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Cosmopolitan Minds
Literature, Emotion, and the Transnational Imagination
University of Texas Press
Reading transnational American literature from a cognitive perspective, this book argues that our emotional engagements with others—real and imagined—are crucially important for the development of cosmopolitan imaginations.
Cinema, Slavery, and Brazilian Nationalism
University of Texas Press
Using Brazilian films about slavery as case studies, Cinema, Slavery, and Brazilian Nationalism offers new insight into the deployment of cinematic narrative strategies to influence viewers and their conceptions of Brazilian national identity.
On Anger
Race, Cognition, Narrative
By Sue J. Kim
University of Texas Press
Opening a stimulating dialogue between cognitive studies and cultural studies, On Anger uses narratives such as the film Crash, Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior, and the HBO series The Wire to argue that race is central to our conceptions and experiences of anger.
Literature and Social Justice
Protest Novels, Cognitive Politics, and Schema Criticism
By Mark Bracher
University of Texas Press
Drawing insights from cognitive and social neuroscience, this book uncovers the cognitive roots of social injustice and makes a powerful case that literature can positively alter the way we view others and promote social justice.
Cognitive Literary Studies
Current Themes and New Directions
Edited by Isabel Jaén and Julien Jacques Simon
University of Texas Press
A dynamic array of top scholars from the sciences and the humanities present new perspectives on the mind and its literary quests, ranging from Hamlet to Kafka to Barrie’s Peter Pan.
Analyzing World Fiction
New Horizons in Narrative Theory
Edited by Frederick Luis Aldama
University of Texas Press
A sweeping collection of approaches to narrative theory, with analyses drawn from a variety of truly global literature, films, and television shows.
Of Space and Mind
Cognitive Mappings of Contemporary Chicano/a Fiction
University of Texas Press
Bringing cognitive methodologies to the analysis of Chicano/a fiction for the first time, this book maps ethics of “persistence” and “transformation” in the fiction of Rudolfo Anaya, Ana Castillo, Denise Chávez, Rolando Hinojosa, Arturo Islas, John Rechy, Alfredo Véa, and Helena María Viramontes.
Multicultural Comics
From Zap to Blue Beetle
Edited by Frederick Luis Aldama; Introduction by Derek Parker Royal
University of Texas Press
Exploring a wide range of mainstream and independent comic books, this is the first comprehensive collection of scholarly and archival work on multicultural comics from around the world.
Toward a Cognitive Theory of Narrative Acts
Edited by Frederick Luis Aldama
University of Texas Press
Noted scholars analyze a variety of creative works—plays by Samuel Beckett, novels by Maxine Hong Kingston, music compositions by Igor Stravinsky, art by Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin, and films by Michael Haneke— to offer a unified knowledge of artistic creativity.
Literature, Analytically Speaking
Explorations in the Theory of Interpretation, Analytic Aesthetics, and Evolution
University of Texas Press
A new bridge between literary studies and analytic aesthetics, drawing on a diverse range of texts—from Scheherazade and Raymond Chandler to graphic novels and Woody Allen films.
The Neural Imagination
Aesthetic and Neuroscientific Approaches to the Arts
University of Texas Press
A groundbreaking investigation into what neuroscience can and cannot tell us about the creation and appreciation of visual art, literature, and music.
Your Brain on Latino Comics
From Gus Arriola to Los Bros Hernandez
University of Texas Press
The first comprehensive exploration of Latino representations in comics, from Marvel superheroes to creations by Latino masters such as Richard Dominguez.
Understanding Indian Movies
Culture, Cognition, and Cinematic Imagination
University of Texas Press
A cultural-cognitive analysis of Indian cinema intended to increase understanding and appreciation of Indian films in the English-speaking world.
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