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  • Making a Splash

    Mermaids (and Mermen) in 20th and 21st Century Audiovisual Media

    by Philip Hayward ...
    The representation of aquatic people in contemporary film and television—from their on-screen sexuality to the mockumentaries they've inspired.Mermaids have been a feature of western cinema since its inception and the number of films, television series, and videos representing them has expanded exponentially since the 1980s. Making a Splash analyses texts produced within a variety of audiovisual ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Deadly Stroke

    by Philip Hayward ...
    On a dark and frigid February morning, an archaeologist drowns while rowing on the Potomac River. Contrary to official reports, his death was no accident, and only one person suspects the horrible truth – but not the terrifying litany of problems it will bring him.Summoned home from a stellar run as an investigative reporter for the Washington Post to take over his family's weekly newspaper, Kip ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Music and Globalization

    Critical Encounters

    by Steven Feld, Barbara Browning, Daniel Noveck, Ariana Hernandez-Reguant, Timothy D. Taylor, Rafael Jose de Menezes Bastos, Denis-Constant Martin, Richard M Shain, Philip R Hayward ...
    "World music" emerged as a commercial and musical category in the 1980s, but in some sense music has always been global. Through the metaphor of encounters, Music and Globalization explores the dynamics that enable or hinder cross-cultural communication through music. In the stories told by the contributors, we meet well-known players such as David Byrne, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Ry Cooder, Fela Kuti ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Widening the Horizon

    Exoticism in Post-War Popular Music

    Edited by Philip Hayward ...
    A deep dive into the history and retro appeal of musical exotica, including the Orientalism, Hawaiianesque, and Afro-tropicalism sub-sets.Widening the Horizon is the first in-depth study of exoticism in Post-War popular music. The opening chapters analyze the work of Les Baxter, Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, Korla Pandit, Yma Sumac—the musicians who developed (and exemplified) the style known as ... Read more

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  • Off the Planet

    Music, Sound and Science Fiction Cinema

    by Rebecca Leydon, Shuhei Hosokawa, Nabeel Zuberi, Neil Lerner, Rebecca Coyle, Paul Théberge, Michael Hannan, Melissa Carey, Karen Collins, Mark Evans ...
    Series series Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology
    Essays on the use of music and sound in films from Godzilla to Star Wars and beyond.In recent years, music and sound have been increasingly recognized as an important, if often neglected, aspect of film production and film studies. Off the Planet comprises a lively, stimulating, and diverse collection of essays on aspects of music, sound, and science fiction cinema.Following a detailed historical ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Aquapelagos

    Integrated Terrestrial and Marine Assemblages

    Edited by Philip Hayward, May Joseph ...
    Series series Critical Climate Studies
    Aquapelagos is a cross-disciplinary volume that is geared to a general undergraduate and non-specialist readership while also being rigorous and theoretically exciting for doctoral and advanced researchers of climate and ocean studies. It foregrounds marine-terrestrial assemblages as philosophical, navigational, and knowledge-making interfaces.Drawing on ethnographic, geographic, architectural, ... Read more

    $78.99 CAD

  • Scaled for Success

    The Internationalisation of the Mermaid

    Edited by Philip Hayward ...
    "This wonderful book asks us to consider the mermaid . . . across regions, nations, diasporas, and contemporary socio-cultural configurations." —Paige West, Claire Tow Professor of Anthropology, Barnard College, Columbia UniversityEmerging from the confluence of Greco-Roman mythology and regional folklore, the mermaid has been an enduring motif in Western culture since the medieval period. It has ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Scaled for Success

    The Internationalisation of the Mermaid

    Edited by Philip Hayward ...
    Emerging from the confluence of Greco-Roman mythology and regional folklore, the mermaid has been an enduring motif in Western culture since the medieval period. It has also been disseminated more widely, initially through Western trade and colonisation and, more recently, through the increasing globalisation of media products and outlets.Scaled for Success offers the first detailed overview of ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Advances in Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand Fauna

    Edited by Doug Armstrong, Matthew Hayward, Dorian Moro, Philip Seddon ...
    The publication of Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand Fauna nearly 20 years ago introduced the new science of ‘reintroduction biology’. Since then, there have been vast changes in our understanding of the process of reintroductions and other conservation-driven translocations, and corresponding changes in regulatory frameworks governing translocations. Advances in Reintroduction ... Read more

    $101.99 CAD

  • Blue-Green Rehabilitation

    Urban Planning, Leisure and Tourism in River Cities

    by Nancy M. Abdel-Moneim, Ramon Benedicto A. Alampay, Dang Ngoc Anh, Alberto Barausse, Alejandro Camargo, Jennifer Cortés, Alex Faccin, Christian Fleury, Mary Gearey, Peter Goggin, Jose Neil M. Hortillo, Faisal Mallum, Pablo Pachón, Mary Rose G. Rebueno, Arianne Reis, Parisa Nourani Rinaldi, Clara Roa-García, Daniela Rubiano, Sankha Subhra Nath, Lisa Zecchin, Carl A. Zimring ...
    In recent decades there has been a burgeoning interest in the development of blue-green corridors: areas where waterways are complemented by adjoining green spaces and related paths and leisure facilities. Urban planners have increasingly favoured such zones as a means of refreshing inner-city spaces. In many cases, such projects have involved the rehabilitation of former industrial and/or ... Read more

    $141.99 CAD

  • Music in Comedy Television

    Notes on Laughs

    Edited by Liz Giuffre, Philip Hayward ...
    Series series Routledge Music and Screen Media Series
    The study of television and music has expanded greatly in recent years, yet to date no book has focused on the genre of comedy television as it relates to music. Music in Comedy Television: Notes on Laughs fills that gap, breaking new critical ground. With contributions from an array of established and emerging scholars representing a range of disciplines, the twelve essays included cover a wide ... Read more

    $109.99 CAD

  • Music in Science Fiction Television

    Tuned to the Future

    Edited by K.J. Donnelly, Philip Hayward ...
    Series series Routledge Music and Screen Media Series
    The music for science fiction television programs, like music for science fiction films, is often highly distinctive, introducing cutting-edge electronic music and soundscapes. There is a highly particular role for sound and music in science fiction, because it regularly has to expand the vistas and imagination of the shows and plays a crucial role in setting up the time and place. Notable for its ... Read more

    $83.99 CAD