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Does Nature stay what it is? (2010)
Book Chapter
Grant, I. H. (2010). Does Nature stay what it is?. In L. Bryant, G. Harman, & N. Srnicek (Eds.), The Speculative Turn: Continental Materialism and Realism. Melbourne: Re:Press

The problem addressed in this paper is twofold. Firstly, what are the implications of a powers metaphysics for materialism? Secondly, assuming power to be an antithetical concept to substance, what becomes of the idea of nature under such a metaphysi... Read More about Does Nature stay what it is?.

Borrowing (2010)
Book Chapter
Treffers-Daller, J. (2010). Borrowing. In M. Fried, J. Östman, & J. Verschueren (Eds.), Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights 6. John Benjamins

This article offers an overview of qualitative and quantitative approaches to borrowing (the incorporation of features of one language into another). The focus is on the integration of borrowed words into recipient languages, and on sociolinguistic,... Read More about Borrowing.

Holy Hiatus (2010)
Book Chapter
Buchheim, Y. (2010). Holy Hiatus. In R. Jones (Ed.), Holy Hiatus (99-109). Parthian

Holy Hiatus: performing ritual, community and place An illustrated full colour book documenting and contextualising a series of temporary public art projects called “Holy Hiatus” curated by Ruth Jones in Cardi... Read More about Holy Hiatus.

The presence of absence: Song, ritual, and place (2010)
Book Chapter
Biggs, I. (2010). The presence of absence: Song, ritual, and place. In R. Jones (Ed.), Holy Hiatus. Cardigan, Wales: Parthian Books

This book documents and provides a critical context for 5 temporary public art works that took place in May 2008, made by artists Alastair MacLennan, Simon Whitehead, Maura Hazelden, Yvonne Buchheim and Anna Lucas. My chapter discusses the relationsh... Read More about The presence of absence: Song, ritual, and place.

The artist as shaman: the work of Joseph Beuys and Marcus Coates (2010)
Book Chapter
Walters, V. (2010). The artist as shaman: the work of Joseph Beuys and Marcus Coates. In A. Schneider, & C. Wright (Eds.), Between Art and Anthropology. Oxford: Berg

In this essay, I reflect on Joseph Beuys and Marcus Coates’ engagement with the ethnographic side of the shaman’s role, discussing the way in which each could be said, in different ways and for different reasons, to ‘adopt’ or refer to it in their ar... Read More about The artist as shaman: the work of Joseph Beuys and Marcus Coates.

The margins of art practice bordering on industrial development (2010)
Book Chapter
Hoskins, S. (2010). The margins of art practice bordering on industrial development. In R. J. Howlett (Ed.), Innovation through Knowledge Transfer. Springer-Verlag

A conference paper challenging the popular view of artists, spread by the media over many years is of aesthetes with no commercial acumen and a distinct lack of time management. Examples of this go as far back as 1962 with Tony Hancock in the film th... Read More about The margins of art practice bordering on industrial development.

Haneke's stable: The death of the animal and the figuration of the human (2010)
Book Chapter
Lawrence, M. (2010). Haneke's stable: The death of the animal and the figuration of the human. In B. Price, & J. D. Rhodes (Eds.), On Michael Haneke (63-86). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press

An analysis of the representation of animal death in the films of Michael Haneke and its relation to his use of human actors.

Lee Kang-sheng: Non-professional star (2010)
Book Chapter
Lawrence, M. (2010). Lee Kang-sheng: Non-professional star. In M. Farquhar, & Y. Zhangs (Eds.), Chinese Film Stars (151-162). Routledge

An analysis of the performances of the Taiwanese actor Lee Kang-sheng and his influence on the director Tsai Ming-liang.