The Arts books

This Element is the first scholarly study of the theatre of Lauren Gunderson, one of the most produced US playwrights...  Read More >>

This Element examines 'urban eco-performance', exploring how theatre and performance intersect with urbanisation...  Read More >>

What does democracy sound like when it's shouted through a distortion pedal? In 1975, Spain emerged from the long...  Read More >>

This book is a series of seventeen mediations that revolve around the notion of the viewer’s placement at the edge...  Read More >>

With hundreds of step-by-step illustrated instructions and a user-friendly, lay-flat format, Patternmaking with...  Read More >>

For the Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary, López-Jensen’s series centers the unseen labor that keeps the waterway operational...  Read More >>

Adds to growing literature of overcoming ageism in dance. Highlights the achievements of remarkable senior professional...  Read More >>

Operating between film theory, media philosophy, archival practice, and audiovisual research, Jiri Anger focuses...  Read More >>

The Drawing Habit helps beginner and intermediate artists develop a daily drawing routine, offering step-by-step...  Read More >>

Nature 02 is a memoir that expands on the value of a moment when revered through photography. It takes you through...  Read More >>

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After the Rain documents the creative processes of 10 contemporary art projects commissioned for the National Gallery...  Read More >>

A re-reading of the art of Robert Rauschenberg in relation to Surrealist art and thought.  Read More >>

In the 1970s, an incredibly popular new film genre emerged, one that would later be reborn on television. And yet...  Read More >>

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Despite having become marginalized on the map of contemporary art since the wars of the 1990s, the regions of former...  Read More >>

What can a study of international film contribute to our understanding of education in a globalized context? How...  Read More >>

Discusses selected examples of Derek Jarman’s paintings, films, and writing with respect to the themes of land and...  Read More >>

Identifies key – and in some cases previously overlooked – cult horror films from around the world and reappraises...  Read More >>

This book examines the work of acclaimed director Tina Packer, founder of Shakespeare & Company, whose ground-breaking...  Read More >>

As the last generation of underground artists in the Soviet Union and the first on the post-Soviet scene, Moscow...  Read More >>

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The Labour Party, Housing and Urban Transformation explores how the urban transformation of Britain between 1945...  Read More >>

Reflects the scientific, technical, operational, and social dimensions of forward-looking research and action in...  Read More >>