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Temporalities in/of Crises in Anglophone Literatures

Temporalities in/of Crises in Anglophone Literatures

Literary works play a crucial role in modelling and conceptualising temporalities. This becomes particularly apparent in times of crises which put conventionalised temporal patterns and routines under pressure. During crises past present and future appear to collapse into each other and give way to temporal disjunction and rupture. Offering pluralised and context-sensitive approaches to temporalities in and of crises this volume explores how literature’s engagement with crises suggests both the need for and possibility of rethinking ‘time’. The volume is committed to examining the affordances of specific genres and their potential in pointing beyond temporalities of crises to facilitate a sense of futurity. Individual essays are grounded in recent theories of temporality and literary form which are related to novel advancements in ecocriticism queer studies affect theory and postcolonial studies. The chapters cover a broad range of examples from different literary genres to reveal the knowledge of literature about temporalities in and of crises. | Temporalities in/of Crises in Anglophone Literatures

GBP 130.00
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Lives in Motion Celebrating Dance in Thailand

Lives in Motion Celebrating Dance in Thailand

Lives in Motion celebrates dance in Thailand focusing on the diversity of Thailand’s dance cultures and their place in today’s world. Giving voice to eminent artists and scholars on the complex roles that Thailand is pursuing for artful movement at home and abroad the book provides key perspectives on Thai dance traditions and practitioners. It explores the many forms and meanings in contemporary dance changing local traditions in the country the evolution of Thai dance on the global stage and hybrid features of the Thai dance world. The book examines how hybridity has been integral to dance cultures in Thailand and discusses how they have actively adapted and negotiated their knowledge in relation to modernity and globalization. Developing new models standards and sites for dance movement and theater dance in Thai has been advancing in innovative ways whether it is to include fresh forms of skilled bodily movement or to expand in new arenas like tourism and online platforms. Similarly old systems of training which included artists’ homes palaces and temples have been adapted into the new world of modern education media home schooling and new community rituals. A pioneering contribution on Thai performing arts this volume examines contemporary Thai dance cultures in the local national regional and global contexts. It will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of dance and performance studies cultural studies Southeast Asia studies and art. | Lives in Motion Celebrating Dance in Thailand

GBP 130.00
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Advances in Metaheuristics Applications in Engineering Systems

Advances in Metaheuristics Applications in Engineering Systems

Advances in Metaheuristics: Applications in Engineering Systems provides details on current approaches utilized in engineering optimization. It gives a comprehensive background on metaheuristic applications focusing on main engineering sectors such as energy process and materials. It discusses topics such as algorithmic enhancements and performance measurement approaches and provides insights into the implementation of metaheuristic strategies to multi-objective optimization problems. With this book readers can learn to solve real-world engineering optimization problems effectively using the appropriate techniques from emerging fields including evolutionary and swarm intelligence mathematical programming and multi-objective optimization. The ten chapters of this book are divided into three parts. The first part discusses three industrial applications in the energy sector. The second focusses on process optimization and considers three engineering applications: optimization of a three-phase separator process plant and a pre-treatment process. The third and final part of this book covers industrial applications in material engineering with a particular focus on sand mould-systems. It also includes discussions on the potential improvement of algorithmic characteristics via strategic algorithmic enhancements. This book helps fill the existing gap in literature on the implementation of metaheuristics in engineering applications and real-world engineering systems. It will be an important resource for engineers and decision-makers selecting and implementing metaheuristics to solve specific engineering problems. | Advances in Metaheuristics Applications in Engineering Systems

GBP 175.00
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