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Deserts

Autor: Nancy F. Castaldo

Número de Páginas: 129

This activity guide introduces children to the wild and often misunderstood environment of the desert and the people and cultures that thrive in and around them. Information is included on all types of deserts—hot and dry, coastal, semiarid, and polar. Kids learn what defines a desert and the creative ways plants and animals have adapted to survive in harsh desert environments. Also discussed are urban sprawl and its effects on desert habitats and how children can help protect this delicate environment by conserving energy and reducing consumption of petroleum-based products. Engaging activities include drawing a petroglyph, making a coral snake bracelet, frying prickly pears, conducting a gerbil study, and making sand art.

Exploring World Art

Autor: Andrea P. A. Belloli

Número de Páginas: 120

Introduces the world of art, placing Western European art in a broad global context and discussing artistic treatment of such themes as other worlds, daily life, history and myth, and nature.

Australia

Autor: Jeffery Pike , Brian Bell

Número de Páginas: 408

"Insight guides" er reisehåndbøker som skal gi historisk og kulturell forståelse for stedene som skal besøkes. De er kjent for dyptpløyende artikler om kultur, religion, mat, severdigheter osv., og er illustrert med flotte fargefotografier.

Aboriginal Art of Australia

Autor: Carol Finley

Número de Páginas: 64

Describes the art of the Australian Aborigines including rock painting and engraving as well as sand and bark painting; also discusses the symbolism found in these works.

Children's Book of Art

Autor: Dk

Número de Páginas: 153

Go on an artistic journey around the world in this children's introduction. Discover the power of art and be inspired by cultures from all over the world with this extensive children's guide. This book is the perfect introduction for young readers to the world of art and celebrates different styles from every continent! Children aged 9+ can enjoy reading about early art right through to present day, and learn about the fascinating lives and achievements of great artists and sculptors, from Leonardo da Vinci to Tracey Emin and Henry Moore. All the essential information about art is covered, including the major movements, artists from around the world and techniques. This art book for children offers: - Chapters which cover a huge range of artistic styles, from the very first cave paintings to contemporary art installations. - Profiles of influential artists from Katsushika Hokusai to Jackson Pollock. - A focus on key techniques and the famous artists who used them. - Fun activities to create frescoes and sculptures for yourself. Children's Book of Art is full of facts and photos highlighting artistic styles from across the globe, from the very earliest cave paintings through to...

The Dreaming Spirit

Autor: Pasquale De Marco

Número de Páginas: 182

**Discover the rich and diverse world of Aboriginal art with this comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guide.** For thousands of years, Aboriginal people have been creating art that reflects their deep connection to the land, their spirituality, and their unique cultural identity. Aboriginal art is not simply a form of decoration; it is a vital part of Aboriginal culture, a way of communicating stories, traditions, and beliefs from one generation to the the next. This book takes you on a journey through the many forms of Aboriginal art, from rock art and cave paintings to bark paintings and sculptures. You'll learn about the meanings behind the symbols and motifs, and the role of art in Aboriginal culture. You'll also meet some of the most celebrated Aboriginal artists and learn about the challenges they have faced in promoting their culture and their art. **With over 200 stunning color images, this book is a must-have for anyone interested in Aboriginal art, Australian history, or indigenous cultures.** **Here's what you'll find inside:** * A comprehensive overview of the different forms of Aboriginal art * An exploration of the meanings behind the symbols and motifs * The...

The Art of Dreams

Autor: Barbara Hahn , Meike Werner

Número de Páginas: 194

We all dream; we all share these strange experiences that infuse our nights. But we only know of those nightly adventures when we decide to represent them. In the long history of coming to terms with dreams there seem to be two different ways of delineating our forays into the world of the unconscious: One is the attempt of interpreting, of unveiling the hidden meaning of dreams. The other one is not so much concerned with the relation of dream and meaning, of dream and reality, it rather concentrates on trying to find means of representation for this extremely productive force that determines our sleep. The essays collected in this book explore both attempts. They follow debates in philosophy and psychoanalysis and they study literature, theatre, dance, film, and photography.

Art in Minutes

Autor: Susie Hodge

Número de Páginas: 604

The perfect compact reference guide for all would-be art buffs. Art historian Susie Hodge takes you on a whistle-stop international tour of all the major artistic cultures, movements, phases, developments, artists and themes, from Prehistoric art to Hyperrealism. Contents also include Greek classicism, Gothic art, the Renaissance, Baroque, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Cubism, surrealism, Pop art and Minimalism.

Art Without Borders

Autor: Ben-ami Scharfstein

Número de Páginas: 558

People all over the world make art and take pleasure in it, and they have done so for millennia. But acknowledging that art is a universal part of human experience leads us to some big questions: Why does it exist? Why do we enjoy it? And how do the world’s different art traditions relate to art and to each other? Art Without Borders is an extraordinary exploration of those questions, a profound and personal meditation on the human hunger for art and a dazzling synthesis of the whole range of inquiry into its significance. Esteemed thinker Ben-Ami Scharfstein’s encyclopedic erudition is here brought to bear on the full breadth of the world of art. He draws on neuroscience and psychology to understand the way we both perceive and conceive of art, including its resistance to verbal exposition. Through examples of work by Indian, Chinese, European, African, and Australianartists, Art Without Borders probes the distinction between accepting a tradition and defying it through innovation, which leads to a consideration of the notion of artistic genius. Continuing in this comparative vein, Scharfstein examines the mutual influence of European and non-European artists. Then, through a ...

Cultures et Religions

Autor: Rafael Barracuda

Número de Páginas: 439

Ce livre traite des cultures, des religions et de leur éthique dans le monde, de leur développement et de leur transition vers un monde de plus en plus uni. Toutes sortes d'aspects des différentes cultures sont décrits : La différence entre race et culture, les sous-cultures modernes comme par exemple les Ghotics, et les cultures d'immigration en Europe, en particulier les cultures musulmanes. En outre, un chapitre est consacré aux questions paranormales examinées d'un point de vue scientifique. Il décrit également la numérologie occidentale, hindoue et chinoise et le Yi King. Un chapitre est consacré aux fondements du judaïsme, du christianisme, de l'islam et d'autres religions. Un chapitre spécial décrit les cultures ethniques traditionnelles de divers peuples indiens et africains, ainsi que les mythes de l'Égypte ancienne, l'épopée de Gilgamesh, l'épopée du roi Gesar, du Tibet et de la Mongolie, les mythes de la Corée et d'autres peuples... Par exemple, une description du Livre des Géants est incluse, jetant un nouvel éclairage sur la Genèse, qui contient un avertissement pour l'avenir. L'auteur décrit ensuite une règle de vie et une philosophie...

How Local Art Made Australia’s National Capital

Autor: Anni Doyle Wawrzyńczak

Número de Páginas: 311

Canberra’s dual status as national capital and local city dramatically affected the rise of a unique contemporary arts scene. This complex story, informed by rich archival material and interviews, details the triumph of local arts practice and community over the insistent cultural nation-building of Australia’s capital. It exposes local arts as a vital force in Canberra’s development and uncovers the influence of women in the growth of its visual arts culture. A broad illumination of the city-wide development of arts and culture from the 1920s to 2001 is combined with the story of Bitumen River Gallery and its successor Canberra Contemporary Art Space from 1978 to 2001. This history traces the growth of the arts from a community-led endeavour, through a period of responses to social and cultural needs, and ultimately to a humanising local practice that transcended national and international boundaries.

World Art

Autor: Ben Burt

Número de Páginas: 268

What do we mean by 'art'? As a category of objects, the concept belongs to a Western cultural tradition, originally European and now increasingly global, but how useful is it for understanding other traditions? To understand art as a universal human value, we need to look at how the concept was constructed in order to reconstruct it through an understanding of the wider world. Western art values have a pervasive influence upon non-Western cultures and upon Western attitudes to them. This innovative yet accessible new text explores the ways theories of art developed as Western knowledge of the world expanded through exploration and trade, conquest, colonisation and research into other cultures, present and past. It considers the issues arising from the historical relationships which brought diverse artistic traditions together under the influence of Western art values, looking at how art has been used by colonisers and colonised in the causes of collecting and commerce, cultural hegemony and autonomous identities.World Art questions conventional Western assumptions of art from an anthropological perspective which allows comparison between cultures. It treats art as a property of...

Contemporary Aboriginal Art

Autor: Susan Mcculloch

Número de Páginas: 254

Foreword by Margo Neale Preface Introduction to Contemporary Aboriginal Art CENTRAL AND WESTERN DESERT Introduction Papunya Yuendumu Utopia Lajamanu Ernabella Hermannsburg Haasts Bluff THE KIMERBLEY Introduction Warmun Kalumburu Balgo Fitzroy Crossing ARNHEM LAND Introduction Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) Maningrida Ramingining Yirrkala Melville Island Bathurst Island Galiwin'ku (Elcho Island) Ngukurr URBAN AND NEW FORMS OF ART A Buyer's Guide Directory of Art Centres and Art Galleries Recommended Reading Endnotes Sources of Illustrations Index

Aesthetics, Arts, and Politics in a Global World

Autor: Daniel Herwitz

Número de Páginas: 209

A different set of purposes define culture today than those that preoccupied the world in the immediate decades of decolonization. Focusing on art and music in diverse parts of the world, Daniel Herwitz explores a world that has largely shifted from the earlier days of nationalism, decolonization and cultural exclusion, to one of global markets and networks. Using examples from India and Mexico to South Africa, Australia and China, Herwitz argues that the cultural politics and art being produced in these places are now post- postcolonial. Where the postcolonial downplayed formerly Eurocentric forms and celebrated art with national consciousness, the rules for 21st century cultural authenticity are quickly disappearing. Young people think of themselves in relation to global culture rather than nation-¬-building; the project of producing a new and modern art for the incipient and rising postcolonial nation is out of date. By examining the shift in which art accesses the past and the rise of trends such as hitching consumer culture to celebrity forms and branding, Herwitz's original and engaging exploration of contemporary art captures the ways in which art has given way to a new...

Research Handbook on Art and Law

Autor: Jani Mccutcheon , Fiona Mcgaughey

Número de Páginas: 463

Featuring international contributions from leading and emerging scholars, this innovative Research Handbook presents a panoramic view of how law sees visual art, and how visual art sees law. It resists the conventional approach to art and law as inherently dissonant – one a discipline preoccupied with rationality, certainty and objectivity; the other a creative enterprise ensconced in the imaginary and inviting multiple, unique and subjective interpretations. Blending these two distinct disciplines, this unique Research Handbook bridges the gap between art and law.

Thinking about Art

Autor: Susan Hiller

Número de Páginas: 294

'Thinking About Art' documents Susan Hiller's continuing involvement with the critical shifts in cultural paradigms underlying contemporary debates in art practice and theory. The talks, lectures, and conversations gathered together here span twenty years and range from Amsterdam and Glasgow to New York and Valencia.The everyday experience that informs Hiller's art practice is kept fully in mind as she addresses such topics as dreams, the place of theory, gender, cultural pluralism, indigenous aesthetics, video, surrealism, conceptual art, and the history of painting.

Cave

Autor: Ralph Crane , Lisa Fletcher

Número de Páginas: 224

Shortlisted for the Tratman Award 2015 To enter caves is to venture beyond the realm of the everyday. From huge vaulted caverns to impassable, water-filled passages; from the karst topography of Guilin in China to the lava tubes of Hawaii; from tiny remote pilgrimage sites to massive tourism enterprises, caves are places of mystery. Dark spaces that remain largely unexplored, caves are astonishing wonders of nature and habitats for exotic flora and fauna. This book investigates the natural and cultural history of caves and considers the roles caves have played in the human imagination and experience of the natural world. It explores the long history of the human fascination with caves, across countries and continents, examining their dual role as spaces of both wonder and fear. It tells the tales of the adventurers who pioneered the science of caves and those of the explorers and cave-divers still searching for new, unmapped routes deep into the earth. This book explores the lure of the subterranean world by examining caving and cave tourism and by looking to the mythology, literature, and art of caves. This lavishly illustrated book will appeal to general readers and experts...

Addressing Special Educational Needs and Disability in the Curriculum: Art

Autor: Kim Earle , Gill Curry

Número de Páginas: 172

The SEND Code of Practice (2015) reinforced the requirement that all teachers must meet the needs of all learners. This topical book provides practical, tried and tested strategies and resources that will support teachers in making art lessons accessible and interesting for all pupils, including those with special needs. The authors draw on a wealth of experience to share their understanding of special educational needs and disabilities and show how the art teacher can reduce or remove any barriers to learning. Offering strategies that are specific to the context of art teaching, this book will enable teachers to: develop students’ understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of art and design; advance students’ sense of enquiry about visual and tactile experiences; help pupils to realise their creative intentions, through the development of technical competence and manipulative skills; provide opportunities for personal and imaginative enquiry; sample a variety of art and design projects to use in their own lessons; plan the classroom layout and display to enhance learning; successfully train, and fully use the support of, their teaching assistants. An invaluable tool for...

Machine Dreaming and Consciousness

Autor: J. F. Pagel , Philip Kirshtein

Número de Páginas: 232

Machine Dreaming and Consciousness is the first book to discuss the questions raised by the advent of machine dreaming. Artificial intelligence (AI) systems meeting criteria of primary and self-reflexive consciousness are often utilized to extend the human interface, creating waking experiences that resemble the human dream. Surprisingly, AI systems also easily meet all human-based operational criteria for dreaming. These "dreams are far different from anthropomorphic dreaming, including such processes as fuzzy logic, liquid illogic, and integration instability, all processes that may be necessary in both biologic and artificial systems to extend creative capacity. Today, multi-linear AI systems are being built to resemble the structural framework of the human central nervous system. The creation of the biologic framework of dreaming (emotions, associative memories, and visual imagery) is well within our technical capacity. AI dreams potentially portend the further development of consciousness in these systems. This focus on AI dreaming raises even larger questions. In many ways, dreaming defines our humanity. What is humanly special about the states of dreaming? And what are we...

Unity: The Art and Science of Transformational Change

Autor: Erik Phillips-nania

Número de Páginas: 639

Unity is about transformational changes on the horizon that could bring about a "Golden Age" of peace and prosperity, an idea that unites the prophecies of ancient civilizations. Beginning with the new vegan healthcare standard recommended by the largest health insurance company, Unity describes the levels of food consciousness and comprehensive healthcare policy reform. Unity then defines the development of higher consciousness and the art, science, and technology of Enlightenment. Next, the application of these contemplative studies is critical to solving the crisis of civilization: for preventing catastrophic superstorms and implementing the idea of "spiritual geoengineering" to bring about environmental harmony. The final chapter is on the application of higher consciousness to political and social revolution for the renewal of democracy, equality, justice, and peace.

Time, Religion and History

Autor: William Gallois

Número de Páginas: 302

What is time? How does our sense of time lead us to approach the world? How did the peoples of the past view time? This book answers these questions through an investigation of the cultures of time in Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism and the Australian Dreamtime. It argues that our contemporary world is blind as to the significance and complexity of time, preferring to believe that time is natural and unchanging. This is of critical importance to historians since the base matter of their study is time, yet there is almost no theoretical literature on time in history. This book offers the first detailed historiographical study of the centrality of time to human cultures. It sets out the complex ways in which ideas of time developed in the major world religions, and the manner in which such conceptions led people both to live in ways very different to our contemporary world and to make very different kinds of histories. It goes on to argue that modern scientific descriptions of time, such as Einsteins Theory of Relativity, lie much closer to the complex understandings of time in religions such as Christianity than they do to our common-sense notions of time which are centred...

Discovering Australia

Autor: Sarah Cloete Jones

Número de Páginas: 70

Embark on a captivating journey through the diverse landscapes, rich cultures, and unique experiences that define the enchanting continent of Australia. "Discovering Australia: A Traveler's Guide" invites you to explore the extraordinary tapestry of this vast and vibrant land, providing an expertly crafted companion for both first-time visitors and seasoned travelers seeking new adventures. From the iconic skylines of Sydney to the ancient wonders of the Great Barrier Reef, the red-earthed landscapes of the Outback to the urban elegance of Melbourne, this comprehensive guide unravels the layers of Australia's allure. Expertly written with a tone that combines insightful knowledge and the excitement of discovery, each chapter unveils a different facet of Australia's identity. Key Features: In-Depth Exploration: Dive into the heart of Australia with immersive chapters that unfold the secrets of its landscapes, cultures, and culinary delights. Whether you're drawn to the untamed beauty of national parks or the underwater wonders of coral reefs, each section provides a detailed exploration of the diverse regions that make Australia a true mosaic of experiences. Cultural Enrichment:...

Art Therapy, Dreams, and Healing

Autor: Johanne Hamel

Número de Páginas: 145

Art Therapy, Dreams, and Healing: Beyond the Looking Glass synthesizes methods to work with one’s dreams through art therapy and introduces the reader to brief creative methods, Gestalt and Jungian experiential methods, and research on lucid dreaming and dream re-entry. The author provides a unique, clear and concise synthesis of 19 available dreamwork methods to find the message of your dreams, with examples from her own 35 years of psychotherapy practice. Along with a classification of types and functions of dreams, chapters include information such as how to keep a dream journal, how to remember one’s dreams, how to identify 25 different dream types and how to follow your own dreamwork process. This book provides a succinct blend of available dreamwork methods for readers to find the existential message of their dreams and grow from them.

Lucid Dreaming

Autor: Ryan Hurd , Kelly Bulkeley Ph.d.

Número de Páginas: 707

In this fascinating new collection, an all-star team of researchers explores lucid dreaming not only as consciousness during sleep but also as a powerful ability cultivated by artists, scientists, and shamans alike to achieve a variety of purposes and outcomes in the dream. The first set of its kind, Lucid Dreaming: New Perspectives on Consciousness in Sleep provides a comprehensive showcase of the theories, research, and direct experience that serve to illuminate how certain people can maintain conscious awareness while dreaming. The text is organized into two sections, covering science, psychology, and education; and religious traditions, creativity, and culture. Contributors to this two-volume work include top dream experts across the globe—scholars sharing knowledge gained from deep personal explorations and cutting-edge scientific investigations. Topics covered include the neuroscience of lucid dreaming, clinical uses of lucid dreaming in treating trauma, the secret history of lucid dreaming in English philosophy, and spiritual practices of lucid dreaming in Islam, Buddhism, and shamanic traditions. The work also addresses lucid dreaming in movies including The Matrix and...

Rethinking Visual Anthropology

Autor: Marcus Banks , Howard Morphy

Número de Páginas: 324

This text brings together a collection of essays by leading anthropologists, covering an entire range of visual representation and including discussions on the anthropology of art, the study of landscape, and the history of anthropology.

Cave Dwelling Cultures

Autor: Jacob Smith , Ai

Número de Páginas: 149

Cave Dwelling Cultures explores the fascinating world of subterranean settlements, revealing how indigenous groups adapted and thrived in cave environments. This book examines the unique interaction between humanity and the geological world, highlighting the resourcefulness required for survival, and challenging conventional narratives of human development that often overlook these less visible societies. From the Yucatan Maya's use of caves for habitation and ritual to the Aboriginal Australian cave paintings that reveal deep spiritual connections and ancestral stories, the book unearths compelling evidence of human ingenuity. The book synthesizes findings from archaeology, anthropology, and geology, providing a holistic picture of life within caves. It begins by establishing the significance of cave dwelling in human history and then delves into specific case studies, also including the San people of South Africa and their use of caves for shelter and artistic expression. These diverse cultures showcase common threads of adaptation, innovation, and resilience. The book distinguishes itself through its interdisciplinary approach, offering a nuanced understanding of these...

White Man Dreaming

Autor: F. M. Cipriano

Número de Páginas: 85

The completion of a law degree and job offers from a number of law firms should have been a graduate's crowning achievement; however, Art Costello meets it with indifference. Art broods over his future before deciding to take a couple of gap years. Once committed to pursue other endeavours, he becomes hopeful that he may discover some meaning to his life. But he doesn't anticipate that it would he lead him to evaluate his very existence. Art gains knowledge about a people considered to have the oldest continuous culture on the planet, to have the world's longest living art tradition, and who remain true to their spiritual beliefs, since the time of creation, through their enduring connection to each other, to nature and to all living things. And yet these very people have been subjected to the most atrocious injustices ever perpetrated against human beings. Art learns a great deal from them, but the greatest lesson he learns is that of survival. These are the indigenous peoples of Australia.

Cosmopolitan Aesthetics

Autor: Daniel Herwitz

Número de Páginas: 233

New arts created in the context of new social realities are impacting our traditional ideas about aesthetics. Art, art markets and aesthetics now interact in ways that demand new forms of thought and revision of old. Cosmopolitan Aesthetics presents the first thorough account of the challenges facing aesthetics today in the light of globalization, introducing the history that underpins them. This is an ideal starting point for anyone looking to better understand 21st century art and aesthetics. Beginning with globalization and the nature of global art markets today, Daniel Herwitz offers new insight into postcolonial aesthetics, colonial legacies, cultural property, the problems of global communication and aesthetic diversity, and the uneasy connection between aesthetics and politics, before providing a crucial grounding in 18th and 19th century aesthetics, with discussion of the three great modern aestheticians David Hume, Immanuel Kant and G.W.F. Hegel.

Burning Runes

Autor: Luna Clear

Número de Páginas: 165

What if the symbols etched into ancient stones and inked onto fragile parchments held the keys to understanding not only the past, but also the very nature of belief itself? *Burning Runes* delves into the captivating world of magical inscriptions, ancient symbols, and mystical scripts, exploring their profound influence on shaping religious beliefs, historical events, and prophetic traditions across diverse cultures. This exploration is vital because understanding these symbolic systems provides unparalleled insight into the cognitive frameworks and spiritual aspirations of past societies. Our investigation focuses on three central themes: the origins and evolution of specific symbolic languages, the interplay between these symbols and the development of religious doctrines, and the role of magical scripts in shaping historical realities. The book examines how symbols, initially conceived as practical tools for communication, gradually acquired layers of sacred and esoteric meaning, becoming integral to religious practices and prophetic pronouncements. To fully appreciate the significance of these symbols, a foundational understanding of ancient history, comparative religion, and ...

The Global Compendium of Regional Dolls

Autor: Pasquale De Marco

Número de Páginas: 161

In this comprehensive and captivating volume, we present "The Global Compendium of Regional Dolls," an extraordinary literary journey that unveils the captivating world of dolls from every corner of the globe. This meticulously crafted compendium invites you to discover the rich cultural heritage, artistic expressions, and symbolic meanings embedded in these beloved companions. As you delve into these pages, you will encounter a diverse array of dolls, each with a unique story to tell. From the intricately carved masks of African tribal dolls to the delicate porcelain faces of French fashion dolls, every doll serves as a testament to the creativity and artistry of its region. But beyond their aesthetic appeal, dolls have also played a significant role in education and development. As cherished playthings, they foster imagination, nurture social skills, and encourage emotional expression. In the hands of skilled puppeteers, dolls transform into captivating performers, enchanting audiences with their grace and storytelling prowess. The realm of art and collectibles has also embraced the allure of dolls. Renowned artists create one-of-a-kind masterpieces that showcase exceptional...

The Figured Landscapes of Rock-Art

Autor: George Nash , Christopher Chippindale

Número de Páginas: 424

A companion to The Archaeology of Rock-Art (Cambridge 1998), this new collection edited by Christopher Chippindale and George Nash addresses the most important component around the rock-art panel - its landscape. The Figured Landscapes of Rock-Art draws together the work of many well-known scholars from key regions of the world for rock-art and for rock-art research. It provides a unique, broad and varied insight into the arrangement, location, and structure of rock-art and its place within the landscapes of ancient worlds as ancient people experienced them. Packed with illustrations, as befits a book about images, The Figured Landscapes of Rock-Art offers a visual as well as a literary key to the understanding of this most lovely and alluring of archaeological traces.

Ainslie Roberts and the Dreamtime

Autor: Charles E. Hulley

Número de Páginas: 152

Biography of Ainslie Roberts; art; mythology.

Arts, Religion, and the Environment

Autor: Sigurd Bergmann , Forrest J. Clingerman

Número de Páginas: 232

Humans have been described as “meaning-making animals.” At the threshold of the Anthropocene, how might humans artistically envision their place in the world? Do humans possess cultural tools, which will allow us to imagine new possibilities and relationships with the natural environment at a time when our material surroundings are under siege? Exploring Nature’s Texture looks at the imaginative possibilities of using the visual arts to address the breakdown of the human relationship with the environment. Bringing together contributions from artists, theologians, anthropologists and philosophers, it investigates the arts as a bridge between culture and nature, as well as between the human and more-than-human world. Contributors: Whitney A. Bauman, Sigurd Bergmann, Forrest Clingerman, Timothy M. Collins, J. Sage Elwell, Reiko Goto, Arto Haapala, Tim Ingold, Karolina Sobecka, George Steinmann

Italy and Australia

Autor: Gabriele Abbondanza , Simone Battiston

Número de Páginas: 292

This book offers a novel and comprehensive reappraisal of current relations between Italy and Australia. For the first time, it expands the scope of analysis by encompassing and critically reviewing research avenues that have been understudied so far. In order to pursue this objective, it provides innovative analyses on bilateral history, reciprocal migration, socio-cultural ties, international relations and trade, comparative politics, and scientific cooperation. By adopting a multidisciplinary approach, this book makes a significant contribution to multiple disciplinary literatures, benefitting social science scholars, policymakers, and professionals working in a number of fields. Mindful of the wide scope and multidisciplinary nature of this innovative research, the editors oversee a careful balance of different theories, methodologies, sources, and data, in accordance with the conventions of each discipline employed in this volume. As a result, this book encourages a broader and more nuanced understanding of Italian-Australian relations in the 21st century.

Dream Science

Autor: J. F. Pagel

Número de Páginas: 244

Dreaming is the cognitive state uniquely experienced by humans and integral to our creativity, the survival characteristic that allows for the rapid change and innovation that defines our species and provides the basis for our art, philosophy, science, and humanity. Yet there is little empiric or scientific evidence supporting the generally accepted dream-based theories of neuroconsciousness. Dream Science examines the cognitive science of dreaming and offers an evidence-based view of the phenomenon. Today, such evidence-based breakthroughs in the field of dream science are altering our understanding of consciousness. Different forms of dreaming consciousness occur throughout sleep, and dreamlike states extend into wake. Each dream state is developed on a framework of memories, emotions, representational images, and electrophysiology, amenable to studies utilizing emerging and evolving technology. Dream Science discusses basic insights into the scientific study of dreaming, including the limits to traditional Freudian-based dream theory and the more modern evidence-based science. It also includes coverage of the processes of memory and parasomnias, the sleep-disturbance diagnoses...