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Book SynopsisArtistic residency has become widely adopted in Western countries while only recently having become popular and well-supported within Taiwan. This book explores the challenges that this form of art practice faced in contemporary Taiwan from the revocation of Martial Law in 1987 to the 2000sarguably one of the most exciting periods in the sociocultural history of the island. Case studies show what is at stake politically, historically, and socially in artists' endeavours to give shape to a sense of Taiwanese identity.Despite the prevalence of artists engaged in social issues in today's world and the undeniable contributions of artistic residency to contemporary art practice, little literature or scholarly research has been conducted on the practical, conceptual, and ideological aspects of artist residency. Very often, it is perceived in very narrow terms, overlooking explicit or hidden issues of localism, nationalism and globalization. If artistic residence did indeed emerge from the raTrade ReviewWei Hsiu Tung’s Art for Social Change and Cultural Awakening: An Anthropology of Residence in Taiwan offers insightful perspectives on Taiwan’s democratization and globalization through the lens of the visual arts, specifically artists’ engagement with society through artistic residences. ... Art for Social Change and Cultural Awakening is both fascinating and well worth reading. * Taiwan Review *Wei Hsiu Tung’s innovative new tome deftly explores how the “artistic residence” or “artist-in-residence” in Taiwan is no longer confined in large part to reflecting on Taiwanese culture and society but instead serves as a key contributor to cultural interpretation, awakening, and change. Employing a vital cross-cultural perspective, comparing the artistic residence in Taiwan with that in Britain, Tung adds important perspectives to this global phenomenon. Interviews with painters, photographers, sculptors, and other artists who have created art not for museums or galleries but instead to “speak to mass audiences,” add significantly to the depth and breadth of this study. Examining as well the concrete implications for artists-in-residence endeavors in Taiwan, especially as concerns how artists integrate the pulls of the local and the global, Art for Social Change and Cultural Awakening represents an important contribution to Asian studies. -- Karen L. Thornber, Professor of Comparative Literature, Harvard UniversityThis book examines the practice of artists-in-residence in Taiwan, via an engaging treatment of art and artists as seen from the perspective of the embodied eye of anthropology and through juxtaposition with Britain. The volume sheds new light on Taiwan since the lifting of martial law, exploring not only governmental support for art and artists but also processes of democracy and identity as they have unfolded in a cultural and aesthetic history that is both Asian and European, indigenous and Chinese, modern and post-modern. The book is accessible and original, and should be essential reading for all those interested in Taiwanese culture and society since the transition to democracy. Particularly striking is the way the author weaves together identity and art as the unfinished, mutable, and invented productions of relational rather than egoistic complexes. -- Fang-long Shih, Co-Director, LSE Taiwan Research ProgrammeWei-Hsui Tung’s Art for Social Change and Cultural Awakening marks a significant advance in East-Asian cultural studies. While much has been said about relational and interventionist art in Western and trans-national contexts, this is the first major book-length study to address similar forms of artistic practice in Taiwan. Tung’s extended anthropological meditation on artistic residency is indispensable reading not only for those with a specific interest in contemporary Taiwanese art, but also anyone concerned with the wider implications of the relationship between culture and globalization. -- Paul Gladston, Professor of Contemporary Visual Cultures and Critical Theory, University of NottinghamThis is an atypical study in art…it focuses on artists in residence as a community…engaged in the shaping of currents and values reflective of changing times. The author emphasizes in particular the ongoing importance of cultural identity in these deeper introspections and debates. By invoking an anthropological approach, the emphasis is really on the experiential aspects of artistic production. The practice of residential communities is perhaps not unlike the seminal role that Jürgen Habermas attributed to salons in the structural transformation of the public sphere. For all these reasons, this monograph should be of interest to scholars not only in art but also cultural studies in general and critically minded students of all kinds working on contemporary Asia and elsewhere. -- Allen Chun, Research Fellow, Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica, TaiwanTable of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Art as Sociocultural Representation Chapter 2: Concepts and Practices in Artistic Residence Chapter 3: Art in Taiwan: The Quest for Identity Chapter 4: Artistic Residence in Taiwan Chapter 5: Towards a New Genre of Artistic Residence Conclusion Bibliography About the Authors

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Book Synopsis* A major new biography on one of the greatest artists of all time, Raphael Sanzio, written by a leading Renaissance expert. * Retraces Raphael s career by re-examining contemporary documents and accounts and interpreting the artist s works with the eye of an expert restorer.Trade Review"A brilliant and lyrical biography ... The masterful quality of Forcellino’s account lies not only in the beauty of its language, translated impeccably from Italian into English, but in the seamlessness and self-assurance with which he himself works across northern Italy, its paintings, its politics."The Spectator"An excellent introduction to the workshop of the Renaissance artist, and to the careful and patient techniques employed in the making of timeless art works … Forcellino has done a very creditable service in his re-examination of the life of an artist who, more than any other, embodied the spirit of the Italian Renaissance."Irish Examiner"Antonio Forcellino has now celebrated Raphael's life and career by writing this ebullient book, elegantly translated by Lucinda Byatt ... [Forcellino] is ingenious and fastidious in describing Raphael's works, and his book will give pleasure to those coming to them for the first time; it even highlights a few things connoisseurs may have missed."Literary Review"Written in a lively and entertaining style, ForcellinoÉ demonstrates his skills as a passionate and consummate storyteller revealing the life of a challenging and unique artist who introduced a new conception of Renaissance art combining sublimity and sensuality, within an Italian epoch of violence, wealth and eroticism."European Journal of History"A detailed biography that explains Raphael's achievements during his short life, while also showing how his social skills and affable temperament helped him to advance his career … This informative book is also a rich treasury of information about the artistic developments and techniques of the period."Historical Novel Society"Forcellino seeks to liberate his subject from later cultural and art-historical associations. Challenging post-Romantic conventions of the solitary genius, he presents Raphael as fully engaged with his society: a man whose eroticism and talent for friendship flowed naturally into his art ... Forcellino's Raphael is a lover, not a fighter."The Art Newspaper"Written in his usual lively style, Forcellino's new book combines fast-moving narrative, a vivid portrait of Raphael the man, and a perceptive analysis of his art."Peter Burke, University of Cambridge "The last century saw the development of the legend that depicts the life of the artist as one of torment and desperation: Raphael demolishes every trace of this romantic myth and demonstrates on the contrary that it is in fact complete happiness and the gratification of desires that can lead to the conquering of the highest peaks of creativity."Corriere della Sera "Beyond simply recounting the biographical journey, Antonio Forcellino also seamlessly incorporates analyses of Raphael’s works in this lively study. Painter, architect, set designer: all facets of Raphael are discussed with the consummate art of the storyteller."Tout pour les femmesTable of ContentsIntroduction1 Giovanni�s Son1 A Well-To-Do Household2 A Sophisticated Court3 Home and Workshop4 Assistants and Masters5 A Precocious Master2 From Urbino to Umbria1 The First Test2 Recognition3 Challenging the Masters4 Turbulent Landscapes5 The End of the Terror3 The Florentine Period1 In the City of Titans2 A New World3 The Way Up4 Chronicle of a Tragedy5 A Sudden Departure4 In Rome1 The Half-Hidden Ruins2 From Chalices to Helmets3 The War of Images4 The Rise to Primacy5 The School of Raphael5. The Pope and his Banker1 The Pope�s Beard2 The Stanza of Heliodorus3 Through the Streets of Rome4 The Pope�s Banker5 Amor Vincit Omnia6 Venus Emerges from the Water7 Death of a Warrior Pope6 The Years of Triumph1 A New Era2 One Long Party3 Serving the Dream4 Raven Black Hair and Eyes5 State Portraits7 The Discovery of Architecture1 Devout Women2 Storming the Fortress3 The Flight of Icarus 4 Private Pleasures5 Between The Tiber and Monte Mario8 A New Artist1 The Inaccessible Palace2 A Web of Jealousies 3 Venus Returns4 Vila Madama5 The Star that Fell from HeavenNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisWhen writer and director Joss Whedon created the character Buffy the Vampire Slayer, he could hardly have expected the resulting academic interest in his work. Yet almost six years after the end of Buffy on television, Buffy studiesand academic work on Whedon''s expanding oeuvrecontinue to grow. Now with three hugely popular television shows, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly, and the film Serenity all available on DVD, scholars are evaluating countless aspects of the Whedon universe (or Whedonverse). Buffy, Ballads, and Bad Guys Who Sing: Music in the Worlds of Joss Whedon studies the significant role that music plays in these works, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to the internet musical Dr. Horrible''s Sing-Along Blog.Kendra Preston Leonard has collected a varying selection of essays that explore music and sound in Joss Whedon''s works. The essays investigate both diegetic and non-diegetic music, considering music from various sources, including the shows'' original scores,Trade ReviewAnyone familiar with the cult television favorites created by writer Joss Whedon knows how important music is in his shows. The essays in this collection focus entirely on the music in Whedon’s television shows and web musical, analyzing the way music complements and enhances the narrative. Jacqueline Bach traces out various musical arcs over the course of Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s run, such as the way the music of Sarah McLachlan is used to reflect Buffy’s complex feelings about her friends and her relation to them in several pivotal instances. Elizabeth A. Clendinning’s chapter centers on the vampire Spike, revealing how, even though he was first introduced as a villain in Buffy, Spike’s musical knowledge and references link him much more closely with humanity than the other nemeses on the show. Stanley C. Pelkey’s essay explores the music of Whedon’s futuristic space western Firefly, which blends exotic Asian music with folk-country music meant to represent the characters’ personalities and stations in life. For the many fans devoted to Whedon’s work, this will be an enlightening read. * Booklist *Buffy, Ballads, and Bad Guys Who Sing makes a fine contribution to the still-young field of TV music scholarship. * American Music *

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