Arts
The arts refers to the theory, human application and physical expression of creativity found in human cultures and societies through skills and imagination in order to produce objects, environments and experiences. Major constituents of the arts include visual arts (including architecture, ceramics, drawing, filmmaking, painting, photography, and sculpting), literary arts (including fiction, drama, poetry, and prose), performing arts (including dance, music, and theatre), and culinary arts (including cooking, chocolate making and winemaking). Some art forms combine a visual element with performance (e.g. cinematography), or artwork with the written word (e.g. comics). From prehistoric cave paintings to modern-day films, art serves …
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MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 November 2024 English
The Western welfare state model is beset with structural, financial, and moral crises. So-called scroungers, cheats, and disability fakers persistently occupy the centre of public policy discussions, even as official …
Poor Laws, 1601–1929, and collected as part of two Arts and Humanities Research Council Project Grants and … incurred numerous debts to funders, including the Arts and Humanities Research Council, Wellcome Trust … and emphasis unless stated.A BBRE VIATIONS ahrc Arts and Humanities Research Council bbc British Broadcasting …
UCP: University of Calgary Press · 15 November 2024 English
Andy Weaver led a life of quiet contemplation before becoming a father at the age of 42. Within three years he had two sons; two small, relentless disruptions to an …
financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts for our publishing program. Editing by Helen Hajnoczky …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 12 November 2024 English
The political life of Dene leader Georges Erasmus — a radical Native rights crusader widely regarded as one of the most important Indigenous leaders of the past fifty years. For …
support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council for our publishing program. We … family in a small house meant no room for martial arts. In the wintertime, Archie and Georges would dress …
UOP: University of Ottawa Press · 12 November 2024 English
Dangling in the Glimmer of Hope met en lumière les actions entreprises par des universitaires en réponse à certains des appels à l’action de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation. …
Government of Canada, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the Federation for the Humanities …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English
The COVID-19 virus was responsible for the deaths of over thirty-five thousand Canadians in its first two years alone. Described as the biggest public health crisis of the century, it …
of the Canada Council for the Arts. Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien. McGill-Queen’s … campuses, bars, clubs, restaurants, sports teams, and arts clubs as social outlets and as ways of establishing …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English
The poetic memorialization of the Maghribī city illuminates the ways in which exilic Maghribī poets constructed idealized images of their native cities from the ninth to nineteenth centuries CE. The …
of the Canada Council for the Arts. Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien. McGill-Queen’s … University of Virginia’s Provost Office, College of Arts and Sciences, the Buckner W. Clay Endowment, The …
UMP: University of Manitoba Press · 7 November 2024 English
“This book is absolutely amazing and one of the most original collections that I have read in many years. Intended for everyone who inhabits Turtle Island—Indigenous and settler alike—Manomin encourages …
Council for the Arts, the Manitoba Department of Sport, Culture, and Heritage, the Manitoba Arts Council, …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 5 November 2024 English
“A tender, beautifully written essay collection that is about so much more than parenting a child with a disability.” — Erin Pepler, author of Send Me Into The Woods AloneA …
support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council for our publishing program. We …
CPRC: University of Regina Press · 5 November 2024 English
Uncut explores the significance of the foreskin in contemporary culture The “uncut” penis is viewed by some as attractive or erotic, and by others as ugly or undesirable. Secular parents …
and socialsciences with the humanities and fine arts to create a compelling pathway through this intriguing … acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts for our publishing program. We acknowledge the … Candice Waddell-Henowitch. I also need to thank the Arts office staff—Sally Mott, Hillary Miller, Jan Mahoney … Extra-Vagance: Anthropology, History, Religion, Literature, Arts . . . Showbiz (Princeton: Princeton University Press … books, pornography and erotica, the fine arts and popular arts, everything from scholarly books as well …
CPRC: University of Regina Press · 29 October 2024 English
moral compass. Shattering yet hopeful, An Open-Ended Run is an exploration of a life spent in the arts and a man’s search for meaning in the face of grief. …
playwright, director, actor, former head of Toronto Arts Council, founder of Theatre Passe Muraille “Layne … Artistic Director, English Theatre, National Arts Centre “As each successive story unfolds in this … essential read for those interested in the per- forming arts and the cultural landscape of Canada.” —jennifer … acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts for our publishing program. We acknowledge the … beauty again, but through her, I had discovered the arts. Later I realized that most of the important discoveries …
