Books

Perry Anderson: The Merciless Laboratory of History Perry Anderson The Merciless Laboratory of History 1998 Fall
A penetrating guide to the thought and career of this foundational figure.
Peter Nielsen’s Story Peter Nielsen’s Story Niels Thorpe None None
Petroturfing: Refining Canadian Oil through Social Media Petroturfing Refining Canadian Oil through Social Media Jordan B. Kinder 2024 Spring
How social media has become a critical tool for advancing the interests of the Canadian oil industry
Philosophical Fragments Philosophical Fragments Friedrich Schlegel 1991 Spring
At a time when the function of criticism is again coming under close skeptical scrutiny, Schlegel's unorthodox, highly original mind, as revealed in these foundational "fragments," provides the critical framework for reflecting on contemporary experimental texts.
Philosophical Perspectives on Metaphor Philosophical Perspectives on Metaphor Mark Johnson, Editor None None
Philosophy after Friendship: Deleuze’s Conceptual Personae Philosophy after Friendship Deleuze’s Conceptual Personae Gregg Lambert 2017 Spring
Redefining the goals of future political philosophy—and removing its justification for war
Philosophy and Non-Philosophy Philosophy and Non-Philosophy François Laruelle 2013 Spring
The first concise explanation of non-philosophy and its relation to philosophy
Philosophy Beside Itself: On Deconstruction and Modernism Philosophy Beside Itself On Deconstruction and Modernism Stephen W. Melville 1986 Spring
Philosophy of Language Philosophy of Language Vilém Flusser 2016 Fall
Exploring language from an ontological perspective
Philosophy of New Music Philosophy of New Music Theodor W. Adorno Robert Hullot-Kentor, Editor 2019 Fall
An indispensable key to Adorno’s influential oeuvre—now in paperback
Phonetics and Diction in Singing: Italian, French, Spanish, German Phonetics and Diction in Singing Italian, French, Spanish, German Kurt Adler 1967 Fall
Photo-Fiction, a Non-Standard Aesthetics Photo-Fiction, a Non-Standard Aesthetics François Laruelle 2013 Spring
An attempt at inventing a new genre of aesthetic thinking where thought itself can become a form of art
Photographic Architecture in the Twentieth Century Photographic Architecture in the Twentieth Century Claire Zimmerman 2014 Spring
How photography shaped modern architecture
Photography at the Dock: Essays on Photographic History, Institutions, and Practices Photography at the Dock Essays on Photographic History, Institutions, and Practices Abigail Solomon-Godeau 1994 Fall
Classic book integrating cultural criticism, feminism, art theory, and the history of photography now available in paperback.
Photography, Cinema, Memory: The Crystal Image of Time Photography, Cinema, Memory The Crystal Image of Time Damian Sutton 2009 Spring
A philosophical investigation into the differing sensations of time in cinema and photography
Physics of Blackness: Beyond the Middle Passage Epistemology Physics of Blackness Beyond the Middle Passage Epistemology Michelle M. Wright 2015 Spring
Reveals how assumptions we make about time and space inhibit more inclusive definitions of Blackness
Pictorial Nominalism: On Marcel Duchamp’s Passage from Painting to the Readymade Pictorial Nominalism On Marcel Duchamp’s Passage from Painting to the Readymade Thierry De Duve 2005 Fall
Reveals the invention of the readymade as a critical point in contemporary art
Pictures of Longing: Photography and the Norwegian–American Migration Pictures of Longing Photography and the Norwegian–American Migration Sigrid Lien 2018 Fall
Haunting and revealing photographs sent home by Norwegian immigrants in America as visual document and collective expression of the emigrant experience
Picturing the Cosmos: Hubble Space Telescope Images and the Astronomical Sublime Picturing the Cosmos Hubble Space Telescope Images and the Astronomical Sublime Elizabeth A. Kessler 2012 Fall
A revealing look at the Romantic impulse behind the Hubble telescope’s awe-inspiring deep space images
Picturing the Postcard: A New Media Crisis at the Turn of the Century Picturing the Postcard A New Media Crisis at the Turn of the Century Monica Cure 2018 Fall
The first full-length study of a once revolutionary visual and linguistic medium