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Neo-noir (2009)
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Bould, M., Glitre, K., & Tuck, G. (. (2009). Neo-noir. London: Wallflower

Wide-ranging collection on Neo-Noir cinema. Combines genre, major conventions (femme fatale, paranoia, anxiety, the city, the threat to the self; and the use of sound and colour) stylistic and textual analysis with Marxist, feminist, psychoanalytic a... Read More about Neo-noir.

Pine (2009)
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Voss, R. (2009). Pine. Matt's Gallery

Images from the exhibition Pine are presented and accompanied by other images, which offer insights into the artist’s practice and the process of the exhibition. A nostalgic and witty combination of research material and carefully crafted imagery all... Read More about Pine.

Fifty key figures in science fiction (2009)
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Bould, M., Butler, A. M., Roberts, A., & Vint, S. (2009). Fifty key figures in science fiction. Routledge

Collection of 50 critical essays on key figures in sf fiction, film, television, comics and theory.

Kierkegaard, metaphysics and political theory: Unfinished selves (2009)
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Assiter, A. (2009). Kierkegaard, metaphysics and political theory: Unfinished selves. London: Continuum Books

Offers a new reading of the work of Kierkegaard in relation to metaphysics and political theory. ‘A remarkable book’ (Charles Lemert, Wesleyan University, USA); ‘Assiter has written a thoughtful and original work’ (Jane Duran, USA, from review in TH... Read More about Kierkegaard, metaphysics and political theory: Unfinished selves.

Housing, markets and policy (2009)
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Malpass, P., & Rowlands, R. (2009). Housing, markets and policy. Routledge

This book of specially commissioned essays by distinguished housing scholars addresses the big issues in contemporary debates about housing and housing policy in the UK. Setting out a distinctive and coherent analysis, it steers a course between thos... Read More about Housing, markets and policy.

Red planets: Marxism and science fiction (2009)
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Bould, M., & Miéville, C. (2009). Red planets: Marxism and science fiction. Pluto Press (in the UK); Wesleyan University Press (in the US)

An edited collection of 13 essays exploring the relationships between Marxism and sf literature and film.

Hand of Blood (2009)
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Butler, C. (2009). Hand of Blood. Edinburgh: Barrington Stoke

A children's story for reluctant readers. Reading age: 8. Interest age: 14.

The contemporary British historical novel: representation, nation, empire (2009)
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Boccardi, M. (2009). The contemporary British historical novel: representation, nation, empire. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave

This is the first full-length study of a genre that has had increasing critical attention and popular appeal at the turn of the twenty-first century. The book combines a contextual and theoretical framework for the success of historical fiction in Br... Read More about The contemporary British historical novel: representation, nation, empire.

The Cinema of John Sayles: Lone Star (2009)
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Bould, M. (2009). The Cinema of John Sayles: Lone Star. Middlesex: Wallflower Press

Critical overview of John Sayles’ films and screenplays, from a Marxist theoretical perspective, which pays particular attention to naturalism, language, fantasy, utopianism and social/political critique.

200 projects to get you into fashion design (2009)
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Grandon, A., & Fitzgerald, T. (2009). 200 projects to get you into fashion design. A & C Black Publishers

Advice and projects for fashion school aspirants and educators. a series of portfolio projects to complete that will maximise your chances of entering fashion school

Sex on stage: Gender and sexuality in post war British drama (2009)
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Wyllie, A. (2009). Sex on stage: Gender and sexuality in post war British drama. Intellect Books

In the post-war period, theatre provided an important critique of the way in which British society engaged with issues of the politics of gender and sexuality. Sex on Stage examines how British playwrights brought gender politics including women’s se... Read More about Sex on stage: Gender and sexuality in post war British drama.

The Routledge companion to science fiction (2009)
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Bould, M., Butler, A. M., Roberts, A., & Vint, S. (2009). The Routledge companion to science fiction. Routledge

Collection of 56 critical essays on science fiction, divided into ‘History’, ‘Theory’, ‘Issues and Challenges’ and ‘Subgenres’ sections.

Sociolinguistic Variation in Contemporary French (2009)
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Beeching, K., Armstrong, N., & Gadet, F. (. (2009). Sociolinguistic Variation in Contemporary French. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins

This volume, co-edited with France’s foremost sociolinguist, Françoise Gadet (Université de l’Ouest de Paris/Nanterre), and with Nigel Armstrong from the University of Leeds, breaks new ground by bringing together researchers from different tradition... Read More about Sociolinguistic Variation in Contemporary French.

New Media - A Critical Introduction (2009)
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Lister, M., Dovey, J., Giddings, S., Grant, I. H., & Kelly, K. (2009). New Media - A Critical Introduction. Abingdon: Routledge

This is a Second Edition of a book first co authored for 2003. The book offers students conceptual frameworks for thinking through a range of key issues which have arisen over two decades of speculation on the cultural implications of new media .