Odyssey Of Culture
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Odyssey Of Culture
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Author : Yan Zhou
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-03-11
Odyssey Of Culture written by Yan Zhou and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-11 with Social Science categories.
This book is the first case study on Wenda Gu that systematically investigates the cultural and artistic context of his life and works, examining selected images of his artwork spanning from the late 1970s to the early 21st century. It is the first monograph to provide a comprehensive and profound study of a Chinese contemporary artist. In the 1980s, the School of Hermeneutics attempted to launch a discursive revolution. Vanguard artists believed that the visual art revolution was an integral part of the critique of culture because it tended to subvert and rebuild the cultural tradition at a discursive level. This book, using a case study on Wenda Gu as representative of Chinese avant-garde, investigates the centrality of culture in art, providing readers with insights on the origin, rationale and methodology of Chinese contemporary art.
The Return Of Ulysses
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Author : Edith Hall
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2008-01-30
The Return Of Ulysses written by Edith Hall and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-30 with History categories.
Whether they focus on the bewitching song of the Sirens, his cunning escape from the cave of the terrifying one-eyed Cyclops, or the vengeful slaying of the suitors of his beautiful wife Penelope, the stirring adventures of Ulysses/Odysseus are amongst the most durable in human culture. The picaresque return of the wandering pirate-king is one of the most popular texts of all time, crossing East-West divides and inspiring poets and film-makers worldwide. But why, over three thousand years, has the Odyssey's appeal proved so remarkably resilient and long-lasting? In her much-praised book Edith Hall explains the enduring fascination of Homer's epic in terms of its extraordinary susceptibility to adaptation. Not only has the story reflected a myriad of different agendas, but - from the tragedies of classical Athens to modern detective fiction, film, travelogue and opera - it has seemed perhaps uniquely fertile in generating new artistic forms. Cultural texts as diverse as Joyce's Ulysses, Suzanne Vega's Calypso, Monteverdi's Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria, the Coen Brothers' O Brother Where Art Thou?, Daniel Vigne's Le Retour de Martin Guerre and Anthony Minghella's Cold Mountain all show that Odysseus is truly a versatile hero. His travels across the wine-dark Aegean are journeys not just into the mind of one of the most brilliantly creative of all the ancient Greek writers. They are as much a voyage beyond the boundaries of a narrative which can plausibly lay claim to being the quintessential global phenomenon.
One Hundred Towers
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Author : Lola Romanucci-Ross
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1991-03-30
One Hundred Towers written by Lola Romanucci-Ross and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-03-30 with Social Science categories.
This is the fascinating account of the people who live in the central Italian city of Ascoli Piceno, city of one hundred towers, and the surrounding villages and hilltowns. Lola Romanucci-Ross describes the long and rich cultural heritage of these people and their strategies for cultural and personal survival from both an insider's and an outsider's perspective. In this innovative book, the author goes beyond the newest approach in anthropology, most frequently called reflexive ethnography, where the anthropologist provides information on the researcher as well as the researched. After years of anthropological research in diverse cultures of the world, Romanucci-Ross returns to the town in Italy where her Italian-American family came from. In Ascoli Piceno she is not only anthropological researcher but also niece and aunt, cousin and daughter; here the professional outsider with the insider's perspective deals effectively with the parallax error inherent in views of observer and observed in the anthropological enterprise. A beautifully written yet scholarly account of a vivid and lively culture, this book is also a groundbreaking approach to the ever-growing effort by anthropologists to overcome the limitations that emerge from the separation between researcher and subjects. Romanucci-Ross focuses on the families, their language, personal and cultural identity, mythic thought, and magical thinking in the negotiation of social and personal identity. Both the general reader and professional anthropologists will find One Hundred Towers a source of stimulating ideas and valuable insight.
Surf Odyssey
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Author : Andrew Groves
language : en
Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV
Release Date : 2016
Surf Odyssey written by Andrew Groves and has been published by Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Surfers categories.
"Cold-water surfing, the most remote surf spots, spectacular photography, illustrations, and custom boards: Surf Odyssey documents the modern cult of surfing as its own subculture and way of life. There's much more to surfing than palm trees and beach boy cliches. People surf not only in Hawaii, but also in Norway, South Korea, and India. Surf Odyssey is a book about the world of surfing today and those that live in it. This community is made up of the surfers themselves as well as surf photographers and board builders who are also spreading its distinctive spirit into other creative fields. Comparable to the new outdoor movement, today's surfing is about an attitude toward life, a lust for adventure, and a love of nature that one can only find far away from established spots. Surf Odyssey presents this scene's places, people, stories, and brands. Its stunning photography is sure to inspire many further surfing exploits."
Homer S Odyssey And The Near East
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Author : Bruce Louden
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-01-06
Homer S Odyssey And The Near East written by Bruce Louden and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-06 with History categories.
The Odyssey's larger plot is composed of a number of distinct genres of myth, all of which are extant in various Near Eastern cultures (Mesopotamian, West Semitic, and Egyptian). Unexpectedly, the Near Eastern culture with which the Odyssey has the most parallels is the Old Testament. Consideration of how much of the Odyssey focuses on non-heroic episodes - hosts receiving guests, a king disguised as a beggar, recognition scenes between long-separated family members - reaffirms the Odyssey's parallels with the Bible. In particular the book argues that the Odyssey is in a dialogic relationship with Genesis, which features the same three types of myth that comprise the majority of the Odyssey: theoxeny, romance (Joseph in Egypt), and Argonautic myth (Jacob winning Rachel from Laban). The Odyssey also offers intriguing parallels to the Book of Jonah, and Odysseus' treatment by the suitors offers close parallels to the Gospels' depiction of Christ in Jerusalem.
The Odyssey Of Communism
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Author : Michaela Praisler
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2021-05-14
The Odyssey Of Communism written by Michaela Praisler and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-14 with Performing Arts categories.
This volume looks into the ways in which film has contaminated and re-shaped culture(s) and the collective unconscious, at both local and global levels, arguing that our lives have been impacted by the ‘then’ that we keep revisiting, lest we forget. It takes the reader from the Berlin Wall to China, and from the terror of communist political prisons and labour camps to the rosy image promoted by propaganda. A key point throughout the text is its interdisciplinary nature, as it brings together literature and film scholars, directors, sociologists and philosophers, whose overall conclusion is that communism, lingering in mentalities, still needs interrogation. Structured along four parts which trace a Homeric (or rather Joycean) journey to a home metonymysed by the long-awaited freedom, this book sets out from the gloomiest aspects of totalitarianism in the Romanian, Serbian and Soviet ‘Hades(es)’ of traumatic psychological and physical experiences and of imposed silencing. The second part gathers together case studies of films illustrating more optimistic views of communism as ‘spring’ (in the USSR) or as a ‘golden age’ (in Romania), thus narcotising the communist ‘subjects’ and preventing them from seeing the actual inferno. The third section offers filmic accounts of the aftermaths of communism, engaging the readers in a nostalgic process that revisits, questions, reflects on and remembers communism on a larger, world stage. The coda rounds up the volume (and the journey therein) by crossing genre frontiers to written narratives with a cinematic component.
Arts Culture Combined Vol 2 Odyssey Pkg
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Author : ANONIMO
language : en
Publisher: Addison Wesley Longman
Release Date : 2004-07-01
Arts Culture Combined Vol 2 Odyssey Pkg written by ANONIMO and has been published by Addison Wesley Longman this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-07-01 with Art categories.
Turkish Odyssey
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Author : Serif Yenen
language : en
Publisher: Meander-Serif Yenen
Release Date : 2003-04-15
Turkish Odyssey written by Serif Yenen and has been published by Meander-Serif Yenen this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-04-15 with Turkey categories.
As travel guide, reference, or leisurely read, Turkish Odyssey is the most comprehensive cultural guide to travel in Turkey. It's also the first travel guide to Turkey written by a Turk, so it gives insights into the culture that only a local can provide. It covers subjects like people, language, education, mythology and religion, as well as geography, history, architecture, archeology, and the country's key regions and cities. Meticulously researched and fully illustrated with maps, charts and color photographs, Turkish Odyssey is essential reading for the traveler to Turkey or the general reader interested in the country. This book is accompanied by a free CD-ROM with over 2000 photos, 131 slide shows, video, narrators, maps and more . . .
Hip Hop
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Author : Jordan Sommers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Hip Hop written by Jordan Sommers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Hip-hop categories.
Leather-bound book - tribute to Hip-hop, that reveals the roots, birth, evolution, and global impact of Hip-hop culture over past four decades.
Turkish Odyssey
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Author : Serif Yenen
language : en
Publisher: Cynthia Johnson
Release Date : 1997
Turkish Odyssey written by Serif Yenen and has been published by Cynthia Johnson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Travel categories.
An accessible, carry-along handbook to Turkish history and culture, both ancient and modern, written by a Turkish tour guide and teacher. Abundant color photographs. Contact the publisher via email at yenen@turkishodyssey.com. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR