Product Description: In Unmaking Mimesis, Elin Diamond interrogates the concept of mimesis in relation to feminism, theatre and performance. Diamond combines psychoanalytic, semiotic and materialist strategies with readings of selected plays by diverse writers such as Ibsen, Brecht, Aphra Behn, Caryl Churchill and Peggy Shaw. Through provocative readings of theatre, theory and feminist performance, Diamond demonstrates the continuing force of feminism and mimesis in critical thinking today.
In the twentieth century more people spoke English and more people wrote poetry than in the whole of previous history, and this Companion strives to make sense of this crowded poetical era. The original contributions by leading international scholars and practising poets were written as the contributors adjusted to the idea that the possibilities of twentieth-century poetry were exhausted and finite. However, the volume also looks forward to the poetry and readings that the new century will bring. The Companion embraces the extraordinary development of poetry over the century in twenty English-speaking countries.
Language in Theory is a comprehensive introduction to the conceptual frameworks which underpin the study of language. It approaches theories of language through themes such as gender, race, creativity and cognition, allowing students to investigate language theory in practice, and provides classic readings by key names including Cixous, Derrida, Foucault and Lakoff.
“Understanding Psychology” simplifies complex psychological concepts for the reader. The program's philosophy is to make psychology relevant, fun, interesting, and approachable. “Understanding Psychology” is an interactive book with hands-on activities, case studies, current issues, and readings about the field of psychology.
Written in clear, jargon-free prose, this introductory text charts the variety of novel writing in English in the second half of the twentieth century.
* An engaging introduction to the English-language novel from 1950-2000 (exclusive of the US).
* Provides students both with strategies for interpretation and with fresh readings of selected seminal texts.
* Maps out the most important contexts and concepts for understanding this fiction.
* Features readings of ten influential English-language novels including Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Kazuo Ishiguro’s Remains of the Day and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart.
