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This book introduces debates about definitions of disability and explores intersectional approaches to disability and gender, race, class, sexuality and ethnicity. Divided broadly into sections according to literary genre, this is an important resource for those interested in exploring the field of literature and disability studies

The Routledge Companion to Performance Philosophy is a volume of especially commissioned critical essays, conversations, collaborative, creative and performative writing mapping the key contexts, debates, methods, discourses and practices in this developing field.

This approachable and authoritative guide to the cosmos includes topics such as Black Hole; Doppler Effect; Heat Death of the Universe; Life in the Universe; Quantum Field Theory; Supernova; and much more.

Exploring ideas from a diverse range of disciplines through a series of 11 critical essays and a dictionary of key names and terms, this book examines some of the most complex and fundamental theories in modern scholarship.

Exploring ideas from a diverse range of disciplines through a series of 11 critical essays and a dictionary of key names and terms, this book examines some of the most complex and fundamental theories in modern scholarship.

3rd edition. Includes 19 detailed essays on major themes and topics, and an A-Z of key terms and concepts.

This fully revised third edition of The Routledge Companion to Postmodernism provides the ideal introduction to postmodernist thought. Featuring contributions from a cast of international scholars, the Companion contains 19 detailed essays on major themes and topics along with an A-Z of key terms and concepts. As well as revised essays on philosophy, politics, literature, and more, the first section now contains brand new essays on critical theory, business, gender and the performing arts. The concepts section, too, has been enhanced with new topics ranging from hypermedia to global warming. Students interested in any aspect of postmodernism will continue to find this an indispensable resource.

Have you ever noticed an accent or puzzled over a dialect phrase? With an A-Z glossary of key terms and concepts, directions for further study, and cross-referencing with links to the glossary, this companion is for anyone who is interested in how and why people speak and write with such diversity.

An exploration of children's literature in the various manifestations. It features essay contributions, a timeline, and a glossary of key names and terms.

An exploration of children's literature in the various manifestations. It features essay contributions, a timeline, and a glossary of key names and terms.

A collection of introductory essays by an international range of contributors giving an insightful overview of classical and contemporary social theory.

A collection of introductory essays by an international range of contributors giving an insightful overview of classical and contemporary social theory.

Providing a comprehensive overview of sociolinguistic methods and areas of investigation, this engaging and practical text covers every issue of major concern in the field.

The ideal introduction to semiotics, containing engaging essays from an impressive range of international leaders in the field. Featuring an extended glossary of key terms and thinkers as well as suggestions for further reading, this is an invaluable reference guide for students of semiotics at all levels.

The ideal introduction to semiotics, containing engaging essays from an impressive range of international leaders in the field. Featuring an extended glossary of key terms and thinkers as well as suggestions for further reading, this is an invaluable reference guide for students of semiotics at all levels.

A guide to the major topics, debates and issues in English Language Studies. Covering a wide range of topics such as globalisation, gender and sexuality and food packaging, it provides critical overviews of: approaches to researching, describing and analysing English; the position of English as a global language; and, the use of English in texts.

A guide to the social, economic and political history of Britain since 1900. Opening with a general introduction and overview of twentieth century Britain, it contains chronologies, facts and figures, introductions to major themes, the historiography of 20th century Britain, biographies of the important figures and a dictionary of key terms.

The only reference work to cover the latest theories in the vital field of global economics, it explores new economic thought from A-Z, and offers full-length survey discussions by the most respected experts in the field.

What is Einstein's theory of relativity? The big bang theory? This authoritative guide to the cosmos offers answers to these and other questions, it features cross-referenced background chapters which provide readers with an introduction to the state of cosmological knowledge.

The dictionary entries cover the major individuals and issues essential to an understanding both of feminism's roots and of the trends that are shaping its future.

An engaging and accessible guide to Russian writing of the past thousand years covering the entire span of Russian literature, from the Middle Ages to the post-Soviet period, and exploring all the forms that have made it so famous.

Digital Humanities has emerged in recent years as a new paradigm within theatre and performance studies. This is the first volume to compile scholarly and best practice knowledge from around the globe, and to address both the history and future of this new field. Contributors examine a range of projects documenting, reconstructing and visualizing theatre and performance practices both past and present; discuss a new methodology for theatre scholarship, and for archiving and preserving works; and consider the impact of the Digital Humanities on higher education in theatre and performance studies.

Introducing students to the history of the great European empires and the cultural legacies created in their wake, this book covers topics such as: the colonial histories of Britain, France, Spain and Portugal; and the diverse postcolonial and diasporic cultural endeavours from Africa, the Americas, Australasia, Europe, and South and East Asia.

Explores the world of Gothic in its myriad forms throughout the mid-eighteenth Century to the internet age. This title includes discussion on: the history of Gothic gothic throughout the English-speaking world; key themes and concepts ranging from hauntings and the uncanny; and, Gothic femininities and queer gothic in the modern world.

Explores the world of Gothic in its myriad forms throughout the mid-eighteenth Century to the internet age. This title includes discussion on: the history of Gothic gothic throughout the English-speaking world; key themes and concepts ranging from hauntings and the uncanny; and, Gothic femininities and queer gothic in the modern world.

Dramaturgy, in its many forms, is a fundamental and indispensable element of contemporary theatre. In its earliest definition, the word itself means a comprehensive theory of "play making." Although it initially grew out of theatre, contemporary dramaturgy has made enormous advances in recent years, and it now permeates all kinds of narrative forms and structures: from opera to performance art; from dance and multimedia to filmmaking and robotics.In our global, mediated context of multinational group collaborations that dissolve traditional divisions of roles as well as unbend previously intransigent rules of time and space, the dramaturg is also the ultimate globalist: intercultural mediator, information and research manager, media content analyst, interdisciplinary negotiator, social media strategist.This collection focuses on contemporary dramaturgical practice, bringing together contributions not only from academics but also from prominent working dramaturgs. The inclusion of both means a strong level of engagement with current issues in dramaturgy, from the impact of social media to the ongoing centrality of interdisciplinary and intermedial processes. The contributions survey the field through eight main lenses: world dramaturgy and global perspective dramaturgy as function, verb and skill dramaturgical leadership and season planning production dramaturgy in translation adaptation and new play development interdisciplinary dramaturgy play analysis in postdramatic and new media dramaturgy social media and audience outreach. Magda Romanska is Visiting Associate Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University, Associate Professor of Theatre and Dramaturgy at Emerson College, and Dramaturg for Boston Lyric Opera. Her books include The Post-Traumatic Theatre of Grotowski and Kantor (2012), Boguslaw Schaeffer: An Anthology (2012), and Comedy: An Anthology of Theory and Criticism (2014).

The Routledge Companion to Puppetry and Material Performance offers a wide ranging perspective on how scholars and artists are currently reevaluating the theoretical, historical, and theatrical significance of performance that embraces the agency of inanimate objects. This book proposes a collaborative, responsive model for broader artistic engagement in and with the material world. Its twenty-eight essays aim to advance the study of the puppet not only as a theatrical object, but also as a vibrant artistic and scholarly discipline.

Brings together essays from some of the leading international scholars on major areas in Translation Studies. This guide offers fresh perspectives on linguistics, context, culture, politics and ethics and contains a range of contributions on the areas such as cognitive theories, technology, interpreting and audiovisual translation.