Photography

Intellect is actively seeking new photography book proposals. As a leading academic publisher in the fields of creative practice and popular culture, Intellect already has a strong list of visual culture and contemporary art focussed publications. We are keen to develop this area of our portfolio, and welcome proposals from both new and experienced authors producing original, adventurous scholarly work.

To send us your book proposals, please download a questionnaire from our website (http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/PublishWithUs/publishwithus.php), or contact books@intellectbooks.com for further information.

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Drawing Research Network Conference

On the 12th November, Intellect will be attending the Drawing Research Group/Drawing Research Network Collaborative one day conference at the Loughborough University School of Art and Design.

The Drawing Research Group actively promotes drawing through a variety of research initiatives and the membership share interests in the subject from a variety of standpoints, resulting in both individual and collaborative outcomes. The conference provides Intellect with a good opportunity to promote our growing collection of titles on drawing, art and design such as the recently published Writing on Drawing: Essays on Drawing Practice and Research edited by Steve Garner, and to meet with editors, authors and academics in the field.

Main speakers at the event will include:

• Brian Fay, Head of Fine Art, Dublin Institute of Technology.
• Andrew Hewish, Centre for Recent Drawing, London.
• Angela Anning, Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood Education, University of Leeds.

Please contact Steve Garner to book places and obtain further details: S.W.Garner@open.ac.uk

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New book debates art education around the world

The 2006 InSEA conference’s aim was to facilitate debate in higher art-education on an international and multicultural basis. With global contributions, International Dialogues about Visual Culture, Education and Art reflects this aim, discussing themes in higher art-education in order to help solve global issues surrounding the subject. This diverse collection focuses on international themes in art education, ranging from discussions of educational policy and art theory to art projects based on international political issues. This political aspect of art education illustrated through community projects offers the volume to a wide audience, from art educators to scholars to those interested in the relationship between politics and art. International Dialogues about Visual Culture, Education and Art engages with new, often unheard voices, offering a representative discussion of global art-education issues.

Title Info
International Dialogues abut Visual Culture, Education and Art
Editors: Rachel Mason and Teresa Eça
ISBN: 9781841501673
Paperback 256 pages 230x174mm
Published: 01 June 08
Price: £19.95 / $40.00

For more information, and to order the book direct from us, visit:
http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/ppbooks.php?isbn=9781841501673

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Full Backlist Catalogue

We now have a complete list of all our available book titles all in one place – our full backlist catalogue!

Our ongoing commitment is to publish in new and emerging academic subject areas related to popular culture. We publish approximately 35 books and 46 journals a year in creative media. Topics range from film studies, theatre and performance, music, television, art and design, education, language, gender study and international culture. This catalogue details all of our available titles published from 1987 to 2008 and features a selection of our books from each subject area.

Follow the link below to download the backlist catalogue as a PDF document:

www.intellectbooks.co.uk/Backlist_catalogue.pdf

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New book surveys fifty years of design and looks to the future of the industry

In The Designer, Rosemary Sassoon surveys fifty years of change in the world of design, evaluating the skills that have been lost, how new techniques affect everyday work, and how training methods prepare students for employment. This indispensable volume reveals how design is both an art and a skill – one with a rich past and momentous relevance for the future. Sassoon provides a fascinating account of her own career from her beginnings at art school and an apprenticeship, with accounts of long-forgotten techniques of the art. This is an important study of design as an art and a skill – a practical tool with a rich past and relevance for the future.

The Designer demonstrates how flexible attitudes and several lines of expertise work well in an ever-changing world. The book also includes contributions from eminent professionals in the field, focusing on the present and future roles designers play in society. Weaving together biography and career advice, theory and practice, The Designer provides a unique history of the art form and looks ahead to an age of ever-changing attitudes to drawing, aesthetics, and artistic practice.

Title Info: The Designer: Half a Century of Change in Image, Training, and Techniques
Author: Rosemary Sassoon
ISBN: 9781841501956
Paperback: 230x174mm
Price: £14.95 / $30

For more information, and to order the book direct from us, visit:
http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/ppbooks.php?isbn=9781841501956

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YouTube Interview with Gabriel Solomons

We've conducted an in-depth interview with our designer, Gabriel Solomons, and posted it on YouTube!

Take a look at the video of Gabriel talking about his career as a designer and his thoughts on teaching graphic design. We ask him about his childhood inspiration drawn from comic books, as well as Intellect's visual and artistic future. A selection of his striking designs at Intellect are also included at the end.

See the short film in full here:





You can also find it on YouTube by following this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wdMXFCwmnY

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2009 Journals

We have now finalized our list of journals for 2009, and we are pleased to announce the following upcoming journals:


FILM
Journal of African Cinemas ISSN 1754-9221
Journal of Japanese & Korean Cinema ISSN 1756-4905
Studies in South Asian Film & Media ISSN 1756-4921








THEATRE & MUSIC
Journal of Dance & Somatic Practices ISSN 1757-1871
Performing Ethos ISSN 1757-1979









ART & DESIGN
Journal of Arts & Communities ISSN 1757-1936










MEDIA & CULTURE
Catalan Journal of Communication & Cultural Studies ISSN 1757-1898Empedocles: European Journal for the Philosophy of Communication ISSN 1757-1952
Interactions: Studies in Communication & Culture ISSN 1757-2681
Journal of African Media Studies ISSN-17517974
Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds ISSN 1757-191X

Intellect is seeking editors to start new journals. We commission journals that strengthen our existing portfolio in the arts and humanities. We look for editors with exceptional leadership qualities. The most successful editors are those who encourage and inspire their community to submit articles, conduct peer reviews and help in the day-to-day development of the journal. Committed, passionate editors who dedicate time and thought, produce the best journals. Please visit this link:
http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/publishwithus.php to download a Journal Editor Questionnaire.

We are of course also accepting book proposals, especially in the subject areas covered by our new journals. Please visit this link:
http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/publishwithus.php to download an Author/Editor Questionnaire.

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Art education, Science, Technology and Culture collide in a new book from Intellect

The future of art and education is evolving, propelling artists into unknown territory in the new media age.

Educating Artists for the Future edited by Mel Alexenberg offers ground-breaking guidelines for higher art-education, focusing on the way that contemporary education must accept and reflect changes in digital and cultural systems. This is the first book concerned with educating artists for the post-digital age, and presents dynamic teaching strategies from a culturally diverse range of artists, researchers and teachers, focusing on student-concentrated, interactive learning. Alexenberg’s volume provides imaginative discussion for teaching the relationships between art and technology, recognising the complex balance between cultural pride and global awareness. Educating Artists for the Future charts the dissolving boundaries between science, technology, culture and art, redefining higher art-education.


Title Info:
Educating Artists for the Future: Learning at the Intersections of Art, Science, Technology and Culture.
Editor: Mel Alexenberg
ISBN: 9781841501918
Paperback: 230x174mm
Published: 01 April 08
Price: £29.95 / $60
URL: http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/ppbooks.php?isbn=9781841501918

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When you subscribe to any of Intellect’s journals until 31st May 2008 you receive the book of your choice from our extensive range of titles, absolutely FREE!! Why not subscribe to one of our latest journals?

The Soundtrack is an exciting new journal exploring the aural elements, which combine with moving images. It regards the sounds which accompany the visuals not as a combination of disparate disciplines, but as a unified and coherent entity. Issue 1 (Feb 2008) includes an article about the soundtrack of the Coen Brothers' comedy Raising Arizona, which might make for interesting comparison with the brothers' latest release No Country for Old Men.

Journal of Community Music
For readers who wish for a basic starting point, we suggest that Community Music may be thought of as music teaching-learning interactions and transactions that occur ‘outside’ traditional music institutions (e.g., university music departments, public schools, conservatories) and/or music teaching-learning interactions and transactions that operate in relation to traditional institutions.

Creative Industries Journal
The Creative Industries Journal is primarily aimed at those studying and practising activities which have their origin in individual creativity, skill and talent, and which have a potential for wealth creation. These activities primarily take place in advertising, architecture, the art and antiques market, crafts, design, fashion, film, interactive leisure software, music, the performing arts, publishing, television and radio. The journal provides a forum to challenge definitional assumptions, advance the social, economic, cultural, and political understanding and engagement with the creative industries. Why not have a look at the other journals available from Intellect at: http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals.php

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Latest Issue of IQ – out now!

The Spring 2008 edition of IQ magazine is available now. IQ lets you in on all the latest releases and what the authors, editors and publishers at Intellect have to say! Why not take a look at what IQ has to offer this spring…

Hear what it is that makes Intellect stand out from the crowd in an exclusive interview with Intellect’s Marketing Manager, Sam King: ‘Intellect’s ethos is reflected in its particular production and editorial policies- for example, there is little editorial intervention in comparison with other publishers… Intellect strives to represent the author authentically rather than to appease the reader.’

Read relevant and up-to-date articles, including David Cronenberg: An Author Looking for a Text, in which author Mark Browning explores the director’s adaptations of literary texts for the big screen, a fascinating Q & A session with the editors of the recently launched Journal of War and Cultural Studies, and Beatles fans won’t want to miss IQ’s interview with John Scheinfeld director of The U.S. vs. John Lennon.

To download your copy, go to www.intellectbooks.com/magazine/IQ6.pdf or email us on info@intellectbooks.com to order a free paper copy.

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