Intellect Books Ltd: 532 books

Cultural Industries in Shanghai gathers articles by Chinese scholars that analyse the developments in Shanghai's cultural industries over the past 30 years. Like many cities in China and elsewhere, Shanghai has explicitly stated that fostering the creative economy is its top economic and political...

Iranian cinema has an extraordinary history that has been marked by religion and ever-shifting political, economic, and social environments. This addition to Intellect’s Directory of World Cinema series turns the spotlight on the award-winning cinema of Iran, with particular attention to the major...

Hugest thanks to this book’s many contributorsand tireless photographers: friends and talents all,and without whom Glasgow’s cinema may yet layundiscovered. To Hamish Walker at Glasgow FilmOffice for his expertise, Nick and the Park Circusteam for uncovering hidden gems, and everyonewho answered...

Few, if any, books come close to being as beloved – or as ubiquitous – as The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The book delves into the philosophy of the series and its fans, the distinctions between the films’ fans and the books’ fans, the process of adaptation, and the role of New Zealand in the...

Applied Drama, a companion to Intellect’s award-winning Applied Theatre, fulfills the need for an introductory handbook for facilitators and teaching artists working with the dramatic process in diverse community settings. The authors distill the best practices to transfer into the settings within...

In this follow up to Stephen King on the Big Screen (2009) Mark Browning turns his critical eye upon the much-neglected subject of the best-selling author’s work in television, examining what it is about King’s fiction that makes it particularly suitable for the small screen.By focusing on this body...

Arts Integration in Education is an insightful, even inspiring, investigation into the enormous possibilities for change that are offered by the application of arts integration in education. Presentingresearch from a range of settings, from pre-school to university, and featuring contributions from...

Though it’s given little attention—and even less serious attention— by the mainstream press, metal music has for decades been a major creative and cultural force around the world. This book brings together a group of contributors from Europe, North America, and the Caribbean to make a case...

From a decidedly inauspicious start as a low-rated television series in the 1960s that was cancelled after three seasons, Star Trek has grown to become a multi-billion-dollar industry of spin-off series, feature films and merchandise. Fuelling the ever-expanding franchise are some of the most rabid...

In response to the resurgence of Danish film, this book presents a collection of indepth interviews with 19 of Denmark's finest filmmakers. Profiling the canonized figures alongside recentlyestablished filmmakers, this collection features interviews with Lars von Trier, Søren KraghJacobsen, Thomas...

This series consists of books arising from the intellectual work of ECCR members. The globalisation of social, cultural and economic relations is facilitated, and at the same time conditioned by developments in the information and communications technologies (ICT) and infrastructure. Human knowledge...

This book considers the cognitive nature of courses connected with ICT or using ICT as an integral part of the course, including some views on the associated learning and teaching styles. Which factors lead to learning outcomes and are these intended or fortuitous? Factors may include ones specific...

Many books deal with how to write better scripts, but this is the only one to tackle the business side of being a professional writer.Written by a leading literary agent, this is an indispensable insider's guide to the development process - from the original idea right through to production - it provides...

Crime Uncovered: Detective is an examination – and celebration – of the most iconic police detectives in the long and bloody history of crime fiction, film and television, identifying the individual characteristics that define these much-loved figures and discussing how they relate to their...