Photo Poetics: Chinese Lyricism and Modern Media Culture (Wu Shengqing)(Paperback)

Photo Poetics: Chinese Lyricism and Modern Media Culture (Wu Shengqing)(Paperback)

Chinese poetry has a long history of interaction with the visual arts. Classical aesthetic thought held that painting, calligraphy, and poetry were cross-fertilizing and mutually enriching. What happened when the Chinese poetic tradition encountered photography, a transformative technology and

Chinese Martial Arts and Media Culture: Global Perspectives (Trausch Tim)(Pevná vazba)

Signs and images of Chinese martial arts increasingly circulate through global media cultures. As tropes of martial arts are not restricted to what is considered one medium, one region, or one (sub)genre, the essays in this collection are looking across and beyond these alleged borders. From 1920s

Chinese Shamanic Cosmic Orbit Qigong: Esoteric Talismans, Mantras, and Mudras in Healing and Inner Cultivation (Wu Zhongxian)(Paperback)

Dialectical Perspectives on Media, Health, and Culture in Modern Africa (Akwala Alfred O.)(Pevná vazba)

Presents research on the impact of media, and especially new media, on health and culture. Highlighting topics including civic engagement, gender stereotypes, and interpersonal communication, this book is designed for students, multinational organisations, diplomats, expatriates, and

Studies in Tectonic Culture: The Poetics of Construction in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Architecture (Frampton Kenneth)(Paperback)

The Poetics of Digital Media (Frosh Paul)(Paperback)

Media are poetic forces. They produce and reveal worlds, representing them to our senses and connecting them to our lives. While the poetic powers of media are perceptual, symbolic, social and technical, they are also profoundly moral and existential. They matter for how we reflect upon and act in

A Jesuit Garden in Beijing and Early Modern Chinese Culture (Zou Hui)(Paperback)

In this volume, Hui Zou analyzes historical, architectural, visual, literary, and philosophical perspectives on the Western-styled garden that formed part of the great Yuanming Yuan complex in Beijing, constructed during the Qing dynasty. Designed and built in the late eighteenth century by Italian

Chinese Culture: Its Humanity and Modernity (Qian Suoqiao)(Paperback)

Understanding China and the Chinese is of paramount importance in today's world. With China's rapid economic growth and increasing political influence, there has been significant interest in learning the Chinese language around the world. While we constantly hear about China in political and

Yin Xiuzhen (Wu Hung)(Paperback)

A leading female sculptor and figure in Chinese contemporary art, Yin Xiuzhen (b. 1963, Beijing, China) began her career in the early 1990s following her graduation from Capital Normal University in Beijing where she received a B.A. from the Fine Arts Department in 1989. Best known for her works

Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook, 2nd Ed (Ebrey Patricia Buckley)(Paperback)

This updated version of a fantastic account of Chinese culture and civilization provides analysis of notable historical documents, social records, and laws. Setting the standard for supplementary texts in Chinese history courses, the newly expanded edition of Chinese Sourcebook includes coverage of

Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches - Tiangan Dizhi: The Heart of Chinese Wisdom Traditions (Wu Zhongxian)(Paperback)

Essential reading for serious students of Chinese practical arts, including medicine, martial arts and FengShui, Master Zhongxian Wu and Dr Karin Taylor Wu provide a detailed explanation of the 22 GanZhi symbols in this book, outlining the characteristics of each, and their interactions and

Writing Culture: The Poetics and Politics of Ethnography (Clifford James)(Paperback)

These seminal essays place ethnography at the intersection of interpretive anthropology, cultural studies, social history, travel writing, discourse theory, and textual criticism. They grapple with issues of power and poetics in contemporary situations of globalization, post-coloniality, and

Race, Culture and Media (Saha Anamik)(Paperback)

How do media 'make' race? How do legacies of empire shape our understandings of race and media? How does racism structure the media industries? Is the internet an inherently white space? Understanding the relationship between race, culture and media has never been more important. From the

Spreadable Media: Creating Value and Meaning in a Networked Culture (Jenkins Henry)(Paperback)

Chinese Love Poetry(Paperback / softback)

Selection of classical and modern Chinese love poems, illustrated with brushwork calligraphy and scenes from rarely exhibited paintings and prints in the collection of the British

Ancient Rome (Bell Samantha S.)(Paperback)

Explores the history and culture of Ancient Rome. Eye-catching photos, fascinating sidebars, and a 'Contributions' special feature guide readers through the rise and fall of this great civilization, focusing on the people and accomplishments that made it

Ancient China (Bell Samantha S.)(Paperback)

Explores the history and culture of Ancient China. Eye-catching photos, fascinating sidebars, and a 'Contributions' special feature guide readers through the rise and fall of this great civilization, focusing on the people and accomplishments that made it

Dictionary of 1000 Chinese Idioms, Revised Edition (Lin Marjorie)(Paperback)

Four-character idioms, also known as chengyu, are key components of the Chinese language and culture, many conveying important lessons and social values that stretch back over 3,000 years of Chinese history. New features in this edition include: entries that employ both traditional and simplified

Playful Visions: Optical Toys and the Emergence of Children's Media Culture (Bak Meredith A.)(Paperback)

Yinyang (Wang Robin)(Paperback)

The concept of yinyang lies at the heart of Chinese thought and culture. The relationship between these two opposing, yet mutually dependent, forces is symbolized in the familiar black and white symbol that has become an icon in popular culture across the world. The real significance of yinyang is,

Media Education: Literacy, Learning, and Contemporary Culture (Buckingham David)(Paperback)

This book examines recent changes in media education and in young people's lives, and provides an accessible set of principles on which the media curriculum should be based, with a clear rationale for pedagogic practice. David Buckingham is one of the leading international experts in the field -

Ten Lessons in Modern Chinese History (Zheng Yangwen)(Paperback)

A timely and solid portrait of modern

Advertising and Popular Culture (Fowles Jib)(Paperback)

Advertising has permeated our popular culture as much as any other aspect of the media. This comprehensive text provides a balanced analysis of advertising - as a business practice and as a creator of symbolic environments. The critique reflects current theories on advertising by illustrating how

Cultures of Communication: Theologies of Media in Early Modern Europe and Beyond (Puff Helmut)(Pevná vazba)

Contrary to the historiographical commonplace no Reformation without print Cultures of Communication examines media in the early modern world through the lens of the period's religious history. Looking beyond the emergence of print, this collection of ground-breaking essays highlights the pivotal