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Theatre and war : notes from the field
"Nandita Dinesh places Kipling’s ""six honest serving-men"" (who, what, when, where, why, how) in productive conversation with her own experiences in conflict zones across the world to offer a theoretical and practical reflection on making theatre in times of war. This timely and important book weaves together Dinesh’s personal narrative with the public story of modern conflict, illustratin…
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- Edition 14
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- 9781783742585
- Collation
- 210 p
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- 809.293581 DIN t
Developing a sense of place : the role of the arts in regenerating communities
How do cultural planners and policymakers work through the arts to create communities? What do artists need to build a sense of place in their community? To discuss these issues, Developing a Sense of Place brings together new models and case studies, each drawn from a specific geographical or socio-cultural context. Selected for their lasting effect in their local community, the case studie…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781787357655
- Collation
- xxi, 325p.
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- -
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- 700.103 DEV a
Screening Auschwitz; Wanda Jakubowska's The Last Stage And The Politics of Co…
This book about the early screen representation of Auschwitz-Birkenau deals with the classic Holocaust film made in 1948 in Poland by Auschwitz survivor, director Wanda Jakubowska. The Last Stage (or The Last Stop) is a pioneering work – the first narrative film to portray the former Nazi German camp. Haltof discusses Jakubowska’s life and career before World War II, her imprisonment during…
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- Knowledge Unlatched (KU)
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Kathleen collins : the black essai film
A philosopher-filmmaker, Kathleen Collins decisively redefined the parameters of African American film with Losing Ground (1982). This book uses detailed analyses of Collins’s films to contextualise her work in the African American, feminist and world film traditions, and it highlights her contribution to each of these canons.
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- edision 16
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- 9781474440707
- Collation
- vii. ;ill. ;164 p.
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- -
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- 791.430233092. KAT g
Players and Arenas : the Interactive Dynamics of Protest
Players and Arenas brings together a diverse group of experts to examine the interactions between political protestors and the many strategic players they encounter, such as cultural institutions, religious organizations, and the mass media—as well as potential allies, competitors, recruits, and funders. Discussing protestors and players as they interact within the “arenas” of specific so…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9789048524235
- Collation
- 322 p.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 303.484 PLA J
The Mimetic Strand in the Cello Literature : Within the Context of History, I…
This book is the first integral study of the history of imitative or co-creative artistic work that has led to the creation of cello transcriptions and arrangements. Of an interdisciplinary character, it explores the views that have shaped approaches to the art of cello performance and describes the role of cello transcriptions and the development of instrument making. The book also addresses i…
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- 13
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783631826287
- Collation
- 334p;
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- -
- Call Number
- 787.4 MIM U
Building communities of trust creative work for social change
Drawing upon a combination of ethnographic research and media and communication theory, Building Communities of Trust: Creative Work for Social Change offers pathways to building trust in a range of situations and communities. Ann Feldman presents rich examples from her own life and social-impact journey with nonprofit, Artistic Circles, along with supplemental case studies from interviews w…
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- first
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781003296423
- Collation
- vii, 144 p. : ill
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- -
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Discourse in translation
This book explores the discourse in and of translation within and across cultures and languages. From the macro aspects of translation as an inter- cultural project to actual analysis of textual ingredients that contribute to translation and interpreting as discourse, the ten chapters represent different explorations of ‘global’ theories of discourse and translation. Offering interrogations…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781315098791
- Collation
- xvii, 243 p.: ill.
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- -
- Call Number
- 418.02 FAI d
Touch
Described by Aristotle as the most vital of senses, touch contains both the physical and the metaphysical in its ability to express the determination of being. To manifest itself, touch makes a movement outwards, beyond the body, and relies on a specific physical involvement other senses do not require: to touch is already to be active and to activate. This fundamental ontology makes touch th…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781912656356
- Collation
- 279 p.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 344.095 NIR t
Recasting commodity and spectacle in the indigenous Americas
Indigenous artists frequently voice concerns over the commodification of their cultures, a process acutely felt by those living with the consequences of colonialism. This timely book, which features colour illustrations throughout, examines the ways in which contemporary indigenous peoples in different parts of the Americas have harnessed performance practices to resist imposed stereotypes and …
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781908857088
- Collation
- ix, 273p.
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- -
- Call Number
- 700.98 REC g
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