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Taylor & Francis Ltd Dramaturgy and History
Book SynopsisDramaturgy and History provides a practical account of an aspect of dramaturgical practice that is often taken for granted: dramaturgs' engagements with history and historiography.Dramaturgs play a vital role in amplifying and activating theatre's unique potential to contribute to the pressing public discourse around the uses and legacies of history.This collection challenges the notion of history as an unassailable or settled set of facts, offering readers a glimpse into the processes and methods of eighteen dramaturgs working in a variety of settings, including professional theatres, universities, museums, and archives. The dramaturgs featured use history to a variety of ends: they reframe classical texts for contemporary audiences; advocate for the production of lesser-known writers and the expansion of the canon; create new works that bring women's, LGBTQIA+,and Global Majority histories to life; and establish new and necessary archives by/of/for minoritarian artis
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Taylor & Francis Memory
Book SynopsisMemory is compilation of scholarly chapters by authors of global reputation in the arts therapies.This international publication reflects the theme of the 16th International Conference of the European Consortium for Arts Therapies (ECArTE), held in Vilnius, Lithuania. Questions of memory go to the very heart of our making sense of the world. This book brings together wide-ranging chapters, which address the question of memory, designed to stimulate understanding and debate in contemporary arts therapy education, practice and research.Writers from Canada, Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Lebanon, Lithuania, Spain, the UK and the US combine to create a topical publication, incorporating diverse and current thinking in art therapy, dance movement therapy, dramatherapy and music therapy. In this innovative compilation, authors offer different cultural perspectives on the conception of memory which informs epistemology across the field of arts therapy.This book will
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Taylor & Francis Mastering Electronic Dance Music
Book SynopsisMastering Electronic Dance Music is a guide to the sonic considerations of EDM audio. Written by a successful Apple-approved mastering engineer, it introduces readers to all the techniques behind mastering electronic dance music (EDM).Beginning with the essentials of preparation, the book addresses the nature of mastering and the importance of listening. The chapters cover a wide range of topics including compression, EQ, saturation, metering, LUFS, and delivery formats. The book discusses all the processors involved in a mastering chain, finishing with a step-by-step guide of how they can be used, though an example of how a track by DJ Nicky Holloway was mastered. Covering plug-ins and hardware, this is an invaluable guide to mastering EDM, supported by numerous online audio examples.This is an essential reference for anyone interested in producing or mastering EDM music, offering insights for beginners taking their first steps in engineering, as well as adept producers exploring new genres, and students of music production.
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Taylor & Francis Design and Assessment of Sustainable Products
Book SynopsisThis book questions the current definition of what makes a product sustainable and argues that a holistic approach to sustainable product design is required, one that considers all aspects of a productâs life cycle from design to production, to use and then final disposal.This edited collection introduces a new set of methods and tools aligned with the concept of comprehensive sustainable produce design that integrates the environmental and social benefits of a product in line with the principles of a circular economy. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the theoretical and practical framework that underpins a sustainable product, highlighting the multiple key roles of (eco-)design, innovation, quality, and sustainability. The authors describe the criteria for which products can be defined as being sustainable, and outline how different manufacturing technologies influence the value of those products and the place they can find on the market accordingly. The bookâs s
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Taylor & Francis Feminist Art Education Archival Research
Book SynopsisFeminist Art Education Archival Research: C.H.U.T.N.E.Y. Power explores the National Art Education Associationâs (NAEA) Womenâs Caucusâ histories of trailblazing feminist art education research, leadership, and policy activism.This collection explores the intersections found within feminist art education archival research, specifically looking at the NAEA Womenâs Caucus Archive at The Pennsylvania State University. From archival research, which led to interviews with feminist activists in art education, the book draws attention to the activism of the NAEA Womenâs Caucus contextualized within tenets of critical race feminism, which calls for organizational accountability from critical examination of hegemonic structures and practices that privilege white patriarchal colonialism and serves as a structure to deconstruct, interrogate, disrupt, and reimagine inequities that exist in art education, and all of education.Feminist Art Education Archival Research: C.H.U.T.N.E.Y. Power is a unique text ideal for feminist organizations, gender studies research, and art educators at all levels of teaching from preK to higher education, and is an ideal companion text for post-secondary art education, womenâs studies, leadership, and other related areas.
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Taylor & Francis Mindfulness for Musicians
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CRC Press Cardboard Ghosts
Book SynopsisGames can be used to model systems because they are themselves systems. Video games handle this under the hood and teach you as you play, but because board games are operated manually, and require the player to understand the system beforehand, they can be a valuable tool for recognizing, understanding, and critiquing real-world systems, including systems of oppression. These systems, often unseen and misunderstood, haunt our world. Board games turn these ghosts into pieces of cardboard we can see, touch, and manipulate.Cardboard Ghosts: Using Physical Games to Model and Critique Systems explores both the capabilities and limitations of overtly political board games to model systems and make arguments. Two major approaches are considered and contrasted: one, built around immersion and identification, creates empathy. The other, applying the Verfremdungseffekt to distance the player from the game, creating space for reflection. Uncomfortable qu
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Taylor & Francis Designing for Kids
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Taylor & Francis The Inherent Potential in Art Performance
Book SynopsisThis book spotlights art works and art performances whose common denominator is the theme of (self-)representation of persons in the âfemaleâ category in scenes of love and sexuality. Pursuing the research practice of deep drilling, this study presents various methodologies and research directions to create diverse perspectives on the selected works. This book combines historical outlines based on art history, new methodologies in theatre studies and digressions into sociology. Philosophical readings will complement the resulting multiple perspective, in which figures of thought such as transimmanence, the theory of performativity and body-mind dualism are of specific interest. This research brings to the fore networks of sedimented and entangled histories, an attitude reminiscent of staying with the trouble. This study will be of great interest to scholars and students in dance, dance performance and art performance.
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Taylor & Francis Reading Modernity Modernism and Religion Today
Book SynopsisFeelings of rootlessness, fragmentation and loneliness are endemic in today's secular societies. In the late nineteenth century, Emile Durkheim described this kind of social malaise as anomie, a concept which this book locates within a historical narrative of the emergence of Modernism from Modernity. The book focuses on two representative figures, Benedictus de Spinoza and Vincent van Gogh, on whose work it offers some significant new perspectives. Spinoza drew up a blueprint for Modernity, which is to say, the cultural transformations that took place as a result of the Scientific Revolution and the Protestant Reformation. In counterpoint to his overriding confidence in reason, a persistent current in Spinoza's writing shows how concerned he was about a possible loss of confidence in his governing idea of a single Substance, the philosophical God with which he sought to replace the creator God of the Bible. In promoting art as a means of filling the gap left by the absence of Spino
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CRC Press Mr. InBetween
Book SynopsisWhatâs changed most in your lifetime? The switch from land lines to cell phones? From snail mail to email? How about the transition from Bugs Bunny to Buzz Lightyear? Those Bugs and Daffy cartoons you loved as a kid look nothing like the PIXAR classics Toy Story or The Incredibles.Mr. In-Between: My Life in the Middle of the Animation Revolution is the fascinating and hilarious saga of one of animation's computer graphics pioneers, Bill Kroyer, making his way to Hollywood to end up as a key figure in the technical revolution of animationâs Second Golden Age. He provides an artistâs explanation of the fundamental principles of animation, from the basic mechanics of motion to the immersive, artful experience of visualizing and realizing the performance of an imaginary character.Rather than a scholarly listing of films and filmmakers, the book is instead a captivating first-person journey through what may be the most important transition in the history of the artsâthe transformation and renaissance of the animated film in the digital age. An important work for scholars, and an eye-opening and page-turning adventure for any film or cartoon fan, Mr. In-Between is a book that has the ultimate writing credit. Bill Kroyer was there.Key Features: Explains the step-by-step evolution of the digital tools of computer animation, from the most basic primitive âœscriptedâ motion to the current application of artificial intelligence Describes some of the most remarkable, eccentric, and colorful geniuses who populated the quirky now-vanished subculture of âœhand-drawn animationâ Takes the reader on a world-wide tour of animation studios on four continents, explaining the vast cultural differences, but common artistic devotion, of animators in places as diverse as communist China, Europe, India, and the Philippines Recounts fascinating and surprising interactions with world-famous celebrities that worked with the animation industry, including legendary musicians, Oscar-winning actors and the King of the United Kingdom
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Taylor & Francis Festival Culture in the World of the Spanish
Book SynopsisIn recent years, there has been an increasing interest in Early Modern Festivals. These spectacles articulated the self-image of ruling elites and played out the tensions of the diverse social strata. Responding to the growing academic interest in festivals this volume focuses on the early modern Iberian world, in particular the spectacles staged by and for the Spanish Habsburgs. The study of early modern Iberian festival culture in Europe and the wider world is surprisingly limited compared to the published works devoted to other kingdoms at the time. There is a clear need for scholarly publications to examine festivals as a vehicle for the presence of Spanish culture beyond territorial boundaries. The present books responds to this shortcoming. Festivals and ceremonials played a major role in the Spanish world; through them local identities as well as a common Spanish culture made their presence manifest within and beyond the peninsula through ephemeral displays, music and print. Loc
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Hodder Education Visual Arts for Secondary Schools Second Edition
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Austin Macauley Publishers The Trinity Acting Method
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Taylor & Francis Athens
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Taylor & Francis AI Aesthetics
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Indy Pub the Somewhat Gothic Sometimes Ugly Sketchbook
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Taylor & Francis The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro X
Book SynopsisThe newly revised third edition of Rick Youngâs The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro X is the ultimate mentor for getting up and running with Appleâs professional editing software, regardless of your skill level. In this step-by-step, full-color guide, Rick clearly explains the key concepts and essential knowledge needed to edit your project from start to finish, providing clear, time-saving instructions on producing and outputting using Final Cut Pro X. This new edition includes: A thorough introduction to Final Cut Pro X and the philosophy by which the software works Complete coverage of the post production process, including setup, importing and organizing media, editing, audio and output Additional sections on Multicam Editing, working with Proxies, effective Media Management, the Magnetic Timeline, Batch Share and Effects Production New chapters, covering in detail: Roles, Color CorrectionTrade Review"Rick always seems to find the essentials so necessary to learn and effectively work with Final Cut Pro. . . He cuts to the chase with very specific, step-by-step instructions and ‘how-to’s,’ making it seem as if he were the instructor sitting right next to you in a private lesson." —Steve Douglas, Videographer; Writer and Reviewer, www.kenstone.net "Speed, quality, and organization are imperative in today’s video editing environment. Rick has written an easy-to-follow guide for editors of all levels that will have you editing and exporting your footage quickly, so you can share your work with the world." —Chip Dizárd, Media Professor; Final Cut Pro X Certified Trainer; Co-founder, WebVideoChefs.com "It is the clearest, easiest to use guide I've ever seen! The explanations are concise and easy to follow, and the ample illustrations on every page show exactly what to do. It makes even complex operations easy to understand and perform." —Dan Cross, Professor of Film, Southwestern Illinois College Table of ContentsIntroduction System Setup The Interface Importing Media Organization Editing Audio Roles Effects Color Correction Share and Archive The Touch Bar Enjoy the Ride Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Perception and Imaging
Book SynopsisWhen you look at an image, what do you see, think, and feel? How do you want your audience to react when they view your work? For over 30 years the late Richard Zakia helped photographers enrich their creative vision through his classic book, Perception and Imaging. Now he is joined by co-author John Suler who extensively studied and worked with images throughout his career as a clinical psychologist. Together they present their insights into the principles of perception, memory, color, time, space, shapes, illusion, subliminals, rhetoric, personality style, and photo critique. Unlike any other book, Perception and Imaging will give you an extensive understanding of how photography relates to art, design, advertising, psychology, and philosophy, as well as what makes photography unique among the image-making disciplines. Whether you are a beginner or a professional, this information will help you appreciate photography not simply as a mastering of technique and composition, but as a way of truly seeing, especially now in the digital age. â New sections about photo sharing in social media and online groups devoted to photography critiqueâ Includes inspirational images from some of the worldâs most well-known photographers, including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Man Ray, and Ansel Adamsâ A comprehensive discussion of the decisive moment photo, its vital ingredients, and why some consider it the essence of photographyâ New sections about body language in photographs, camera angles, aspect ratios, self portraits and selfies, and how memory and personality affect photography Table of ContentsContentsPreface to the Fifth Edition Acknowledgments 1 Selection Ganzfeld Figure–Ground Figure–Ground Boundary Graphic Symbols Similar Concepts to Figure-Ground Graininess and Noise Resolution Figure–Ground Enhancement The Bigger Picture of Figure-Ground Notan Visual SearchCamouflage Negative SpaceNoticing Negative SpaceThe Role of the FrameStrategies for Using Negative SpaceViewpoint and Camera Angles Key Words Notes 2 Gestalt Grouping Field Theory and the Gestalt Laws ProximityProximity, Area, and Contrast Side-by-Side Images Temporal Proximity Proximity and Learning SimilaritySimilarity of ShapeSimilarity and RepetitionSimilarity and ProximitySymmetry and AsymmetrySymmetry and RedundancySymmetry in Graphic SymbolsContinuityContinuity in TypographyContinuity in SequencesClosureClosure and NonclosureClosed AreasThe Zeigarnik EffectPeople as Participants Gestalt Critique Words of Caution Captions, Copy, GestaltPragnanz Pragnanz as an Overarching Principle Order and ComplexityA Summary of Gestalt Principles Key Words Notes 3 Memory and Association Types of Memory From STM to LTM Body/Somatic MemoryVerbal MemoryVisual MemoryColor MemoryUnconscious Memory Association Equivalents Associations in Advertisements Props (Signifiers) Associations to Color SynesthesiaRebuses and Pictograms Onomatopoeia and SimileMetaphorsSemioticsIconic, Indexical and Symbolic RepresentationSemiotics in Analyzing and Designing AdsSemiotic OperationsConceptual Photography Is Conceptual Photography Art? The Concept in Conceptual Photography What Does It Mean, and to Whom?The Sender, Channel, and ReceiverConcept DifficultyCreating Titles and DescriptionsSymbolism, Metaphors, Similes, and AnthropomorphismComposition and Post-Processing TechniquesThe Pretty and Ugly FactorsForward and Reverse EngineeringEducational ApplicationsConceptual AdvertisementsKey Words Notes 4 Space, Time, and Movement Space The Perception of Depth Anisotropicity Rule of Thirds Golden Section and Fibonacci NumbersAspect Ratio and Cropping Convexity/Concavity Transparency Time and Movement Eye Movement in CompositionThe Rhythm of Repeating ElementsGradationBlurMultiple ExposuresMotion in Stillness The Decisive MomentCapturing the Unique Fleeting InstantCandid Shots of People in Real LifeVisual CoalescenceFigure/Ground RelationshipsThe Gap and Anticipating ClosureThe One Hit WonderCreating and Losing OneselfThe Hour Leading to the Decisive MomentThe Myth and Reality of the Decisive Moment PhotoKey Words5 Color Color Notation Systems Munsell System Pantone® CIE System CIE Chromaticity Diagram Luminance (Value or Brightness) Naming Colors within the CIE Map Color Gamuts (Color Space)Color Perception The Visual Field Flare Desaturates Colors Color Test Chart Color Reproduction Subtractive Color Additive ColorComplementary Colors Color Is a Chameleon Constancy Metamerism Simultaneous Contrast and Assimilation Color Dependency Phosphors and Pointillism Color Modality Color Temperature Color Names Color and Synesthesia Synesthesia and Photography Color Connotations Color versus ColorNeutral ColorsBlack and White PhotographyB&W as the Origin of PhotographyThe Absence of ColorB&W Photography in the Digital AgeSelective ColorKey Words Notes 6 Contours Common Contour Playing with Depth PerceptionActivating an Image Subjective Contour Mach Bands Visual Vibrations Photographic Edge Effects Acutance Film and Digital Sharpness Cornsweet Effect DevelopmentThe Psychology of Being SharpThe Beauty of Blur Key Words Notes 7 Illusion and Ambiguity Trompe l’Oeil Space, Time, and Color Illusions Geometric Illusions Reversibles Time (Movement) Illusions Depth Cues and Movement The Pulfrich Effect The Waterfall Effect Color Illusions Size–Distance Tradeoffs Dutch Cabinets Size–Size Dependency Shrinking Size, Increasing Distance Emmert’s Law Size–Distance Reversal AmbiguityAmbiguity in LanguageAmbiguity in ImagesIllusion in the Digital Age Key Words Notes 8 Morphics AnimismBiomorphic Isomorphic Anthropomorphic Zoomorphic Theriomorphic Mechanomorphic AnamorphicGeometric and Organic ShapesGeometric or Man-made PatternsOrganic or Natural PatternsMixing Geometric and Organic Patterns Key Words Notes 9 Subliminals How the Eye SeesThe Retina Photopic/Scotopic Vision Luminance Factor Ambient Light Eye Movements When Reading Pictures Embeds Secondary or Latent Images Hidden FacesArchetypesKilroy Body LanguageMicroexpressionsThe PupilsBody Language PatternsThe HandsBody Language in GroupsInterpersonal Space Key Words Notes 10 Rhetoric Using the Rhetorical Matrix Where to Begin Horse and Truck Intuition First Addition Identity Similarity Difference Opposition False Homology Suppression Identity Similarity Difference Opposition False Homology: Ambiguity False Homology: Paradox Substitution Identity Similarity Difference Opposition False Homology: Ambiguity False Homology: Paradox Exchange Identity Similarity Difference Opposition False Homology: Ambiguity False Homology: Paradox Words, Sounds, and Rhetoric A Summary of Rhetorical TechniquesThe Four Basic Rhetorical OperationsThe Five Relationships Between ElementsAdditionSuppressionSubstitutionExchange Key Words Notes11 Personality Leveling and SharpeningField DependencyProjectionThe Word Association TestThe Thematic Apperception TestThe RorschachThe Walker Visuals MindfulnessWhat Mindfulness is NotSimply and Truly SeeingThe Beginner’s MindLetting GoThe Balance of Concentration and NoticingThe Qualities of MindfulnessHow to Cultivate MindfulnessPersonality TypesJung’s Psychological TypesHow Many Traits Are There?Types Based on Body and Brain PsychodynamicsPrimary and Secondary ProcessMultiplicity (Clone) ImagesFrom Self-Portraits to SelfiesObjective and Subjective Self-PortraitsThe Bigger Picture of IdentitySelf-Portrait as Self-AwarenessOther People’s PerceptionsThe Spontaneous or Carefully Composed SelfThe Superficially Narcissistic SelfieThe March of SelfiesThe Creative PersonalitySynectics is Seeing ConnectionsBeing Connected to All ThingsKey Words Notes12 Photo Sharing and Critique Critique as Evaluation Validity VariabilityThe Role of Context Johari’s Window Use Your WordsCritique without words The Clustering Technique Relationships Direction Nostalgia Composition LocationWord Clouds The Semantic Differential Technique Critique Using Group DynamicsGroup Dynamics During and ExhibitionOnline PhotosharingSettling into and Exploring a CommunityGetting to Know YouBecoming a Good CitizenTitles for ImagesDescriptions for ImagesCommenting on ImagesThe Meaning of LikesPopularity and the Ratings GameImage Categories, Streams, and SeriesSensory / Cognitive OverloadComputers and CritiqueThe Illusion of Digital PermanencyPhotosharing as TherapeuticAll photography can be therapeutic Key Words Notes
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Rethinking Research in the Art Museum
Book SynopsisRethinking Research in the Art Museum presents an original and radical perspective on how research can function as an agent of change in art museums today. The book analyses a range of art organisations and draws on numerous interviews with museum professionals to outline the limitations of existing models of museum research.Arguing for a more democratic formulation in tune with the current needs and ambitions of the art institution, Emily Pringle puts forward a framework for practitioner-led, co-produced research that redefines how knowledge is created in the museum. Recognising that museums today negotiate multiple agendas, the book outlines the value of constructing the art museum professional as a practitioner researcher and their work as a mode of practice-based research, be they educators, archivists, curators or conservators. Locating these arguments within the framework of new museology, critical pedagogy, professional and organisational studies and episTrade Review"In this provocative and timely study, Emily Pringle presents a powerful critique of deeply entrenched ways of thinking about research and knowledge creation within cultural institutions. Her original and insightful analysis reveals the enormous, largely untapped potential for practitioners working across the art museum to harness the power of collaborative research to foster radical and progressive change within their organisations." - Richard Sandell, Professor of Museum Studies, University of Leicester, UK"In this provocative and timely study, Emily Pringle presents a powerful critique of deeply entrenched ways of thinking about research and knowledge creation within cultural institutions. Her original and insightful analysis reveals the enormous, largely untapped potential for practitioners working across the art museum to harness the power of collaborative research to foster radical and progressive change within their organisations." - Richard Sandell, Professor of Museum Studies, University of Leicester, UK"As a museum practitioner and researcher myself, I found this book very worthwhile. In my own experience, I have observed the divide between formalized research and day-to-day professional practice. This book stimulated me to ask questions of myself and my institution, and gave me a clear structure within which to consider the new research possibilities that arose in response to these." - Esther McNaughton, The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū Table of ContentsList of figures; List of tables; List of interviewees; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 An introduction: who creates the knowledge and defines the reality?; 2 Why is research in art museums confusing and how can we make it less so?; 3 The practitioner researcher in the art museum; 4 Building practice as research in the art museum: Tate Learning as a case study; 5 Co-researching with community members, academics and visitors; 6 Fostering a culture where the practitioner researcher can thrive: Knowle West Media Centre as a case study; 7 Constructing an expanded framework for research in the art museum: moving from the exotic animal to the household pet; Afterword; Bibliography; Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Critical Musicological Reflections
Book SynopsisThis collection of original essays is in tribute to the work of Derek Scott on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday. As one of the leading lights in Critical Musicology, Scott has helped shape the epistemological direction for music research since the late 1980s. There is no doubt that the path taken by the critical musicologist has been a tricky one, leading to new conceptions, interactions, and heated debates during the past two decades. Changes in musicology during the closing decades of the twentieth century prompted the establishment of new sets of theoretical methods that probed at the social and cultural relevance of music, as much as its self-referentiality. All the scholars contributing to this book have played a role in the general paradigmatic shift that ensued in the wake of Kerman''s call for change in the 1980s. Setting out to address a range of approaches to theorizing music and promulgating modes of analysis across a wide range of repertories, the essays in this colTrade Review'The stellar line-up of authors in this tribute to the work of Derek Scott attests to the significance of his research on music, culture and ideology. The essays encompass a diverse range of music from the nineteenth century onwards and reflect his interdisciplinary identity - a combination of music historian, music analyst, sociologist and cultural theorist. Derek Scott's role as one of the founders of critical musicology is also reflected here, via the inclusion of a history of the movement in its wider scholarly context. Stan Hawkins has created a fascinating volume that provides an insight into current thinking influenced by critical musicology, while representing Derek Scott's distinctive musicological interests and celebrating his profound impact as a colleague, teacher and mentor.' Nicola Dibben, University of Sheffield, UK '... an excellent collection of essays covering a wide range of historical, philosophical, and interpretive approaches to musicological subjects... This collection is an admirable testament to the expansion of the discipline of musicology into both historical and theoretical methodological considerations.' Popular Music and Society '... an impressive volume that brings together some of the most significant voices in critical musicology today... By addressing issues and defining methodologies that are currently relevant to the field of musicology, Critical Musicological Reflections provides insight into the current state of critical musicology and identifies promising avenues for future work.' Canadian Association of Music Libraries Review
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Difficult Subjects
Book SynopsisThe working women of Victorian and Edwardian Britain were fascinating but difficult subjects for artists, photographers, and illustrators. The cultural meanings of labour sat uncomfortably with conventional ideologies of femininity, and working women unsettled the boundaries between gender and class, selfhood and otherness. From paintings of servants in middle-class households, to exhibits of flower-makers on display for a shilling, the visual culture of women''s labour offered a complex web of interior fantasy and exterior reality. The picture would become more challenging still when working women themselves began to use visual spectacle. In this first in-depth exploration of the representation of British working women, Kristina Huneault explores the rich meanings of female employment during a period of labour unrest, demands for women''s enfranchisement, and mounting calls for social justice. In the course of her study she questions the investments of desire and the claims to power Trade Review'Difficult Subjects will make a major contribution to the history of British visual culture, and particularly to the presently underdeveloped but significant history of representations of labour'. Tim Barringer, Department of History of Art, Yale University 'This excellent book shows a good understanding of what visual culture is and the theoretical framework that can be utilised to study it... this book is a fascinating examination of working women and their representations - by others and by themselves... I would recommend this book very highly for its interesting, if "difficult" subjects, and the painstaking research made evident in its publication.' Gen Doy, The Art Book '... this fascinating and persuasive analysis of images of working women in the period's visual culture... an excellent contribution to our understanding of this particular period in British social and cultural history when women's lives were changed immeasurably.' Cheryl Buckley, Woman's Art JournalTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; My servant/my self: domestic servants and visual culture; Flower-girls and fictions: selling on the streets; Imag(in)ing industry: order and beauty on the factory floor; 'Living tableaux of misery and oppression': visualising sweated labour; Working women and the visual culture of trade unionism; Epilogue; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Electronic and Experimental Music
Book SynopsisElectronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music, and Culture, Sixth Edition, presents an extensive history of electronic musicâfrom its historical beginnings in the late nineteenth century to its everchanging presentârecounting the musical ideas that arose in parallel with technological progress. In four parts, the author details the fundamentals of electronic music, its history, the major synthesizer innovators, and contemporary practices. This examination of the musicâs experimental roots covers the key composers, genres, and techniques used in analog and digital synthesis, including both art and popular music, Western and non-Western.New to this edition: A reorganized and revised chapter structure places technological advances within a historical framework. Shorter chapters offer greater modularity and flexibility for instructors. Discussions on the elements of sound, listening to electronic music, electronic music in the mainstrTrade Review"Electronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music, and Culture is one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date references for teaching experimental computer music. This work provides an incisive overview of the field, to understand the history and current practice of computer music." —Terence M. Pender, Associate Director, Computer Music Center, Columbia University Table of ContentsPART 1: ELECTRONIC MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS / 1 What Is Electronic Music? / 2 Listening to Electronic Music / 3 How Electronic Music is Composed / 4 Electronic Music Composition by Process / 5 The Physics of Musical Sound / 6 Analog and Digital Synthesis Basics / 7 Computer Music Basics / 8 Tape Composition and Sound Editing / 9 MIDI, Noise Reduction, and Audio Compression Technologies / PART 2: HISTORY OF ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTER MUSIC / 10 Earliest Experiments in Electronic Music (Pre-1920) / 11 Electronic Music Performance Instruments (1920-1940) / 12 The History of Audio Recording Technology / 13 Edgard Varèse and The Listener’s Experiment / 14 Musique Concrète In France / 15 Elektronische Musik in Germany / 16 Other European Electronic Music Studios / 17 John Cage in the United States / 18 The Columbia–Princeton Electronic Music Center, New York / 19 The Cooperative Studio for Electronic Music, Ann Arbor / 20 The Experimental Music Studio, University of Illinois / 21 The San Francisco Tape Music Center / 22 Electronic Music in Canada / 23 Radiophonic Music in the United Kingdom / 24 Electronic Music in Latin America / 25 Electronic Music in Asia and Australia / 26 Early Computer Music (1950-1969) / 27 Computer Music (1970-1985) / PART 3: MAKERS OF VINTAGE ANALOG AND DIGITAL SYNTHESIZERS / 28 Moog Analog Synthesizers / 29 Buchla Analog Synthesizers / 30 EMS Analog Synthesizers / 31 ARP Analog Synthesizers / 32 Other Analog Synthesizers / 33 Digital Synthesizers and Samplers / PART 4: LIVE ELECTRONIC MUSIC AND CONTEMPORARY PRACTICES / 34 Live Electronic Music — Foundations / 35 Live Electronic Music — Historical Practices / 36 Modern Turntablism / 37 Contemporary Software and Synthesis / 38 Eurorack / Appendix: Historic Studios of Electronic Music by World Region 1948-70
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Theory and Practice of Motion Design
Book SynopsisThis collection offers an expansive, multiplatform exploration of the rapidly-expanding area of motion design and motion graphics, taking into account both theoretical questions and creative professional practice. Spanning interaction design, product interfaces, kinetic data visualizations, typography, TV and film title design, brand building, narrative storytelling, history, exhibits and environments, editors R. Brian Stone and Leah Wahlin offer an interdisciplinary range of academic essays and professional interviews that together form a dialogue between motion design theory and professional practice.Written for both those critically engaged with motion design as well as those working or aspiring to work professionally in the field, the book features a range of international contributors and interviews with some of the best-known designers in the field, including Kyle Cooper, Karin Fong, and Daniel Alenquer. The Theory and Practice of Motion Design <Trade Review"A riveting collection of essays, providing the unique point of view of some of the most inspired members of our industry. Whether you are interested in the science or the practical aspects of this field, this book is certain to provide rare insight, education and inspiration."—Alberto Scirocco, President / Creative Director, leftchannel"R. Brian Stone and Leah Wahlin have produced the best book on designing for motion since Peter von Arx’s classic Film Design. Their new book The Theory and Practice of Motion Design should be required reading for anyone concerned with how words and information move on screen and how movement contributes to meaning."—Hugh Dubberly, Co-founder, Dubberly Design Office; Fellow AIGA SF; Member of the ACM SIGCHI Academy"Instead of a ‘how-to’ book, this is a ‘how-to-think-about’ book that delivers on its title, combining the history and intellectual underpinnings of motion design with the insights of contemporary design professionals…a thoughtful response to the profession’s shift from the mute flat-land of print to today’s rich, multi-dimensional options for communications."—Christopher Pullman, Senior Critic, Motion Design, Yale University School of Art; Former VP of Design and Visual Communications, WGBH, Public Broadcasting in BostonTable of ContentsIntroduction: A dialogue on the theory and practice of motion design - R. Brian StonePart 1: Theoretical PerspectivesSection 1: Interdisciplinary Influences and OriginsLiberating Words from the Printed Page - Dan BoyarskiThe Evolution of the Motion Graphic Design Discipline Seen Through Its Definitions Over Time - Clarisa E. CarubinMotion in Graphic Design: An Interdisciplinary Teaching Approach - Camila Afanador-LlachRe-framing Design: Form, Meaning and Media - Jennifer BernsteinSection 2: Communication TheoryFigures of Speech Applied to Motion Design - Bruno RibeiroOn the Semiotics of Title Sequences: Three Modes of Text-Image Composition - Michael BetancourtTowards the Cumulative Effect of Expository Motion Graphics: How Visual Explanations Resonate with Audiences - Spencer BarnesSection 3: Science and PerceptionMotion Attracts Attention - Elaine FroehlichA conversation with Daniel Alenquer, Playerium Part 2: Practice & ApplicationSection 1: Brand Building and IdentitiesA conversation with Guy Wolstenholme and Jon Hewitt, Moving BrandsIdentities in Motion: Logo Introductions as Brand-Building Narratives - David PeacockA conversation with Jakob Trollbäck, Trollbäck+CompanySection 2: Interface and Interaction DesignNavigating VOX/UI: The Integration of Motion in a Voice-Controlled Information System - Andre MurnieksA conversation with Jeff Arnold, Microsoft Energetic Alpha: A Design Continuum Created Through Collaboration - Gretchen C. Rinnert, Aoife Mooney, and Marianne MartensSection 3: Narrative and StorytellingA conversation with Kyle Cooper, Prologue Films The Blurry Intersection of Illustration and Motion Design - Adam OsgoodA conversation with Karin Fong, Imaginary ForcesSection 4: Space and EnvironmentMotion Design in the Context of Place - Cotter Christian and Catherine NormoyleMotion Design and its Impact on Audiences – from Theory to Practice - Christina LyonsSection 5: Experimental Visualizations & New ApplicationsFragmented Motion: Split-Screen and Asynchronous Video - Steven HoskinsA conversation with Isabel Meirelles, author of Design for Information A conversation with Matt Pasternack, InfoMotion Section 6: Educating Motion DesignersNotes on Education - R. Brian StoneTeaching Motion Literacy through Music Visualization - Heather ShawConversations on Educating Motion DesignersKyle Cooper Daniel Alenquer Karin Fong Guy Wolstenholme and Jon Hewitt Isabel Meirelles Jakob Trollbäck Index
£37.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Arts and Business
Book SynopsisArts and Business aims at bringing arts and business scholars together in a dialogue about a number of key topics that today form different understandings in the two disciplines. Arts and business are, many times, positioned as opposites. Where one is providing symbolic and aesthetic immersion, the other is creating goods for a market and markets for a good. They often deal and struggle with the same issues, framing it differently and finding different solutions. This book has the potential of offering both critical theoretical and empirical understanding of these subjects and guiding further exploration and research into this field. Although this dichotomy has a well-documented existence, it is reconstructed through the writing-out of business in art and vice versa.This edited volume distinguishes itself from other writings aimed at closing the gap between art and business, as it does not have a firm standpoint in one of these fields, but treatiTable of ContentsSection 1: The Arts and Business: Contemporary and Historical Dialogues1. Aesthetics of Collective Action: Φ and Π in a Twisted Impromptu on Art and Research by Operational AestheticsPierre Guillet de Monthoux and Philippe Mairesse2. The Art and Business of ‘Being Critical’Daniel Ericsson and Magnus Eriksson3. Media Art in the Context of Art, Science and the Market: A Historical PerspectiveClaudia Schnugg and Victoria VesnaSection 2: Organizing Collaboration4. To The Manger! Collaboration in the Age of AccessKent Hansen and Anke Strauß5. Embedding the Corporate Story through PerformanceTracy Harwood and Sophy Smith6. Understanding Sponsorship RelationshipsJanina Panizza and David StewartSection 3: Performing and Agreeing on Values7. A Short Dialogue on the Meaning of PerformanceEmilie Reinhold and Kahena Sanaâ8. Evaluating Value: Stolen, Disappearing and Pseudonymous ArtChloe Preece and Aleksandra Bida9. Community Arts: On the Precarious Compromise between the Inspirational and the Civic WorldsEster Barinaga10. Re-casting Legitimacy: Validation and Criticality as Contemporary Art Joins Cultural BusinessRavi Dar and Pamela Schutz NybackaSection 4: Leadership and Power11. Leadership in Art and BusinessKatja Lindqvist12. Portraits of the Artist as Cultural EntrepreneurKerry McCall and Maeve Houlihan13. The Conundrum of Power: Sintering Structural and Relational Perspectives in Business and Arts OrganizationsYuliya Shymko and Alison Minkus14. La Fileuse de Reims, a Place Where Artists can Work: A Dialogue between the Founder and One of the ResidentsElen Riot and Pauline QuantinSection 5: Learning, Knowledge and Thinking15. Valuing the Other: Exposing Undergraduates to the Art of Business and the Business of ArtsAndrew Power and Michael MacDonnell16. Management: Stepping Back Through ArtsDorina Coste, Isabelle Né and Marianella Fornerino17. The Rag Rug: Weaving Together Artistic and Business Patterns of ThinkingNina Bozic Yams and Elisabeth Helldorff
£43.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Inside The Performance Workshop
Book SynopsisInside The Performance Workshop: A Sourcebook for Rasaboxes and Other Exercises is the first full-length volume dedicated to the history, theory, practice, and application of a suite of performer training exercises developed by Richard Schechner and elaborated on by the editors and contributors of this book. This work began in the 1960s with The Performance Group and has continued to evolve.Rasaboxesa featured set of exercisesis an interdisciplinary approach for training emotional expressivity through the use of breath, body, voice, movement, and sensation. It brings together: the concept of rasa from classical Indian performance theory and practice research on emotion from neuroscience and psychology experimental and experiential performance practices theories of ritual, play, and performance This book combines both practical how-to guidance and applications from diverse contexts including undergraduate and graduTable of ContentsPart I: History and Theory1. Richard Schechner and Origins of The Performance Workshop Cobina Gillitt and Michele Minnick2. What is Rasa? Shanti Pillai 3. RasaestheticsRichard Schechner Part II: Practice4. Inside The Performance WorkshopPaula Murray Cole, Michele Minnick, and Rachel BowditchPart III: Facilitating The Performance Workshop5. Principles of The Performance Workshop: An Interview with Richard SchechnerWith Paula Murray Cole, Michele Minnick, and Rachel Bowditch6. The Unavoidable Guru: Roles of The Performance Workshop LeaderScott Wallin Part IV: Notes from the Field7. Freeing Emotional Expression in Young Performers: Rasaboxes in K-12 Context Elise Forier Edie8. Psychophysical Preparation for the Rasaboxes with Strasberg and Stanislavski Ursula Neuerburg9. Adapting Rasaboxes to Rasa≈Therapy: Clinical Applications in Drama Therapy Andrew M. Gaines10. Rasaboxes, Drama Therapy, and Stability Through Dynamic Change: A Case Study Dana Arie11. Rasaboxes in the Training of Drama Therapists Nisha Sajnani12. Dancing on the Tongue Erin B. Mee13. Lights, Camera, Action! Rasaboxes Training and Coaching for Brazilian Telenovelas Fernanda Guimarães14. Character Building Through Rasaboxes: Staging Electra at Teatro Prometeo Fernando Calzadilla15. Experimenting with the Clown in Rasaboxes Ana Achcar 16. Dramaturgy of the Emotions: The Performance Workshop and Rasaboxes in Directing Machinal Rachel Bowditch
£33.24
Taylor & Francis Ltd White
Book SynopsisNow twenty years since its initial release, Richard Dyer's classic text White remains a groundbreaking and insightful study of the representation of whiteness in Western visual culture.White explores how, while racial representation is central to the organisation of the contemporary world, white people have remained a largely unexamined category in sharp contrast to the many studies of images of black and Asian peoples. Looking beyond the apparent unremarkability of whiteness, Dyer demonstrates the importance of analysing images of white people. Dyer places this representation within the contexts of Christianity, race' and colonialism. In a series of absorbing case studies, he shows the construction of whiteness in the technology of photography and film as part of a wider culture of light'; discusses heroic white masculinity in muscle-man action cinema, from Tarzan and Hercules to Conan and Rambo; analyses the stifling rolTable of ContentsContentsList of platesAcknowledgementsLooking into the light: Whiteness, racism and regimes of representationMaxime CervulleIntroduction1 The matter of whiteness2 Coloured white, not coloured3 The light of the world4 The white man’s muscles5 ‘There’s nothing I can do! Nothing!’6 White deathNotesBibliographiesIndex
£35.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Alternative Photographic Processes
Book SynopsisIn this age of endless photographs and instant imagery, artists are rediscovering an urge to create intentional hand-made art. Alternative Photographic Processes teaches various techniques, both analog & digital, allowing artists to bring a personal touch through manipulation of a photograph, the negative, and the print. This book stands apart from recent publications on alternative processes by presenting a range of new approaches and methods to achieve popular techniques, as well as providing step-by-step guidance for an assortment of unique techniques meant to inspire artists working in various mediums. Through detailed guidance, working artist examples, and info about the contemporary use of these processes, this book will provide instruction and information for students, educators, and artists to use as a way to expand their creative toolbox.Trade Review"Creating hand crafted images can give you a whole new world of creative possibilities you probably never even thought about..." - Paul W. Faust,TravelPhotographers.netTable of ContentsDedication; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Chapter 01: Capture Techniques ; Chapter 02: Film & Transparency Manipulation for Wet Lab Processes & Scanning ; Chapter 03: Substrate Acquisition ; Chapter 04: Substrate Manipulation ; Chapter 05: Transfers & Lifts ; Chapter 06: Print and Image ManipulationChapter 07: Appropriated Art, Collage & Cameraless imaging ; Chapter 08: Waxing, Encaustic and Resins ; Chapter 9: Installation & 3-Dimensionsal Object Photography ; Chapter 10: Alternatives to Finishing & PresentationResources ; Practicing Artists Further Influence ; Bibliography ; Index
£39.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Arts Entrepreneurship
Book SynopsisArts Entrepreneurship: Creating a New Venture in the Arts provides the essential tools, techniques, and concepts needed to invent, launch, and sustain a business in the creative sector.Building on the reader's artistic talents and interests, the book provides a practical, action-oriented introduction to the business of art, focusing on product design, organizational planning and assessment, customer identification and marketing, fundraising, legal issues, money management, cultural policy, and career development. It also offers examples, exercises, and references that guide entrepreneurs through the key stages of concept creation, business development, and growth. Special attention is paid to topics such as cultural ventures seeking social impact, the emergence of creative placemaking, the opportunities afforded by novel corporate forms, and the role of contemporary technologies in marketing, fundraising, and operations.A hands-on guide to entrepreneurial succTable of Contents1. What is arts entrepreneurship? 2. Planning and assessment 3. Marketing 4. Fundraising 5. Legal issues 6. Money Management and Entrepreneurial Finance 7. Cultural policy and the arts entrepreneur 8. Organizational design, Career development, and Future trends
£48.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Tenth Muse
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£166.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd Environmental Apocalypse in Science and Art
Book SynopsisAt a time when it is clear that climate change adaptation and mitigation are failing, this book examines how our assumptions about (valid and usable) knowledge are preventing effective climate action. Through a cross-disciplinary, empirically-based analysis of climate science and policy, the book situates the failures of climate policy in the cultural history of prediction and its interfaces with policy. Fava calls into question the current interfaces between scientific research and climate policy by tracing multiple connections between modelling, epistemology, politics, food security, religion, art, and the apocalyptic. Demonstrating how the current domination of climate policy by models and scenarios is part of the problem, the book examines how artistic practices are a critical location to ask questions differently, rethink environmental futures, and activate social change. The analysis starts with another moment of climatic change in recent western history: the overlap of the LiTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Deadly Weather: Narratives of Nature and Agency During the Little Ice Age 2. Counting the Days: John Napier’s Exegesis and Mathematics 3. Drawing the End: Inigo Jones’s Banqueting House 4. Assembling the Worldmachine: Mathematical Modelling of Climate Change 5. Imagining Futures: The Special Report on Emission Scenarios 6. Creating One Future: The Doomsday Vault 7. Reclaiming Futures: Olafur Eliasson’s Weather Project
£43.99
WW Norton & Co Flashes of Brilliance
Book SynopsisThe story of the wildest experiments in early photography and the wild people who undertook them.
£24.69
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Business of Fine Art Photography
Book SynopsisThis guide for aspiring and exhibiting photographers alike combines practice and concept to provide a roadmap to navigating, and succeeding in, the fine art photography marketplace locally, domestically, and internationally. Join former New York gallery owner, international curator, and fine art photographer Thomas Werner as he shares his experiences and insights from leading curators, gallerists, collectors, auctioneers, exhibiting photographic artists, and more. Learn how to identify realistic goals, maximize results, work with galleries and museums, write grants, develop strong nuanced imagery, and build a professional practice in a continually evolving field. Featuring dozens of photographs from international practitioners, and a robust set of resources, this book will ensure you have the tools to give you the opportunity for success in any marketplace.Whether you are a student, aspiring photographic or video artist, or a photographer changing careersTrade Review"Thomas Werner is a successful working photographer all over the globe, he was a seasoned professor at one of the world's most prestigious art schools for over 20 years and has experience as a former gallery owner in New York. This trifecta makes him a unicorn in the art world, perfectly positioned to give advice and navigate all of those worlds seamlessly." Sarah Hasted, Founder/Director of International Art Advisory LLC"I have been working and collaborating with Thomas Werner since the mid 90's, he is one of the most knowledgeable people in our field. His devotion as an educator together with his never-ending ability to evolve and excel across diverse creative fields throughout his career has not only created a wonderful opportunity to acquire vast knowledge, but also the ability to guide and nurture young artists."Elinor Carucci, Photographic Artist"Thomas Werner is eminently qualified in the fields of fine art photography and education. His thorough knowledge of the photo world, his professional experience and his substantial talents make this book a must read for those interested in the world of fine art photography. Part historian, part curator, part educator, this book combines the very best of the author, who is at the top of his game."Debbe Goldstein, Private Art Dealer, ArtRep-DGTable of Contents1. A Brief History: Fine Art Photography and the Marketplace 2. The Art Markets 3. Gallery and Museum Teams 4. The Exhibition 5. Contacting Potential Partners: Marketing and Promotion 6. Grant Writing 7. The Artist
£35.99
Taylor & Francis Photography and Resistance
Book SynopsisPhotography and Resistance tells the stories of the people who resisted fascism in Europe by taking or securing photographs.It complements Janina Struk's ground-breaking 2004 book Photographing the Holocaust, which has become a standard text on images of the Holocaust. Now she focuses on images taken at enormous risk by those resisting the Nazis, whether political activists or volunteers in underground networks, workers in photographic studios or public institutions, prisoners in the concentration camps, professional photographers, or individuals â all of whom believed in photography as a form of resistance. It includes images never seen before, and accounts of actions and heroism barely reported in the past. Many images were clandestinely taken, and the book discusses the means photographers employed and the motivation that compelled them to risk their lives to compile the evidence. The book also questions whether the importance of their contribution to the def
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Eugenics Aristogenics Photography
Book SynopsisThis is the first study to explore the connections between late-19th-century university/college composite class portraits and the field of eugenics which first took hold in the United States at Harvard University. Eugenics, Aristogenics, Photography takes a closer look at how composite portraiture documented an idealized reality of the New England social-caste experience and explains how, when positioned in relation to the individual stories and portraits of members of the class, the portraits reveal points of non-conformity and rebellion with their own rhetoric.Trade Review"Clearly argued, thoroughly documented book. Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; professionals; general readers."—Choice"Belden-Adams shows us the importance of reflecting today on photography’s construction of social privilege and investment in American nativism. Ascribing such work to college portraiture from the turn of the twentieth century, she reminds us that our photographic practices have always been political." —Tanya Sheehan, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Art, Colby College, USA "Belden-Adams’s exceedingly well-researched book dives deep into the problematic waters of nineteenth-century eugenics photography and related uses of the medium. What she finds is that defining racial, criminal, and honorific types through photography held far more purchase in the US than previously known. But her study also shows that the instability of eugenics logic led to spectacular failures of the resulting pictures, particularly as compared to counter efforts at the subtle queering of photography at the same time among similar constituencies." —Andrés Mario Zervigón, Professor of the History of Photography, Rutgers University, USA"Clearly argued, thoroughly documented book. Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; professionals; general readers."—Choice"Belden-Adams shows us the importance of reflecting today on photography’s construction of social privilege and investment in American nativism. Ascribing such work to college portraiture from the turn of the twentieth century, she reminds us that our photographic practices have always been political." —Tanya Sheehan, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Art, Colby College, USA "Belden-Adams’s exceedingly well-researched book dives deep into the problematic waters of nineteenth-century eugenics photography and related uses of the medium. What she finds is that defining racial, criminal, and honorific types through photography held far more purchase in the US than previously known. But her study also shows that the instability of eugenics logic led to spectacular failures of the resulting pictures, particularly as compared to counter efforts at the subtle queering of photography at the same time among similar constituencies." —Andrés Mario Zervigón, Professor of the History of Photography, Rutgers University, USA Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Harvard’s ‘Class’ Portraits: Composite Pictures and a New England ‘Aristogenic’ Agenda 3. A ‘Dandy’ Masculinity?: Establishing and Respecting Cisgender Norms, Using Photography 4. Social Poise, Demure Confidence: Swaying College Women to be the Essential Players in Positive Eugenics 5. Biometrics, Posture Pictures: ‘We Did What We Were Told’ 6. Conclusions
£104.50
Bloomsbury Academic Visual Activism in the 21st Century
Book SynopsisThe world is in crisis, bringing activists and protesters onto the streets and into the public eye. More than ever, activism relies on spectacle and visibility in order to be noticed in the era of globalized capitalism and networked media. At the same time, a growing number of artists employ creative strategies to critique the establishment, act in resistance, and demand change. Visual activism of this kind is not new, but it is rapidly evolving.This anthology presents 16 case-studies of visual activism from across the globe, providing an up-to-date picture of the impact of contemporary visual and art activism, and combining a scholarly interrogation of visual activism with an examination of how it works in practice. The case studies address a wide range of issues including human rights abuses; state violence; gender and sexuality; racism; migration; and climate breakdown. They examine a range of approaches from playful carnivalesque parades to extreme practices such as li
£28.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Thinking About Drawing
Book SynopsisThis accessible book explains the significance of relationships between the body and the mark, visual imitation, drawing and writing and visual storytelling, providing a simple guide to these key ideas. For millennia drawing has been conceived as an exploratory activity, mediating between the vision of the drafter and what they are drawing. Drawing reveals hidden relationships, directs attention, scrutinises the material world and provides plans for further action. The book unpacks the key ideas that have shaped the rich, complex and foundational activity of drawing. It presents an unexpected, engaging and authoritative range of illustrated examples of drawings made by culturally and historically diverse people for different purposes, with different media, in widely different times and situations. Educator, author and artist Simon Grennan builds together concepts to create a complete guide to ideas about drawing.Trade ReviewThis is an important summation about a lot of foundational ideas in drawing. Having a functional text, written by a practitioner, is what the field needs. -- Simon Downs, Lecturer in Graphic Communication, Loughborough University, UKThinking About Drawing is a book that explores a broad range of approaches to drawing. This book situates drawing as an enduring form of visual communication in a globally connected world. A fascinating range of illustrations bring the subject to life and are presented in relation to clearly defined technical terms. For anyone wanting to give voice to their interest in drawing, this book is the go-to guide. -- Kelly Chorpening, Programme Director of Fine Art, Camberwell College of Arts, University of London, UKA refreshing take on the subject, Thinking About Drawing is well-suited to introducing the wonderful field of drawing to students in Fine Arts, Illustration, Communication Design, Architecture and related areas. The discussion is well-framed with intriguing themes and topics such as ‘Imitation, Mark and Trace’. The thought provoking text is richly-illustrated with an exciting and refreshing range of images (from early maps and Japanese woodblocks to graphic novels and emojis). A very engaging read that serves well as a broad ‘drawing survey’ with enough depth for experienced artists and designers. -- Charles Parker, Associate Professor, Pratt Institute, USAThinking About Drawing considers the act of drawing as an expansive, ever-evolving set of practices and legacies that often defy simple summary. Grennan thoughtfully examines foundational, contemporary drawing principles with equal attention to analog and digital processes, and presents a global perspective on how the methods and meanings of ‘drawing’ have developed in cultural isolation and conversation throughout history. -- Ryan Hartley Smith, Associate Professor of Illustration, Queens College, City University of New York, USASimon Grennan’s book presents a probing journey through the meaning and uses of drawing. An engaging compliment to support and extend the understanding of the role and nature of drawing for the student and practitioner alike. The examples demonstrate the pervasiveness of drawing across fields and to different ends. It would be a great accompaniment to practice-based art or design education, demonstrating the way drawing can be simultaneously reductive and expansive in its use. The reader finishes the book with an understanding of how drawing can be viewed as both a necessary practical tool and theoretical exercise. -- Sarah McLean Knapp, Assistant Professor, Queen’s University, CanadaTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction: what is drawing? 1. Imitation The threshold of visualisation and the problem of media Depiction and visualisation Imitating vision and imitating drawing Digital imitation Analogue imitation Imitating experience 2. Mark Tone Line Planning Mapping Drawing systems representing three dimensions Typification Writing Mark making across media Introducing the body 3. Trace The surface The surface of the drawing as the skin of a body The surface as a visualisation of an idea The limits of the drawing The significance of drawing media Trace, media and body Trace and style Trace as evidence Movement, mind and absence Choreographing traces Trace and depiction 4. Story Story and point of view The story of the drawing Story and style Drawing style and character 5. Drawing Today Feeling Technology old and new Systematic drawings Identity and power Textiles and the line Conjecture and hypothesis Collaborative drawing Performing drawing Moving drawings Contemporary drawing and public cultural institutions Selective glossary References Further reading Index
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Edinburgh University Press Selected Letters of Clive Bell
Book SynopsisA selection of letters by the pacifist and noted art critic Clive Bell, expertly annotated by his biographerTrade Review"This is a remarkable edition of Clive Bell's letters, expertly introduced and annotated by his biographer, Mark Hussey. From Bell's central position in the Bloomsbury Group, these witty and moving letters illuminate transnational networks of intimacy and artistic debate. This volume is essential and engaging reading for anyone interested in modernism and the arts." -Anna Snaith, King's College London
£47.50
Edinburgh University Press Mashya and Mashyana Unearthed
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£22.49
Edinburgh University Press Selected Letters of Clive Bell
Book SynopsisA selection of letters by the pacifist and noted art critic Clive Bell, expertly annotated by his biographer
£14.24
Edinburgh University Press Negotiating Civic Life
Book SynopsisA politically-attuned textual journey through civic life, exploring the way artistic genres supply the critical thinking needed to encourage a more egalitarian and convivial life world.
£76.50
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The AZ of the International Art Market
Book SynopsisIt is estimated that there are over 300,000 companies involved in the world''s art market, employing around 2.8 million people. But the art world carries a veneer of mystery and secrecy that many people find daunting, and the language used by market insiders can be alienating and confusing to those new to the art market. The A-Z of the International Art Market not only clarifies useful terms and definitions, but also represents a significant contribution to the fast-developing processes of transparency and democratisation in the global art business. Comprising art market terms and core concepts both historical and contemporary this book is a long-awaited reference source that offers a unique introduction to a dynamic business sector.The A-Z of the International Art Market provides an accessible and thorough insight into critical areas of market practice and custom that anyone involved in the art market will find useful and enlightening.Trade ReviewTom Flynn is unusual in being a scholar and academic who is deeply knowledgeable about the operation of the international art market. He provides a comprehensive, wide-ranging and historically well-informed account of the sometimes arcane language which surrounds the art market, including brief descriptions of the leading dealers, galleries, art fairs, websites and tools for understanding the art trade. -- Charles Saumarez Smith * Royal Academy of Arts *Tom Flynn delves into the sometimes opaque language of the art market and comes up with a clear explanation of its terms, often coupled with useful historical perspectives. The introductory essays are a good overview of the market – both yesterday’s and today’s. -- Georgina Adam * Art market editor-at-large, The Art Newspaper; Art market contributor, The Financial Times *Tom Flynn is the least servile art historian I know and his writing on the art market is characteristic of him--thank heavens. -- Anna Somers Cocks OBE * CEO, The Art Newspaper *
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Context and Narrative in Photography
Book SynopsisHowever beautiful or technically dazzling your photographs might be, if they don''t tell a story, convey an idea or make your viewer stop and think, they are unlikely to make a lasting impression.Context and Narrative in Photography introduces practical methods to help you plan, develop and present meaningful, communicative images. With dozens of examples from some of the world''s most thought-provoking photographers, this is a beautiful introduction to a fascinating aspect of photography.Beginning with an exploration of different narrative techniques, you''ll be guided through selecting and developing a compelling concept for your project and how it might be conveyed either through a single image or a series of photographs. You''ll also learn ways to incorporate signs, symbols and text into your work and how to present the finished piece to best reach your audience.New to this edition are extended projects, additional exercises and discussion questions, expanded case studies, around 2Trade ReviewContext and Narrative is a really accessible and practical way to tackle some of the more conceptual and non-tangible parts of creating photographs. I really wish I had read it while in college, but no harm, it will benefit me now anyway! -- Emma O’Brien, Dublin-based photographerIf you are interested in learning about how to use photography to tell a story, you can’t go wrong with this book! -- Barbara Taylor, UK-based photographerThe deceptively concise style that this book shares with other titles in the Basics series is an excellent example of how to write analytically, which we positively know is one of the greatest challenges for students... It is refreshing to read a book which is concerned with key tenets of photography such as context and narrative, which, regardless of the technology that we use, are crucial for photographs to act as more than just records or evidence. -- Jose Navarro, Open College of the Arts, UKThe terms "narrative" and "context" were until recently relegated to the periphery in understanding photographic images. Maria Short’s clearly written and structured book provides a unique convergence point for the study of a wide range of photographers and the events they confront. She combines the insights of the teacher and poet with an astute professional understanding of her craft. A series of well chosen case studies further illuminate photography for readers from all backgrounds. -- Dr. Chris Mullen, writer and historian, author of FORTUNE’s America, Director of The Visual telling of Stories websiteTable of ContentsIntroduction1. The PhotographThe Function of the PhotographThe Photographic BriefContext and the PhotographCase StudyExercises and Summary2. SubjectChoosing Your SubjectConceptEquipment and MaterialsExternal FactorsCase StudyExercises and Summary3. AudienceAudience and IntentionStatement of IntentThe Response of the AudienceIntention, Interpretation and ContextCase StudyExercises and Summary4. Narrative What is Narrative?A Series or Set of PhotographsThe Single ImageCase StudyExercises and Summary5. Signs and Symbols Basic Theory Negotiating Signs and Symbols Enigmas and Truths Practical Techniques Case StudyExercises and summary6. TextUsing TextIntegrated TextText Within the ImageAccompanying InformationCase StudyExercises and summaryConclusionFurther ReadingOnline ResourcesIndex
£35.99
Taylor & Francis Inc The Animators Sketchbook
Book SynopsisThe Animator's Sketchbook will teach students of animation how to improve their work through observation and drawing. It will show readers how to access their inner animator. With over 60 different gesture and drawing exercises, this book enhances vision, analysis, understanding, and the core skills required to become a master animator. Filled with extensive practice pages, Tony White's Sketchbook, invites students to demonstrate what they learn. Each exercise is timed, so that the skills acquired, are optimized for efficiency and comprehension. The style and technique of the art produced will be entirely up to the reader, thus making no two sketchbooks alike. Key FeaturesProvides readers with their own personal sketchbook, demonstrating classical art skills that are highly prized by studio employersReaders will come away better visualizing form, gesture, pose and expression Includes 60 speed and gesturTable of ContentsForeword. Preface. Getting Started. Finalize Your Own Turnaround Model Sheet. Key Positions. Breakdown Positions. Anticipation. The Difference between Thumbnail & Gesture Drawings. Pose & Silhouette. The Importance of Silhouette. Balance. Form. Sequential Action. Achieving Weight. Framing. Perspective. Light & Shade. Strength of Line. Storyboarding. Final Storyboarding Exercise.
£39.99
Hodder Education How to Pass Higher Art & Design, Second Edition
Book SynopsisExam Board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: Art & Design First Teaching: August 2018 First Exam: May 2019Get your best grade with comprehensive course notes and advice from Scotland's top experts, fully updated for the latest changes to SQA Higher assessment. How to Pass Higher Art & Design Second Edition contains all the advice and support you need to revise successfully for your Higher exam. It combines an overview of the course syllabus with advice from top experts on how to improve exam performance, so you have the best chance of success.- Revise confidently with up-to-date guidance tailored to the latest SQA assessment changes - Refresh your knowledge with comprehensive, tailored subject notes- Prepare for the exam with top tips and hints on revision techniques- Get your best grade with advice on how to gain those vital extra marks
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Manchester University Press High Culture and Tall Chimneys: Art Institutions
Book SynopsisThis study examines how nineteenth-century industrial Lancashire became a leading national and international art centre. By the end of the century almost every major town possessed an art gallery, while Lancashire art schools and artists were recognised at home and abroad. The book documents the remarkable rise of visual art across the county, along with the rise of the commercial and professional classes who supported it. It examines how Lancashire looked to great civilisations of the past for inspiration while also embracing new industrial technologies and distinctively modern art movements. This volume will be essential reading for all those with an interest in the new industrial society of the nineteenth century, from art lovers and collectors to urban and social historians.Table of Contents1. Introduction: art in the first industrial society 2. Lorenzo in Liverpool: William Roscoe, civic myths and the institutionalisation of urban culture 3. An ‘ornament to the town’? The Royal Manchester Institution and early public art patronage in Manchester4. From private to civic: the diverse origins of the municipal art gallery movement5. A ‘solid foundation’? Art schools and art education6. The art of philanthropy? The formation and development of the Walker Art Gallery7. A problem of scale and leadership? Manchester’s municipal ambitions and the ‘failure’ of public spirit8. Challenging ‘the ocean of mediocrity and pretence’? The alternative visions of the Whitworth and Harris Galleries9. The rise and fall of the municipal art gallery movement? The public and private dimensions of local civic artBibliographyIndex
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Vintage Publishing Languages of Truth: Essays 2003-2020
Book SynopsisFrom 'Best of the Booker' winner Salman Rushdie, an incisive and inspiring collection of non-fiction essays, criticism and speeches that takes readers on a thrilling journey through the evolution of language and culture.'One of the greatest writers of our age' Neil GaimanAcross a wide variety of subjects, Rushdie delves into the nature of storytelling as a deeply human need and what emerges is a love letter to literature itself. Throughout, he shares his personal encounters, on the page and in person, with storytellers from Shakespeare to Toni Morrison and revels in the creative lines that can join art and life. Rushdie considers, too, the nature of truth and looks afresh at migration, multiculturalism and censorship.'Essential reading... Powerful' Financial Times'Rushdie is vital, expansive, the critic as storyteller, championing his subjects with gusto' TLSTrade ReviewSalman Rushdie is one of the greatest writers of our age; he is a giant of literature. -- Neil GaimanRushdie is vital, expansive, the critic as storyteller, championing his subjects with gusto... Rushdie is a still a writer to be reckoned with. -- Claire Lowdon * Times Literary Supplement *Powerful... Languages of Truth feels like essential reading in this time, reminding us that the stories we have told each other over millennia are universal, even if this shared heritage is often lost or forgotten in today's angry, fractured world. -- Nilanjana Roy * Financial Times *Probably the best nonfiction he [Rushdie] has written in years... Rushdie is happy to record just what he sees and feels. You sense that he has arrived somewhere new...a sign of good things to come. -- Abhrajyoti Chakraborty * Guardian *Rushdie's writing is erudite and full of sympathy, brimming with insight and wit . . . Fans will be delighted . . . [A] mesmerizing collection. * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *
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Hodder & Stoughton Track Record Me Music and the War on Blackness
Book Synopsis**Out now: The ground-breaking memoir by acclaimed rapper and podcast host, George the Poet***WINNER OF THE PEABODY AWARD*''Mpanga''s book goes on to paint a picture of contemporary Black life as inextricable from history.'' Guardian''Full of conviction and integrity'' Observer ''Track Record is a mighty powerful and arresting read.'' Buzz Magazine __________''Our music is the ghost of our freedom and, as anybody who''s ever lost someone will tell you, a ghost can sometimes be the one thing keeping you going. ''Born to Ugandan parents on the St Raphael''s Estate in Neasden, north-west London, George has always been an ambitious storyteller. Influenced by his hometown, George started MCing , and eventually found his voice in poetry and with it an avenue for change.Track Record: Me, Music, and the War on Blackness sheds light on George''s upbringing and a
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