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Character and Causation : Hume's Philosophy of Action
(Routledge, 2019-08-22)
In the first ever book-length treatment of David Hume’s philosophy of action, Constantine Sandis brings together seemingly disparate aspects of Hume’s work to present an understanding of human action that is much richer ...
Masculinities, Wallpaper, and Crafting Domestic Space within the University, 1795-1914
(2018-09)
During renovations in the late 1990s, a ‘wallpaper sandwich’—made up of twelve preserved layers of wallpaper—was removed from the wall of a student room at Peterhouse College, at the University of Cambridge. This sandwich, ...
From Zero to Hero: : The CIA at the Movies Today
(2017-01-13)
This article examines the production, content, and public reception of Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow, 2012) and Argo (Ben Affleck, 2012). The two Oscar-winning films are set within the context of the Central Intelligence ...
Philosophy, Myth and Epic Cinema : Beyond Mere Illusions
(Rowman & Littlefield International, 2015)
Philosophy, Myth and Epic Cinema looks at the power of cinema in creating ideas that inspire our culture. Sylvie Magerstädt discusses the relationship between art, illusion and reality, a theme that has been part of ...
Body, Soul and Cyberspace in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema : Virtual Worlds and Ethical Problems
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2014-09)
Body, Soul and Cyberspace explores how recent science-fiction cinema addresses questions about the connections between body and soul, virtuality, and the ways in which we engage with spirituality in the digital age. The ...
Learning the business of banking : the management of the Bank of England's first tellers
(2010)
This article focuses on what appears from the surviving records to have been the most troublesome of the new Bank of England's functions: the telling of money. The Bank's tellers had a complex job and the mistakes they ...