This important new contribution to studies on authorship and film explores the ways in which shared and disputed opinions on aesthetic quality originality and authorial essence have shaped receptions of Lynch s films. It is also the first book to approach David Lynch... Lees meer.

As film and television become ever more focused on the pornographic gaze of the camera the human body undergoes a metamorphosis becoming both landscape and building part of an architectonic design in which the erotics of the body spread beyond the body itself to inf... Lees meer.

The artistic strategies explored in this book are essential tools in fostering emancipatory consciousness in marginalized communities. Empowering Aesthetics weaves together case studies from the post-socialist Central European region the Czech Republic Hungary Poland... Lees meer.

This text employs concepts of post-Einsteinian physics as the metaphoric and dialectic foundation for an alternative method of interpreting literature. It argues that as reading is not circumscribed by Cartesian cause-and-effect principles literary criticism should not... Lees meer.

The first book by Helene Cixous on painting and the contemporary arts. These 11 chapters bring together Helene Cixous writings about specific contemporary artists and artworks. Neither simply art criticism nor critical essays Cixous responds to these artworks as a p... Lees meer.

As film and television become ever more focused on the pornographic gaze of the camera the human body undergoes a metamorphosis becoming both landscape and building part of an architectonic design in which the erotics of the body spread beyond the body itself to infl... Lees meer.

What is steampunk and why are people across the globe eagerly embracing its neo-Victorian aesthetic. Old-fashioned eye goggles lace corsets leather vests brass gears and gadgets mechanical clocks the look appears across popular culture in movies art fashion a... Lees meer.

Glenda R. Carpio argues that we need a new paradigm for migrant fiction. She shows how contemporary authors expose the historical legacies and political injustices that produce forced migration. Co-winner 2024 Matei Calinescu Prize Modern Language Association By... Lees meer.

In his writing on the mirror stage the psychoanalytic theorist Jacques Lacan describes the female body as lacking. a mere symptom of man an object constructed by male desire. However what happens if the woman in art follows Jean Baudrillard s advice to swallow the... Lees meer.

What can philosophy reveal about painting and how might it deepen our understanding of this enduring art form. Philosophy of Painting investigates the complex relationship between the painted surface and the depicted subject opening up current debates to address quest... Lees meer.

Popular interest in body image issues has grown dramatically in recent years due to an emphasis on individual responsibility and self-determination in contemporary society as well as the seemingly limitless capacities of modern medicine however body image as a separat... Lees meer.

Aesthetics is no longer merely the philosophy of perception and the arts. New approaches like environmental and ecological aesthetics widened the understanding of the aesthetics. The chapters in this volume discuss the most important issues in contemporary aesthetics.... Lees meer.

By the turn of the 21st century animation production has grown to thousands of hours a year in the People s Republic of China PRC . Despite this and unlike American blockbuster productions and the diverse genres of Japanese anime much animation from the PRC remains... Lees meer.

Sensing Justice examines the aesthetic frames that mediate the sensory perception and signification of law and justice in the context of twenty-first-century Spain. What senses do these frames privilege or downgrade. What kind of subjects do they show construct and a... Lees meer.

From the critically acclaimed Malaysian film Sepet to the on-going box office successes of the films created by Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai cinematic texts from the nations of Asia are increasingly capturing audiences beyond their national boundaries. Tradition Cu... Lees meer.