An underground classic, Grayson's debut short story collection introduced readers to the author's quirky, funny postmodern fiction and such characters as Buddy's grandfather, who wonders why no Jewish people ever win on "Bowling for Dollars" and thinks that Farrah Fawcett has a foreign accent; Sarah Lawrence of Arabia, who hides under a college student's bed while his mother and her maid won't stop cleaning his room; "Chief Justice Burger, Teen Idol"; the depressed superhero Ordinary Man, ...

WORLDBUILDING: Videospiele und Kunst im digitalen Zeitalter untersucht die Beziehung zwischen Gaming und zeitbasierter Medienkunst. Es ist die erste generationenübergreifende Ausstellung dieser Größenordnung, die einen Überblick vermittelt, wie sich zeitgenössische Künstler*innen weltweit Ästhetiken und Technologien aus dem Videospielbereich für ihre Praxis aneignen.Das Projekt präsentiert Arbeiten von mehr als 50 Künstler*innen, darunter Rebecca Allen, Cory Arcangel, LaTur...

WORLDBUILDING: Gaming and Art in the Digital Age examines the relationship between gaming and time-based media art. It is the first transgenerational show of this scope to survey how contemporary artists world-wide are appropriating the aesthetics and technology of gaming as their form of expression. Commissioned by the Julia Stoschek Foundation and curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist, the exhibition features works by more than 50 artists, including Rebecca Allen, Cory Arcangel, LaTurbo Avedon, ...

Until recently the military record of Belfast nationalists inWorld War One was a part of this City’s hidden history. The revised edition of this book seeks to assist the renewed and growing interest in this important part of nationalist history that lay for decades in the shaded margins of contemporary historical events.New political circumstances in our society have made it easier to address the questions of why so many young nationalist men of that time enlisted in regiments of t...

This is the story of men from either side of West Belfast's sectarian divide during the Great War. Richard S. Grayson follows the volunteers of the 36th and 16th divisions who fought on the Somme and side-by-side at Messines, recovering the forgotten West Belfast men throughout the armed forces, from the retreat at Mons to the defeat of Germany and life post-war. In so doing, he tells a new story which challenges popular perceptions of the war and explains why remembrance remains so contro...

This is a study of Austen Chamberlain's term of office as Stanley Baldwin's Foreign Secretary from 1924-29. It is argued that Chamberlain's priority was a two-stage policy in Western Europe, which aimed at pacifying both France and Germany, as well as encouraging the League of Nations.

For the first time, Richard S. Grayson tells the story of the Dubliners who served in the British military and in republican forces during the First World War and the Irish Revolution as a series of interconnected 'Great Wars'. He charts the full scope of Dubliners' military service, far beyond the well-known Dublin 'Pals', with as many as 35,000 serving and over 6,500 dead, from the Irish Sea to the Middle East and beyond. Linking two conflicts usually narrated as separate stories, he sho...

This work shows the importance of analysing the "low" politics of areas that have traditionally been dominated by "high" politics. The role of bodies such as the Liberal Summer School and the Women's Liberal Federation are examined, along with the work of thinkers such as JM Keynes.

In May 2010, British politics entered a revolutionary new era. With the election of the first hung parliament since 1974, Britain found itself in the unfamiliar world of coalition government. Explaining what this all means, this incisive introduction shows us how our politics is changing and why we should care about it. Exploring the structure of British government, ‘spin’, foreign policy, and the fallout from the expenses scandal and the financial crisis, Grayson reveals the complex inter...

The letters of John Max Staniforth are among the most perceptive, graphic and evocative personal records of a soldiers life to have come down to us from the Great War. They cover his entire wartime career with the 16th (Irish) Division, from his enlistment in 1914 till the armistice, and they have never been published before. From his first days in the army, Staniforth wrote fluent, descriptive weekly letters to his parents and, in doing so, he created a fascinating record of his experienc...

The year 1916 witnessed two events that would profoundly shape both politics and commemoration in Ireland over the course of the following century. Although the Easter Rising and the Battle of the Somme were important historical events in their own right, their significance also lay in how they came to be understood as iconic moments in the emergence of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach drawing on history, politics, anthropology and cultural st...

Spanning over two centuries of literary innovation, '60 Gothic Classics' is a profound exploration of the gothic tradition in literature, enveloping readers in a world of psychological terror, romanticism, and macabre aesthetics. This anthology seamlessly weaves together a tapestry of styles from the stark terror of the 18th century to the nuanced, symbolic narratives of the early 20th century. The collection showcases the evolution of the genre through well-chosen examples, illustrating h...