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Ecocritical Perspectives on Children's Texts and Cultures
This volume presents key contributions to the study of ecocriticism in Nordic children’s and YA literary and cultural texts, in dialogue with international classics. It investigates the extent to which texts for children and young adults reflect current environmental concerns. The chapters are grouped into five thematic areas: Ethics and Aesthetics, Landscape, Vegetal, Animal, and Human, and together they explore Nordic representations and a Nordic conception, or feeling, of nature. The textual analyses are complemented with the lived experiences of outdoor learning practices in preschools and schools captured through children’s own statements. The volume highlights the growing influence of posthumanist theory and the continuing traces of anthropocentric concerns within contemporary children’s literature and culture, and a non-dualistic understanding of nature-culture interaction is reflected in the conceptual tool of the volume: The Nature in Culture Matrix.
PÅ TVÆRS AF NORDEN: økokritiske strømninger i nordisk børne- og ungdomslitteratur
Denne antologi giver indblik i økokritiske strømninger i nyere nordisk børne- og ungdomslitteratur, både fra et forskningsmæssig, formidlingsmæssig, illustrativt, litterært skabende perspektiv. Antologien byder blandt andet på essays om antropocæne udfordringer, undersøgelser af relationen mellem natur, kultur og skrald og miljøaktivister i nordisk børne- og ungdomslitteratur. Derudover findes syv stærke økodramaer, der alle er blevet til i samarbejde mellem nordiske illustratorer og forfattere.Antologien er nummer 2 i en række af i alt 3. Bidrag i antologien er på dansk, norsk og svensk.
PÅ TVÆRS AF NORDEN 3: Social holdbarhed i nordisk børne- og ungdomslitteratur
Denne antologi giver indblik i social holdbarhed i nyere nordisk børne- og ungdomslitteratur, både fra et forskningsmæssigt, formidlingsmæssigt, illustrativt og litterært skabende perspektiv. Antologien byder blandt andet på essays om social ustabilitet, minoriteter og mangfoldighed og et holdbart kredsløb i nordisk børne- og ungdomslitteratur. Derudover indeholder antologien seks fortællinger om social (u)holdbarhed, der er blevet til i samarbejde mellem nordiske illustratorer og forfattere.
The Muslim Brotherhood in Contemporary Egypt
The Muslim Brotherhood is one of the oldest and most influential Islamist movements. As the party ascends to power in Egypt, it is poised to adopt a new system of governance and state–society relations, the effects of which are likely to extend well beyond Egypt’s national borders. This book examines the Brotherhood’s visions and practices, from its inception in 1928, up to its response to the 2011 uprising, as it moves to redefine democracy along Islamic lines. The book analyses the Muslim Brotherhood’s position on key issues such as gender, religious minorities, and political plurality, and critically analyses whether claims that the Brotherhood has abandoned extremism and should be engaged with as a moderate political force can be substantiated. It also considers the wider political context of the region, and assesses the extent to which the Brotherhood has the potential to transform politics in the Middle East.
Cairo Press Review
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The House of Islam
'A powerful corrective' Guardian 'This should be compulsory reading' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads 'For anyone interested in the future of Islam, both in Britain and the Islamic world, this is an important book' The Times The gulf between Islam and the West is widening. A faith rich with strong values and traditions, observed by nearly two billion people is seen by the West as something to be feared rather than understood. Sensational headlines and hard-line policies spark enmity, while ignoring the feelings, narratives and perceptions that preoccupy Muslims today. The House of Islam seeks to provide entry to the minds and hearts of Muslims the world over. It introduces us to the kindness of Mohammed, the beauty of Islamic art and the permeation of the divine in public spaces; and the tension between mysticism and literalism that still threatens the religion. Ed Husain expertly and compassionately guides us through the nuances of Islam and its people, contending that the Muslim world need not be a stranger to the West, nor its enemy, but a peaceable ally.
Essential Cinema
A cogent and provocative argument about the art of film, Essential Cinema is a fiercely independent reference book of must-see movies for film lovers everywhere.
The Middle East
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