Forthcoming Arts Books

Forthcoming Books

1. The John Coltrane Reference

   By Lewis Porter, Chris DeVito, David Wild, Yasuhiro Fujioka, Wolf Schmaler

   The BBC's Jazz Book of the Year for 2008. Few jazz musicians have had the lasting influence or attracted as much scholarly study as John Coltrane. Yet, despite dozens of books, hundreds of articles, and his own recorded legacy, the "facts" about Coltrane's life and work have never been definitely...

   To Be Published February 7th 2013 by Routledge
2. Introduction to Game Physics with Box2D

   By Ian Parberry

   Written by a pioneer of game development in academia, Introduction to Game Physics with Box2D covers the theory and practice of 2D game physics in a relaxed and entertaining yet instructional style. It offers a cohesive treatment of the topics and code involved in programming the physics for 2D...

   To Be Published February 7th 2013 by CRC Press
3. Why Art Photography?

   By Lucy Soutter

   Contemporary art photography is paradoxical. Anyone can look at it and form an opinion about what they see, yet it represents critical positions that only a small minority of well-informed viewers can usually access. Why Art Photography? provides a lively, accessible introduction to the ideas...

   To Be Published February 11th 2013 by Routledge
4. The Casting Handbook

   For Film and Theatre Makers

   By Suzy Catliff, Jennifer Granville

   Casting is a crucial creative element of any production - and yet the craft and skills needed to put together a successful and exciting cast are often overlooked. The Casting Handbook explains the casting process from beginning to end and covers everything producers and directors needs to know – as...

   To Be Published February 11th 2013 by Routledge
5. Phototherapy and Therapeutic Photography in a Digital Age

   Edited by Del Loewenthal

   The digital age has brought about a world-wide evolution of phototherapy and therapeutic photography. This book provides both a foundation in phototherapy and therapeutic photography and describes the most recent developments. Phototherapy and Therapeutic Photography in a Digital Age is divided...

   To Be Published February 12th 2013 by Routledge
6. Justice as Improvisation

   The Law of the Extempore

   By Sara Ramshaw

   Justice as Improvisation: The Law of the Extempore theorises the relationship between justice and improvisation through the case of the New York City cabaret laws. Discourses around improvisation often imprison it in a quasi-ethical relationship with the authentic, singular ‘other’. The same can be...

   To Be Published February 12th 2013 by Routledge
7. White Space is Not Your Enemy

   A Beginner's Guide to Communicating Visually through Graphic, Web & Multimedia Design, 2nd Edition

   By Rebecca Hagen, Kim Golombisky

   Designing a website or brochure without an art background? Then step away from the computer and read this engaging, conversational introduction to visual communications first. Written for the beginner, White Space is Not Your Enemy, Second Edition, is a practical graphic design and layout guide...

   To Be Published February 13th 2013 by Focal Press
8. Shakespeare, Jonson, and the Claims of the Performative

   By James Loxley, Mark Robson

   Series: Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture

   This book will constitute an original intervention into longstanding but insistently relevant debates around the significance of notions of ‘performativity’ to the critical analysis of early modern drama. In particular, the book aims to: show how the investigation of performativity can enable...

   To Be Published February 14th 2013 by Routledge
9. Rethinking Aesthetics

   The Role of Body in Design

   Edited by Ritu Bhatt

   Rethinking Aesthetics is the first book to bring together prominent voices in the fields of architecture, philosophy, aesthetics, and cognitive sciences to radically rethink the relationship between body and design. These essays argue that aesthetic experiences can be nurtured at any moment in...

   To Be Published February 14th 2013 by Routledge
10. Musical Performance and the Changing City

    Post-industrial Contexts in Europe and the United States

    Edited by Fabian Holt, Carsten Wergin

    Series: Routledge Research in Music

    A contribution to the field of urban music studies, this book presents new interdisciplinary approaches to the study of music in urban social life. It takes musical performance as its key focus, exploring how and why different kinds of performance are evolving in contemporary cities in the...

    To Be Published February 14th 2013 by Routledge