During the twenty-first century, Mexico has escalated extractive concessions at the same time that it has positioned itself as an international leader in the fight against climate change. Cultural production emergent from this contradiction frames this impasse as a crisis of imagination. Subjunctive Aesthetics studies how contemporary writers, filmmakers, and visual artists grapple with the threat that climate change and extractivist policies pose...

Step into the world of horror writing with "Shivers and Shadows," your essential guide for crafting spine-tingling tales. Perfect for beginners and those refining their skills, this book is a treasure trove of insights into creating suspense and fear in fiction. Discover the secrets of the horror genre, from psychological thrills to supernatural chills. Learn how to build atmospheric settings, develop realistic characters, and master the art of suspense...

Jason has lost everything. He finally has the college to himself. There isn't anybody from his past to ruin the character he's created for himself anymore. It's just him. The funeral is only a few days away. He blames himself. He can hardly see through the darkness of the guilt he's feeling. Then there's Lisa. Lisa is the light in the darkness. Lisa is the way back to the daylight. Lisa is the girl that he's always been looking for and he can't believe...

Spend the summer with Sara and the challenges she experiences while discovering herself. New ideas are provided for checking student comprehension of the novel. Set a purpose for reading by discussing the roles of family and the difficulties within. Describe how Sara sees her life as suddenly changing. State Sara and Wanda's differing opinions on Sara's haircut. Become a detective and determine whether Sara has sufficient evidence to accuse Joe of...

This title examines the theme of love in Divergent, Of Mice and Men, Shakespeare's sonnets, and Disney fairy tales, primarily Frozen. It features four analysis papers that consider the love theme, each using different critical lenses, writing techniques, or aspects of the theme. Critical thinking questions, sidebars highlighting and explaining each thesis and argument, and other possible approaches for analysis help students understand the mechanics...

Vasily Eroshenko was one of the most remarkable transnational literary figures of the early twentieth century: a blind multilingual Esperantist from Ukraine who joined left-wing circles in Japan and befriended the famous modernist writer Lu Xun in China. Born in a small Ukrainian village in imperial Russia, he was blinded at a young age by complications from measles. Seeking to escape the limitations imposed on the blind, Eroshenko became a globe-trotting...

"Ideas and Realities in Russian Literature" is a 1906 work by Russian historian and anarchist philosopher Peter Kropotkin. Within it, Kropotkin presents a broad, general idea of the subject by examining modern literature and its most notable contributors. This volume will appeal to those with an interest in Russian literature and is not to be missed by collectors of Kropotkin's seminal work. Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin (1842—1921) was a Russian...

Jack London was a writer, but more than that, he was an adventurer who wrote about his adventures. Growing up working class in San Francisco, London diligently scrounged out a life riding trains, pirating oysters, working on a sealing ship, and working at a cannery, all the while using his free time to hole up in libraries reading novels and travel books. A harrowing voyage aboard a sealing ship, where he and the crew were almost killed by a typhoon,...

Book 1: "Melisa hasn't seen her father since he moved to England. She hasn't wanted to. He broke her mother's heart and left them to pick up the pieces of their fractured lives. He's getting married, though, and he's insisting that she's there for his special day. Melisa is sure that the nightmare will begin from the moment she gets on the plane. She doesn't even like flying. Things aren't quite as dark as they seem, though, when the hottest guy she's...

Jason has known Sophie since pre-school, although Sophie didn't even know who he was, until their second year of high school. When Jason's father leaves after having an affair, he turns to food for comfort. Sophie is quick to spot his weight gain and ensures that the next few years of his life are hell. Jason has one thing to look forward to though, college. It's a chance to start fresh and create a cooler version of the person he used to be. He spends...