«The world is in decomposition, thank God». Lacan’s words ironically echo the cosmological unease at the heart of Western modernity. As the globalized nomos disperses, […]
Humanism and Nature in Horkheimer and Adorno
In the early Frankfurt School, especially in Horkheimer and Adorno, we find a critical attitude towards the traditional concepts of “humanism” and “nature”. Frankfurt thinkers […]
Whims of the wind. Weightlessness and thought in contemporary literature and visual arts
This volume focuses on the multifaceted meaning of wind and its various attributions. Wind is certainly more than an atmospheric phenomenon: the shape of its […]
Game engine culture(s)
Game Engine Culture(s) examines game engines as cultural infrastructures rather than neutral production tools. Across studies of Unity, Unreal, RAGE, RPG Maker, Minecraft, asset stores, […]
Celebrity and post-career. The renegotiation of celebrity capital in the post-career era
The volume aims to explore the intersections between celebrity, ageing, and postcareer, offering a perspective – anchored in the frameworks of celebrity studies and media […]
Springsteen as history. The cold war trauma and the re-enchantment of rock and roll
This groundbreaking book investigates Bruce Springsteen’s role as an American ‘sound ambassador’ outside the USA, particularly in Europe. Through the lens of Springsteen’s Neapolitan roots […]
The invention of humanism. And the reconfiguration of the concept of nature in the 19th century
In the second half of the eighteenth century, in an article by Quesnay that appeared in Éphémérides du citoyen, the word “humanism” first entered the […]
Landscapes in trouble, landscapes in action. Theories and practices between space, art and ecology
Landscapes in Trouble, Landscapes in Action brings together a constellation of voices reflecting on landscape as both the site where contemporary crises become visible and […]
Embodied Discourse, Embodied Practice. The Body as Text, Medium, and Testimony in Japan
Central to the human experience both as a definer of identity and as a means for social interaction, bodies – real or imagined, individual or […]