The Arts books

A Smithsonian Best Book of the Year A true crime tale of unbelievable friendship, loyalty, criminal genius, and...  Read More >>

Examines the unique cultural and critical history of international naturalist cinema.  Read More >>

Examines the narratives documentary films construct and mediate about death and dying  Read More >>

Critically examines the work of American filmmaker and screenwriter, Lawrence Kasdan  Read More >>

Examines the notion of theatricality in relation to film, theatre, art, and contemporary media  Read More >>

Investigates how geographical environments are mapped in Taiwanese cinema  Read More >>

Examines Thai horrorfilm and the central role this genre plays in Thailand's film industry  Read More >>

Analyses the representation of artificially intelligent entities in Hollywood film  Read More >>

A comprehensive study of Channel 4's film production, distribution and broadcasting activities from 1982 to 1998....  Read More >>

Examines an important relational shift in British and German cultural depictions of Palestine and Israel since 1987....  Read More >>

An inquiry into probabilistic modes of sensing and making sense of reality developed by avant-garde artists  Read More >>

How to Cheat in Maya 2026 is more than a software manual - it’s a complete guide to working smarter, animating faster,...  Read More >>

New and recent acquisitions from one of the leading contemporary art collections in the world This book surveys...  Read More >>

'A sense of art history is part of the critical basis on which artists construct 'a future' of art. But the question...  Read More >>

This book presents an innovative theoretical framework that enables readers to understand the symbolic meaning in...  Read More >>

A memoir of magic, rock and roll, and becoming who you are  Read More >>

This volume presents intellectual and creative responses to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, with an eye toward...  Read More >>

My Studio Is a Dungeon Is the Studio gathers forty years of the writing and thought of artist, writer, curator,...  Read More >>

Examines the mental health interventions that changed 1960s British and American cinema  Read More >>

Discusses the ways in which post-independence novels and films understand the relationship between subjectivity...  Read More >>

Examines the ways in which the Rwandan genocide has been portrayed, used, and re-created in international film and...  Read More >>

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The first scholarly monograph dedicated to the French Western film  Read More >>

This is the story of Mashya and Mashyana Unearthed, an exploration of when and where ancient myths become metonymic...  Read More >>

Examining the contemporary press, memoirs, travelogues and photographs as well as the visitors' book it uses the...  Read More >>