Worlding brings ideas about "virtual" places and societies together with perceptions about the "real" world in an era of mounting global uncertainty. As mass media
Big changes have been taking place in reading in recent years. While American Society has become more visual and digital, the general state of literacy in America is in crisis, with educators and pub
The Urban Uncanny explores through ten engaging essays the slippage or mismatch between our expectations of the city—as the organised and familiar environments in which citizens live, work, and go abo
Trend (art, UC Irvine) interrogates the interconnections between the actual and the imaginary. The titular object of his study, as a borrowed term from Martin Heidegger's practical ontology, is a verb
Politicians and pundits make a great deal of the imperative for Americans to put aside political differences and "unite" as a nation. Calls for change and fresh approaches to politic
While many commentators decry the divisive effects on the United States of "culture wars" and other forms of deep disagreement, Trend (U. of California) suggests that they define democratic life and a
Everyday Culture examines the confluence of cultural and material possibility--the bringing together of thought and action in daily life. David Trend argues that an informed and invigorated citizenry
This is a fully informed progressive response to the recent debates surrounding the multifold issues of culture and education. Trend provides a compelling argument for integrating education and the ar
This is a fully informed progressive response to the recent debates surrounding the multifold issues of culture and education. Trend provides a compelling argument for integrating education and the ar
This book – the first to appear on this topic – is a radical exploration of a category that has emerged from recent emergency planning documents released by the US security state: the Universal Advers
Rather than mourning the demise of traditional literacy, Trend (studio art, U. of California, Irvine) proposes that today's diverse, rapidly changing society needs to embrace inclusive definitions of
