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“Transcription and Analysis of Unconventional Language in Autism Spectrum Disorder.” Franklin Research Grant
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The Arc of Life: Evolution and Health Across the Life Course
No full textThe rapid development of evolutionary medicine and public health allows for The Arc of Life to connect research by biological anthropologists to the understanding of variation in human health outcomes. This book showcases the perspective that biological anthropologists bring to the growing field of evolutionary medicine, but underscore the context of human life history -- especially the concept of evolutionary trade-offs and the ensuing biological processes that can affect health status over the life course. The dual emphasis presented in this book on both the life history theory and life cycle biology create a valuable, unique, and complimentary addition to books on the subject of evolution and health. This book consolidates diverse lines of research within the field of biological anthropology, stimulates new directions for future research, and facilitates communication between sub-disciplines of human biology operating at the forefront of evolutionary medicine
Divine Horror: Essays on the Cinematic Battle Between the Sacred and Diabolical
No full textEditors, Miller and van Riper, bring together a work of essays that explore fifty years of the horror genre in which manifestations of the profane or sacred play an important role. This book explores the representation of the war between good and evil. Examining the archetypes of good and evil in films such as The Omen (1976), The Exorcist (1973) and Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968), and popular franchises like Hellraiser and Hellboy and cult films such as God Told Me To (1976), Thirst (2009) and Frailty (2001)
Ludics in Surrealist Theatre and Beyond
No full textThis is the paperback (2017) release of Rapti’s (2013) Ludics in Surrealist Theatre and Beyond. This book re-examines the misunderstood artistic medium of surrealism within the theatre, especially when compared to painting and poetry. This work reconsiders surrealist theatre from the perspective of ludics-a poetics of play and games-an ideal approach to the Surrealists, whose games blur the boundaries between the \u27playful\u27 and the \u27serious.\u27 In this book Rapti demystifies André Breton\u27s controversial attitude toward theatre, brings justice to surrealist theatre by highlighting the unique character that derives from the inherent element of play, and also traces the impact of surrealist theatre in areas that extend beyond the generally acknowledged influence on the Theatre of the Absurd. A a wide variety of Surrealist and Post-Surrealist playwrights and stage directors, from several different countries, and from the 1920s to the present: Roger Vitrac, Antonin Artaud, Ganter Berghaus, Nanos Valaoritis, Robert Wilson, and Megan Terry, are explored in this work
