In Bodies in Dissent Daphne A. Brooks argues that from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth black transatlantic activists actors singers and other entertainers frequently transformed the alienating conditions of social and political marginalization into... Lees meer.

Theatre has long been an art form at the centre of public life in Poland. Whether it is the self-professed poet-prophets of the Romantic era or the dissident theatre makers working under the strictures of state socialism the art form has played a vital role in the dev... Lees meer.

In early modern times religious affiliation was often communicated through bodily practices. Despite various attempts at definition these practices remained extremely fluid and lent themselves to individual appropriation and to evasion of church and state control. Bec... Lees meer.

Subaltern Women s Narratives brings together intersectional feminist scholarship from the Humanities and Social Sciences and explores subaltern women s narratives of resistance and subversion. Interdisciplinary in nature the collection focuses on fictional texts archi... Lees meer.

Subaltern Women s Narratives brings together intersectional feminist scholarship from the Humanities and Social Sciences and explores subaltern women s narratives of resistance and subversion. Subaltern Women s Narratives brings together intersectional feminist sch... Lees meer.

This book explores the relationship between contemporary Polish theatre makers and contemporary notions of Polishness and argues that queer theory and specifically a Polish appropriation of queer theory can be a crucial element to better understand the politicality of... Lees meer.

For the Puritan separatists of seventeenth-century New England godliness as manifested by the body was the sign of election and the body with its material demands and metaphorical significance became the axis upon which all colonial activity and religious meaning... Lees meer.

Subaltern Women s Narratives brings together intersectional feminist scholarship from the Humanities and Social Sciences and explores subaltern women s narratives of resistance and subversion. Subaltern Women s Narratives brings together intersectional feminist sch... Lees meer.

This book focuses on bodies and conflicts over bodily practices. It will appeal to scholars and students of early modern Europe and the Americas as well as those interested in religious and gender history and the history of dissent. In early modern times religiou... Lees meer.

This book focuses on bodies and conflicts over bodily practices. It will appeal to scholars and students of early modern Europe and the Americas as well as those interested in religious and gender history and the history of dissent. In early modern times religiou... Lees meer.