Monthly Archive: July 2018

Untitled Mosaic Mural, Roberto Burle Marx, 1991, Naples Botanical Gardens, Naples, Italy, May 13, 2014 | © Courtesy of JC Shamrock/Flickr.

Marx, Semiotics and Political Praxis / New Articles / open cultural studies

31/07/2018

New Article: Activating Temporalities: The Political Power of Artistic Time

Mieke Bal Published Online: 2018-07-18 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/culture-2018-0009. Abstract Inspired by Marx’ view of “untimely temporalities,” I connect my own conception of the need for anachronism in art history with some contemporary artworks focusing...

VPL Glass Roof (Again), Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 12, 2006 | © Courtesy of Imran Ali/Flickr.

Open Access / open cultural studies / Resources / Topical Spotlights

22/07/2018

Open Access in the Field of Cultural Studies: The Performance and Prospects of Open Cultural Studies

Prof. Toby Miller, the Editor-in-Chief of Open Cultural Studies, discusses how this Open Access, peer-review journal has evolved since its launch, its positioning as a mega-journal in its academic field and its prospects in...

Fortune Global Forum 2013, China, June 6, 2013 | © Courtesy of Stefen Chow/Fortune Global Forum/Fortune Live Media/Flickr.

Open Access / open cultural studies / Resources / Topical Spotlights

15/07/2018

Cultural Studies and the Economy of Journal Publishing

This essay aims to highlight the vexed relationship between cultural studies and the economy of the publishing industry. A Blog Article by Izabella Penier. Cultural studies, like other scholarly disciplines, relies on the publishing...

Planet Lem, July 1, 2011 | © Courtesy of Kevan/Flickr.

Images of the Future: Science Fiction across the Media / New Articles / open cultural studies

09/07/2018

New Article: “Exquisite cadaver” according to Stanisław Lem and Andrzej Wajda

Elżbieta Ostrowska Published Online: 2018-06-28 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/culture-2018-0010 Abstract The article examines Andrzej Wajda’s Roly Poly (Przekładaniec, 1968), a 35-minute film made for Polish public television, that is an expanded version of Stanisław Lem’s...