students, encouraging them to go beyond the simple process of describing, towards a deeper level of analysis ... This book will also be of interest to those without a background in fashion history who are seeking to become more confident in their ability to interpret the meaning of clothing in a painting, photograph, or print. More experienced dress historians may find they already apply many of the recommended practices subconsciously, although this book might help lend an additional layer of systematic rigour to the process, facilitating new insights. * The Journal of Dress History *[An] essential primer for understanding how knowledge of dress can aid critical analysis of art. * The Five Most Essential Books About Art and Fashion, ArtNews *Reading Fashion in Art offers a fantastic practical guide to tackling the process of analyzing the representation of dress in the visual arts. * Dress: The Journal of the Costume Society of America *It is thrilling to have a book that so clearly details how important the knowledge of existing dress and dress history is to the interpretation of apparel represented in other media, and to the enhanced understanding of works of art. * Jean L. Druesedow, Kent State University Museum, USA *A thorough, thoughtful guide to evaluating the role and impact of clothing in art — useful not only for students and scholars, but also for anyone curious about fashion or art. * Justine De Young, Fashion Institute of Technology, USA *An important, accessible book that beautifully highlights the symbiosis between art and fashion history ... At its core is an approach which is sorely needed in scholarship and beyond: the acknowledgement that appreciation, understanding and enjoyment is best gained through slow, insightful engagement with the past. The tools to achieve all three are presented within these pages. * Lydia Edwards, Author *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Artists & Wardrobes 2 The Slow Approach to Seeing 3 Observation 4 Reflection 5 Interpretation 6 Fashion & Identity 7 Fashion & Modernity 8 Fashion & Beauty 9 Fashion & Gender 10 Fashion & Politics Coda Appendix I Checklist for Observation Appendix II Checklist for Reflection Appendix III Checklist for Interpretation Bibliography Image Credits Index

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Book SynopsisIn this landmark text by one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century, Gilles Deleuze takes the paintings of Francis Bacon as his object of his study. The book presents a deep engagement with Bacon''s work and the nature of art. Deleuze analyzes the distinctive innovations that came to mark Bacon''s style: the isolation of the figure, the violation and deformations of the flesh, the complex use of color, the method of chance, and the use of the triptych form. Here Deleuze creates a number of his well-known concepts, such as the ''body without organs'' and contrasts his own approach to painting with that of both the phenomenological and the art historical traditions. Deleuze links Bacon''s work to Cezanne''s notion of a ''logic'' of sensation and, investigating this logic, explores Bacon''s crucial relation to past painters such as Cezanne, Velasquez, and Soutine.Trade ReviewA lively and systematic study of Bacon's work. The book is clearly organised, helping to make complicated arguments easier to follow. * Modern Painters *A path-breaking work on the aesthetics of sensation, the philosophy of colour, on form, and on painting in general, Francis Bacon is one of the most important, if not the most crucial, of all of Deleuze's writings. * Tom Conley, Harvard University, USA *One of Deleuze’s most beautifully crafted studies, and an essential component of his aesthetic philosophy. * Southern Humanities Review *Art historians as well as scholars of 20th century intellectual history will find this a rich mine of original thought. * Library Journal *Long-awaited. This book is invaluable for an understanding of the trajectory of Deleuze’s own thought. Offers an entry point into Deleuze’s more explicitly theoretical work that simultaneously grounds and orients that theory in terms of a specific instance. * Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism *Table of ContentsTranslator's Preface, by Daniel W. Smith Preface to the French Edition, by Alain Badiou and Barbara Cassin Author's Foreword Author's Preface to the English Edition 1. The Round Area, the Ring The round area and its analogues - Distinction between the Figure and the figurative - The fact - The question of "matters of fact" - The three elements of painting: structure, Figure, and contour - Role of the fields 2. Note on Figuration in Past Painting Painting, religion, and photography - On two misconceptions 3. Athleticism First movement: from the structure to the Figure - Isolation - Athleticism - Second movement: from the Figure to the structure - The body escapes from itself: abjection - Contraction, dissipation: washbasins, umbrellas, and mirrors 4. Body, Meat, and Spirit, Becoming-Animal Man and animal - The zone of indiscernibility - Flesh and bone: the meat descends from the bone - Pity - Head, face, and meat 5. Recapitulative Note: Bacon's Periods and Aspects From the scream to the smile: dissipation - Bacon's three successive periods - The coexistence of all the movements - The functions of the contour 6. Painting and Sensation Cezanne and sensation — The levels of sensation — Figuration and violence - The movement of translation, the stroll - The phenomenological unity of the senses: sensation and rhythm 7. Hysteria The body without organs: Artaud - Worringer's Gothic line - What the "difference of level" in sensation means - Vibration - Hysteria and presence - Bacon's doubt — Hysteria, painting, and the eye 8. Painting Forces Rendering the invisible: the problem of painting - Deformation: neither transformation nor decomposition - The scream - Bacon's love of life - Enumeration of forces 9. Couples and Triptychs Coupled Figures — The battle and the coupling of sensation - Resonance - Rhythmic Figures - Amplitude and the three rhythms - Two types of "matters of fact" 10. Note: What Is a Triptych? The attendant - The active and the passive - The fall: the active reality of the difference in level - Light, union and separation 11. The Painting before Painting .. . Cezanne and the fight against the cliche - Bacon and photographs - Bacon and probabilities - Theory of chance: accidental marks - The visual and the manual - The status of the figurative 12. The Diagram The diagram in Bacon (traits and color-patches) - Its manual character - Painting and the experience of catastrophe - Abstract painting, code, and optical space - Action Painting, diagram, and manual space - What Bacon dislikes about both these ways 13. Analogy Cezanne: the motif as diagram - The analogical and the digital - Painting and analogy - The paradoxical status of abstract painting - The analogical language of Cezanne and of Bacon: plane, color, and mass - Modulation - Resemblance recovered 14. Every Painter Recapitulates the History of Painting in His or Her Own Way .. . Egypt and haptic presentation - Essence and accident - Organic representation and the tactileoptical world - Byzantine art: a pure optical world? - Gothic art and the manual - Light and color, the optic and the haptic 15. Bacon's Path The haptic world and its avatars - Colorism - A new modulation - From Van Gogh and Gauguin to Bacon - The two aspects of color: bright tone and broken tone, field and Figure, shores and flows .. . 16. Note on Color Color and the three elements of painting - Color-structure: the fields and their divisions - The role of black Color-force: Figures, flows, and broken tones Heads and shadows - Color-contour - Painting and taste: good and bad taste 17. The Eye and the Hand Digital, tactile, manual, and haptic - The practice of the diagram - On "completely different" relations - Michelangelo: the pictorial fact Index of Paintings Notes Index

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Book SynopsisBridging theory and practice, this accessible text considers fashion from both cultural studies and fashion studies perspectives, and addresses the growing interaction between the two fields.Kaiser and Green use a wide range of cross-cultural case studies to explore how race, ethnicity, class, gender and other identities intersect and are produced through embodied fashion. Drawing on intersectionality in feminist theory and cultural studies, Fashion and Cultural Studies is essential reading for students and scholars.This revised edition includes updated case studies and two new chapters. The first new chapter explores religion, spirituality, and faith in relation to style, fashion, and dress. The second offers a critique of beauty and considers dressed embodiment inclusive of diverse sizes, shapes and dis/abilities. Throughout the text, Kaiser and Green use a range of examples to interrogate the complex entanglements of production, regulation, distribution, consumption, and subjTrade ReviewThe second edition of Fashion and Cultural Studies is the resource that fashion scholars, students, activists and designers need at this time of deep transformation in the field of fashion. It brings together critical theories about power and marginalization and illuminates how these frameworks advance understandings of fashion with nuance and accessibility. This book will inspire readers to question, expand and reimagine how they think about fashion in society, and it offers them the interdisciplinary worldviews to advance social justice through their own work. -- Ben Barry, Dean of Fashion, Parsons School of Design, USABuilding upon the critical foundation that Susan Kaiser provided for us in 2012, Denise Green and Kaiser work collaboratively to deepen our understanding of the phenomenon of fashion, drawing upon new ways of considering Style-Fashion-Dress. Fashion and Cultural Studies is a recommended text for educators to assign in the classroom, as it offers the most robust and cogent framework for examining why we wear what we wear, focusing on its sociopolitical implications in today’s climate. -- Kimberly M. Jenkins, Educator and Founder, The Fashion and Race Database, USAThis exciting book demonstrates how Fashion Theory deepens the theoretical and militant tradition of cultural studies in our time, in relation particularly to issues such as bodies, multiple identities, social inclusion, identity/alterity, spirituality. Even more than in the previous edition, the book shows how fashion can be a true political, ethical and aesthetic passion. -- Patrizia Calefato, Università degli studi di Bari Aldo Moro, ItalyFashion and Cultural Studies is an innovative, engaging, and refreshing text where Susan Kaiser and Denise Green examine the numerous entanglements of identity, fashion, style, dress, (to use their words) “both/and” the body. In the text and imagery, they center and prioritize examples from historically marginalized communities and they also engage in important critical self-reflection as white, middle-class US American women; other fashion studies scholars need to follow their example. This much-needed book is required reading for those interested in, and perhaps more importantly those not interested in, fashioning identities and justice. -- Kelly Reddy-Best, Iowa State University, USATable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Fashion Studies and Cultural Studies Articulation Style-fashion-dress The fields of fashion studies and cultural studies Conceptualizing culture and fashion Circuit of style-fashion-dress model Production Consumption Distribution Subject formation Regulation 2. Intersectional, Transnational Fashion Subjects Assumption 1: Structure-agency dynamics include processes of persuasion, consent, and resistance. Assumption 2: Subject formation through style-fashion-dress is a process of navigating intersectionalities. Assumption 3: Structures of feeling – expressed through subject formation and the fashion process alike – articulate between everyday life and culture through the circuit of style-fashion-dress Ambiguity Cultural Ambivalence Cultural Anxiety Assumption 4: The field of critical fashion studies needs to move from identity nots to identity (k)nots Assumption 5: Fashion is transnational – not merely western or “Euromodern" Assumption 6: The process of negotiating ambiguity is not a level playing field, and it is a material process – especially in a transnational context 3. Fashioning the National Subject Nation ? essence Nation as different than: Representing the other Folk costume, national dress and fashion Working the hyphen: Nation-state and style-fashion-dress French Revolution Chinese Cultural Revolution (and beyond) From European expansion to globalization Decolonizing fashion: Beyond the metaphor Globalization Intersectionalities and entanglements 4. Racial Rearticulations and Ethnicities Race and ethnicity: Sliding signifiers Racial and ethnic rearticulations Color Hair Ethnic re-articulations: Belongings-in-Difference Sliding into appropriation, sliding into religion 5. Religion, Fashion, and Spirituality Subject formation Spirituality, subjectivity, and materiality Modesty Piety, orthodoxy, religiosity Regulation State alignment with religion Freedom from religion Freedom of religion (religious freedom) Production, distribution, and consumption The Jewish diaspora and the textile, clothing, and retail industries The globalization of Muslim fashion 6. Class Matters, Fashion Matters Conceptualizing class Caste systems Sumptuary laws, materials, and the “natural” order Class, intersectionalities, and industrial capitalism From textile to apparel production: At home, in the factory, and in protest Class and fast fashion Metaphors of class structure and change: The flows of fashion Status claims and status demurrals 7. Gendering Fashion, Fashioning Gender: Beyond Binaries Soft assemblages Marking, unmarking, and remarking gender Sex, gender, and style-fashion-dress: Feminist deconstructions Theorizing the body and style-fashion-dress Transgender studies through bodies and style-fashion-dress Menswear out of the academic closet Multiple masculinities Zoot suit La SAPE in Congo US National Survey of Male Intersectionalities 8. Sexual Subjectivities and Style-Fashion-Dress Sexual subjectivities Binary “beginnings” and reversals Homophobic discourses On the protracted coming out of heterosexuality 1960s and 1970s: Social movements and sexual fashions 1980s and beyond: Queering fashion Gazing subjects and positionalities Sexuality through intersectionalities 9. Dressed Embodiment From phenomenology to dressed embodiment Abstracting the body and representing embodiment Anthropometrics and sizing Stigmatizing and celebrating fat bodies Sizeism and the fashion industry Flaunting fat Dis/abled bodies Athletics and bodily exceptionalism Addressing ableism Disabling environments and style-fashion-dress Fashioning disability Concealment Diversion and reframing Modifying and making Compensation Social uniqueness Social inclusion Embodied subjectivities 10. Bodies in Motion Through Time and Space Time and space (and place) Age/generation and place Fashion’s way with time in space: Spatiotemporalities Industrial time Anti/nonlinear time and space Nostalgia Space-Time compression and “speed space” Uchronic temporality and utopian spaces Closing/opening thoughts Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFrom the first sketch to handling a prototype, Fashion Design: The Complete Guide is an all-inclusive overview of the entire design process. This second edition begins with an exploration of fashion in the context of different histories and cultural moments, before fashion designer, and educator John Hopkins walks you through fashion drawing, colour, fibres, research methods, and studio must-knows such as pattern making, draping and fitting. You'll also learn how to develop your portfolio and practice as a professional designer. Each of the six chapters ends with activities to help you hone your skills.Interviewees include Stefan Siegel (founder and CEO of Not Just A Label), Maggie Norris (Founder of Maggie Norris Couture and former designer at Ralph Lauren), Samson Soboye (Creative Director and Founder of Soboye Boutique) and Jessica Bird (a fashion illustrator, whose clients include Vivienne Westwood and matchesfashion.com). With discussion of the evolving role of social mediaTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Fashion in context Understanding fashion Fashion as change Gender and the body Fashion Histories Orientalism Fashion and modernity Post-modern fashion Supply chain and sustainability Fashion capitals Fashion Identities Fashion as communication Q&A Samson Soboye Discussion questions, Activities, Further reading 2. Visual language of fashion Understanding the fashion Figure Drawing media for fashion Technical Drawings CAD for fashion Fashion Illustration Q&A Jessica Bird Discussion questions, activities, further reading 3. Colour and Fabrics Colour in context Colour theory Colour palettes Fashion and material culture Fibres Fashion fabrics Designing for fabrics Sustainable futures Q&A Andrew Bell Discussion questions, Activities, Further reading 4. Research and design Research for fashion design Creativity and fashion design Object and image analysis in fashion design Research process Sources of research and inspiration Working with sketchbooks Q&A Aurelie Fontan Discussion questions, Activities, Further reading 5. Concept to Prototype The fashion studio Sizing and measurements Pattern making Draping Sewing The toile Fittings and finishes The prototype sample Q&A Maggie Norris Discussion questions, activities, further reading 6. Portfolio and professional practice Professional contexts Fashion design and technology Fashion design portfolio Personal promotion Job roles and career paths Fashion design futures Q&A Stefan Siegel, Not Just A Label Discussion questions, Activities, Further reading Conclusion Appendix Index Acknowledgements Credits

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Book SynopsisType Specimens introduces readers to the history of typography and printing through a chronological visual tour of the books, posters, and ephemera designed to sell fonts to printers, publishers, and eventually graphic designers. This richly illustrated book guides design educators, advanced design students, design practitioners, and type aficionados through four centuries of visual and trade history, equipping them to contextualize the aesthetics and production of type in a way that is practical, engaging, and relevant to their practice. Fully illustrated throughout with 200 color images of type specimens and related ephemera, the book illuminates the broader history of typography and printing, showing how letterforms and their technologies have evolved over time, inspiring and guiding designers of today.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: Early Broadsides Early broadsides: form and function Pragmatic beginnings - the Ratdolt specimen of 1486 Patterns of circulation Multi-tasking - specimens serving multiple purposes Broadsides: a lasting form 2: Printers’ Manuals Printers' manuals: form and funtion Shaping print culture Establishing shared knowledge and expectations Expanding typographic options Standardizing printing vocabularies Expressing visual styles Evolving tastes Conclusion 3: Foundry Specimen Books Formats and functions Comprehensive documentation Elaborate display Commercial utility Stylistic instruction International circulation Missionary zeal Centers and peripheries Conclusion 4: Industrial Methods and Materials Tools for economizing Saving time, materials and money Standardization of form Organizational redesign - ATF's example Tools for mechanization Reproduction - electrotyping and the pantograph Experiments with machine casting and composition Wood types as "new" tools An American (?) invention Advantages of wood type Advertising at large scale Conclusion 5: Hot Metal Hot metal: how and why Benefits Drawbacks New formats for the specimen Mega-books Loose-leaf binders and supplements 1-line specimens Roles of the specimen Commercial catalogs instruction manuals Display devices for "good" mechanical type Differentiation and cooperation Programmatic world views Conclusion 6: Ephemera New formats Supplements to binder systems Leaflets and brochures Emerging aesthetic trends Revisiting history Defining modernity Networks of circulation Imports, exports and adaptations Cultural specificity and stereotyping Local, specific, and vernacular forms - Cyrillic and Hebrew Conclusion 7: Photographic and Binary Processes Phototype: "inherently superior" "Swift & Exact": how phototypesetting works Typography, dematerialized Attitudes toward technology Inferiority - "the hand is the guide" Innovation - "interesting possibilities" Multiplicity - "for case, matrix, and film" Conclusion - toward a digital future Postlude: Digital Type, Diverse Futures Bibliography Image Credits Index

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Book SynopsisTraditional speech work has long favored an upper-class white accent as the model of intelligibility. Because of that, generations of actors have felt disconnected from their own identities and acting choices. This much-needed textbook redresses that trend and encourages actors to achieve intelligibility through rigorous language analysis and an exploration of their own accent and articulation practices. Following an acting class model, where you first analyze the script then reveal yourself through it, this work breaks down a process for analyzing language in a way that excites the imagination. Guiding the student through the labyrinth of abstract concepts and terms, readers are delivered into the practicality of exercises and explorations, giving them self-awareness that enables them to make their own speech come alive. Informed throughout by notes from the author's own extensive experience working with directors and acting teachers, this book serves as an ideal speech-trainingTrade ReviewThe author’s meticulous linguistic analysis paves the way for understanding the use of the technical skills of pitch/melody, volume/dynamics, and tempo/rhythm introduced later in the sequence. The inclusion of a warmup template is beneficial to giving students guidance in devising their own customized warmups. * Professor Robert Gonzalez, University of Tampa, USA *A fresh and engaging approach to speech-work for actors working in the contemporary theatre. It stresses intelligibility and clarity in any accent or dialect rather than imposing a standard of speech that is only appropriate for a limited range or roles and styles. * David Carey, Voice and Text Director, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, USA *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Warm-ups Chapter 2. Language structure Chapter 3. Musicality Chapter 4. Anatomy Chapter 5. English Speech Sounds Chapter 6. Rhetoric Chapter 7. Looking ahead Chapter 8. Glossary Glossary Bibliography

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Book SynopsisRooted in feminist political thought, She City illuminates how gender shapes our urban spaces and city design. Through three sections: ''Resisting Sexist Cities'', ''Designing Feminist Cities'', and ''Prioritizing Safer Cities'', Kalms examines barriers to women''s public participation and focuses on the practical strategies, policies and actions to overcome them.Addressing significant themes such as violence against women and gender-sensitive design, She City not only provides direction for practitioners but also inspires confidence to pursue new paths towards women-centered urban environments. This book is an essential resource for architects, urban designers, planners and the plethora of built environment specialists committed to building cities that truly meet the diverse needs of women and girls.Table of ContentsList of Figures Preface Acknowledgments 1. Women in Cities: An Introduction 2. Don't Stand So Close to Me: Sexist Street Harassment and Women's 'Safety Work' 3. Fake Happy: Hypersexual Cities and Women's Inequity 4. Missing Women: Smart Women in the Data Gap 5. Girls to the Front: Mainstreaming Women's Needs 6. Not Neutral: Designing Cities for Women 7. Expanding Expertise: Women's Safety Audits 8. Train Wreck: Public Transport and Women's Safety 9. Eyes on the Street: Women and Urban Crime Prevention 10. On the Edge of the Night: Women and the Nighttime Economy 11. Run the World: Co-design in a Feminist Framework References Index

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Book SynopsisThe Impact of a PhD on Design Practice assesses the value and impact of design PhDs for design practitioners, exploring in detail and through perspectives from a range of international designers how a doctorate can develop research and critical thinking skills that will enhance their professional practice.The book develops the contribution of Laurene Vaughan''s earlier work Practice-Based Design Research in furthering the global understanding of this dynamic and expanding area of design education. Whereas the earlier work provided a survey of key issues and developments in doctoral education in design globally, this book delves deeper by focusing on the experience of those who have undertaken design PhDs and taken their expertise into industry settings. Designers from Europe, the USA and Australasia working in a range of design disciplines provide perspectives on how they have used project design, research, analytical and writing skills developed as a result of

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Book SynopsisPacked with more than 200 colour illustrations, Visual Research explores a range of research methods that can be used by graphic designers and visual communicators in the development of clear and purposeful design solutions. The book introduces key terms and theories that underlie design research; examining the importance of visual grammar and design literacy, audience, communication theory and semiotics.Each chapter features case studies, many new to this edition, that demonstrate how the use of research methods can form the basis of effective visual communication and design problem solving, eschewing end-product analysis for a discussion of the way research feeds into the design process.With new case studies from Matt Cooke, Colette Sadlier and many others, this new edition also brings together all of the ''Key Concept'' features and content from previous editions into their own distinct chapter, making it easier for readers to discover design-led tools and information designTable of ContentsForeword Introduction Chapter 1: Why Research? Chapter 2: Design Literacy Chapter 3: Analysis and Proposition Chapter 4: Visual Comparisons Chapter 5: Theory in Practice Chapter 6: Audience and Message Chapter 7: Process and Materials Chapter 8: Synthesis Chapter 9: Key Concepts Appendices Further Reading Contributing Designers Index Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisSince the democratisation of the clothing industry in the early 19th century, buyers have become increasingly disconnected from the creative and human aspects of the production of clothing. Arguably clothing is now valued less for its aesthetic qualities or because of the hours spent in its making, but more for the extent to which it serves current fashion'. In a climate of increasing anxiety about the environmental and social impact of the contemporary global fashion industry, Rachel Worth suggests that, rather than seeking solutions only in the present, looking to history can assist in understanding better the challenges consumers face today in making decisions about the contents of their wardrobes, which, in turn, will impact on the nature of the future global fashion industry. She does not seek to offer simplistic historical solutions to contemporary problems, but explores ways in which it might be possible to bridge divides between knowledge of the past, current individual choiceTrade ReviewThe social, cultural and physical entanglement of attire with status, aspiration and livelihood is vividly articulated in this rich discourse. Drawing on the work of great poets and writers including Clare and Hardy, the reader is drawn into a reflection on the relational aspects of being human in a more than human world. * Dilys Williams, Centre for Sustainable Fashion, UK *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction 1. The Hidden Language of Clothing Nursery Rhymes, Fabric and Clothing Rhymes about Clothing and Class Rhymes with an Advisory or Cautionary (Clothing) Theme Rhymes about Clothing Poverty 2. From Democratisation to Fast Fashion Technological Change and the Cotton Industry Developments in the Making and Retailing of Ready-made Clothing Adoption of the Sewing Machine Retailing Revolution (I) The Democratisation of Shoe Production Retailing Revolution (II) Democratising Colour 3. Sustainability and Clothing in Context The Emergence of Fashion The Road to Fast Fashion The Backlash Against Fast Fashion The Fabric of Fashion Conundrum Transparency on the Label The Use of Fur and Feathers 4. The Human Factor: Clothing, Growth and Alternative Economic Paradigms ‘Sweating’ and the Fight for a Minimum Wage The Move to Outsourcing The ’Economics’ of Fast Fashion 5. Clothing, Nature and the Environment Clothing in Pastoral Narratives Nature Fights Back Nature and the Arts and Crafts Movement 6. Philosophies of Dress Oscar Wilde: The Philosophy of Dress Mary Eliza Haweis; The Art of Dress Eric Gill: Clothes Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book Synopsis2020 was a year in which global politics radically shifted, catalyzed by the Covid-19 pandemic and the #BlackLivesMatter movement. This book is a response to that year, asking: was it a moment or is it a movement, and what fundamental changes within the arts industry need to come out of this time? The book includes over 20 interviews with some of the most pioneering Black cultural leaders from a wide range of senior executive positions in the arts within the UK, Europe, US and Africa. It documents the sea of change in arts leadership at the height of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, the pressure on organizations to confront and change their racial and ethnic make-up, and shines a light on the guiding ambitions, strategic plans and visions for the future to support the ongoing decolonization of arts organizations across the world. Learn from those who have walked the walk to support your vision for the future.Trade ReviewA resounding testimony of best practices for staying grounded in spaces that cross the color line. * Kamilah Forbes, Director and Executive Producer, Apollo Theater, USA *Table of ContentsThe Act of Decolonisation is this book, THIS Conversation Olivia Poglio-Nwabali interviews Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway and Kwame Kwei-Armah Chapter One: We’ve Been Leading! LEADERSHIP IN OUR DNA Quotes: Sade Lynthcott, Robert Barry Fleming -Always Willing to Leave - Timothy Bond -It’s the Board’s Responsibility to Find the Plenty of Overqualified Black Candidates - Patrick Bradford Chapter Two: Becoming the First Quotes: Timothy Bond, Lydia Idakula-Sobogun-Sobogun, Yvonne Hepburn-Foster, Julia Wissert, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Deborah Sawyerr, Samora Bergtop, James Ngcobo, Stella Kanu, Hana Sharif -If I Can’t Do The Job, I Don’t Want the Title - Hana Sharif -I Can’t Not Apply, I Can Do The Job! - Nataki Garrett -Are You Going To Be An Nostalgic Leader Or One That Challenges and Upgrades? - James Ngcobo -They Said, “WE DIDN’T HIRE YOU BECAUSE YOU WERE BLACK’ I was like, “That’s the BONUS. That’s the BONUS” - Marc Bamuthi Joseph -Leadership is Making Mistakes and Getting Back Up Again - Julia Wissert -A Lonely Road But A Position of Authority And Trust - Yvonne Hepburn-Foster Chapter Three: First 100 Days Quotes: Jonathan McCrory, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Robert Barry Fleming, Deborah Sawyerr, Nike Jonah, Roy Alexander Weise, Patrick Bradford, David Bryan, Stella Kanu Interviews -An Unapologetic Maverick in the Workplace - Nike Jonah -Every Board Needs New Energy And Voice To Shift The Focus And Direction Of The Organisation - David Bryan -I Bring My Own Structure for Safety and Survival - Stella Kanu -Asking the Hard Questions - Robert Barry Fleming Chapter Four: Inheriting a Challenging Staff and Board Quotes: Robert Barry Fleming, Stella Kanu, Hana Sharif, Suzann McLean -Leaning In When They Lean Out - Stella Kanu -Money Talks - Hana Sharif -Board Support Matters - Patrick Bradford Chapter Five: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome Quotes: Maria Oshodi, Lydia Idakula-Sobogun, Deborah Sawyerr, Suzann McLean, Jonathan McCrory Interviews -Allies Are The Greatest Vaccination - David Bryan -I Doubt The Work Environment NOT My Abilities! - Stella Kanu -I Am A Warrior But I Am Human Too! - Hana Sharif -Be The Best Servant Leader For Nobody But Yourself - Robert Barry Fleming Chapter Six: Leading in a Pandemic at the Height of The Black Lives Matter Movement Quotes: Marc Joseph Bamuthi, Timothy Bond, Roy Alexander Weise -Artistic Director Role Turned Into A Crisis Manager Role Overnight - Julia Wissert -Whose Fight is Racism - Yvonne Hepburn-Foster -We Took Care Of Our People First - A Mass Redundancy Was Never An Option - Hana Sharif -STAND On A New Foundation - Gregory Maqoma -Letting Go, Making Cuts & Evolving Into a Transmedia Leader - Robert Barry Fleming -A Perspective On Tokenism - Taiwo Afolabi Chapter Seven: Leading From the Front and The Power of Intuition Quotes: Marc Bathumi Joseph, Gregory Maqoma, Timothy Bond, Asiimwe Deborah Kawe, James Ngcobo, Patrick Bradford, David Bryan -Our North Star is Black Liberation - Sade Lythcott -The Juggling Act: Leading From The Front AND The Back - David Bryan Chapter Eight: Transforming the Culture and The Art of Negotiation Quotes: Timothy Bond, Gregory Maqoma, Samora Bergtop, Taiwo Afolabi -Funders Cannot Dictate Our Artistic Programming - Asiimwe Deborah Kawe -To Make Art That Matters, You Must Be A Rebel - Lydia Idakula-Sobogun -We See You White America, In Action! - Timothy Bond -A world Stage in Africa: Centering Diverse Voices and Indigenous Languages - James Ngcobo Chapter Nine: Recovering from a Setback Quote: Robert Barry Fleming, Deborah Sawyerr -No More Appeasing The White Gaze - Samora Bergtop -Knowing When It’s Time to Let Go - David Bryan -The Impossible Rubik’s Cube - Hana Sharif Chapter Ten: The Importance of Wellbeing Quotes: Lydia Idakula-Sobogun, Natasha Bucknor, Robert Barry Fleming, Jonathan McCrory, Sade Lythcott -Learning To Speak To Myself With Kindness - Asiimwe Deborah Kawe -Leaders Are Readers - David Bryan -Setting Healthy Boundaries - Stella Kanu -Solo Vacations - Hana Sharif Chapter Eleven: Succession & Legacy Quotes: Nataki Garrett, James Ngcobo, Nike Jonah -Mentorship Is Legacy - Asiimwe Deborah Kawe -Building Something That Survives Long After You - Patrick Bradford -The Legacy Is The Village and Building Institutions For The Future - David Bryan -Succession of Skills - Stella Kanu -Opening Doors and Holding Space - Hana Sharif -A Model of Anti-Racist Multicultural Theatre - Timothy Bond

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Book SynopsisI could fly to New York and back every day for seven years and still not leave a carbon footprint as big as if I have a child. Ten thousand tonnes of CO2. That's the weight of the Eiffel Tower. I'd be giving birth to the Eiffel Tower.'In a time of global anxiety, terrorism, erratic weather and political unrest, a young couple want a child but are running out of time. If they over think it, they'll never do it. But if they rush, it could be a disaster.They want to have a child for the right reasons. Except, what exactly are the right reasons? And what will be the first to destruct the planet or the relationship?Trade Review“Duncan Macmillan’s distinctive, off-kilter love story is brutally honest, funny, edgy and current. It gives voice to a generation for whom uncertainty is a way of life… bravely written, startlingly structured” * Guardian *Macmillan’s play is at once harrowing and blisteringly funny, bleak and redemptive...It combines hyper-real dialogue with a quirky form that expands and contracts time before our eyes, creating the almost physical sensation of being hurtled towards an uncertain future. The piece’s furious pace lives up to its title, leaving audience, and no doubt actors, feeling the need to pause for breath in a world that does not allow it. * What's On Stage *“Both uproariously funny … and unbearably poignant… an engaging and poignant piece" * Exeunt Magazine *Duncan Macmillan’s distinctive, off-kilter love story is brutally honest, funny, edgy and current. It gives voice to a generation for whom uncertainty is a way of life… bravely written, startlingly structured” -- Lyn Gardner * Guardian *

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Book SynopsisHow have radical print cultures fostered and preserved queer lived experience from the 1960s to the present? What alternative stories about queer life across Europe can visual material reveal? Queer Print in Europe is the first book devoted to the exploration of queer print cultures in Europe, following the birth of an international gay rights movement in the late 1960s. By unearthing these ephemeral paper documents from archives and personal collections, including materials that have been out of circulation since they were first distributed, this book examines how the production and dissemination of queer print intersected with the emergence of LGBTQ+ activism within specific national contexts. This vital contribution to queer history explores borders and political movements, and the ways in which these materials contributed, through their international circulation, to the creation of a post-national' queer community.Illustrated throughout with examples of manifestos, flyers, pTrade ReviewQueer Print in Europe presents a timely and necessary analysis of queer printmaking, zines and print culture. It is unique in its use of interviews, its wide-ranging historical and political analysis and its challenge to a rights-based historical teleology common in North American analyses of LGBTQ+ cultural phenomenon. -- Alexandra Gonzenbach Perkins, Texas State University, USAThis book represents a vital contribution to the fields of queer history and queer print cultures. It starts from the insistence that queer community relies on the networked circulation of objects, information and ideas. From there, the various chapters explore a range of publications, each exploring how the circulation of printed material since the 1970s has shaped European LGBTQ activism. The collection offers a rich history of European queer print cultures and provides methodologies for future research in the field. -- Sam McBean, Queen Mary University of London, UKDavis and Guy provide a well-organized and thoughtfully selected collection of essays that represent an exciting broadening of the field of queer print culture from its often US-centered perspective. Exploring themes of inclusion/exclusion, connection/debate, past/present, this book offers both scholars and those interested in queer culture an enticing entry into queer worldmaking. In bringing different voices together and exploring a variety of publications, Queer Print in Europe does exactly what these circulated objects did—foster connection and invite further collaboration. -- Alexis Bard Johnson, Curator at ONE Archives, University of Southern California, USATable of ContentsIntroduction, Glyn Davis (University of St Andrews, UK) and Laura Guy (Glasgow School of Art, UK) Part One: Politics of Community Building 1. Silent Voices: The ‘Arabs’ and Gay Liberation in France, Antoine Idier (ESAM, France) 2. ‘Happiness was in the Pages of this Monthly’: The Birth of the Lesbian Press in France and the Fabric of a Space of One’s Own (1976-1990), Ilana Eloit (University of Geneva, Switzerland) 3. Seeking Acceptance or Revolution? An Overview of the First Italian LGBTQ Magazines, 1971-1979, Dario Pasquini (Independent Researcher, Italy) 4. Change Always has to Build: In Conversation with Gail Lewis, Taylor Le Melle (Independent Researcher, the Netherlands) Part Two: Materials and Making 5. The Sexual Revolt in Spain in the 1970s through its Publications: Ideas, Fears and Aesthetics, Alberto Berzosa (Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain) and Gracia Trujillo (Complutense University of Madrid, Spain) 6. Sexual Difference and Queer Subjectivity in Slovak LGBTQ Print Periodicals, Viera Lorencova (Fitchburg State University, USA) 7. Revolt Press, Internationalization and the Development of Gay Markets in Sweden before HIV/AIDS, Thomas Cubbin (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) 8. Mietje: In Conversation with Gert Hekma and Mattias Duyves, Benny Nemer (Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK), Belgium) Part Three: Generational Interactions 9. This Too is Polish Culture: In Conversation with Karol Radziszewski, Aleksandra Gajowy (Independent Researcher, UK) 10. Queer Memory in (re)Constituting and Forgetting the Trans ‘70s in the UK, Nat Raha (University of St Andrews, UK) 11. Encapsulated Time: Generational and Cultural Discrepancies in West German Lesbian Magazines of the 1970s, Janin Afken (Humboldt University, Germany) 12. Lavender Menace Revisited: In Conversation with Sigrid Nielsen, Bob Orr and James Ley, Fiona Anderson (Newcastle University, UK)

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Book SynopsisShortlisted for the Jane Jacobs Urban Communication Book Award 2023Cities are key sites for the reproduction of global capitalism, and urban branding is central to this transformative dynamic. In the 21st century, cities are also being profoundly reconfigured by the deployment of many kinds of digital technologies. Both of these shifts entrain sensory bodily experiences. This digitally mediated reconfiguration of what cities feel like is what this book terms the new urban aesthetic.The book focuses on three examples of urban change in which digital technologies of different kinds were central: a large scale urban redevelopment in Doha, the retrofitting of Milton Keynes to become a smart city, and the cultural regeneration of Smithfield Market into the Culture Mile in London. Each case study focusses on a different kind of digital mediation, including the computer-generated images created to sell new urban developments, smart city phone apps, and Instagram posts about partTrade ReviewAt last, a much-needed contribution to the smart cities genre that finally captures the sensorial essence of our everyday encounters with digital technologies and data in cities, which are all about how our embodied capacities are aligned and redistributed to feel, anticipate, desire, labour, and move. * Agnieszka Leszczynski, Associate Professor, Western University, USA *This book provides an essential and critical analysis of people’s encounters with cities under the influence of branding strategies and computer-generated imagery. Degen and Rose animate the theme of urban aesthetics for any citizen attentive to the stories we tell about our cities. * Richard Coyne, Professor of Architectural Computing, the University of Edinburgh, UK *In The New Urban Aesthetic, Degen and Rose explore the emerging interface between digital transformations of urban spaces and multi-sensory geographies. This richly-researched book provides a wealth of insights into how contemporary cities are experienced, navigated and also marketed within an increasingly global digital realm. * Matthew Gandy, Professor of Geography at the University of Cambridge, UK and author of Natura urbana: ecological constellations in urban space *Table of ContentsTable of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Preface 1: Introducing the New Urban Aesthetic 1. Setting the scene 2. The urban: materialities and imaginaries 3. The aesthetic: sensations and staging 4. The digital: devices and data 5. Differentiation and power relations 6. Case studies, methods and evidence 7. Conclusion 2: The New Urban Aesthetic: A Conceptual Framework 1. Introduction 2. Branding cities, shaping experiences 3. Urban experiencing and digital mediations 4. Aesthetics: produced, conceived, perceived, lived 5. The new urban aesthetic, difference and power 6. Conclusion 3: The Conceived Aesthetics of Urban Redevelopment: The Case of Msheireb Downtown, Qatar (co-authored with Clare Melhuish) 1. Introduction 2. The case study: introducing Msheireb Downtown 3. Spatialising urban glamour: ‘something one wants on the cover of a magazine’ 4. The temporalities of urban glamour: ‘the key to the image is that you are telling a story’ 5. The conceived new urban aesthetic: when glamour goes wrong 6. Conclusion: texturising glamour 4: The Perceived Aesthetics Of Digital Urbanism: Feeling Digital Embodiment In Smart Milton Keynes 1. Introduction 2. The case study: Milton Keynes, smart city 3. Conceiving smart cities: storytelling about smart MK 4. Perceiving the new urban aesthetic in a smart city: the flow of bodies and/as data 5. Appified sensations in smart MK 6. Perceiving the new urban aesthetic of flow, again 7. Conclusion: texturising flow 5: The Lived Aesthetic of Urban Social Media: Anticipating the Culture Mile’s Future 1. Introduction 2. The case study: The Culture Mile, Smithfield Market and anticipatory urbanism 3. Instagram as an expressive infrastructure for branding 4. Dramatising the Culture Mile: the Culture Mile branding strategy on Instagram 5. The lived experiencing of Smithfield with Instagram 6. Conclusion: texturizing drama 6: The New Urban Aesthetic and its Power 1. Introduction 2. Power and the new urban aesthetic: differentiating and distributing 3. Storytelling and the new urban aesthetic 4. Animating the new urban aesthetic 5. Seamfulness: seeing aesthetic labour 6. Conclusion 7: Conclusion: The Differentiation and Potentialities of the New Urban Aesthetic 1. Introduction 2. The new urban aesthetic: reprise 3. The limits of the new urban aesthetic 4. Other new aesthetics of cities 5. Afterword References Index

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Book SynopsisDesign thinking is the core creative process for any designer; this book explores and explains this apparently mysterious design ability. This new edition is a completely revised, updated and extended version of a classic text.Focusing on what designers actually do when they are designing, the book is structured around a series of in-depth case studies of the work of outstanding and expert designers, interwoven and developed with commentary and comparison. The coverage reflects the breadth of design from architecture to engineering, consumer products to communications, and from individual designing to teamwork and collaborative designing. The scale of designing ranges from Formula One racing cars to city commuting cars, locomotives to bicycles, sewing machines to litter bins and lemon squeezers. The book is based on evidence from observation and investigation of design practice, providing insights into and understanding of design thinking, and the development of design ability from novTrade ReviewI came across the first edition of this book and adopted it immediately for my instructional design course…The second edition is even richer with engaging storytelling and case studies. A must-read for future designers-to-be. * Minjuan Wang, Professor and Chair of Learning Design and Technology, San Diego State University, USA *This is the classic book on how designers think and work. While based on solid research, it is also a compelling read: the interviews, case studies and stories from design practice are lively and very accessible. There still is no better explanation. * Kees Dorst, Professor of Transdisciplinary Innovation, University of Technology Sydney, Australia *Are you looking for a book that can help you advance your ability to be a reflective designer? This straightforward book takes on the complex topic of design thinking and gives you gems to reflect on and incorporate into your own design practice. * Cynthia Atman, Professor of Human Centered Design and Engineering and Director of CELT, University of Washington, USA *Nigel Cross has been at the forefront of research in design thinking for several decades. This book elegantly encapsulates his exceptional knowledge of just what it is that makes designing such a unique and valuable activity. * Peter Lloyd, Professor of Integrated Design Methodology, TU Delft, the Netherlands *This book highlights the core characteristics of design thinking and its processes through empirical case studies on how designers generate creative designs. Nigel Cross, a pioneer in design research and methodology, analyzes design thinking with insights based on his long-standing experience, which can be of great help to design researchers, educators and students. * Kun-Pyo Lee, Dean of the School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University *Design thinking has radically changed the world. Long before the concept got traction in many disciplines beyond design, Nigel already engaged deeply with the cognitive processes of designers and architects. This book is a much needed refresher on the understanding of these fascinating phenomena. As a design professor with a background in psychology, I am hugely inspired by this book. * Cees de Bont, Dean of the School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University, UK *Table of ContentsIllustration Credits Preface Acknowledgements Introduction The Design of this Book 1. Design Ability Studying Design Ability Asking Designers About What They Do Deconstructing What Designers Do Watching What Designers Do Thinking About What Designers Do Understanding What Designers Do 2. Designing to Win Background: Formula One Designing Radical Innovation Self-adjusting Suspension Pit Stops Designing from First Principles Steering Column Analogical Thinking Integrated Design City Car Modelling Learning from Failure Design Process and Working Methods 3. Designing to Please Background: The Art of Technical Design Looking for Improvement Sewing Machine Constructive Thinking Going Beyond the Brief Locomotive Fixation Learning from Failure Design Process and Working Methods 4. How Designers Think Motivation and Attitude Other Outstanding Designers Common Features Strategic Thinking Creative Thinking Problem Framing Co-evolution 5. Designing to Use The Experiment Design in Action Systems View First Principles Designing for Clients and Users Discussion: Design strategy 6. Designing Together Teamwork in Design Roles and Relationships Planning and Changing Activities Gathering and Sharing Information Generating and Adopting Concepts Plastic Tray Persuasion Avoiding and Resolving Conflicts Discussion: Design Co-operation 7. How Designers Work Creative Working Team Working Team Leadership Design Process Structure Versus Spontaneity Collaborative Designing Creative Designing The Creative Bridge 8. Design Expertise Experts and Novices From Novice to Expert Development of Expertise Developing Design Thinking Expertise in Teamwork Design Intelligence The Designing Brain Glossary References Index

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Book SynopsisHilary Collins is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Business and Creative industries at the University of the West of Scotland, UK. Hilary has a PhD in Strategic Design Management from the University of Strathclyde, UK and her professional career specialized in international business start-up in the field of design. Within her academic career Hilary has extensive experience of curriculum development in Europe and the Middle East within strategic design management, design thinking and leadership.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents both a historical survey and a critical re-evaluation of the contested and contingent nature of the medium of painting over the last 60 years. Offering a critical account of painting specifically, rather than art more generally, After Modernist Painting provides a timely exploration of what has remained a persistent and protean medium.Taking Clement Greenberg''s Modernist Painting as its starting point, the book focuses on certain developments, including the relationship of painting to Conceptual Art and Minimalism, the pronouncement of painting's alleged death, its response to Installation Art''s foregrounding of site, how painting both images and imagines the digital and how it continues to embody a particular set of ideas and responses to the world.Revised and expanded to reflect developments in the field since the first edition was published in 2013, After Modernist Painting addresses a range of global artists and painting practices from the

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 2013, Queer Style was ahead of its time. It was the first book to address the cultural, political, and material histories of clothes as signs and markers of gender and sexual identity, and remains key reading for scholars and students across fashion studies and the humanities more broadly. Now, 10 years later, the authors have revisited their classic work and updated it to examine the function of subcultural dress within queer communities and the mannerisms and messages that are used as signifiers of identity.

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Book SynopsisShortlisted for the History Book Award in Scotland''s National Book Awards, 2023During the long 19th century, Scotland was home to an established body of skilled jewellers who were able to access a range of materials from the country's varied natural landscape: precious gold and silver; sparkling crystals and colourful stones; freshwater pearls, shells and parts of rare animals.Following these materials on their journey from hill and shore, across the jeweller's bench and on to the bodies of wearers, this book challenges the persistent notion that the forces of industrialisation led to the decline of craft. It instead reveals a vivid picture of skilled producers who were driving new and revived areas of hand skill, and who were key to fostering a focused cultural engagement with the natural world among both producers and consumers through the things they made. By placing producersand their skill in cultural context, it provides new and multifacete

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Book SynopsisA fascinating exploration of southern Yorkshireâs historic churches. Explores a cross-section of historical churches throughout the county.

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Book SynopsisA stunning collection of images showcasing the different areas of Ireland in all their glory, which capture the essence of the landscape.

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Book SynopsisExplore the rich history of Shoreditch and Hoxton in East London in this guided tour through their most fascinating historic and modern buildings.

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Book SynopsisExplore the rich history of Bexhill-on-Sea in this guided tour through its most fascinating historic and modern buildings.

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Book SynopsisA slick, smart, stylish - and shocking - thriller from one of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction.On a lonely farmstead, a 70-year-old woman falls down outside and, unable to move, is consumed overnight by two of her pigs.It seems like a tragic accident, except the woman was well-known photographer Sophia Bertilak - and inside her house, someone has removed all her photos from their frames, seemingly erasing her past...The first photo Sophia ever took remains her most infamous: a missing girl who was never seen again. Forensic veterinarian Cooper Allen is drafted in for the post-mortem - and slowly becomes obsessed with the victim, her family, and the crimes she brought to light decades ago.As Cooper pulls on a dark thread of deception, secrets and lies, she begins to unravel the case - as well as herself...''One of the most bold and brilliant voices in crime fiction'' B. P. WALTER''Dark, daring an

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Book SynopsisA slick, smart, stylish - and shocking - thriller from one of the most exciting new voices in crime fiction.On a remote farm, an elderly woman takes a fall outside and, unable to move, is consumed overnight by two of her pigs.The victim was the renowned and reclusive photographer Sophie Bertilak - and the first photo she ever took remains her most infamous: a missing girl who was never seen again. Most strangely, inside the house, all the photos have been removed from their frames... Forensic veterinarian Cooper Allen is called in for the post-mortem - and becomes obsessed with the victim, her family, and the crimes she brought to light decades ago. As Cooper pulls on a dark thread of deception and double-lives, she begins to unravel the case - as well as herself...****PRAISE FOR BUCHANAN:''Dark, daring and deeply unnerving. Greg Buchanan is hugely talented, and Consumed will s

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Book SynopsisCreate adorable kawaii illustrations with this easy-to-follow, full-colour drawing book, filled expert advice, step-by-step exercises and draw-in practice pages to develop your style. Originating in Japan, the kawaii art style literally translates as ''cute'' and turns people, animals and even food into lovable characters. In this wonderfully illustrated full-colour book, you can learn how to draw a sleepy koala, a cheeky doughnut, a shy puppy, a whole plate of giggling sushi and much more. The step-by-step instructions mean that any budding artist can create amazing characters and let their artistic confidence grow. Each of the projects have practice pages where readers can try out their versions of kawaii creations from a base silhouette.ABOUT THE SERIES: I Can Draw teaches a variety of specialist drawing styles, aimed at beginners or those wishing to hone their skills. With step-by-step instructions and practic

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Book SynopsisPanzergrenadiers were Hitler's elite armoured infantry.Written and compiled by leading Images of War series author, this book details their fighting record and equipment.

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Book SynopsisThe arrival of the first snapshot camera in Victorian times bred a new kind of photographer, one who might never before have thought of owning a camera, but for whom the ability to take pictures without any previous experience offered a new liberation. The way snapshot cameras and the pictures they took evolved through the following years and into today's digital age is what this book is all about. With more than 200 mono pictures and sixteen pages of colour, it examines how different types of snapshot camera opened up opportunities to shoot new kinds of picture; reveals the dubious way in which snapshot photographers were once perceived; shows how to identify where and when certain snapshots were taken; looks at the role of professional snapshot photographers; examines the part snapshots have played in social history; and explains why yesterday's snapshots are still so important today.

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