Peter Nicholls provides original analytic accounts of the main Modernist movements. Close
readings of key texts monitor the histories of Futurism, Expressionism, Cubism, Dadaism and …

In The Spectacular Modern Woman, Liz Conor illustrates how technological advances in
image reproduction transformed Western industrial societies into visual or"" ocularcentric"" …

Starting from the historical link between criminality and sexual deviancy, Lynda Hart builds a
complex and original theory in which the shadow of the lesbian animates representations of …

Celebrity personalities, who reign over much of our cultural landscape, owe their fame not to
specific deeds but to the ability to project a distinct personal image, to create an icon of the …

Weaving together careful readings of plays and reviews, memoirs and interviews,
biographies and critical essays, Acting Like a Woman in Modern Japan traces the …

A study exploring the role of Latina women in theater performance, literature, and criticism.
Arrizón's examination of Latina performance spans the twentieth century, beginning with oral …

Re-Dressing the Canon examines the relationship between gender and performance in a
series of essays which combine the critique of specific live performances with an astute …

This volume is the first full-length study on pioneering sexologist and sexual rights activist,
Magnus Hirschfeld, that examines his impact on the politics and culture of late nineteenth …

Gli anni che in Italia segnano la nascita della regia teatrale e la sua piena affermazione
sono contraddistinti dalla resistenza delle pratiche afferenti alla tradizione capocomicale. Le …

Oscar Wilde's 1891 symbolist tragedy Salomé has had a rich afterlife in literature, opera,
dance, film, and popular culture. Salome's Modernity: Oscar Wilde and the Aesthetics of …