The Arts books

This book examines the political alliances that are built across the diaspora in contemporary plays written by Black...  Read More >>

The worlds of new music and historically informed performance might seem quite distant from one another. Yet, upon...  Read More >>

This volume investigates the mechanisms (artworks, treatises, and other forms of cultural patronage) that the Marquises...  Read More >>

Digital Media as Ambient Therapy explores the ways mental illness can emerge from our relationships (with ourselves,...  Read More >>

This book explores the dramaturgy of sex in contemporary works for the stage in the social, cultural and historical...  Read More >>

The Routledge Companion to Applied Musicology brings together academics, artist-researchers, and practitioners to...  Read More >>

This book centres on a philosophical analysis of creative acts in the Burning Man Festival and their roles in wider...  Read More >>

The first book-length study devoted to FromSoftware games, On Soulsring Worlds explores how the Dark Souls series...  Read More >>

This handbook leads the way in accelerating the transition to a sustainable circular economy by introducing the...  Read More >>

The Routledge Companion to Performance and Medicine addresses the proliferation of practices that bridge performance...  Read More >>

In this book, dramaturg Tom Bryant shares with readers and writers his insights into the process of historical adaptation....  Read More >>

This volume maps the role of mobile communication in the daily lives of women around the globe, shedding light on...  Read More >>

Introducing a novel anthropological study of photography in the Middle East, Emilie Le Febvre takes us to the Naqab...  Read More >>

The book examines the social and cultural role of selfies in India and its diaspora.  Read More >>

This book examines the transformations Egyptian theatre has undergone since 1967.  Read More >>

Curated in China: Manipulating the City through the Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture 2005–2019...  Read More >>

This book reconceives theology as a musical endeavour in critical tension with language, space and silence.  Read More >>

This book is an innovative study that places performance and dance studies in conversation with ecology by exploring...  Read More >>

Exploring Character Through Structural Metaphor will help performers discover new and valuable insights into the...  Read More >>

Global Journalism Collaborations offers guidance on detailed ways to create collaborative international projects...  Read More >>

Ethnomusicology and its Intimacies situates intimacy, a concept that encompasses a wide range of often informal...  Read More >>

This book offers an innovative approach to understanding operetta, drawing attention to its malleability and resistance...  Read More >>

Community-sourced solutions on intentional gathering as devised by artists, writers and activists The publication...  Read More >>

From Texas to the Persian Gulf, Al Qadiri’s installations underscore the wealth and infrastructures of regions dependent...  Read More >>

A thrilling, rock-n-roll head-banger of a debut, steeped in '80s music culture nostalgia and international suspense....  Read More >>