Utopias (Whitechapel: Documents of Contemporary Art)
Utopian strategies in contemporary art seen in the context of the histories of utopian thinking and avant-garde art. Throughout its diverse manifestations, the utopian entails two related but contradictory elements: the aspiration to a better world, and the acknowledgment that its form may only ever live in our imaginations. Furthermore, we are as haunted by the failures of utopian enterprise as we are inspired by the desire to repair the failed and build the new. Contemporary art reflects this general ambivalence.
Theater of the Avant-Garde, 1890-1950 - A Critical Anthology
This critical anthology of avant-garde drama offers comprehensive coverage of that distinctively twentieth-century tradition. It includes the full texts of sixteen important plays, each preceded by a historical-critical introduction and followed by an essay, often written by the playwright, that elaborates on the dramatic and aesthetic issues raised by the play. Cardullo and Knopf, in making plays and documents of the avant-garde available in one collection for the first time, underscore the place and importance of the movement.
A DVD ROM decribing the new version of oral matura exam. Contains 4 videos presenting sample exams with expert's evaluation notes, 2 videos with evaluation hints for examiners, and 4 additional official documents (exam quizz, evaluation criteria, official exam regulations, brochure about the changes in 2012 oral exam).
Daily Life through World History in Primary Documents: Volume 2, The Middle Ages and Renaissance
Who did the ancient Greeks describe as the world's best athlete? What does the Koran say about women's rights? How has the digital revolution changed life in the modern age? Bringing useful and engaging material into world history classrooms, this rich collection of historical documents and illustrations provides insight into major cultures from all continents.
Volume 2: The Middle Ages and Renaissance contains almost 130 documents from various European (e.g., Anglo-Saxon England, Renaissance Italy), Asian (e.g., Tang China, medieval Japan, Mogul India), Middle Eastern, and Latin America cultures spanning the period from the fifth to the seventeenth centuries.
