Communications, philosophy, film and video, digital culture: media studies straddles an astounding array of fields and disciplines and produces a vocabulary that is in equal parts rigorous and intuitive. Critical Terms for Media Studies defines, and at times, redefines, what this new and hybrid area aims to do, illuminating the key concepts behind its liveliest debates and most dynamic topics. …
Based on John Dewey's lectures on esthetics, delivered as the first William James Lecturer at Harvard in 1932, Art as Experience has grown to be considered internationally as the most distinguished work ever written by an American on the formal structure and characteristic effects of all the arts: architecture, sculpture, painting, music, and literature.
Moving away from the Marxist/Freudian approaches that had concerned him earlier, Baudrillard developed in this book a theory of contemporary culture that relies on displacing economic notions of cultural production with notions of cultural expenditure.
Seperti cerita The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Botchan mengisahkan pemberontakan seorang guru muda terhadap“sistem” di sebuah sekolah desa. Sifat Botchan yang selalu terus terang dan tidak mau berpura-pura sering kali membuat ia mengalami kesulitan dalam berinteraksi dengan orang-orang di sekitarnya. Cerita yang dituturkan secara humoris ini sangat populer di kalangan tua dan muda di Je…
Dalam buku ini Hawking membahas pertanyaan-pertanyaan besar seperti: Bagaimana alam semesta bermula—dan apa yang memulainya? Apakah waktu itu, dan apakah ia selalu bergerak maju? Adakah ujung alam semesta, dalam ruang maupun waktu? Adakah dimensi lain dalam alam semesta? Apa yang terjadi ketika alam semesta berakhir? Lewat penulisan yang bisa dimengerti semua orang, A Brief History of Time…
Di balik segala kekacauan yang dibuatnya, Georgette selalu mempunyai tujuan. Untuk melawan perilaku arogan dari pria angkuh seperti Lukas. Ia bertemu fotografer tampan yang terkenal itu setahun sebelumnya. Dalam momen yang begitu memalukan. Georgette terpaksa menurut saat ayahnya memberikan syarat agar proyek rumah singgah yang ia perjuangkan disetujui. Ia harus bekerja sebagai asisten Lukas…
"Eddie bekerja di taman hiburan hampir sepanjang hidupnya, memperbaiki dan merawat berbagai wahana. Tahun-tahun berlalu, dan Eddie merasa terperangkap dalam pekerjaan yang dirasanya tak berarti. Hari-harinya hanya berupa rutinitas kerja, kesepian, dan penyesalan. Pada ulang tahunnya yang ke-83, Eddie tewas dalam kecelakaan tragis ketika mencoba menyelamatkan seorang gadis kecil dari wahana y…
Taking the Complexity out of Concepts is a practical resource designed by Innovative Global Education (IGE) to assist educators in making the shift from a content-based curriculum to a conceptual curriculum. The authors’ aim is to do what the title suggests, taking the complexity out of concepts in learning by providing practical strategies and ideas for teachers that can be implemented in…
Supreme long-distance hiker Andrew Skurka shares his hard-earned knowledge in this essential guide to backpacking gear and skills. Described by National Geographic as “one of the best traveled and fastest hikers on the planet,” and named “Adventurer of the Year” by Outside and “Person of the Year” by Backpacker, Skurka recounts what he’s learned from more than 30,000 miles of long…
SRIHADI SOEDARSONO 70 Year Journey of Roso Srihadi Seodarsono (Born Solo, 4 December 1931) is not only an important figure in the development of Indonesia's modern art history, but also made significant contributions to the independence struggle for the Republic of Indonesia, and pioneered tertiary art education in Indonesia. Known as a prominent painter in Indonesia, Srihadi's private co…