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First published in 1997, this volume will revolutionise the study
of watercolour painting in Britain. The Royal Watercolour Society
archive constitutes a major academic resource covering two hundred
years of the history of watercolour painting in Britain. The
rediscovery in 1980 of 'the Jenkins Papers', the early records of
the Society, was a major find for the history of British art. The
archives are substantial and remarkably comprehensive. Minutes of
annual general meetings, Council and committees, are all intact;
extraordinarily, the Society's catalogues for its own exhibitions
have also survived, with details of who bought the pictures and for
how much. It contains biographical information on several hundred
artists who practised throughout the United Kingdom from the end of
the eighteenth century to the present day. Prepared by the
archivist to the RWS, Simon Fenwick, this is not just a work of
reference, but an absorbing book to dip into again and again. The
Society of Painters in Water Colours, as it was then titled, was
founded in 1804 to promote the interests of painters using
watercolour and to provide a platform for members to sell their
work. As such, its archives provide an excellent insight into the
evolving debate on the status of the artists and their medium, and
an authoritative account of the way in which watercolour paintings
were sold, distributed and acquired. The substantial introduction
by Greg Smith surveys some of the purposes and practices of
watercolour from 1750 to the present day and highlights key issues,
many yet to be examined, relating to the study of watercolour. His
survey is arranged around a number of topics including the notion
of watercolour as a British art, collecting and display, book
illustration, architectural drawing, map-making and topography,
antiquarian studies, decorative arts, printmaking, portrait
miniatures and drawings, amateur practices and the changing status
of the sketch.
This book explores the fertility and enigma of Erving Goffman's
sociological reasoning and its capacity to shed fresh light on the
fundamental features of human sociality. Thematically arranged, it
brings together the work of leading scholars of Goffman's work to
explore the concepts and themes that define Goffman's analytical
preoccupations, examining the ways these ideas have shaped
significant fields of study and situating Goffman's sociology in
comparison to some eminent thinkers often linked with his name.
Through a series of chapters informed by the same inventive and
imaginative spirit characteristic of Goffman's sociology, the book
presents fresh perspectives on his contribution to the field and
reveals the value of his thought for a variety of disciplines now
increasingly aware of the importance of Goffman's sociology to a
range of social phenomena. A fresh perspective on the legacy of one
of sociology's most important figures, The Routledge International
Handbook of Goffman Studies will appeal to scholars across the
social sciences with interests in interactionist and
micro-sociological perspectives.
The 'other' languages of England - those which originate in South
and East Asia, and Southern and Eastern Europe - are now important
parts of everyday life in urban England. First published in 1985,
this book gives detailed information about which languages are in
widespread use among children and adults, patterns of language use
in different social contexts, the teaching of these community
languages inside and outside of mainstream schools, and the
educational implications of this linguistic diversity for all
children in England. They authors argue that this continued and
widespread bilingualism is a valuable potential resource for both
the speakers and society as a whole.
This title was first published in 2002: Draw ing on extensive
primary research, Greg Smith describes the shifting cultural
identities of the English watercolour, and the English
watercolourist, at the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of
the nineteenth century. His convincing narrative of the conflicts
and alliances that marked the history of the medium and its
practitioners during this period includes careful detail about the
broader artistic context within which watercolours were produced,
acquired and discussed. Smith calls into question many of the
received assumptions about the history of watercolour painting. His
account exposes the unsatisfactory nature of the traditional
narrative of watercolour painting's development into a 'high' art
form, which has tended to offer a celebratory focus on the
innovations and genius of individual practitioners such as Turner
and Girtin, rather than detailing the anxieties and aspirations
that characterized the ambivalent status of the watercolourist. The
Emergence of the Professional Watercolourist is published with the
assistance of the Paul Mellon Foundation.
You probably already have a clear idea of what a 'discussion guide
for students' is: a series of not-very-interesting questions at the
end of a textbook chapter. Instead of triggering thought-provoking
class discussion, all too often these guides are time-consuming and
ineffective. This is not that kind of discussion guide. What Media
Classes Really Want To Discuss focuses on topics that introductory
textbooks generally ignore, although they are prominent in
students' minds. Using approachable prose, this book will give
students a more precise critical language to discuss 'common sense'
phenomena about media. The book acknowledges that students begin
introductory film and television courses thinking they already know
a great deal about the subject. What Media Classes Really Want To
Discuss provides students with a solid starting point for
discussing their assumptions critically and encourages the reader
to argue with the book, furthering the 'discussion' on media in
everyday life and in the classroom.
Decades after his death, the figure of Erving Goffman (1922a
"82) continues to fascinate. Perhaps the best-known sociologist of
the second half of the twentieth century, Goffman was an
unquestionably significant thinker whose reputation extended well
beyond his parent discipline.
A host of concepts irrevocably linked to Goffman's name a " such
as 'presentation of self', 'total institutions', 'stigma',
'impression management' and 'passing' a " are now staples in a wide
range of academic discourses and are slipping into common usage.
Goffman's writings uncover a previously unnoticed pattern and order
in the minutiae of everyday interaction. Readers are often shocked
when they recognize themselves in his shrewd analyses of errors,
awkwardness and common predicaments.
Greg Smith's book traces the emergence of Goffman as a
sociological virtuoso, and offers a compact guide both to his
sociology and to the criticisms and debates it has stimulated.
Decades after his death, the figure of Erving Goffman (1922a
"82) continues to fascinate. Perhaps the best-known sociologist of
the second half of the twentieth century, Goffman was an
unquestionably significant thinker whose reputation extended well
beyond his parent discipline.
A host of concepts irrevocably linked to Goffman's name a " such
as 'presentation of self', 'total institutions', 'stigma',
'impression management' and 'passing' a " are now staples in a wide
range of academic discourses and are slipping into common usage.
Goffman's writings uncover a previously unnoticed pattern and order
in the minutiae of everyday interaction. Readers are often shocked
when they recognize themselves in his shrewd analyses of errors,
awkwardness and common predicaments.
Greg Smith's book traces the emergence of Goffman as a
sociological virtuoso, and offers a compact guide both to his
sociology and to the criticisms and debates it has stimulated.
First published in 1997, this volume will revolutionise the study
of watercolour painting in Britain. The Royal Watercolour Society
archive constitutes a major academic resource covering two hundred
years of the history of watercolour painting in Britain. The
rediscovery in 1980 of 'the Jenkins Papers', the early records of
the Society, was a major find for the history of British art. The
archives are substantial and remarkably comprehensive. Minutes of
annual general meetings, Council and committees, are all intact;
extraordinarily, the Society's catalogues for its own exhibitions
have also survived, with details of who bought the pictures and for
how much. It contains biographical information on several hundred
artists who practised throughout the United Kingdom from the end of
the eighteenth century to the present day. Prepared by the
archivist to the RWS, Simon Fenwick, this is not just a work of
reference, but an absorbing book to dip into again and again. The
Society of Painters in Water Colours, as it was then titled, was
founded in 1804 to promote the interests of painters using
watercolour and to provide a platform for members to sell their
work. As such, its archives provide an excellent insight into the
evolving debate on the status of the artists and their medium, and
an authoritative account of the way in which watercolour paintings
were sold, distributed and acquired. The substantial introduction
by Greg Smith surveys some of the purposes and practices of
watercolour from 1750 to the present day and highlights key issues,
many yet to be examined, relating to the study of watercolour. His
survey is arranged around a number of topics including the notion
of watercolour as a British art, collecting and display, book
illustration, architectural drawing, map-making and topography,
antiquarian studies, decorative arts, printmaking, portrait
miniatures and drawings, amateur practices and the changing status
of the sketch.
Erving Goffman is considered by many to have been one of the most
important sociologists of the post-war era. His close observation
of everyday life and his concern with the ways in which people play
roles and manage the impressions they present to each other led to
his pioneering creation of a new dramaturgical perspective for
sociology. His later analysis explored the field of deviance and
many of his works in this area are now considered as sociological
classics, including Asylums, The Presentation of the Self in
Everyday Life and Stigma. This collection brings together many of
today's leading sociologists to pursue and build upon the diverse
aspects of Goffman's legacy.
The contributors present chapters on key topics of Goffman's work.
Issues covered include:
* mental illness and institutionalism
* the incorporation of literary intertexts in Goffman's
writings
* Goffman's relationship to ethnomethodology
* the singularity of Goffman's ethnography
Ranging from his critique of institutionalization to his
understanding of the minute details of face-to-face interaction,
this collection reveals the richness of Goffman's own work as well
as his contribution to sociology today and will be essential
reading for students and academics alike.
This title was first published in 2002: Draw ing on extensive
primary research, Greg Smith describes the shifting cultural
identities of the English watercolour, and the English
watercolourist, at the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of
the nineteenth century. His convincing narrative of the conflicts
and alliances that marked the history of the medium and its
practitioners during this period includes careful detail about the
broader artistic context within which watercolours were produced,
acquired and discussed. Smith calls into question many of the
received assumptions about the history of watercolour painting. His
account exposes the unsatisfactory nature of the traditional
narrative of watercolour painting's development into a 'high' art
form, which has tended to offer a celebratory focus on the
innovations and genius of individual practitioners such as Turner
and Girtin, rather than detailing the anxieties and aspirations
that characterized the ambivalent status of the watercolourist. The
Emergence of the Professional Watercolourist is published with the
assistance of the Paul Mellon Foundation.
The 'other' languages of England - those which originate in South
and East Asia, and Southern and Eastern Europe - are now important
parts of everyday life in urban England. First published in 1985,
this book gives detailed information about which languages are in
widespread use among children and adults, patterns of language use
in different social contexts, the teaching of these community
languages inside and outside of mainstream schools, and the
educational implications of this linguistic diversity for all
children in England. They authors argue that this continued and
widespread bilingualism is a valuable potential resource for both
the speakers and society as a whole.
Erving Goffman is considered by many to have been one of the most
important sociologists of the post-war era. His close observation
of everyday life and his concern with the ways in which people play
roles and manage the impressions they present to each other led to
his pioneering creation of a new dramaturgical perspective for
sociology. His later analysis explored the field of deviance and
many of his works in this area are now considered as sociological
classics, including Asylums, The Presentation of the Self in
Everyday Life and Stigma. This collection brings together many of
today's leading sociologists to pursue and build upon the diverse
aspects of Goffman's legacy. The contributors present chapters on
key topics of Goffman's work. Issues covered include: * mental
illness and institutionalism * the incorporation of literary
intertexts in Goffman's writings * Goffman's relationship to
ethnomethodology * the singularity of Goffman's ethnography Ranging
from his critique of institutionalization to his understanding of
the minute details of face-to-face interaction, this collection
reveals the richness of Goffman's own work as well as his
contribution to sociology today and will be essential reading for
students and academics alike.
This updated, new edition of Introducing Cultural Studies provides a systematic and comprehensible introduction to the concepts, debates and latest research in the field.
Reinforcing the interdisciplinary nature of Cultural Studies, the authors first guide the reader through cultural theory before branching out to examine different dimensions of culture in detail - including globalisation, the body, geography, fashion, and politics. Incorporating new scholarship and international examples, this new edition includes: New and improved 'Defining Concepts', 'Key Influences', 'Example ', and 'Spotlight' features that probe deeper into the most significant ideas, theorists and examples, ensuring you obtain an in-depth understanding of the subject.
A brand new companion website featuring a flashcard glossary, web links, discussion and essay questions to stimulate independent study. A new-look text design with over 60 pictures and tables draws all these elements together in an attractive, accessible design that makes navigating the book, and the subject, simple and logical.
Introducing Cultural Studies will be core reading for Cultural Studies undergraduates and postgraduates, as well as an illuminating guide for those on Communication and Media Studies, English, Sociology, and Social Studies courses looking for a clear overview of the field.
This updated, new edition of Introducing Cultural Studies provides
a systematic and comprehensible introduction to the concepts,
debates and latest research in the field. Reinforcing the
interdisciplinary nature of Cultural Studies, the authors first
guide the reader through cultural theory before branching out to
examine different dimensions of culture in detail - including
globalisation, the body, geography, fashion, and politics.
Incorporating new scholarship and international examples, this new
edition includes: New and improved 'Defining Concepts', 'Key
Influences', 'Example ', and 'Spotlight' features that probe deeper
into the most significant ideas, theorists and examples, ensuring
you obtain an in-depth understanding of the subject. A brand new
companion website featuring a flashcard glossary, web links,
discussion and essay questions to stimulate independent study. A
new-look text design with over 60 pictures and tables draws all
these elements together in an attractive, accessible design that
makes navigating the book, and the subject, simple and logical.
Introducing Cultural Studies will be core reading for Cultural
Studies undergraduates and postgraduates, as well as an
illuminating guide for those on Communication and Media Studies,
English, Sociology, and Social Studies courses looking for a clear
overview of the field.
You probably already have a clear idea of what a 'discussion guide
for students' is: a series of not-very-interesting questions at the
end of a textbook chapter. Instead of triggering thought-provoking
class discussion, all too often these guides are time-consuming and
ineffective. This is not that kind of discussion guide. What Media
Classes Really Want To Discuss focuses on topics that introductory
textbooks generally ignore, although they are prominent in
students' minds. Using approachable prose, this book will give
students a more precise critical language to discuss 'common sense'
phenomena about media. The book acknowledges that students begin
introductory film and television courses thinking they already know
a great deal about the subject. What Media Classes Really Want To
Discuss provides students with a solid starting point for
discussing their assumptions critically and encourages the reader
to argue with the book, furthering the 'discussion' on media in
everyday life and in the classroom.
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