Filter by
Design for Sustainability
ABSTRACT This book discusses the most significant ways in which design has been applied to sustainability challenges using an evolutionary perspective. It puts forward an innovation framework that is capable of coherently integrating multiple design for sustainability (DfS) approaches developed so far. It is now widely understood that design can and must play a crucial role in the societal …
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780429456510
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 700
Carnival Texts : Three plays for ensemble performance
Carnival Texts comprises three related dramatic works, all of which have as their point of departure Russian theorist Mikhail Bakhtin’s concept of carnival, a literary style designed to subvert dominant assumptions through chaos and humour. Making creative use of post-Brechtian performance theory, these texts blur the distinction between spectator and performer in a fascinating exploration of…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781841505008
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 700 MAC c
Manga Vision : Cultural and Communicative Perspectives
Manga Vision examines cultural and communicative aspects of Japanese comics, drawing together scholars from Japan, Australia and Europe working in areas as diverse as cultural studies, linguistics, education, music, art, anthropology, and translation, to explore the influence of manga in Japan and worldwide via translation, OEL manga and fan engagement. This volume includes a mix of theoretical…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781925377071
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 700 MAN
The Changing Presentation of the American Indian : Museums and Native Cultures
In this book, which grew out of a landmark NMAI symposium in 1995, Native and non-Native scholars and museum professionals explore issues concerning the representation of Indians and their cultures by museums in North America. Traditional museum exhibitions of Native American art and culture often represented only the past, ignoring the living Native voice. Today, museums have begun to incorpor…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780000000772
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 700 WES c
Mainstream Culture Refocused : Television Drama, Society, and the Production …
Serialized television drama (dianshiju), perhaps the most popular and influential cultural form in China, offers a wide, penetrating look at the tensions and contradictions of the post-revolutionary and pro-market period. Zhong Xueping's timely new work argues for recognizing the complexity of dianshiju's melodramatic mode and its various subgenres, in effect "refocusing" mainstream Chinese cul…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780824834173
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 700 ZHO m
Technocrats of the Imagination : Art, Technology, and the Military-Industrial…
Technocrats of the Imagination traces the rise of collaborative art and technology labs in the U.S. from WWII to the present. Ryan Bishop and John Beck reveal the intertwined histories of the avant-garde art movement and the military-industrial complex, showing how radical pedagogical practices traveled from Germany’s Bauhaus movement to the U.S. art world and interacted with government-funde…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781478005957
- Collation
- 240 halaman
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 700 BEC t
The Witness as Object : Video Testimonies in Holocaust Museums
Today more than ever before, the historical witness is now a “museum objectâ€_x009d_ in the form of video interviews with individuals remembering events of historical importance. Such video testimonies now not only are part of the collections and research activities of museums, but become deeply intertwined with narrative and exhibit design. With a focus on Holocaust museums, this stud…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781785336447
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- Museums and Collections
- Call Number
- 700 JON w
John C. Parkin, Archives and Photography Reflections on the Practice and Pres…
Architectural practice in post-World War II Canada brought substantial change to the face of the Canadian built environment, led by the contribution of John C. Parkin. As senior partner at the Toronto-based architectural firm John B. Parkin Associates (no relation) from 1947 to the 1970s, Parkin oversaw the creation of a large number of modernist projects, including hospitals, airports, schools…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781552386392
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 720 FRA j
Passages Explorations of the Contemporary City
Informed by the work of writers such as Henri Lefebvre, Paul Ricoeur and Michel de Certeau, this collection of essays examines through multiple lenses eight topics related to the contemporary urban domain. The author employs powerful geographic and literary concepts such as space, narrative, and metaphor to interpret the often-bewildering complexity of the post-modern city. Recalling key aspect…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781552386750
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 720 LIV p
Directing
Please view this book as a source of knowledge but know that every director you meet both good and bad you will learn from. Your journey is never over and the goal of any artist should be to take the lessons of the past, learn from your own experience, and transform your understanding into a unique approach that will change the future of the artform. This is my gift to you as you are the future…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- -
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 700 GAR d
Computer Science, Information & General Works 
Philosophy & Psychology 
Religion 
Social Sciences 
Language 
Pure Science 
Applied Sciences 
Art & Recreation 
Literature 
History & Geography