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3. Intellectual functioning in schizophrenia
Christopher Frith and Eve Johnstone
in Schizophrenia: A Very Short Introduction
‘Intellectual functioning in schizophrenia’ discusses the fact that people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia perform less well on IQ tests than they did prior to the onset of their illness. ...
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6. Music and the Academy
Nicholas Cook
in Music: A Very Short Introduction
‘Music and the Academy’ is concerned with musicology — the academic study of music. It begins with musicologist Joseph Kerman's book, Contemplating Music, which offered a social history of ...
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Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction
Bence Nanay
Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy that explores the nature of art, beauty, and taste. It doesn’t just consider traditional artistic experiences such as artworks in a museum or an opera ...
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Modern Drama: A Very Short Introduction
Kirsten Shepherd-Barr
The story of modern drama is a tale of extremes, testing both audiences and actors to their limits through hostility and contrarianism. Spanning 1880 to the present, Modern Drama: A Very ...
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7. Personalities, moods, and emotions
Michelle Baddeley
in Behavioural Economics: A Very Short Introduction
‘Personalities, moods, and emotions’ explains how and why psychological factors affect our economic and financial decision-making. It looks at measuring personality through OCEAN tests that ...
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1. In the beginning … Myth and meaning in world music
Philip V. Bohlman
in World Music: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)
‘In the beginning … Myth and meaning in world music’ looks at world music’s real and imagined beginnings. These origins are documented in European missionaries’ observations of indigenous ...
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4. Theatre and performance
Marvin Carlson
in Theatre: A Very Short Introduction
Modern interest in performance can be traced to several different developments from the 1950s to 1970s in the art world, in academic theatre, and in the social sciences, particularly ...
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The Psychology of Music: A Very Short Introduction
Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis
There is a long tradition of thinking about music as a product of the human mind. Whether considering composition, performance, listening, or appreciation, the constraints and capabilities ...
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5. The psychology of music performance
Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis
in The Psychology of Music: A Very Short Introduction
Performers occupy a special role within contemporary Western musical culture. Since two individuals can produce markedly different responses by playing the same notes, it is clear that ...
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2. New world order
Julian Stallabrass
in Contemporary Art: A Very Short Introduction
The Liverpool Biennial in 1999 is an example of the widespread phenomenon of the biennial event, which has helped produce a rise to prominence of artists from nations that had previously ...
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Introduction
Mike Cronin
in Sport: A Very Short Introduction
What is ‘sport’ and why has the urge to run or jump, to wrestle, or master a moving ball individually, or in a team, been part of human culture for so long? The ‘Introduction’ explains that ...
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4. Money, markets, museums
Cynthia Freeland
in Art Theory: A Very Short Introduction
‘Money, markets, museums’ explores relations among artistic, educational, civic, commercial, and spiritual values and the impact of corporations, groups, nations, and wealthy individuals ...
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3. Consuming culture
Julian Stallabrass
in Contemporary Art: A Very Short Introduction
What is the relationship between the contemporary art world, consumer culture, and mass culture? ‘Consuming Culture’ examines the long history of art's separation from and merging with ...
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Contemporary Art: A Very Short Introduction
Julian Stallabrass
Contemporary Art: A Very Short Introduction takes us inside the international art world to argue that behind contemporary art's variety and apparent unpredictability lies a ...
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1. A zone of freedom?
Julian Stallabrass
in Contemporary Art: A Very Short Introduction
The contemporary art world exists beyond the borders of normal rules and behaviours. Artists have freedom to choose their own meaning and audiences have freedom in the ways they can ...
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1. What does “early music” mean?
Kelly Thomas Forrest
in Early Music: A Very Short Introduction
‘What does “early music” mean?’ provides an introduction to the field of early music. There has been interest in the music of the past since the nineteenth century, centred around ...
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5. Performing issues
Kelly Thomas Forrest
in Early Music: A Very Short Introduction
‘Performing Issues’ outlines the difficulties faced in recreating authentic early music performances. Performance practice is the study of performance in past times, and seeks to study ...
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Theatre: A Very Short Introduction
Marvin Carlson
From before history was recorded to the present day, theatre has been a major artistic form around the world. From puppetry to mimes and street theatre, this complex art has utilized all ...
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