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Looking to expand your bookshelf this summer? From inspiring design practices to the story of a legendary Quebec dancer, and sonic research in times of crisis, these recently published titles by researchers from Concordia’s Faculty of Fine Arts offer thought-provoking, cross-disciplinary reads. Whether you're in the mood for a leisurely browse or a deep academic dive, explore these recent works from our faculty members.
Pippin Barr, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Design and Computation Arts
Published: August 1, 2023 (MIT Press)
This book takes a playful yet philosophical look at what video games are made of — from code to interface to time — using case studies of Barr’s own experimental games to explore how design choices shape meaning.
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Juan Carlos Castro, Professor, Art Education Navigating the Online Networks of Young Creators: An Investigation of Digital Visual Learning
Published: 2024 (Palgrave Macmillan Cham)
Based on three years of international research, this book explores how young artists aged 16–24 use online platforms to learn, create, and share visual work — forming what the authors call digital visual learning networks.
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Kevin Yuen Kit Lo, Assistant Professor, Communication Design and Visual Culture, Department of Design and Computation Arts
Published: May 2024 (SET Margins)
The book explores the urgent necessity of critical engagement and political resistance through graphic design, using insights from the author's studio and featuring interviews, essays, and graphic works from radical design practice.
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Joana Joachim, Assistant Professor, Art History
Forthcoming: October 2024 (Routledge)
A chapter contribution to The Routledge Companion to African Diaspora Art History, this piece explores the work of artist Michèle Pearson Clarke within a global and intersectional framework of Black queer art and thought.
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Co-edited by jessie beier, Assistant Professor, Art Education, and Owen Chapman, Professor, Communication Studies
Published: 2024 (Palgrave Macmillan Cham)
This interdisciplinary volume gathers sonic research-creation practices that respond to social and ecological crises. Contributors, including Concordia faculty and students, ask how sound can open space for collective transformation.
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MJ Thompson, Associate Professor, Department of Contemporary Dance
Published: 2024 (Bloomsbury)
This book presents the first in-depth study of legendary dancer Louise Lecavalier, tracing her impact on the aesthetic evolution of La La La Human Steps and her role in reshaping contemporary dance through athleticism, iconography, and labor.
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