Intellect is exhibiting at the AAA 2021 virtual conference
AAA (American Anthropological Association) 2021 is occurring 17-21st of November 2021 and more information about the conference can be found here.
To obtain 30% off selected books, please use the code AAA30 at the checkout when purchasing books online. Books will be eligible for a 30% discount between 17th of November and 17th of December 2021. Click here for the full list of discounted books.
You can also see our related journals Crossings: Journal of Migration & Culture, Catalan Journal of Communication & Cultural Studies, European Journal of American Culture, Journal of Urban Cultural Studies, Queer Studies in Media & Popular Culture, Journal of Curatorial Studies, Journal of Class & Culture, Journal of Science & Popular Culture and many others.
We are looking to contract new books and reach out to new journal contributors within the subject areas of anthropology, cultural studies, migration and much more. For more information on publishing with us click here.
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Spotlight titles
Writing Belonging at the Millennium
By Emily Potter
Brings together two pressing and interrelated matters: the global environmental impacts of post-industrial economies and the politics of place in settler-colonial societies.
Discounted price: £21.00
Shiny Things
Reflective Surfaces and Their Mixed Meanings
By Leonard Diepeveen and Timothy van Laar
Discusses meanings of shininess in art and in culture generally. Shininess is physically and metaphorically present in the construction of concepts such as utopia, the sublime, and camp.
Discounted price: £15.40
Epidemic Urbanism
How Contagious Diseases have Shaped Global Cities
By Mohammad Gharipour and Caitlin DeClercq
Interdisciplinary case studies from across the globe explore what insights from the outbreak, experience, and response to previous epidemics might inform our understanding of the current world.
Discounted price: £21.00
Radioactive Documentary
Filming the Nuclear Environment after the Cold War
By Helen Hughes
Presents analysis of ten documentary films about nuclear issues made since the end of the Cold War.
Discounted price: £56.00
The Otherness of the Everyday
Twelve Conversations from Chinese Art World During the Pandemic
By Jiang Jiehong
Individuals from a range of disciplines including anthropology, architecture, art, curating, fashion, film, literature, music and photography reflect on experiences during the COVID-19.
Discounted price: £17.50
Language of Tomorrow
Towards a Transcultural Visual Communication System in a Posthuman Condition
By Haytham Nawar
A comprehensive guide to the history, evolution and current forms of pictographic communication, from Mesopotamian writing systems to emojis.
Discounted price: £49.00
Cross-Cultural Design for Healthy Ageing
By Lisa Scharoun, Danny Hills, Carlos Montana-Hoyos, Fanke Peng and Vivien Sung
Promotes an understanding of 'design for healthy ageing' from a multi-faceted perspective of design and health practitioners. Provides tools and methods for approaching the complex issues associated with ageing through cross-cultural interactions and perspectives.
Discounted price: £23.80
Iconoclastic Controversies
By Nico Carpentier
This book combines photography and written text to analyse the role of memorials and commemoration sites in the construction of antagonistic nationalism.
Discounted price: £21.00
Modern Melbourne
By Rod Giblett
An analysis of the city of Melbourne using a wide range of historical, literary and artistic sources, including writers on modernity and the modern city.
Discounted price: £21.00
Keepin' It Real
Essays on Race in Contemporary America
By Elwood David Watson
A vibrant and eclectic collection of essays written during the most racially turbulent period of the modern era – the end of the Obama Administration and the start of the Trump Administration.
Discounted price: £12.60