Author's Corner
Olga Smith | Contemporary Photography in France
Irene Hilden | Absent Presences in the Colonial Archive
Ward Verbakel | Urban Andes
Pieter Bergé | Kurt Weill: Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny
David J. Burn | The Book of Requiems, 1450-1550
Angeliki Sioli and Elisavet Kiourtsoglou | The Sound of Architecture
In The Sound of Architecture editors Angeliki Sioli and Elisavet Kiourtsoglou demonstrate that sound is a tangible element in the design and staging of atmospheres and that it should become a central part of the spatial explorations of architects, designers, and urban planners.
Mê-Linh Riemann | Leaving Spain
‘Leaving Spain’ is based on 58 autobiographical narrative interviews with recent Spanish migrants who went to the UK and Germany, and sometimes returned. "Their stories are stories of vulnerability, but also of human resilience and finding creative solutions in times of adversity", explains Mê-Linh Riemann.
Julie De Groot | At Home in Renaissance Bruges
Meticulously connecting objects, people and domestic spaces, At Home in Renaissance Bruges introduces the reader to the rich material world of Bruges citizens in the Renaissance, their sensory engagement, their religious practice, the daily activities of men and women, and other social factors. “I was often moved by the 'little stories', which suddenly turned my research population into people of flesh and blood”, says author Julie De Groot.
Andrew Shortland and Patrick Degryse | When Art Isn’t Real
The art world is a multi-billion-dollar industry which captures world headlines on a regular basis, for both good and bad reasons. When Art Isn’t Real deals with one of the most-discussed areas of controversy: high-profile objects that have experts arguing about their veracity. Some may have been looted, others may be fakes, some may be heavily restored or misattributed. Often, in these cases, analytical science is called on to settle a dispute. Authors Andrew Shortland and Patrick Degryse share some insights from behind the scenes and talk about what their project entails.
Pedro Moura | Visualising Small Traumas
Visualising Small Traumas is the first English-language book to deal with Portuguese contemporary comics, exploring how trauma studies can both shed light on the making of comics and be informed by that very same practice. “When we talk about ‘trauma’ in the humanities, we are referring to overwhelming experiences (war, abuse, terrorist attacks) that are accordingly depicted in breathtaking stories. But I'm afraid that discussing only that sort of situations leads to a narrow view of what trauma is,” states author Pedro Moura.