Publications
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Modernism and the Choreographic Imagination
(2021)
"This book explores Salome’s quintessential veiled dance through readings of fictional and poetic texts, dramatic productions, dance performances and silent films, arguing for the central place of this dancer – and her ...
Binge-Watching and Contemporary Television Research
(2021)
Focuses on binge-watching and its role in contemporary television studies.
Touching at a Distance
(2023)
Theatre has a remarkable capacity: it touches from a distance. The audience is affected, despite their physical separation from the stage. The spectators are moved, even though the fictional world presented to them will ...
Universe and Inner Self in Early Indian and Early Greek Thought
(2016-07-11)
From the sixth century BCE onwards there occurred a revolution in thought, with novel ideas such as such as that understanding the inner self is both vital for human well-being and central to understanding the universe. ...
Cinematic Intermediality
(2021)
As a fundamentally hybrid medium, cinema has always been defined by its interactions with other art forms such as painting, sculpture, photography, performance and dance. Taking the in-between nature of the cinematic medium ...
Politics of the Russian Language Beyond Russia
(2022)
Russian policy documents increasingly emphasise the importance of miagakaia sila for securing Russia’s foreign policy interests. Looking at the politics of Russian in a range of countries including the Ukraine, Belarus, ...
Politics of the Russian Language Beyond Russia
(2022)
Russian policy documents increasingly emphasise the importance of miagakaia sila for securing Russia’s foreign policy interests. Looking at the politics of Russian in a range of countries including the Ukraine, Belarus, ...
On the Threshold: Hospitality in Shakespeare's Drama
(2023)
Historical and comparative linguistics; Historical and comparative linguistics
On the Threshold: Hospitality in Shakespeare's Drama
(2023)
Historical and comparative linguistics; Historical and comparative linguistics
Universe and Inner Self in Early Indian and Early Greek Thought
(2016-07-11)
From the sixth century BCE onwards there occurred a revolution in thought, with novel ideas such as such as that understanding the inner self is both vital for human well-being and central to understanding the universe. ...
Chapter 8 Afterword: Evidence and Experiment
(2016)
In this landmark Companion, expert contributors from around the world map out the field of the critical medical humanities. This is the first volume to introduce comprehensively the ways in which interdisciplinary thinking ...
Chapter 8 Afterword: Evidence and Experiment
(2016)
In this landmark Companion, expert contributors from around the world map out the field of the critical medical humanities. This is the first volume to introduce comprehensively the ways in which interdisciplinary thinking ...
Chapter 23 Voices and Visions: Mind, Body and Affect in Medieval Writing
(2016)
In this landmark Companion, expert contributors from around the world map out the field of the critical medical humanities. This is the first volume to introduce comprehensively the ways in which interdisciplinary thinking ...
Shakespeare's History Plays
(2012-03-21)
Shakespeare's History Plays boldly moves criticism of Shakespeare's history plays beyond anti-humanist theoretical approaches.
This important intervention in the critical and theoretical discourse of Shakespeare studies ...
Chapter 32 The Roots and Ramifications of Narrative in Modern Medicine
(2016)
In this landmark Companion, expert contributors from around the world map out the field of the critical medical humanities. This is the first volume to introduce comprehensively the ways in which interdisciplinary thinking ...
Chapter 3 Holism, Chinese Medicine and Systems Ideologies: Rewriting the Past to Imagine the Future
(2016)
In this landmark Companion, expert contributors from around the world map out the field of the critical medical humanities. This is the first volume to introduce comprehensively the ways in which interdisciplinary thinking ...
Prehistoric Myths in Modern Political Philosophy
(2017-01-31)
This book looks at how modern philosophers pass on myths about prehistory.
Why do political philosophers talk so much about the Stone Age? The state of nature, the origin of property, the origin of government, and the ...
Roman Law and Maritime Commerce
(2023)
Bringing together specialists in ancient history, archaeology and Roman law, this book provides new perspectives on long-distance trade in the Roman world. Recent archaeological work has shown that maritime trade across ...
The Emergence of Irish Gothic Fiction - Histories, Origins, Theories
(2013)
Provides a new account of the emergence of Irish gothic fiction in mid-eighteenth century. This book provides a robustly theorised and thoroughly historicised account of the ‘beginnings’ of Irish gothic fiction, maps the ...
Plague, Quarantines and Geopolitics in the Ottoman Empire
(2005-01-01)
Did you know that many of the greatest and most colourful Ottoman statesmen and literary figures from the 15th to the early 20th century considered plague as a grave threat to their empire? And did you know that many ...