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Provocative, timely and extensive in scope, Architecture and its
Ethical Dilemmas examines the changing role of architects and the
particular professional dilemmas they face.
Architects and designers are constantly confronted by these ethical
issues ranging from professional issues to more philosophical
questions. Should architects spend some of their clients' money on
features that would improve buildings even if they're not necessary
or part of the clients' design brief? Who is architecture for? As
the products of the architect's work are often in the public domain
and reflect society's values, are architects too merely servants of
society? What place does the professional architect-client
relationship have in the 21st century? Can aesthetics be
disassociated from ethics in a visual medium?
A cast of leading writers and practitioners tackle these questions
from a range of perspectives across architecture, the building and
design industries, social theory and philosophy to contribute to
the growing literature in the sociology of the professions.
Connects the practice of architecture with its recent history and
its theoretical origins - analysing in straightforward and
jargon-free language the genesis of modernism and the complex
reactions to it Provides students with a clear understanding of the
history of twentieth-century architecture, written with close
critical attention to the theories that lie behind the built works
described Illustrated with 200 colour and black and white
illustrations, it is an enormously clear and accessible resource
for any student of architecture
Connects the practice of architecture with its recent history and
its theoretical origins - analysing in straightforward and
jargon-free language the genesis of modernism and the complex
reactions to it Provides students with a clear understanding of the
history of twentieth-century architecture, written with close
critical attention to the theories that lie behind the built works
described Illustrated with 200 colour and black and white
illustrations, it is an enormously clear and accessible resource
for any student of architecture
A cast of leading writers and practitioners tackle the ethical
questions that architects are increasingly facing in their work,
from practical considerations in construction to the wider social
context of buildings, their appearance, use and place in the
narrative of the environment. This book gives an account of these
ethical questions from the perspectives of historical architectural
practice, philosophy, and business, and examines the implications
of such dilemmas. Taking the current discussion of ethics in
architecture on to a new stage, this volume provides an
accumulation of diverse opinions, focusing on architects' actions
and products that materially affect the lives of people in all
urbanized societies.
When The Shield first appeared on US television in March 2002, it
broke ratings records with the highest audience-rated original
series premiere in cable history. In the course of its subsequent
seven-season run, the show went on to win international acclaim for
its abrasive depiction of an urban American dystopia and the
systemic political and juridical corruption feeding it. The first
book dedicated to the analysis of this immensely successful series,
Interrogating ""The Shield"" brings together ten critical essays,
written from a variety of methodological and theoretical
perspectives. Topics range from an exploration of the series'
derivation, genre, and production, to expositions of the ethics,
aesthetics, and politics of the show. As may be expected from a
multiauthored collection, this volume does not seek to present a
homogenized account of The Shield. The show is variously applauded
and critiqued. In their critical variety, however, the essays in
this book are a testament to the cultural significance and creative
complexity of the series. As such, they are a reminder of the
renewed power of quality television drama today.
Cambridge Architecture offers a brief, illustrated introduction to
the architecture of Cambridge, using selected examples of buildings
from the Middle Ages to the present day as the basis for an
investigation into architecture itself. The author describes the
way in which buildings are composed, and how they may in turn be
'read', and introduces a number of levels of interpretation to
those who may be unfamiliar with looking at buildings. Issues of
iconography, questions of ethics, and the ways in which
architecture may mirror society or indicate significant changes of
taste are all touched upon. The examples chosen are treated
chronologically, but with frequent cross-referencing. Each chapter
contains a map, locating the examples discussed, and notes for
further reading. The book is aimed at anyone interested in the
history of architecture, and assumes no previous technical
knowledge of the subject.
In a career spanning more than five decades the distinguished
French psychoanalyst Jean Laplanche (1924 - 2012) elaborated a
distinctive methodology for the reading of Freud's corpus and
evolved, in connection with it, a radical new metapsychology - one
that critically recast Freud's early 'seduction' theory of trauma
and placed at the heart of psychic life a particular model of
'enigmatic signification'. Seductions and Enigmas is a volume
dedicated to the implications of Laplanche's thought for reading
and interpretation. It collects papers that elaborate Laplanche's
unique method for the interpretation of Freud, with its attention
to the decentering and recentering movements of thought that
structure the psychoanalytic field, and explore how the
metapsychological developments arising from the implementation of
that method open up new horizons for the psychoanalytic reading of
other texts and oeuvres in the cultural domain. The volume
comprises essays by Laplanche as well as by clinicians and scholars
whose work takes inspiration from his research. Authors variously
establish, develop or consolidate Laplanche's critical methodology
as such, or work through aspects of his major theoretical
innovations as points of departure for the reading of cultural
works of different kinds: fiction, drama, painting, visual and
sound installations, and film. These theoretical innovations cover
a breadth of topics including seduction, sublimation, gender,
femininity, the functions of binding and unbinding, masochism and
the role of the enigmatic. In their range, the texts brought
together here are a testament to the vitality and fertility of
Laplanche's theoretical endeavour, for anyone concerned with the
re-reading of Freud or with continuing to recalibrate and advance
the parameters of critical interpretation in light of Freud's
legacy.
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Half Broken Things (DVD)
Penelope Wilton, Daniel Mays, Sinead Matthews, Nicholas Le Prevost, Lara Cazalet, …
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Tense, disturbing drama starring Penelope Wilton. Facing imminent
forced retirement, Jean (Wilton), a house-sitter on her final job
in a beautiful country house, begins to live in the place as though
she owns it. When fate brings two strangers to the house - Michael
(Daniel Mays), a petty thief, and Steph (Sinead Matthews), a
pregnant girl on the run from her abusive boyfriend - Jean
discovers the family she has always wanted. Inevitably the past
starts catching up with them, threatening to destroy the delusional
yet idyllic, isolated life they have created.
One of the most original, rebellious, and idiosyncratic directors
in the American cinema, Nicholas Ray lived and worked with an
intensity equal to that of his films. Best known for his direction
of James Dean in "Rebel Without a Cause" (1955), he is also well
regarded for his cult western "Johnny Guitar" (1954), and such
prestigious noir classics as "On Dangerous Ground" (1951). "I Was
Interrupted" offers a provocative selection of the filmmaker's
writings, lectures, interviews, and more.
When the Roman Empire progressively expanded its influence over the
North African continent, it encountered a very heterogeneous mix of
peoples with a long and diverse history. This collection of papers
from the conference De Africa Romaque: Merging Cultures Across
North Africa (Leicester, 2013), explores the mutual relationships
between North African societies and Rome within this context.
Moving away from traditional narratives of dominance and
resistance, the discussions focus on bringing the local peoples of
North Africa and their varied cultural features back into the fore.
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