- Table View
- List View
Killing Children in British Fiction: Thatcherism to Brexit
by Dominic DeanThis book stems from a simple yet disturbing observation: contemporary British fiction is full of children killing or being killed. Thoughtfully considering novels and films, alongside actual murder cases and moral panics, Dominic Dean develops this insight into a complex account of British cultural history, from the Thatcher to Brexit eras. Killing Children in British Fiction argues that the figure of the child provides means for negotiating, and hence for understanding, recent crises in Britain and their intersections with broader transnational conflicts. The book explores works from major British authors such as Kazuo Ishiguro, Ian McEwan, Doris Lessing, Sarah Waters, Alan Hollinghurst, and Peter Ackroyd; emerging writers such as David Szalay and Melissa Harrison; and filmmakers, including Stanley Kubrick, Nicholas Roeg, Robin Hardy, Derek Jarman, and Remi Weekes. Bridging and often challenging existing scholarship in childhood studies, literary studies, psychoanalysis, and critical and queer theory, Dean shows how the child, at once materially present and representative of an insecure future, can provoke relentless fantasies, fears, and, most troublingly, acts of real violence by adults.
Killing Hercules: Deianira and the Politics of Domestic Violence, from Sophocles to the War on Terror
by Richard RowlandThis book offers an entirely new reception history of the myth of Hercules and his wife/killer Deianira. The book poses, and attempts to answer, two important and related questions. First, why have artists across two millennia felt compelled to revisit this particular myth to express anxieties about violence at both a global and domestic level? Secondly, from the moment that Sophocles disrupted a myth about the definitive exemplar of masculinity and martial prowess and turned it into a story about domestic abuse, through to a 2014 production of Handel’s Hercules that was set in the context of the ‘war on terror’, the reception history of this myth has been one of discontinuity and conflict; how and why does each culture reinvent this narrative to address its own concerns and discontents, and how does each generation speak to, qualify or annihilate the certainties of its predecessors in order to understand, contain or exonerate the aggression with which their governors – of state and of the household – so often enforce their authority, and the violence to which their nations, and their homes, are perennially vulnerable?
Killingly Revisited
by Natalie L. CoolidgeIn the first volume, Killingly revealed the initial manufacturing emphasis in the town's villages. Killingly Revisited illustrates how the town survived after losing most of the textile industry, as it moved South, by actively seeking diversified commercial businesses. Within these pages, the town's fascinating past is displayed as newly acquired vintage views are coupled with information recently uncovered from the Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society's newspaper archives and other reference materials. In celebration of 300 years asan incorporated Connecticut town, the society is sharing photographs of Killingly's mills, businesses, buildings, churches, schools, andcemeteries. There have been losses from devastating fires that changed the face of Main Street. New streets and roads were added as modes of transportation changed. There are also new views of citizens at work and play.
Kim Ki-duk (Contemporary Film Directors)
by Hye Seung ChungThis study investigates the controversial motion pictures written and directed by the independent filmmaker Kim Ki-duk, one of the most acclaimed Korean auteurs in the English-speaking world. Propelled by underdog protagonists who can only communicate through shared corporeal pain and extreme violence, Kim's graphic films have been classified by Western audiences as belonging to sensationalist East Asian "extreme" cinema, and Kim has been labeled a "psychopath" and "misogynist" in South Korea. Drawing upon both Korean-language and English-language sources, Hye Seung Chung challenges these misunderstandings, recuperating Kim's oeuvre as a therapeutic, yet brutal cinema of Nietzschean ressentiment (political anger and resentment deriving from subordination and oppression). Chung argues that the power of Kim's cinema lies precisely in its ability to capture, channel, and convey the raw emotions of protagonists who live on the bottom rungs of Korean society. She provides historical and postcolonial readings of victimization and violence in Kim's cinema, which tackles such socially relevant topics as national division in Wild Animals and The Coast Guard and U.S. military occupation in Address Unknown. She also explores the religious and spiritual themes in Kim's most recent works, which suggest possibilities of reconciliation and transcendence.
Kim Newman's Video Dungeon
by Kim NewmanRipped from the pages of Empire magazine, the first collection of film critic, film historian and novelist Kim Newman’s reviews of the best and worst B movies. Some of the cheapest, trashiest, goriest and, occasionally, unexpectedly good films from the past 25 years are here, torn apart and stitched back together again in Kim’s unique style. Everything you want to know about DTV hell is here. Enter if you dare.
Kim Schaefer's Calendar Quilts: 12 Months of Fun, Fusible Projects
by Kim SchaeferCreate 12 seasonal wall quilts to hang in your home throughout the year with these projects from the bestselling author of Cozy Modern Quilts.These charming wall quilts are quick and easy to make for yourself and more for gifts. Transferring appliqué designs is a snap with this handy package of full-size patterns. Signature colors and motifs from best-selling author, Kim Schaefer. Darling images combine piecing and fusible appliqué. Start a family tradition that you'll enjoy all year 'round by making these adorable wall quilts. Hang a new one in your home each month! Smile with your cheery snowman in the winter, laugh at the mischievous ants crawling through your summer picnic, and get your apple ready for the teacher in the fall.
Kim Schaefer's Calendar Runners: 12 Appliqué Projects with Bonus Place Mat & Napkin Designs
by Kim SchaeferSet a festive table all year round with 12 seasonal table runner, placemat, and napkin patterns, by the bestselling author of Bright & Cozy Modern Quilts. These charming table decorations are so quick and easy to make, you’ll want to show off a different one for every month of the year. Calendar runners make great gifts too, for housewarmings, holidays, and other occasions. Pattern pack includes full-size patterns and instruction booklet. Fast fusible appliqué means you can dress up your table in no time. Complement your table décor with Kim Schaefer’s coordinating Calendar Quilts wall hangings.
Kim Schaefer's Skinny Quilts: 15 Bed Runners, Table Toppers & Wallhangings
by Kim SchaeferMake the most of narrow spaces with these 15 quilting projects that use appliqué and piecing techniques, by the author of Quilts from Textured Solids.Skinny quilts put the spotlight on narrow spaces with surprising splashes of color and personality. These quick projects are a great way to bring your scrap stash to life and accent a tabletop or other slice of space with pizazz. Bestselling author Kim Schaefer’s latest book features fifteen fun projects, using both applique and piecing techniques in a variety of color palettes and styles. Easy to do and perfect for last minute gifts and décor.
Kim Schaefer's Wool Appliqué Calendar Quilts: 12 Months of Fast, Fun & Fusible Projects
by Kim SchaeferEnjoy wool appliqué all year long with the 12 whimsical quilt projects in this sequel to Kim Schaefer’s Calendar Quilts.Start a family tradition by hanging a new mini quilt in your home each month! Twelve seasonal wall quilts—one for each month of the year—are perfect for quick projects, gifts, scrap-busting, and block-of-the-month clubs. Cheerful motifs in Kim’s signature style come with full-size appliqué patterns. Each block in this pattern pack measures 10 1/2” x 18 1/2”.Includes links to printable, full-size patterns
Kim Schaefer’s Calendar Candle Mats: Appliqué 12 Months of Fast, Fun & Fusible Wool Projects
by Kim SchaeferSew quick wool appliqué gifts and home decor In the tradition of best-selling author Kim Schaefer’s Calendar Quilts comes the perfect pattern pack for lovers of easy wool appliqué. Sew 12 darling candle mats to celebrate every month of the year! Finishing at just 9 inches across, these mini table mats can be used for holiday table settings to welcome each season. From Jack o’ lanterns and Easter bunnies to Christmas trees and conversation hearts appliqued on scallop-edged wool felt, the calendar can’t get any cuter! Start a family tradition you can enjoy year-round with quick-sew projects that are perfectly suited to block of the month classes and project kits. With fast fusible appliqué and wool embroidery, you can make one or make them all! Sew adorable! Make 12 wool appliqué candle mats for year-round enjoyment Combine fusible appliqué and wool embroidery for quick, heartfelt gifts Best-selling author Kim Schaefer’s motifs are perfectly suited to classes and kits
Kinaesthesia and Visual Self-Reflection in Contemporary Dance (Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance)
by Shantel EhrenbergKinaesthesia and Visual Self-reflection in Contemporary Dance features interviews with UK-based professional-level contemporary, ballet, hip hop, and breaking dancers and cross-disciplinary explication of kinaesthesia and visual self-reflection discourses. Expanding on the concept of a ‘kinaesthetic mode of attention’ leads to discussion of some of the key values and practices which nurture and develop this mode in contemporary dance. Zooming in on entanglements with video self-images in dance practice provides further insights regarding kinaesthesia’s historicised polarisation with the visual. It thus provides opportunities to dwell on and reconsider reflections, opening up to a set of playful yet disruptive diffractions inherent in the process of becoming a contemporary dancer, particularly amongst an increasingly complex landscape of visual and theoretical technologies.
Kinaesthetic Empathy, Ethics and Care: A Phenomenology of Dance
by Christine LeroyKinaesthetic Empathy, Ethics and Care develops a philosophy of dance that highlights the psychological, aesthetic and ethical significance of dancer-viewer interaction in the moment of performance.Leroy draws on phenomenology, psychoanalysis, dance studies and care ethics to analyse kinaesthetic empathy as a form of intersubjective performance. She shows how, in the contagion or interweaving between corporealities of dancer and viewer, each party supports or upholds the other in a process of mutual care. Dance movement involves a play with gravity which alleviates the weight of repressed desire and redefines the contours of the body-image, facilitating psychological self-repair. Through projection into the body of another, we can develop our independence and autonomy as subjects, even in the midst of relational being. Richly illustrated with theatre dance examples, Leroy’s argument develops a corporeal basis for ethics and reveals how a return to the moving body through dance helps lay the foundations for a more humane society.This book will interest philosophers, dance researchers, care ethicists and care practitioners, as well as advanced students in these fields and general readers curious about the aesthetic and ethical potency of theatre dance.
Kinaesthetic Knowing: Aesthetics, Epistemology, Modern Design
by Zeynep Çelik AlexanderIs all knowledge the product of thought? Or can the physical interactions of the body with the world produce reliable knowledge? In late-nineteenth-century Europe, scientists, artists, and other intellectuals theorized the latter as a new way of knowing, which Zeynep Çelik Alexander here dubs “kinaesthetic knowing.” In this book, Alexander offers the first major intellectual history of kinaesthetic knowing and its influence on the formation of modern art and architecture and especially modern design education. Focusing in particular on Germany and tracing the story up to the start of World War II, Alexander reveals the tension between intellectual meditation and immediate experience to be at the heart of the modern discourse of aesthetics, playing a major part in the artistic and teaching practices of numerous key figures of the period, including Heinrich Wölfflin, Hermann Obrist, August Endell, László Moholy-Nagy, and many others. Ultimately, she shows, kinaesthetic knowing did not become the foundation of the human sciences, as some of its advocates had hoped, but it did lay the groundwork—at such institutions as the Bauhaus—for modern art and architecture in the twentieth century.
Kind is the New Classy: The Power of Living Graciously
by Candace Cameron Bure Ami McConnellIn today's culture of outrage, how can you stand your ground with grace? Join bestselling author and actress Candace Cameron Bure as she reveals the countercultural thought patterns and practices that have enabled her to stay centered in who she is while practicing radical graciousness toward others.As a woman in today's world, you know what it's like to feel pressure on all sides from clashing cultural expectations. How can you stay true to who God has uniquely created you to be in the face of the script you've been given? What's more, how can you stand your ground with grace?The classy confidence you know and love--whether it's on the set of Full House, Fuller House, Dancing with the Stars, The View, or your favorite Hallmark movies--is no act. But it hasn't come easily. Candace's secret? Kindness. It's timeless, unexpected, and even countercultural--and best of all, it never goes out of style.Whether you're navigating major life choices, questions of calling and career, relationships, or personal goals, this book will show you how to:Keep your cool under pressureRespond to criticism with graceStay grounded but still go places in lifeStay true to who you are despite the expectations of othersStay centered in what ultimately matters the mostLet this book help you say goodbye to society's "shoulds" and find a new way to shine.Praise for Kind Is the New Classy:"Candace has always been the epitome of kind and classy. We need more grace-filled women like her in this world."--Kathie Lee Gifford, New York Times bestselling author and former cohost of the TODAY show"No one ever killed anyone with kindness--only the dark is killed by kindness. The rest of us are resurrected by it. Read with joy: you are holding a kind of resurrection in your hands."--Ann Voskamp, bestselling author, The Broken Way and One Thousand Gifts
Kind of a Big Deal: How Anchorman Stayed Classy and Became the Most Iconic Comedy of the Twenty-First Century
by Saul AusterlitzFrom the author of Generation Friends, featuring brand-new interviews with Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, a surprising, incisive, and often hilarious book about the film that changed comedy, Anchorman. It&’s been nearly twenty years since Ron Burgundy burst into movie fans&’ lives, reminding San Diego to &“stay classy&” while lampooning a time gone by—although maybe not as far gone as we might think? In Kind of a Big Deal, comedy historian Saul Austerlitz tells the history of how Anchorman was developed, written, and cast, and how it launched the careers of future superstars like Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, and Paul Rudd, also setting the stage for a whole decade of comedy to come and influencing films like The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Talladega Nights, Knocked Up, Superbad, and so many more. But Kind of a Big Deal isn&’t only a celebration of Anchorman—it&’s also a cultural analysis of the film&’s significance as a sly commentary on feminism, the media, fragile masculinity, 1970s nostalgia, and more. Featuring brand-new interviews with stars such as Will Ferrell, director Adam McKay, and other key players, the book includes insider commentary alongside updated pop-culture analysis. And it also shares surprising stories and facts: from the film&’s original conception as a plane crash/cannibal comedy mashup to the surprising, real-life newscaster who inspired the character of Veronica. Overall, this is a celebration of a movie that millions love—but it&’s also an unsparing look back at what has and hasn&’t changed, since the 1970s and since 2004. Perfect for fans of the film and anyone who cares about comedy today, Kind of a Big Deal proves that the movie was, and is, exactly that.
Kindergarten Architecture
by Mark DudekThis fully illustrated guide to the planning and design of pre-school facilities for children is supported by a broad range of case studies, drawn from around the world. Both new buildings and adapted premises are covered. Essays on social development and childcare put the projects in context. Based on extensive research, Kindergarten Architecture offers the designer a unique survey of the best designs in kindergarten architecture. Two new kindergarten buildings are added to the case study section and the author provides guidance on the practical implications of recent changes to pre-school education. Contains two new case studies, 1. Corning Child Development Centre, New York and 2. Bornehaven De Fire Arstider, Copenhagen.
Kinderzeichnungen in der qualitativen Forschung: Herangehensweisen, Potenziale, Grenzen
by Mirja Kekeritz Melanie KubandtZiel des Sammelbandes ist es, den Gegenstand Kinderzeichnung im Rahmen der qualitativen Forschung stärker zu konturieren, die Spezifik und Eigenständigkeit der Datensorte Kinderzeichnung und deren empirischen Mehrwert an exemplarischen Forschungsprojekten aufzuzeigen und darüber hinaus mögliche Analyse- und Interpretationswege darzulegen.Im Band erfolgt sowohl eine Systematisierung unterschiedlichster erkenntnistheoretischer Perspektiven als auch ein Überblick über vielfältige methodische Zugänge zu Kinderzeichnungen. Auf diese Weise entsteht dahingehend eine interdisziplinäre Gesamtschau, wie und in welchen Kontexten (u.a. in der Erziehungswissenschaft, Sozialwissenschaft, Kindheitsforschung, Fachdidaktik) Kinderzeichnungen zum Gegenstand werden und welchen Potenzialen und (erkenntnistheoretischen) Grenzen hierbei begegnet wird.
Kindness Rocks Journal: An Interactive Space to Work Through Difficult Times and Create Inspiring Messages to Share with Others
by Megan Murphy#1 New Release in Rocks & Minerals — The Kindness Rocks Project, in Journal FormFans of Start with Gratitude, The Kindness Challenge and the Chicken Soup for the Soul books will love the Kindness Rocks Journal.A rock for each kindness: It all started with a single stone on a beach in Cape Cod and now spans the globe. The Kindness Rocks Project, founded by Megan Murphy, author of A Pebble for Your Thoughts, is based on the profound truth that one kind message at the right moment can change someone’s day, their outlook, and their whole life. This rock painting project has become an international grassroots movement! The messages on these positivity pebbles take many forms: gratitude, affirmations, encouragement, offers of hope—all signposts along the way for someone to find at exactly the right time.A Kindness and Gratitude Journal: Now more than ever, people are longing for kindness and connection. During these uncertain times, daily news reports focus on disturbing events of terrorism, gun violence, senseless murders, and political bickering. We are bombarded with images that evoke fear and hostility. The Kindness Rocks Journal provides a space to create a positive counteraction to all this negativity.Learn to be kinder to yourself and others: Sometimes, all it takes is just one simple positive message to change your perspective, and that is what this interactive writing journal aims to help you do.In the Kindness Rocks Journal, you will have space to:Respond to helpful journal prompts, affirmations, and quotesGrow through hard times with kindness and joyLearn how to paint an inspirational Kindness Rock and share it with others
Kindness and Wonder: Why Mister Rogers Matters Now More Than Ever
by Gavin EdwardsNew York Times–bestselling Author: “A crisply told biography” of Fred Rogers that “vibrantly captures [his] spirit and wisdom.” —Publishers WeeklyFor more than thirty years, Fred Rogers was a beloved fixture in American homes. Warm and welcoming, he spoke directly to children—and their parents—about the marvels of the world, the things that worried them, and above all, the importance of being themselves. Dressed in his cardigan and sneakers, the creator and host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood offered a wholesome message of generosity and love that changed the landscape of television and shaped a generation of children. Kindness and Wonder pays tribute to this cultural icon: the unique, gentle man who embodied the best of what we could be.Looking back at the history of the show and the visionary behind it, Gavin Edwards reminds us of the indelible lessons and insights that Mister Rogers conveyed—what it means to be a good person, to be open-hearted, to be thoughtful, to be curious, to be compassionate—and why they matter. Infused with Mister Rogers’ gentle spirit, and featuring dozens of interviews with people whose lives were touched by Fred Rogers—ranging from Rita Moreno to NFL Hall of Famer Lynn Swann—Kindness and Wonder is a love letter to this unforgettable cultural hero and role model, and the beautiful neighborhood he created.“Fred Rogers is the closest thing we have to a secular American saint . . . This book pays tribute to the man who helped raise so many of us and argues the case that his wisdom is more essential than ever.” —USA Today
Kinect Hacks: Tips & Tools for Motion and Pattern Detection
by Jared St. JeanCreate your own innovative applications in computer vision, game design, music, robotics, and other areas by taking full advantage of Kinect’s extensive interactive, multi-media platform. With this book, you get a step-by-step walkthrough of the best techniques and tools to come out of the OpenKinect project, the largest and most active Kinect hacking community.Learn dozens of hacks for building interfaces that respond to body movements, gestures, and voice, using open source toolkits such as openFrameworks, the Processing IDE, and OpenKinect driver library. Whether you’re an artist, designer, researcher, or hobbyist, this book will give you a running start with Kinect.Set up a development environment in Windows 7, Mac OSX, or UbuntuBuild special effects apps with tools such as Synapse and CinderCreate gestural interfaces to integrate and control digital music componentsCapture the realistic motions of a 3D model with NI mate, Blender, and AnimataDesign gesture-based games with the ZigFu SDKRecreate the dimensions of any room in realtime, using RGBDemoUse gestures to navigate robots and control PC interfaces
Kinect in Motion – Audio and Visual Tracking by Example
by Massimo Fascinari Clemente GiorioThe book includes a series of step-by-step illustrated tutorials supported by detailed explanations for building a multimodal user interface based on Kinect for Windows.Kinect in Motion - Audio and Visual Tracking by Example is great for developers new to the Kinect for Windows SDK, and who are looking to get a good grounding in how to master video and audio tracking. It's assumed that you have some experience in C# and XAML already.
Kinesthetic Spectatorship in the Theatre: Phenomenology, Cognition, Movement (Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance)
by Stanton B. Garner Jr.This book is about the centrality of movement, movement perception, and kinesthetic experience to theatrical spectatorship. Drawing upon phenomenological accounts of movement experience and the insights of cognitive science, neuroscience, acting theory, dance theory, philosophy of mind, and linguistics, it considers how we inhabit the movements of others and how these movements inhabit us. Individual chapters explore the dynamics of movement and animation, action and intentionality, kinesthetic resonance (or mirroring), language, speech, and empathy. In one of its most important contributions to the study of theatre, performance, and spectatorship, this book foregrounds otherness, divergence, and disability in its account of movement perception. The discussions of this and other issues are accompanied by detailed analysis of theatre, puppetry, and dance performances.
Kinetic Atmospheres: Performance and Immersion
by Johannes BirringerThis book offers a sustained and deeply experiential pragmatic study of performance environments, here defined at unstable, emerging, and multisensational atmospheres, open to interactions and travels in augmented virtualities. Birringer’s writings challenge common assumptions about embodiment and the digital, exploring and refining artistic research into physical movement behavior, gesture, sensing perception, cognition, and trans-sensory hallucination. If landscapes are autobiographical, and atmospheres prompt us to enter blurred lines of a "forest knowledge," where light, shade, and darkness entangle us in foraging mediations of contaminated diversity, then such sensitization to elemental environments requires a focus on processual interaction. Provocative chapters probe various types of performance scenarios and immersive architectures of the real and the virtual. They break new ground in analyzing an extended choreographic – the building of hypersensorial scenographies that include a range of materialities as well as bodily and metabodily presences. Foregrounding his notion of kinetic atmospheres, the author intimates a technosomatic theory of dance, performance, and ritual processes, while engaging in a vivid cross-cultural dialogue with some of the leading digital and theatrical artists worldwide. This poetic meditation will be of great interest to students and scholars in theatre, performing arts as well as media arts practitioners, composers, programmers, and designers.
Kinfolk Islands (Kinfolk Adventures)
by John Burns&“Wanderlust inspiration.&”—GQ, The Best Gifts for Coworkers Join Kinfolk on a journey off the beaten track, to islands big and small, in this collection of eighteen new travel stories. Whether it&’s a tour of the otherworldly landscape of Socotra in Yemen or a hike into the old growth of a Japanese forest on Yakushima, each slow travel itinerary invites you to set sail at a pace that allows for true discovery and immersion. Filled with ideas and inspiration for where to escape, explore and unwind, Kinfolk Islands is full of vibrant photography, practical guidance and thoughtful reflections on why the idea of an island embodies so many of our travel fantasies. There are the charms of urban islands, including Montréal&’s beloved Mile End neighborhood. Truly unexpected destinations, like Hormuz, off the coast of Iran, with its psychedelic scenery and bohemian spirit. Italy&’s sun-soaked Ponza, perfect for languid afternoons. And of course some of the world&’s most beautiful beaches, from jungle-fringed Caribbean sands to rugged and remote Nordic shores. Believing that travel is as much a state of mind as an action or itinerary, Kinfolk celebrates a way of exploring our world that not only fosters thoughtful perspectives on the places we visit but also deepens our relationship with home once the journey is over.
Kinfolk Journeys
by John BurnsAn unforgettable journey to breathtaking destinations around the world. Venture beyond the familiar with Kinfolk Journeys, a celebration of inspiring and sustainable ways to travel slower and see the world anew. Take a subterranean tour of Tashkent, join a local mailman on his delivery route through rural New Zealand or sail the high seas en route to Antarctica—these stories will transform the way you travel, no matter the locale or distance. Kinfolk Journeys is filled with ideas for day trips, weekend breaks and grander adventures that center around slower modes of transport—road, rail, sea and trail—and encourage us to be our own guides along the way. Featuring lush photography, practical advice and thoughtful reflections on responsible travel, the eighteen stories in this collection take us to some of the world&’s most extraordinary landscapes, from Namibia&’s daring and desolate coastline to the most remote reaches of Australia. Guided by the belief that travel is as much a state of mind as an action or itinerary, Kinfolk Journeys is about exploring our world in a way that not only fosters thoughtful perspectives on the places we visit but also deepens our relationship with home once the journey is over.