Terrain

In his debut collection, Some Trees (1956), John Ashbery poses a question that resonates across his oeuvre and much modern art: “How could he explain to them his prayer / that natu...

For roughly the first thirty years of her life, the Syrian city of Palmyra was Zenobia’s home. Zenobia called Palmyra Tadmor; it shaped the terms of her very existence as well as m...

This chapter examines how entertainment television addressed the theme of race relations and “black and white together” by focusing on CBS's East Side/West Side, one of the first p...

This chapter tackles some of the most contested terrain. The argument that the Middle East shares narratives both endogenously and exogenously is explored as we set out the histori...

This chapter examines the vocal and sonorous dramaturgy of a series of performances by the Italian experimental theatre company Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, fromSanta Sofia(1986) to ...

Skiing is defined as a downhill glide on snow-covered slopes or mountain terrain utilizing skis as primary equipment. It is both a recreational hobby and an athletic activity. Skii...

Le temps est doublement protagoniste dans cet ouvrage: comme histoire et mémoire des transformations urbaines, mais aussi en tant que «matière première» d’un savoir-faire hautement...