Using cinema to explore the visual aspects of alterity, Randall Halle analyzes how we become cognizant of each other and how we perceive and judge another person in a visual field. Halle draws on insights from philosophy and recent developments in cognitive and neuroscience to argue that there is no pure "natural" sight. We always see in a particular way, from a particular vantage point, and through a specific apparatus, and Halle shows how human beings have used cinema to experiment with the apparatus of seeing for over a century. Visual alterity goes beyond seeing difference to being conscious of how one sees difference. Investigating the process allows us to move from mere perception to apperception, or conscious perception.
Innovative and insightful, Visual Alterity merges film theory with philosophy and cutting-edge science to propose new ways of perceiving and knowing.
Автор: Butler HalleНазвание: New MeISBN: 1474612296 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474612296 Издательство: OrionРейтинг: Цена: 1516.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.Описание: Like a dark and twisted mash up of Lena Dunham`s GIRLS and Ricky Gervais`s THE OFFICE - this is "a dark comedy of female rage" (Catherine Lacey) and a biting satire of the false promise of reinvention, by a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree and Granta Best Young American Novelist
Автор: Halle FrancisНазвание: Atlas of Poetic BotanyISBN: 0262039125 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780262039123 Издательство: MIT PressРейтинг: Цена: 4224.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.Описание: Botanical encounters in the rainforest: trees that walk, a leaf as big as an awning, a plant that dances.This Atlas invites the reader to tour the farthest reaches of the rainforest in search of exotic--poetic--plant life. Guided in these botanical encounters by Francis Hall , who has spent forty years in pursuit of the strange and beautiful plant specimens of the rainforest, the reader discovers a plant with just one solitary, monumental leaf; an invasive hyacinth; a tree that walks; a parasitic laurel; and a dancing vine. Further explorations reveal the Rafflesia arnoldii, the biggest flower in the world, with a crown of stamens and pistils the color of rotten meat that exude the stench of garbage in the summer sun; underground trees with leaves that form a carpet on the ground above them; and the biggest tree in Africa, which can reach seventy meters (more tha 200 feet) in height, with a four-meter (about 13 feet) diameter. Hall 's drawings, many in color, provide a witty accompaniment. Like any good tour guide, Hall tells stories to illustrate his facts. Readers learn about, among other things, Queen Victoria's rubber tree; legends of the moabi tree (for example, that powder from the bark confers invisibility); a flower that absorbs energy from a tree; plants that imitate other plants; a tree that rains; and a fern that clones itself. Hall 's drawings represent an investment in time that returns a dividend of wonder more satisfying than the ephemeral thrill afforded by the photograph. The Atlas of Poetic Botany allows us to be amazed by forms of life that seem as strange as visitors from another planet.
Botanical encounters in the rainforest: trees that walk, a leaf as big as an awning, a plant that dances.
This Atlas invites the reader to tour the farthest reaches of the rainforest in search of exotic--poetic--plant life. Guided in these botanical encounters by Francis Hall , who has spent forty years in pursuit of the strange and beautiful plant specimens of the rainforest, the reader discovers a plant with just one solitary, monumental leaf; an invasive hyacinth; a tree that walks; a parasitic laurel; and a dancing vine. Further explorations reveal the Rafflesia arnoldii, the biggest flower in the world, with a crown of stamens and pistils the color of rotten meat that exude the stench of garbage in the summer sun; underground trees with leaves that form a carpet on the ground above them; and the biggest tree in Africa, which can reach seventy meters (more tha 200 feet) in height, with a four-meter (about 13 feet) diameter. Hall 's drawings, many in color, provide a witty accompaniment.
Like any good tour guide, Hall tells stories to illustrate his facts. Readers learn about, among other things, Queen Victoria's rubber tree; legends of the moabi tree (for example, that powder from the bark confers invisibility); a flower that absorbs energy from a tree; plants that imitate other plants; a tree that rains; and a fern that clones itself.
Hall 's drawings represent an investment in time that returns a dividend of wonder more satisfying than the ephemeral thrill afforded by the photograph. The Atlas of Poetic Botany allows us to be amazed by forms of life that seem as strange as visitors from another planet.
Автор: Butler, HalleНазвание: New Me, TheISBN: 0143133608 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780143133605 Издательство: Random House (USA)Рейтинг: Цена: 1563.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.Описание: "A dark comedy of female rage" (Catherine Lacey) and a biting satire of the false promise of reinvention, by a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree and Granta Best Young American Novelist NAMED ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2019 BY VULTURE, HUFFPOST, BUSTLE, LITHUB, AND THE MILLIONSI'm still trying to make the dream possible: still might finish my cleaning project, still might sign up for that yoga class, still might, still might. I step into the shower and almost faint, an image of taking the day by the throat and bashing its head against the wall floating in my mind. Thirty-year-old Millie just can't pull it together. Misanthropic and morose, she spends her days killing time at a thankless temp job until she can return home to her empty apartment, where she oscillates wildly between self-recrimination and mild delusion, fixating on all the little ways she might change her life. Then she watches TV until she drops off to sleep, and the cycle begins again. When the possibility of a full-time job offer arises, it seems to bring the better life she's envisioning - one that involves nicer clothes, fresh produce, maybe even financial independence - within reach. But with it also comes the paralyzing realization, lurking just beneath the surface, of just how hollow that vision has become. Darkly hilarious and devastating, The New Me is a dizzying descent into the mind of a young woman trapped in the funhouse of American consumer culture.
Автор: Halle KarinaНазвание: Before I Ever Met YouISBN: 1545101965 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781545101964 Издательство: НеизвестноЦена: 2586.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.Описание: A SWEET & SEXY STANDALONE CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE that will make you believe in love again, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Pact.I first met William McAlister when I was just a teenager.He was handsome, had a beautiful wife and was on the verge of success, having just joined my father as his business partner. Mr. McAlister was full of smooth charm, but back then he was barely a blip on my radar. Just a family friend.Fast forward ten years: I'm 25 years old and a single mom trying to make things right for her seven-year old son. I've made some mistakes, grappled with my demons and now I'm back in the city of Vancouver, getting a second chance at a better life.I've started by working for my father's production company as an executive assistant. My first day on the job and I already know I could have a promising career there.That is until I see Will McAlister for the first time in a decade.Now recently divorced and as sophisticated as always, Will has gone from being my father's friend and business partner to something so much more.We're both older, for one thing, and he just oozes this worldly confidence and stark sexuality. Combined with his tall, muscular build and sharp suits, strong jaw and bedroom eyes, Will has turned into one hell of a distraction.A distraction I'm having a hard time staying away from, considering his office is right across from my desk and I work with him in such close proximity.But it's just a harmless crush, right?It's just an innocent fantasy of screwing him on his desk, right?It can't ever be more because he's my father's best friend, business partner, and my boss.Right?Wrong.
Автор: James Edmund JanesНазвание: Municipal Administration in Germany as Seen in the Government of a Typical Prussian City, Halle A/S.ISBN: 128935572X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781289355722 Издательство: НеизвестноЦена: 3449.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Halle, KarinaНазвание: Dirty Angels: Dirty Angels 1ISBN: 1472228847 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472228840 Издательство: HodderРейтинг: Цена: 1516.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: Book One in Karina Halle`s dangerous, breathless and deliciously sexy Dirty Angels Trilogy.
Автор: Randall HalleНазвание: Visual Alterity: Seeing Difference in CinemaISBN: 0252043707 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780252043703 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)Рейтинг: Цена: 13794.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: Reconsidering the dynamics of perceptionUsing cinema to explore the visual aspects of alterity, Randall Halle analyzes how we become cognizant of each other and how we perceive and judge another person in a visual field. Halle draws on insights from philosophy and recent developments in cognitive and neuroscience to argue that there is no pure "natural" sight. We always see in a particular way, from a particular vantage point, and through a specific apparatus, and Halle shows how human beings have used cinema to experiment with the apparatus of seeing for over a century. Visual alterity goes beyond seeing difference to being conscious of how one sees difference. Investigating the process allows us to move from mere perception to apperception, or conscious perception.Innovative and insightful, Visual Alterity merges film theory with philosophy and cutting-edge science to propose new ways of perceiving and knowing.
