Cartographies of the Absolute
Title | Cartographies of the Absolute PDF eBook |
Author | Alberto Toscano |
Publisher | John Hunt Publishing |
Pages | 263 |
Release | 2015-02-27 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1782799737 |
Can capital be seen? Cartographies of the Absolute surveys the disparate answers to this question offered by artists, film-makers, writers and theorists over the past few decades. It zones in on the crises of representation that have accompanied the enduring crisis of capitalism, foregrounding the production of new visions and artefacts that wrestle with the vastness, invisibility and complexity of the abstractions that rule our lives.
Cartographies of Silence
Title | Cartographies of Silence PDF eBook |
Author | Erik Vatne |
Publisher | Station Hill Press |
Pages | 166 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Poetry |
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Cartographies of Silence comprises over 100 untitled poem fragments-what the poet calls 'unconscious interruptions'-that navigate maps of being/non-being, writing/speaking/thinking, to reveal the mind-body experience where silence meets language.Poems include: the time you need in your bodyto do your work heremy bodyan exploding stupamy breatha sutra of silenceandor in the spaces betweenopening your whole attentionwhile listeningtouchingbreathinner beingfocusfeel the soundblessed audiblysaturated with passive formmy body will break opennext timeyou will feel the body of spaceinside this bodyadvance into the ligh
Rethinking the Power of Maps
Title | Rethinking the Power of Maps PDF eBook |
Author | Denis Wood |
Publisher | Guilford Press |
Pages | 349 |
Release | 2010-04-16 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 160623708X |
A contemporary follow-up to the groundbreaking Power of Maps, this book takes a fresh look at what maps do, whose interests they serve, and how they can be used in surprising, creative, and radical ways. Denis Wood describes how cartography facilitated the rise of the modern state and how maps continue to embody and project the interests of their creators. He demystifies the hidden assumptions of mapmaking and explores the promises and limitations of diverse counter-mapping practices today. Thought-provoking illustrations include U.S. Geological Survey maps; electoral and transportation maps; and numerous examples of critical cartography, participatory GIS, and map art.
Marx at the Movies
Title | Marx at the Movies PDF eBook |
Author | Lars Kristensen |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 286 |
Release | 2014-09-09 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1137378611 |
Marx and the Moving Image approaches cinema from a Marxist perspective. It argues that the supposed 'end of history', marked by the comprehensive triumph of capitalism and the 'end of cinema', calls for revisiting Marx's writings in order to analyse film theories, histories and practices.
Artist at Work, Proximity of Art and Capitalism
Title | Artist at Work, Proximity of Art and Capitalism PDF eBook |
Author | Bojana Kunst |
Publisher | John Hunt Publishing |
Pages | 206 |
Release | 2015-08-28 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1785350013 |
The main affirmation of artistic practice must today happen through thinking about the conditions and the status of the artist's work. Only then can it be revealed that what is a part of the speculations of capital is not art itself, but mostly artistic life. Artist at Work examines the recent changes in the labour of an artist and addresses them from the perspective of performance.
My Absolute Darling
Title | My Absolute Darling PDF eBook |
Author | Gabriel Tallent |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 434 |
Release | 2017-08-29 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0735211191 |
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST NBCC JOHN LEONARD PRIZE FINALIST ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES'S MOST NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2017 ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST’S MOST NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2017 ONE OF NPR’S ‘GREAT READS’ OF 2017 A USA TODAY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR AN AMAZON.COM BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A BUSINESS INSIDER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "Impossible to put down." —NPR "A novel that readers will gulp down, gasping.” —The Washington Post "The word 'masterpiece' has been cheapened by too many blurbs, but My Absolute Darling absolutely is one." —Stephen King A brilliant and immersive, all-consuming read about one fourteen-year-old girl's heart-stopping fight for her own soul. Turtle Alveston is a survivor. At fourteen, she roams the woods along the northern California coast. The creeks, tide pools, and rocky islands are her haunts and her hiding grounds, and she is known to wander for miles. But while her physical world is expansive, her personal one is small and treacherous: Turtle has grown up isolated since the death of her mother, in the thrall of her tortured and charismatic father, Martin. Her social existence is confined to the middle school (where she fends off the interest of anyone, student or teacher, who might penetrate her shell) and to her life with her father. Then Turtle meets Jacob, a high-school boy who tells jokes, lives in a big clean house, and looks at Turtle as if she is the sunrise. And for the first time, the larger world begins to come into focus: her life with Martin is neither safe nor sustainable. Motivated by her first experience with real friendship and a teenage crush, Turtle starts to imagine escape, using the very survival skills her father devoted himself to teaching her. What follows is a harrowing story of bravery and redemption. With Turtle's escalating acts of physical and emotional courage, the reader watches, heart in throat, as this teenage girl struggles to become her own hero—and in the process, becomes ours as well. Shot through with striking language in a fierce natural setting, My Absolute Darling is an urgently told, profoundly moving read that marks the debut of an extraordinary new writer.
Cartographies of Knowledge
Title | Cartographies of Knowledge PDF eBook |
Author | Celine-Marie Pascale |
Publisher | SAGE |
Pages | 217 |
Release | 2010-11-04 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1452235961 |
Mapping geographies of power and knowledge in qualitative research "In this foundational tome, Professor Celine-Marie Pascale critiques methodology in relationship to specific qualitative methods and argues cogently that despite good intentions, most of this research is still tethered to the Cartesian paradigm thus limiting its emancipatory potential. This is an impressive book that will likely become a classic!" — Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Duke University, co-author with Tukufu Zuberi, White Logic, White Methods: Racism and Methodology 2012 Winner of the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry Distinguished Book Award! Using clear language and concrete examples, this text examines theoretical and historical foundations that shape the premise and logic of qualitative social research. It analyzes qualitative methodology and methods in relationship to issues of agency, subjectivity, and experience. Rooted to feminist, critical race, and post-structural literature, it is concerned with social justice as it critiques current research paradigms and advances broad alternatives. This is an ideal text for students in graduate-level courses in Methodology, Epistemology, Qualitative Research Methods, Data Analysis, Ethnomethodology, Symbolic Interaction, Phenomenology, Grounded Theory, and related courses the social, behavioral, and health sciences.