"To be a philosopher and to be a feminist are one and the same thing. A feminist is a woman who does not allow anyone to think in her place."-from Hipparchia's Choice A work of rare insight and irreverence, Hipparchia's Choice boldly recasts the history of philosophy from the pre-Socratics to the post-Derrideans as one of masculine texts and male problems. The position of women, therefore, is less the result of a hypothetical "femininity" and more the fault of exclusion by men. Nevertheless, women have been and continue to be drawn to "the exercise of thought." So how does a...
"To be a philosopher and to be a feminist are one and the same thing. A feminist is a woman who does not allow anyone to think in her place."-from ...
Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Eraserhead have turned David Lynch into an American cult figure. This lively book is a uniquely comprehensive account of the only director to have a smash hit TV series in the same year as winning the Golden Palm at Cannes.
Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Eraserhead have turned David Lynch into an American cult figure. This lively book is a uniquely comprehensi...
Michel Chion's study of the film and television work of David Lynch has become, since its first English publication in 1995, the definitive book on one of America's finest contemporary directors. In this new edition Chion brings the book up-to-date to take into account Lynch's work in the past ten years, including the major features "Lost Highway, The Straight Story," and "Mulholland Drive. "Newly redesigned and re-illustrated, "David Lynch "is an indispensable companion.
Michel Chion's study of the film and television work of David Lynch has become, since its first English publication in 1995, the definitive book on on...
A catalogue and companion to the Jean Cocteau, sur le fin du si cle exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris from September 2002 to January 2004 and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts from May to August 2004. The 17 essays and 472 illustrations celebrate the life and work of the multi-genre French artist 40 years after his death. The Centre publish"
A catalogue and companion to the Jean Cocteau, sur le fin du si cle exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris from September 2002 to January 2004 and...
What kind of connotation does the word 'father' have in everyday language? How have states and governments defined and manipulated the paternal role? What is a 'father-figure'? What can literature tell us about absent or overbearing fathers? How far is the cultural construct of fatherhood linked to biological paternity, and what is biological paternity? These are some of the questions explored through the chapters in this book, which together offer a fascinatingly complex view of fatherhood across the centuries.
What kind of connotation does the word 'father' have in everyday language? How have states and governments defined and manipulated the paternal role? ...
