Contemporary social and cultural life is increasingly organised around a logic of self-transformation, where changing the body is seen as key. Transforming Images examines how the future functions wit
This major study of Wordsworth, Auden, and Larkin proposes that we read the history of contemporary poetry as the history of a war between words and images. This book argues that the desire for transp
What is a popular image of science and where does it come from? Little is known about the formation of science images and their transformation into popular images of science. In this anthology, contri
(Shawnee Press). This is a groundbreaking album/book project from the multi-talented Heather Sorenson. As the moniker implies, these highly impressionistic arrangements are designed to capture the ear
Images in Urology is a unique book that integrates images of urological conditions within their clinical context. Improvements in imaging techniques have meant greater diagnostic power and a dramatic
Suggests a new approach to the education of African American children to overcome negative self-images, improve discipline and motivation, and encourage curiosity and enthusiasm for learning.
First published in French in 1990, "Between-the-Images" unites 20 illustrated essays written between 1981 and 1989 by Raymond Bellour (born 1939), one of the world's most prominent film theorists. Bel
Since the early 1980s, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of international gay/lesbian-themed visual productions, ranging from pornographic images and television programmes to advertisin
In this very distinctive book, Images of Projects challenges how we think about projects in the most fundamental way: it rejects outright the idea of a one 'best way' to view all projects and also the
In 1739 China’s emperor authorized the publication of a medical text that included images of children with smallpox to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Those images made their way to
Presented in earlier form at a conference held in November, 2003 at New York University called "Images of Science and the Scientist in Visual Media", the 15 articles of this collection address aspects
"To suggest that images have a privileged purchase on power," begin the editors, "is hardly an original proposition." Yet there is a dearth of scholarship on the political dimension of visual culture
In a letter that she writes to a certain Theodore, the narrator in Images evokes a tumultuous period in her life: her adolescence. During this period, filled with anxiety and panic, she found help and
"The use of images, diagrams and pictures - and the related problem of how one thing may represent another - is one of the central problems in philosophy. This is the first book to connect the proble
This new monograph, Hariri&Hariri Architecture, part of Images Publishing's Leading Architect series, showcases the firm's dedication to the research and construction of innovative ideas.
Organized into ten thematic chapters, this ambitious work engages with Japanese art in the Edo era in order to present the reader with a thorough overview of its meanings and uses. The initial chapter
This book will inspire academics, teachers and trainers to use film and television in their classrooms and to shows them how it might be done. It brings together respected international scholars who r
This book will inspire academics, teachers and trainers to use film and television in their classrooms and to shows them how it might be done. It brings together respected international scholars who r
The essay film – ‘a form that thinks’ – serves to create a self-reflexive space for contemporary society by challenging expectations and demanding the creative involvement of the spectator. Using film
"Fighting Words and Images is the first comprehensive interdisciplinary and theoretical analysis of war representations across time periods from Classical Antiquity to the present day and across langu
Vision and movement seem to have shifted center stage in modes of experience in the last century: as a result of their joint effect, slow contemplative gazes at static images seem to be increasingly d
"Style" has been one of the cornerstones not only of the modern discipline of art history but also of social and cultural history. In this volume, the writers consider the inadequacy of the concept of
This edited volume explores the dynamics of race, crime, and the criminal justice system in the United States today. The book gives equal attention to the links between images of color and images of c
The study of images in Asian religions has tended to emphasize the centrality of image worship in both Hinduism and Buddhism. Little attention has been paid, however, to the arguments against such ima
In 1888, Thomas Edison announced that he was experimenting on "an instrument which does for the eye what the phonograph does for the ear, which is the recording and reproduction of things in motion."
For many centuries, Hindus have taken it for granted that the religious images they place in temples and home shrines for purposes of worship are alive. Hindu priests bring them to life through a comp
Images, Ethics, Technology explores the changing ethical implications of images and the ways they are communicated and understood.It emphasises how images change not only through their modes of repres
Laurie Norlander’s debut novel, Mirror Images, was named the 2012 Grand Prize winner of the Women of Faith writing contest.They say seeing is believing... What if they’re wrong? That’s Maddy’s dilemma
Laurie Norlander’s debut novel, Mirror Images, was named the 2012 Grand Prize winner of the Women of Faith writing contest.They say seeing is believing... What if they’re wrong? That’s Maddy’s dilemma
Between Still and Moving Images traces the evolving concepts of movement, duration, and the moment grounded in the fusion of still and moving images. By examining the relationship between different fo
This gorgeous, full-color atlas and case-book presents more than sixty cases with over one hundred associated, super high-quality clinical images that a physician needs to be able to rapidly recognize
Focusing on the interrelationships among political, economic, and social forces in the construction of prevailing cultural images and gender roles for women in society, the book examines both the proc
Sequential image making is a rich area of original and innovative work, riding the wave of interest in the art of illustration and graphic novels. Basics Illustration: Sequential Images investigates v
The emergence of New Media has stimulated debate about the power of the visual todethrone the cultural prominence of textuality and print. Some scholars celebrate the proliferationof digital images, a
As they dazzle all the men at Queen Victoria's jubilee ball, Beth and Milly Goodwin seem to be mirror images of one another—beautiful, graceful and rich. They can take their pick of any man in
Impossible Images brings together a distinguished group of contributors, including artists, photographers, cultural critics, and historians, to analyze the ways in which the Holocaust has been represe
