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La culture contre l'artEssai d'économie politique du théâtre
En partant d'une étude minutieuse des budgets des organismes gouvernementaux et paragouvernementaux subventionnant les arts, l'auteure tente de démêler la situation en effectuant le parcours complet des fonds destinés au théâtre qui sert de fil conducteur à cet essai où se profile, en fait, un procès de la culture conçue comme une institution qui absorbe l'essentiel des budgets. La cu…
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The Night AlbumsVisibility and the Ephemeral Photograph
We live in an era of abundant photography. Is it then counterintuitive to study photographs that disappear or are difficult to discern? Kate Palmer Albers argues that it is precisely this current cultural moment that allows us to recognize what has always been a basic and foundational, yet unseen, condition of photography: its ephemerality. Through a series of case studies spanning the history…
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The Machine Anxieties of SteampunkContemporary Philosophy, Victorian Aestheti…
What is steampunk and why are people across the globe eagerly embracing its neo-Victorian aesthetic? Old-fashioned eye goggles, lace corsets, leather vests, brass gears and gadgets, mechanical clocks, the look appears across popular culture, in movies, art, fashion, and literature. But steampunk is both an aesthetic program and a way-of-life and its underlying philosophy is the key to its broad…
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Je découvre la cuisine du Berry
Voici un guide pratique illustré pour tout savoir de la cuisine du Berry en 56 pages! 32 recettes berrichonnes remises au goût du jour, accompagnées de conseils de chefs et des cartes postales anciennes des villes et villages berrichons où les recettes étaient cuisinées à l'époque. Vous pourrez ainsi composer des menus entièrement consacrés à la cuisine locale, et même y ajouter lim…
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Cheese For Dummies
An accessible guide to selecting, cooking with, and making cheese From a pungent Gorgonzola to the creamiest Brie, the world of cheese involves a vocabulary of taste second only to wine. With the rise of artisanal cheeses, this once humble food made from curdled milk is now haute cuisine. And to make the new world of cheese less intimidating, Laurel Miller and Thalassa Skinner have created a …
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Octave Bélanger (1886-1972), un peintre, une époque
La carrière artistique du peintre québécois Octave Bélanger (1886-1972) s'est étalée sur plus de soixante-dix ans, au cours desquels il a produit des centaines d'œuvres. Son talent s'est exprimé dans plusieurs média: peinture, aquarelle, gravure, photographie, dessin, fusain, gouache... Ses œuvres furent exposées au Québec, en France et au Danemark, à une cinquantaine de reprises e…
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Nectar of the GodsFrom Hera's Hurricane to the Appletini of Discord, 75 Mythi…
Sip sweet libations worthy of the Gods with these Greek mythinspired concoctions based on all your favorite Gods and Goddesses. Care for Hestia’s Old Fashioned? Want to fall in love with Eros on the Beach? How about the Bacchic Muddled Maenad sangria, topped with a blood orange; or maybe a Labooze of Heraclesmade with plenty of strong whiskey? In Nectar of the Gods, you can sip Greek my…
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A Sweet ViewThe Making of an English Idyll
From country lanes to thatch roofs, a stroll through the enduring appeal of the nineteenth-century trope of rural English bliss. A Sweet View explores how writers and artists in the nineteenth century shaped the English countryside as a partly imaginary idyll, with its distinctive repertoire of idealized scenery: the village green, the old country churchyard, hedgerows and cottages, scenic vari…
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Impacto ambiental y paisaje en Nueva España durante el siglo XVI
Una de las dimensiones más relevantes de la conquista y colonización del espacio que hoy denominamos México, que subyace al resto de los procesos políticos, económicos, religiosos y sociales que se desencadenaron a partir de la segunda década del siglo XVI, se asocia al escenariomismo donde se desarrollaron las acciones: la naturaleza. Por ello, es menester conocer el impacto que la conqu…
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Investigative AestheticsConflicts and Commons in the Politics of Truth
Today, artists are engaged in investigation. They probe corruption, state violence, environmental destruction and repressive technologies. At the same time, fields not usually associated with aesthetics make powerful use of it. Journalists and legal professionals pore over open source videos and satellite imagery to undertake visual investigations. This combination of diverse fields is what the…
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