This A-Z guide serves as an essential resource for arts students, providing clear definitions of key cultural theory terms. It aims to enhance understanding and fluency in academic discussions, making it easier to navigate university life. With its focus on practical jargon, this guide is designed to boost confidence and impress peers, ensuring students are well-equipped for their studies in the arts.
Examines the controversy between Beatty and Jellicoe over the failure to defeat the German fleet.
Richard Osborne is known to classical music lovers as the presenter of Radio 3's Saturday Review. With this book, he presents a major biography of Herbert von Karajan, the controversial Austrian composer.
Exploring the evolution of sound recording rights, this book delves into the historical journey of record companies acquiring ownership and the subsequent impact on musical creativity and audience reception. It highlights the implications of corporate control over music, offering insights into how these dynamics shape the art and industry of sound.
Humorous and accessible guide to the big hitter of moral philosophy. Deciding what is right or wrong has been made increasingly difficult in the expansion of society's moral vistas - tolerance to an extent breeds uncertainty about morals and what in the past has been clearly wrong in societal terms is now acceptable. Provocative, amusing and solidly based on the tenets of a very large thinker, the Morality Handbook brings a modern light to a timeless subject.
The book offers a detailed exploration of the evolution of recording formats, beginning with early sound recording experiments and continuing through the digital age. Each chapter dissects specific elements such as the groove, disc shape, and vinyl, as well as the significance of albums, singles, and sleeves. By examining these components individually, the author provides a unique perspective on the cultural and technological shifts in music recording.
Where did the universe come from? From early religions through Greek philosophy and Western science, man has always attempted to discover the meaning of his place in the universe. In the last 20 years incredible discoveries, big bang theory and ideas about subatomic layers have stood the lot on its head - the nature of Time and Space is truly up for grabs. Osborne leads readers on a witty, accessible and informative ramble through the philosophies and sciences of the universe - from the beginnings of cosmology to mind-bending concepts like reverse time and parallel universes.
Set against the backdrop of World War II, this exploration of Casablanca delves into the film's historical significance and the era's tumultuous events. It examines how the narrative and characters reflect the complexities of war, love, and sacrifice, providing insight into the cultural impact of the film. The analysis highlights the interplay between the story and the real-world struggles of the time, offering a deeper understanding of its enduring legacy in cinema.
With innovative graphics, "Introducing Sociology" traces the discipline's history, and explains the intricacies of its major thinkers from Comte and Marx to Baudrillard and beyond.
From Paleolithic cave-painting to postmodernism, Art Theory For Beginners/i> is a concise and entertaining survey of the major historical and current debates on art. Painters, theorists and philosophers are all included to show how the idea of art has developed over the last 5,000 years. Art is a visual representation of a range of concepts, stories and emotions, including curiosity, humanity, political statements, and the Self. Art Theory for Beginners examines and explains the development of the different ways in which people study, interpret and appreciate art in its rich variety of forms. Art Theory For Beginners is a clear and entertaining introduction to the complex questions that stem from the simple idea of 'art'.