'Ways of Walking' combines discussions of embodiment, place and materiality to address this significant and largely ignored 'technique of the body'. It presents studies of walking in a range of regional and cultural contexts, exploring the diversity of ways of walking and the va…
Every day we hear about terrorism, war and apocalypse. But the real risk of these events happening to us is about as likely as winning the lottery. Dan Gardner explains our risk perception through our brain's two simultaneous responses to risk - the ancient 'fight or flight' ins…
This comprehensive volume provides an unprecedented illustration of the potential for visual methods in psychology. Each chapter explores the set of theoretical, methodological, as well as ethical and analytical issues that shape the ways in which visual qualitative research is …
The visual world of animals is highly diverse and often very different from the world that we humans take for granted. This book provides an extensive review of the latest behavioral and neurobiological research on animal vision, highlighting fascinating species similarities and…
Hall examines the various cultural concepts of space and how differences among them affect modern society. The Hidden Dimension demonstrates how man's use of space can affect personal and business relations, cross-cultural exchanges, architecture, city planning, and urban renewa…
A new way of looking at the relationship between man and nature is necessary as conventional approaches to nature conservation are failing. Maltzahn shows alternative ways of understanding drawing on evidence from philosophy and the history of science (phenomenology, visual thin…
This book is a clear, systematic, original and lively account of how media representations shape the way we see our and others' lives in a global age. It provides in-depth analysis of a range of international media representations of disaster, war, conflict, migration, and celeb…
Paradoxically, as the climate science has become more certain, denial about the issue has increased. The paradox lies in the denial. There is a denial industry funded by the fossil fuel companies that literally denies the science, and seeks to confuse the public. There is denial…
Climate change is a lived experience of changes in the environment, often destroying conventional forms of subsistence and production, creating new patterns of movement and connection, and transforming people's imagined future. This book explores how people across the world thin…
Beelden in reclame brengen op impliciete wijze betekenissen over die niet door woorden overgebracht kunnen worden. De visuele aspecten van reclame en hun overtuigingskracht nemen een bijzondere plaats in; zij kunnen door hun impliciete natuur claims maken die we niet zouden acce…
This book is a highly illustrated, entertaining exploration of the science of plant colour. Beginning with potent reminders of how deeply interwoven plant colours are with human life and culture - from the shifting hues that told early humans when fruits and vegetables were edib…
This text provides a map of the differences and similarities between the various disciplinary approaches to images, breaking the grounds for a new interdisciplinary study of the images, in the arts, humanities and beyond.
