Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

Nang, Clotaire Messi Me / Nyama, Abraham Zephirin (dir.), 50 ans de recherche et d'enseignement de l'histoire a l'universite Omar Bongo (1970-2020). (Etudes africaines. Histoire) 453 p. 2023:2 (L'Harmattan, FR) <699-802>
ISBN 978-2-14-026433-7 paper ¥10,828.- (税込) EUR 46.00

Penketh, Claire, A History of Disability and Art Education. (Routledge Advances in Disability Studies) 192 pp. 2023:8 (Routledge, UK) <699-212>
ISBN 978-0-367-53791-3 hard ¥38,461.- (税込) GB￡ 135.00 *

Drawing on recent theoretical frameworks from critical disability studies and art education including normalcy, ableism, disability and Crip theory, this book offers an analysis of the conceptualisation of ability in art education and its relationship with disability.Drawing on the work of Cizek and Lowenfeld in Austria, Ruskin and Richardson in England and Dewey and Eisner in the United States, it critically examines the influence of ideas such as the dominance of vision and visuality; the emergence of psychological perspectives; the Child Art Movement; the implications of assessment regimes; and the relevance of art education as a critical social practice on the production of disability.Offering a sustained inquiry into the differential values attributed to learners and their work and the implications of this for framing our understanding of disability in art education, this book shows that although art educators have frequently advocated for the universal appeal and importance of art education, they have done so within historical contexts that have produced and determined problematic ideas regarding disability. It will be of interest to all scholars and students of disability studies, art in education, art history and education studies.

Smith, Richard / Giesler, Tim (eds.), Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching: Historical perspectives. (AILA Applied Linguistics Series 20) 217 pp. 2023:7 (J. Benjamins, NE) <699-1020>
ISBN 978-90-272-1370-9 hard ¥22,363.- (税込) EUR 95.00

By adopting a historical perspective, this edited collection of papers takes a fresh look at a key concept in applied linguistics, that of innovation. A substantial introduction advocates historical re-evaluation of this notion via exploration of its rise to prominence, while the ten subsequent chapters present in-depth case studies of apparently successful as well as ineffective innovation(s), from the early eighteenth to the late twentieth century. Language learning/teaching developments in Brazil, China, England, France, Germany and Italy are considered along with 'global' innovations in language learner lexicography, while the languages considered include Chinese, English, French, Italian, Latin, Portuguese and Spanish. Various types of primary source material are utilized, illustrating the possibilities of applied linguistic historiography for both students and academics new to the field. The book questions ideas of perpetual innovation and progress, supporting the adoption of more critical perspectives on change and innovation in applied linguistics and language teaching.