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    New Games: Postmodernism After Contemporary Art

    Pamela M. Lee’s New Games revisits postmodernism in light of art history's more recent embrace of "the contemporary." What can the theories and practices associated with postmodernism tell us about the obsession with the contemporary in both the academy and the art world? With a critical introduction by Johanna Burton, New Games is the fourth and penultimate volume in Routledge’s series of short books on the theories of modernism by leading art historians on twentieth-century art and art criticism.

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    Review: Contemporary British Art

    Thanks to Art History for reviewing Routledge title: Contemporary British Art By Grant Pooke http://bit.ly/PNzxBB

    'Grant Pooke’s Contemporary British Art is one of the first (if not the first) survey books to be written on the art produced in Britain between 1987 and 2007, and a thorough account of recent artists, art practices and thematic tendencies is provided. Works of art are carefully described and discussed in a clear, jargon-free style, making this book accessible to a wide audience; it will undoubtedly become a mainstay of school and undergraduate reading lists.' - Art History

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    Rave Reviews for ‘Reframing Photography’

    Thanks to philly artblog blog and we make money not art for their reviews of Reframing Photography By Rebekah Modrak & Bill Anthes:

    'Reframing Photography, the 560-page encyclopedic book on the subject includes everything about photography and then some. The book is for students, teachers and those in the self-taught orbit who want to do it themselves with a little help.' - philly artblog blog
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    ‘...the content is literally mind-blowing. Bringing together rigorous theory, idiot proof “how to” tutorials, artistic works that illustrate each concept and method might sound a bit too much for a sole book written by only two authors but somehow, it works. Theory, techniques and illustrative works complement each other efficiently.’ - we make money not art
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    Fancy reading it yourself - Order your copy today!

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    New Textbook: Visual Sociology By Douglas Harper

    Visual sociology has been part of the sociological vocabulary since the 1970s, but until now there has not been a comprehensive text that introduces this area. Written by one of the founding fathers in the field, Visual Sociology explores how the world that is seen, photographed, drawn, or otherwise represented visually is different from the world that is represented through words and numbers.

    Order your complimentary exam copy today!

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    The Fashion History Reader wins at Art Association of Australia and New Zeland

    We are delighted to announce that The Fashion History Reader has been awarded a prize for 'Best Edited Book' at the Art Association of Australia and NZ - (AAANZ): Art Historians of Australasia, Annual General Meeting, held earlier this month.

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    New Online Resources Brochure Out Now

    Browse our new Online Resources Brochure to discover outstanding academic electronic resources across the Social Sciences, Humanities and Science and Technology.

    30 day free trials are available for libraries and institutions.

    To order a copy of the brochure, email reference@routledge.com

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    The 2011 Art, Design and Visual Culture catalog is now available!

    For 2011, Routledge are pleased to offer you a diverse list of Art, Design and Visual Culture books, ranging from undergraduate and graduate textbooks, to readers and edited collections, to companions and scholarly monographs. To view the catalog online click here or email media_studies@routledge.com for a paper copy.

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    The Fashion History Reader

    The Fashion History Reader is an innovative work that provides a broad introduction to the complex literature in the fields of fashion studies, and dress and fashion history. It identifies the history of fashion as a meeting point between the long-standing historical investigation of ‘dress’ and ‘costume’ and is a comprehensive resource for those who wish to further their engagement with fashion as a contemporary phenomenon.

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    Photography: Theoretical Snapshots

    Photography: Theoretical Snapshots offers exciting perspectives on photography theory today from some of the world’s leading critics and theorists. It introduces new means of looking at photographs, and addresses the question of photography history, revisiting the work of some of the most influential theorists such as Roland Barthes, Walter Benjamin, and the October group.