Intellect imprint: 532 books
The Search for Mind
Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2002
The degree to which cognitive science as currently conceived can aspire to be the science of mind is a difficult issue. Proposing anintegrated approach to cognitive science, this revised edition of The Search For Mind has been updated to meet the newest developments of this rapidly changing field....
Communication and Discourse Theory
Collected Works of the Brussels Discourse Theory Group
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2019
This volume gathers the work of the Brussels group of critical media and communication scholars that deploy discourse theory as theoretical backbone and analytical research perspective. The book seeks to show the value and applicability of discourse-theoretical analysis (DTA) within the field of media...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Crime Uncovered: Antihero is a fascinating and timely collection of essays that all examine the antihero in crime fiction, television and film. The antihero has enticed readers and audiences for generations: why is it that we root for characters such as Tom Ripley, Dexter Morgan and Walter White,...
Octave Mirbeau
Two Plays - Business Is Business & Charity
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
Octave Mirbeau was born in Trévières, Normandy, on 16 February 1848. He had a quiet childhood, which seemingly came to an abrupt end when he was sent to a Jesuit college at Vannes in 1859. The next four years were a miserable experience for the young Mirbeau, and the barbarity, tyranny and snobbery...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
From box office flop to one of the most successful cult films of all time, The Big Lebowski has spawned a multicity festival, college-level courses, and its own religion. Fans of the Coen brothers’ masterfuldark comedy (collectively calling themselves "Achievers"—and proud we are of...
The Emergence of Video Processing Tools Volumes 1 & 2
Television Becoming Unglued
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2014
The Emergence of Video Processing Tools presents stories of the development of early video tools and systems designed and built by artists and technologists during the late 1960s and 70s. Split over two volumes, the contributors examine the intersection of art and science and look at collaborations...
by Outi Hakola
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
Zombies, vampires, and mummies are frequent stars of American horror films. But what does their cinematic omnipresence and audiences’ hunger for such films tell us about American views of death? Here, Outi Hakola investigates the ways in which American living-dead films have addressed death through...
Film Studies in China
Selected Writings from Contemporary Cinema
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
Film Studies in China is a collection of specially selected articles chosen from issues of the Contemporary Cinema journal published throughout the year. Contemporary Cinema is one of the most prestigious academic film studies journals in China. Recently, this journal has been active not only in publishing...
Australian TV News
New Forms, Functions, and Futures
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
Australian TV News explores the important role of entertainment in Australian television news over the past decade. Through the use of textual analysis, industry interviews, and audience research, it argues that “infotainment” and satire are increasingly becoming significant methods of informing...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Since its premiere in November 1963, the classic British television programme Doctor Who has been a cornerstone of popular culture for half a century. From the earliest ‘Exterminate!’ to the recent ‘Allons-y!,’ from the white-haired grandfather to the wide-grinned youth, the show has depicted...
Playwriting and Young Audiences
Collected Wisdom and Practical Advice from the Field
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
Despite the fact that there is a thriving presence of theatre for young people in today’s society, there is, however, no contemporary guide dedicated to the writing of plays for young people in both professional and educational contexts. We only have to look at the colourful and compelling plays...
Europe in Black & White
Immigration, Race, and Identity in the ‘Old Continent'
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Europe in Black and White offers new critical perspectives on race, immigration, and identity on the Old Continent. In reconsidering the various forms of encounters with difference, such as multiculturalism and hybridity, the contributors address a number of issues, including geography, politics and...
Green Documentary
Environmental Documentary in theTwenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014
During the first decade of the twenty-first century, a stunning array of documentary films focusing on environmental issues has been met with critical and popular acclaim. Green Documentary is the first book-length study of this phenomenon. It explores how the films offer a variety of responses to...
Holistic Shakespeare
An Experiential Learning Approach
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
The standard analytical approach to teaching Shakespeare does not tend to help students understand the theatricality of the Bard’s plays and can leave them with an overly dry, disconnected view of Shakespeare. Designed to address this problem, Holistic Shakespeare combines analysis with creative learning...