The films of Sofia Coppola have moved and entranced audiences with her minimalist style, moody soundscapes, and commitment to centering the lives and experiences of women and girls. A Critical Companion to Sofia Coppola explores the implications of her stories, images, and convictions in a comprehensive study of all eight of her major works. ......
This edited collection provides a fresh, up-to-date exploration of this Terry Gilliam's oeuvre and artistic practice as a director whose films weave avant-garde cinematic style, imaginative exaggeration, and social critique together
Contributors use a variety of theoretical frameworks to analyze distinct areas of Craven's work, including ecology, auteurism, philosophy, queer studies, and trauma. Scholars of cinema studies, horror, and ecology will find this book of particular interest.
What Lies Beneath the Fear of the Thirteenth Migrant
The book features a critical cultural sociological study of attitudes towards migration in Czechia. Based on qualitative research, it looks at the ways the Czech public draws symbolic boundaries between "us" and "them."
In 1513 two Camaldolese hermits, Paolo Giustiniani and Pietro Querini, presented the newly elected Pope Leo X a Libellus, or small book, offering a variety of suggestions for what they believed were needed reforms in the Roman Catholic Church. Chief among their recommendations was a crusade against the Ottoman Turks and, ultimately, all of Islam. ......
This volume will showcase the most salient Cuban cinematic works, inclusive of feature length films, documentaries, and animation. In addition to entries on specific films, the book will include profiles of significant figures in Cuban cinema as well as themes, genres, and trends.
A Cultural History of Modern Korean Literature: The Birth of Oppa examines the cultural and social impact of Japanese colonialism and modernity on the wider aspects of everyday life in Korea. Selected as an outstanding work in 2004 by the National Academy of Sciences in South Korea, is by any measure a remarkable work. Lee considers a wide range ......
This book focuses on reproductive justice through a culturally-centered and intersectional lens. The autoethnographic nature of each chapter allows contributors to unpack issues surrounding reproductive justice from their perspectives and allows readers to look towards understanding the issue from a personal and structural level.
A Culture of Caring: Suicide Prevention for Schools is a handbook written for educators to help them understand the causes of youth suicide and take steps to prevent it. It includes information on prevention, intervention, and postvention, with an emphasis on the importance of creating an environment where help-seeking is encouraged and supported.
