This volume addresses the philosophical, epistemological, and interdisciplinary aspects of the link between psychoanalysis and topology. Looking at the historical developments of psychoanalytic theory
Digital technology has permeated the physical world. Devices such as smartphones, tablets, or wearables and online venues like virtual worlds and social networks have penetrated every part of our live
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, musicians' mobilities and migrations led to widespread cultural exchange of music. Adopting viewpoints that reflect different methodological approaches
Occupy, Commons and other social experiments demonstrate that new collectivities are invented and tested. Gesa Ziemer argues that in this process, the reinterpretation of old forms of joint action can
Although Herodotus' dictum that "Egypt is a gift of the Nile" is proverbial, there has been only scant attention to the way the river impact ancient Egyptian society. Egyptologists frequently focus on
We are witnessing new ways of assembling that have made the word "democracy" take on renewed importance. These events might not have led to the political changes many hoped for. Nevertheless, their im
The belief that Nature exists as a blank, stable stage upon which humans act out tragic performances of international relations is no longer tenable. In a world defined by human action, we must reorie
What are organizations? Where do they come from? How are they transformed and adapted to new situations? In the digital age and in the global network society, traditional theories of the organization
andererseits is a collaborative project undertaken by students and faculty of universities in the United States (Duke and the University of Notre Dame), in Luxembourg (University of Luxembourg), and i
In a positive departure from modernism, the work of the art critic and urbanist Ludwig Hilberseimer offers schemata towards the design for the city itself: its mereological composition. The resonance
How do historical sources narrate or recount deviance? Is there a relationship between the manner in which divergent behaviour is recounted and the type of source in which this behavior is presented?
Markus Nehl focuses on black authors who, from a 21st-century perspective, revisit slavery in the United States, Ghana, South Africa, Canada, and Jamaica. Nehl's provocative readings of Toni Morrison'
This ground-breaking book explores the points of convergence between corporate capitalism and terrorist practice. Assessing the increase in the number of terrorist attacks directed against commercial
The study of the museum visitor has undergone a radical transformation. This collection brings together imaginative research that encourages new conclusions. Some questions involve the visitor's ident
Until recently still a blank spot on the world map of art, China today plays a major role in the global art market and has captured attention due to the speculations and the covetousness of its protag
Migration, networks, skills: these keywords not only denote three popular and important fields of current investigation in social sciences and cultural studies, they also mark the wide range of intere
Authors do not only create artworks. In the process of creating, they simultaneously bring to life their authorial persona. Approaching this phenomenon from an interdisciplinary point of view, Sonja L
This book focuses on the pivotal role which space and spatiality assume in the plot and narrative discourse of contemporary American literary narratives. Embarking from a new, spatialized approach to
This book takes a close look at the interrelated phenomena of international business migrants and rural migrant workers in Shanghai. Through separate case studies, it observes them in parallel and she
This rich ethnography analyzes coastal protection as a sociomaterial practice. Coastal protection, Friederike Gesing argues, co-produces natural and cultural orders. In the context of the Aotearoa New
How is transnational cooperation conducted in practice in the East African country of Rwanda, and how is it organized? Can the worlds of development aid and private business be compared? In this ethno
Historical photographs taken in Latin America have become key sites for memory politics, ethnographic imagination, and the negotiation of identity. This volume opens up a set of questions relating to
This book explores representations of intersex – intersex persons, intersex communities, and intersex as a cultural concept and knowledge category – in contemporary North American literature and popul
Geographies of Love is the first study to explore the cultural life-worlds of British, Australian, and Indian chick and lad-lit characters. Offering case studies including Bridget Jones and Will Freem
Challenging Zygmunt Bauman's characterization of "liquid modernity," where everything has become unstable, precarious, and uncertain, Carlo Bordoni causes us to reconsider our present condition. Bordo
Museum directors are beginning to question the role of their museums in the production of knowledge and participation, in creating links between the present and the past. Museum education has evolved
Mobility is a byword of late modernity that suggests an increasingly unrestrained and interconnected world of individual opportunities. However, as privileges enable some to live in a seemingly border
The essays in this volume interrogate the aesthetic, cultural, artistic, and pedagogical aspects of musical improvisation. Improvisation is also a form of research, and as such, an instrument of knowl
The Journal of Intercultural German Studies (ZiG) reflects the fact that interculturalism, as a leading and innovative research category, has established itself in national and international German st
Serialized storytelling provides intriguing opportunities for critical representations of age and aging. In contrast to the finite character of films, television narratives can unfold across hundreds
Fascism, Islamism, and Communism each speak of transcendent truth, salvation, and a common enemy. Though radical ideologies seem different, they follow similar patterns and make use of familiar method
Over the past twenty years, European theater has undergone fundamental changes in terms of aesthetic focus, institutional structure, and place in society. The impetus for these developments came from
Focusing on particularly conflict-prone parts of Asia, the contributors to this book analyze the dynamics of everyday conflicts from the perspectives of the actors involved. They pay particular attent
Well before today's debates on global warming and climate change, photographic images have played an important role in educating the general public about the wonders of nature and the destruction of t
"Our society has undergone a paradigm shift. In the information age, you and I are the alpha males," Dr. Leonard Hofstadter, experimental physicist and protagonist of the hit sitcomThe Big B
On the evidence of this first volume, publication of the New South African Review promises to become an exciting event in the annual calendar, giving voice to critical research and debate about the m
The book analyzes the multifarious exchange of algorithmic technologies and concepts between the military and the media industry from the early 1990s until now. Unlike most related scholarly work whic
What will the future of bioethics look like amid challenges posed by biotechnologies and ecological crises? Key insights from the discpline, marking 25 years of DRZE.
Acoustic signals, voice, sound, articulation, music, and spatial networking are dispositifs of radiophonic transmission. They have brought forth a great number of artistic practices. Up to and into th
Over the last decades, studies on cultural memory have taken a `spectral turn'. They have explored the potential of haunting metaphors for addressing past instances of violence that affect present cul
