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Beyond Polish moral realism: The subversive cinema of Andrzej Żuławski (2014)
Book Chapter
Goddard, M. (2014). Beyond Polish moral realism: The subversive cinema of Andrzej Żuławski. In M. Goddard, & E. Mazierska (Eds.), Polish Cinema in a Transnational Context (236-257). Rochester, NY: Rochester University Press

An account of the transnational and subversive work of the Polish director Andrzej Zulawski, both within Poland and as an emigre director. The chapter shows how Zulawski's aesthetics explode the limits of Polish 'moral realism' and explore uncharted... Read More about Beyond Polish moral realism: The subversive cinema of Andrzej Żuławski.

“Lost in visual pleasure” : Charles Kean’s production of The Tempest (2014)
Book Chapter
Nigri, L. (2014). “Lost in visual pleasure” : Charles Kean’s production of The Tempest. In S. Bigliazzi, & L. Calvi (Eds.), Revisiting The Tempest: The Capacity to Signify (171-182). Palgrave. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137333148

In critical history, Shakespeare's The Tempest has been interpreted as a reticent play, a fascinating and yet mysterious blend of magic and verisimilitude, narrative and drama, spectacle and meditation on death. The Tempest seems to raise fundamental... Read More about “Lost in visual pleasure” : Charles Kean’s production of The Tempest.

The Syntax-IS interface : on the functional discrepancies between Clitic Left Dislocation and ‘Bare Left Dislocation’ in modern Greek (2014)
Book Chapter
Kechagias, A. (2014). The Syntax-IS interface : on the functional discrepancies between Clitic Left Dislocation and ‘Bare Left Dislocation’ in modern Greek. In N. Lavidas, T. Alexiou, & A. Sougari (Eds.), Major Trends in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (353-368). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.2478/9788376560762.p39

Only in CLLD does the dislocated DP perform the discourse function [Topic] partitioning the utterance into [Topic] + [Comment]; cliticless non-focal dislocated DPs are solely fronted [Ground] information that partition the utterance into [Ground] + [... Read More about The Syntax-IS interface : on the functional discrepancies between Clitic Left Dislocation and ‘Bare Left Dislocation’ in modern Greek.

The cybersport nexus (2014)
Book Chapter
Miah, A. (2014). The cybersport nexus. In The Routledge Handbook of Sport and New Media (76-86). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203114711.ch7

Exercise machines increasingly incorporate computer-controlled motion and force feedback and will eventually become reactive robotic sports partners.…Today’s rudimentary, narrowband video games will evolve into physically engaging telesports.

The pleasures of reification : Kelvin Corcoran's lyric lyric (2014)
Book Chapter
Thurston, S. (2014). The pleasures of reification : Kelvin Corcoran's lyric lyric. In A. Brown (Ed.), The Writing Occurs as Song: a Kelvin Corcoran Reader (125-138). Bristol: Shearsman Books

This chapter examines the use of the term 'reification' in Kelvin Corcoran's poetry and reflects on its relevance for understanding a poetics driven by a fascination for the history and material properties of writing.

Scottish slang (2014)
Book Chapter
Scott, M. (2014). Scottish slang. In J. Coleman (Ed.), Global English Slang : Methodologies and Perspectives (107-115). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315857787

As Görlach has observed, ‘There is no dictionary or comprehensive monograph devoted to Scottish slang’ (2002: 119). This lacuna can be partially explained by the history of attitudes to the two language varieties known as Scots and Scottish English,... Read More about Scottish slang.

The Second World War and the Baltic States [Introduction] (2014)
Book Chapter
Corum, J., Mertelsmann, O., & Piirimäe, K. (2014). The Second World War and the Baltic States [Introduction]. In The Second World War and the Baltic States. Peter Lang. https://doi.org/10.3726/978-3-653-04447-8

This volume places the history of the Second World War and the Baltic states into a multidisciplinary and international perspective. It includes contributions from the fields of diplomacy, strategy, military operations, intelligence and propaganda. I... Read More about The Second World War and the Baltic States [Introduction].

Introduction : the importance of method in the study of the ‘Political Internet’ (2014)
Book Chapter
Sudulich, L., Wall, M., Gibson, R., Cantijoch, M., & Ward, S. (2014). Introduction : the importance of method in the study of the ‘Political Internet’. In Analyzing social media data and web networks (1-21). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137276773_1

In this introduction, we outline our understanding of the ‘political Internet’ and present the methodologically focused approach that we take to the topic in this volume. We then discuss the growing social and political relevance of the Internet and... Read More about Introduction : the importance of method in the study of the ‘Political Internet’.

Bioart (2014)
Book Chapter
Miah, A. (2014). Bioart. In R. Ranisch, & S. Sorgner (Eds.), Post- and transhumanism : an introduction (227-240). Berlin: Peter Lang

This chapter makes explicit the association of certain art forms and art works to trans- and posthumanist ideas, which have become constitutive of the political, cultural and philosophical differences and similarities that exist between these conc... Read More about Bioart.

Testo, testi, e contesti: l’intertestualità in scena (2014)
Book Chapter
Nigri, L. (2014). Testo, testi, e contesti: l’intertestualità in scena. In S. Bigliazzi, & F. Gregori (Eds.), Critica e letteratura : Studi di anglistica (83-98). Edizioni ETS

Texts, whether they be literary or non-literary, are viewed by modern theorists as lacking in any kind of independent meaning. They are what theorists now call intertextual. The act of reading, theorists claim, plunges us into a network of textual... Read More about Testo, testi, e contesti: l’intertestualità in scena.

Song of praise : musicians, myths and the "cult" of John Coltrane (2014)
Book Chapter
Whyton, T. (2014). Song of praise : musicians, myths and the "cult" of John Coltrane. In M. Duffett (Ed.), Popular Music Fandom : Identities, Roles and Practices (97-114). New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203795125

This book explores popular music fandom from a cultural studies perspective that incorporates popular music studies, audience research, and media fandom. The essays draw together recent work on fandom in popular music studies and begin a dialogue wit... Read More about Song of praise : musicians, myths and the "cult" of John Coltrane.

Political corruption in Europe (2014)
Book Chapter
Bull, M., & Newell, J. (2014). Political corruption in Europe. In J. Magone (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of European Politics (669-685). London: Routledge

This chapter analyses: first the growth, diversification and types of corruption in Europe; second, the causes and dynamics at the heart of corrupt transactions; third, the effects of corruption (on the economy and the political system); and finally,... Read More about Political corruption in Europe.

British Chinese short films : challenging the limits of the Sinophone (2014)
Book Chapter
Willis, A., & Chan, F. (2014). British Chinese short films : challenging the limits of the Sinophone. In A. Yue, & O. Khoo (Eds.), Sinophone Cinemas (169-184). Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137311207_10

In an article published in a special issue of the Journal for Chinese Cinemas, considering the possibility of shifting transnational Chinese film studies from a diasporic framework to a Sinophonic one, we argued for the retention of the former agains... Read More about British Chinese short films : challenging the limits of the Sinophone.