Books in the Routledge Art History and Visual Studies Companions series

The Routledge Companion to Design Research comprises 39 original and high quality design research chapters from contributors all over the world and celebrates the plurality of design research and the wide range of conceptual, methodological, technological and theoretical approaches evident in contemporary design research. Chapters examine the nature and process of design research, the purpose of design research, and how one might embark on design research. Contributions from the vast array of disciplines in and around modern design praxis are included and cover areas such as industrial and product design, visual communication, interaction design, fashion design, hacktivism, and architecture.

This substantial collection of newly commissioned essays presents an ambitious, entertaining, and accessible guide to developments in Asian art over the past twenty years of the epoch of globalization.

The Ashgate Research Companion to Dutch Art of the Seventeenth-Century explores the current state of scholarship vis-a-vis Dutch art in all of its complexity. Each of the nineteen diverse chapters provide the reader with a clear understanding of the current state of the research on the topic in question.

The Routledge Companion to Art and Politics offers a thorough examination of the complex relationship between art and politics, and the many forms and approaches the engagement between them can take.

This companion provides a state-of-the-art assessment of the influence of the foremost iconographers, as well as the methodologies employed and themes that underpin the discipline. The first section focuses on influential thinkers in the field, while the second covers some of the best known methodologies; the third, and largest section, looks at

The Routledge Companion to Design Studies charts the new expanded spectrum of design studies, embracing the wide range of scholarship - theoretical, practice-related and historical - that has emerged over the last four decades. Comprised of forty-three newly-commissioned essays, the Companion includes contributions from both established and emerging scholars. It is also international in scope, covering work emanating from, and relating to, design in the United Kingdom, mainland Europe, North America, Asia, Australasia and Africa. This comprehensive collection makes an original and significant contribution to the field of Design Studies.

The Routledge Companion to Art and Politics offers a thorough examination of the complex relationship between art and politics, and the many forms and approaches the engagement between them can take.

The Routledge Companion to Research in the Arts is a major collection of new writings on research in the creative and performing arts by leading authorities from around the world.

This multidisciplinary companion offers a comprehensive overview of the global arena of public art.