Cultural Studies

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Cultural theorists have written loads of smart but difficult-to-fathom texts on gender theory, but most fail to provide a hands-on, accessible guide for those trying to sort out their own sexual identities. In My New Gender Workbook, transgender activist Kate Bornstein brings theory down to Earth and provides a practical approach to living with or without a gender.

1900 to the Present, 3rd Edition

By Penny Sparke

This third edition of An Introduction to Design and Culture has been revised and updated throughout to include issues of globalization, sustainability and digital/interactive design.

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In this insightful interview, Natalya Lusty and Helen Groth, authors of Dreams and Modernity: A Cultural History discuss their vision for the book and their aim to 'resituate the dream as a distinctively modern object of inquiry'. 

The rapid growth of promotional material through the internet, social media, and entertainment culture has created consumers who are seeking out their own information to guide their purchasing decisions. Promotional Culture and Convergence analyses the environments necessary for creating a culture of collaboration with consumers, and critically engages with key areas of contemporary promotional development.

'This is a timely collection that explores a burgeoning area of enquiry in an interesting and original manner. The chapters address a range of relevant topics for anyone interested in the study and history of manga, as well as addressing the adaptation of manga in different media.' - Matthew Green, Associate Professor, University of Nottingham
 

The field of sexuality studies has been a growth area in academia and classes on sexuality studies have been incorporated into various disciplines. This collection both charts the growth of this area and provides material which would be relevant to a wide cross section of courses.

To tie-in with the paperback release of his popular book, The Poetry of Radio: The Colour of Sound, author Seán Street discusses the vision behind it and why 'anyone interested in the poetry of the everyday human voice' will find this to be an enjoyable read...

A Step-by-Step Guide to Achieving World Peace Through Gender Anarchy and Sex Positivity, 2nd Edition

By Kate Bornstein

My New Gender Workbook has been named by Publishers Weekly as one of the ‘Best Summer Books 2013’.

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Our new catalog dedicated to our publishing titles is now available online.

The catalog showcases favourites such as Inside Book Publishing, Publishing Law and Selling Rights, plus recently published and upcoming titles such as Book Production, An Introduction to Book History, The Book Publishing Industry and Inside Journals Publishing.