The Arts books

Exploring film through its living spaces.  Read More >>

Recovers the essential but unrecognised roles of Buddhist temple bells in the history of art, religious studies,...  Read More >>

An actor delves into the electrifying world of Jerzy Grotowski's Polish Laboratory Theatre. The legacy of Polish...  Read More >>

This open access handbook explores the increasingly cross-disciplinary nature of cultural work and assesses how...  Read More >>

This book reveals how, in southern Chile, famous poet and politician Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) assembled one of the...  Read More >>

This book explores Middle-Eastern adaptations of Greek tragedy in Europe and the Middle East from the turn of the...  Read More >>

""A detailed and innovative book which examines weird, eerie and horrifying children's television and literature...  Read More >>

Engaging with contemporary debates about the political role of art in an era of total market subsumption, this book...  Read More >>

""Provides a historical account of motion picture websites from 1993 to 2008 and their marketing function as industrial...  Read More >>

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""An investigation into how Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) significantly contributes to the Body Horrors of mainstream...  Read More >>

How do we intentionally design physical environments for language learning and teaching? How can we build spaces...  Read More >>

Chantal Mouffe has transformed the contemporary understanding of politics through her re-reading of political theory...  Read More >>

This volume brings together prominent scholars, artists, composers, and directors to present the latest interdisciplinary...  Read More >>

This book explores the malleability of race as a construct, one subject to continuous redefinitions in different...  Read More >>

A stunning sketch of the life and career of the little-known American actress and socialite  Read More >>

""A collection of essays by queer writers that explore the complicated legacy of The Rocky Horror Picture Show along...  Read More >>

On the evening of April 15, 2014, the Sewol ferry set sail on its overnight journey from Incheon, in northwestern...  Read More >>

When a sociologist finds herself the mother of a gifted but reluctant boy soprano, she plunges unexpectedly into...  Read More >>

Succinct and comprehensive, this updated and expanded edition of A Short History of Film provides an accessible...  Read More >>

From the author of Poor Ghost comes a poignant road trip novel following two middle-aged brothers, Chris and Andy...  Read More >>

Big School of Drawing Animals is a comprehensive guide for beginning artists, featuring step-by-step instructions...  Read More >>

Twin Lead Lines, the remarkably original debut from poet and musician Lou Turner, is born of overlaps: those of...  Read More >>

An illuminating new essay collection from one of the most distinctive, exciting and acclaimed writers of her generation,...  Read More >>