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What does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore? In this book - against a background of today’s “sculpture wars” - Mary Beard tells the story of how for more than two millennia portraits of the rich, powerful, and famous in the Western world have been shaped by the image of Roman emperors, especially the “Twelve Caesars”, from the ruthless Julius Caesar to the fly-torturing Domitian.

America's most storied urban underdog, Brooklyn has become an internationally recognized brand in recent decades - celebrated and scorned as one of the hippest destinations in the world. In Brooklyn: The Once and Future City, Thomas J. Campanella unearths long-lost threads of the urban past, telling the rich history of the rise, fall, and reinvention of one of the world’s most resurgent cities.

The twin acts of singing and fighting for freedom have been inseparable in African American history. May We Forever Stand tells an essential part of that story. With lyrics penned by James Weldon Johnson and music composed by his brother Rosamond, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was embraced almost immediately as an anthem that captured the story and the aspirations of black Americans. Since the song's creation, it has been adopted by the NAACP and performed by countless artists in times of both crisis and celebration, cementing its place in African American life.

Erin Hogan hit the road in her Volkswagen Jetta and headed west from Chicago in search of the monuments of American land art: a salty coil of rocks, 400 stainless steel poles, a gash in a mesa, four concrete tubes, and military sheds filled with cubes. Her journey took her through the states of Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. It also took her through the states of anxiety, drunkenness, disorientation, and heat exhaustion. Spiral Jetta is a chronicle of this journey.

Why does the cinema have the power to move the heart, stimulate the mind, and dazzle the imagination? How did the art of film develop from its origins to the present day? This course covers the history and aesthetics of the movies. It traces the experiments and innovations that gave rise to the modern cinema, developing a vocabulary that helps explain the variety of choices filmmakers make when they construct shots and edit them together.

A concise and original introduction to a wide range of subjects—from Public Health to Buddhist Ethics, Soft Matter to Classics, and Art History to Globalization—by the expert authors of the Very Short Introductions series. For wherever your curiosity may take you.

Interviews with authors of the University of Arizona Press books.

Class is in session! Join your TAs/hosts Hope and Stephen as they take a deep dive into the life and work of one of America's most influential performers, filmmakers, artists, and raconteurs - the late, great Orson Welles! New episodes every other Tuesday!

Interviews with authors of University of Alberta Press books.

Interviews with authors of University of Chicago Press books.

Interviews with authors of the University Press of Colorado, University of Alaska Press, Utah State University Press, and University of Wyoming Press books.

Interviews with authors of the University Press of Kentucky books.

Interviews with authors of University of Michigan Press books.

Interviews with authors of University of Nevada Press books.

Interviews with authors of USC Press books.

Interviews with authors of Edinburgh UP books.

Over the centuries, poets have reminded us of the values we are in danger of forgetting as a society. The ideas of liberty, equality, fraternity and justice — the very values enshrined in our Constitution — have endured over centuries in the Bhakti tradition. The Bhakti poets always challenged the ideologies of their times that attempted to force the belief that people were not equal.In this show, we explore the histories of these ideas in Bhakti poetry, and how they find resonance in the values underpinning the Constitution of a modern republic.We take you on a listening experience to ...

Documentaries, artist interviews, panel discussions and more from Cultural Collections and Galleries at the University of Leeds.

The best of 4/4 Electronica and everything inbetween. Appears live Wednesdays from 7:30-9 EST on cfmu.ca, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Hosted and produced by Ree for over 20 years.

A monthly sonic check-in with Duke. Something cool on campus, a few words about alumni activities, an interview or two. Sit down and let us tell you a story.