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Plays For The Sinful - Savonarola Spiders and Flies (Hardcover): Norman Stokle Plays For The Sinful - Savonarola Spiders and Flies (Hardcover)
Norman Stokle
R873 Discovery Miles 8 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Queering the Family in The Walking Dead (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): John R. Ziegler Queering the Family in The Walking Dead (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
John R. Ziegler
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book traces how The Walking Dead franchise narratively, visually, and rhetorically represents transgressions against heteronormativity and the nuclear family. The introduction argues that The Walking Dead reflects cultural anxiety over threats to the family. Chapter 1 examines the destructive competition created by heteronormativity, such as the conflict between Rick and Shane. Chapter 2 focuses on the actual or attempted participation of characters such as Carol and Negan in queer relationships. Chapter 3 interprets zombies as queer antagonists to heteronormativity, while Chapter 4 explores the incorporation of zombies into the lives of characters such as the Governor and the Whisperers. The conclusion asserts that The Walking Dead presents both queer alternatives to and damaging contradictions within the traditional heterosexual family model, helping to question this model and to consider the struggle of queer American families. Overall, this study holds special interest for students and scholars of queerness, zombies, and the family.

A Song Book: Musical Phantasies Fitting for Soldiers, Citie and Country Humours (Hardcover): David Ingram A Song Book: Musical Phantasies Fitting for Soldiers, Citie and Country Humours (Hardcover)
David Ingram
R829 Discovery Miles 8 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A collection of 89 song lyrics suitable for the solo voice and group singing. The songs are presented in three sections. Volume I contains seventeenth century Royalist songs, popular songs and black letter ballads suitable for use by re-enactmentor and in theatre productions. Volumes II and III contain more recent folk songs and sea shanties. All three volumes are bound in this single edition which has been typeset in the style of black latter ballads using an antique type face with woodcut illustrations.

The Wave - Short Story Collection (Hardcover): Gwendolyn Cahill The Wave - Short Story Collection (Hardcover)
Gwendolyn Cahill
R1,166 Discovery Miles 11 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Exploring the Spatiality of the City across Cultural Texts - Narrating Spaces, Reading Urbanity (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020):... Exploring the Spatiality of the City across Cultural Texts - Narrating Spaces, Reading Urbanity (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Martin Kindermann, Rebekka Rohleder
R3,639 Discovery Miles 36 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Exploring the Spatiality of the City across Cultural Texts: Narrating Spaces, Reading Urbanity explores the narrative formations of urbanity from an interdisciplinary perspective. Within the framework of the "spatial turn," contributors from disciplines ranging from geography and history to literary and media studies theorize narrative constructions of the city and cities, and analyze relevant examples from a variety of discourses, media, and cities. Subdivided into six sections, the book explores the interactions of city and text-as well as other media-and the conflicting narratives that arise in these interactions. Offering case studies that discuss specific aspects of the narrative construction of Berlin and London, the text also considers narratives of urban discontinuity and their theoretical implications. Ultimately, this volume captures the narratological, artistic, material, social, and performative possibilities inherent in spatial representations of the city.

There She Was - The Secret History of Miss America (Paperback): Amy Argetsinger There She Was - The Secret History of Miss America (Paperback)
Amy Argetsinger
R487 R460 Discovery Miles 4 600 Save R27 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Lost Humanity (Hardcover): Pearson Moore Lost Humanity (Hardcover)
Pearson Moore
R1,227 Discovery Miles 12 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
News in their Pockets - A Cross-City Comparative Study of Mobile News Consumption in Asia (Hardcover): Ran Wei, Ven-Hwei Lo News in their Pockets - A Cross-City Comparative Study of Mobile News Consumption in Asia (Hardcover)
Ran Wei, Ven-Hwei Lo
R3,243 Discovery Miles 32 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Since the debut of the iPhone in 2007, the mobile phone has become a quick, convenient, and immensely popular gateway for accessing and consuming news. With three billion mobile phone subscribers, Asian countries have led this seismic shift in news consumption. They provide a wide range of opportunities to study how, as mobile technology matures and becomes routinized, mobile news is increasingly subject to societal constraints and impositions of political power that reduce the democratic benefits of such news and call into question the application of these technological innovations within governments and societies. News in Their Pockets explores the societal, technological, and user-related factors behind why and how digital-savvy college students seek news via the mobile phone across Asia's most mobile cities-Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taipei. Situating cross-societal comparative analyses of mobile news consumption in Asia within a digital and global context, this volume outlines the evolution of the mobile phone to its prominence in disseminating news, offers predictors of patterns in mobile news consumption, investigates user needs and expectations, and illustrates future impacts on civic engagement from mobile news consumption. By examining the interplay between game-changing and empowering communication technology and constraining social systems, News in Their Pockets provides the framework necessary for constructive, continuing debates over the promise and peril of digital news and exposes our underlying reasoning behind the adoption of the mobile phone as the all-in-one media of choice to stay socialized, entertained, and informed in the modern digital age.

How the Wiz Was (Hardcover): Jeremy Aufderheide How the Wiz Was (Hardcover)
Jeremy Aufderheide
R679 Discovery Miles 6 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

First-time author Jeremy Aufderheide explores the making of The Wiz, the rock musical based on The Wizard of Oz. Jeremy has uncovered new information and conducted thorough interviews with cast members and other key players that put to rest myths about the show. The book paints as accurate a picture possible of the making of one of the biggest musical hits of the 1970s.

Chosen to Do His Will (Hardcover): Christine Davis, Priscilla Jackson Chosen to Do His Will (Hardcover)
Christine Davis, Priscilla Jackson
R597 R541 Discovery Miles 5 410 Save R56 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
After Austen - Reinventions, Rewritings, Revisitings (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Lisa Hopkins After Austen - Reinventions, Rewritings, Revisitings (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Lisa Hopkins
R4,238 Discovery Miles 42 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This collection of twelve new essays examines some of what Jane Austen has become in the two hundred years since her death. Some of the chapters explore adaptations or repurposings of her work while others trace her influence on a surprising variety of different kinds of writing, sometimes even when there is no announced or obvious debt to her. In so doing they also inevitably shed light on Austen herself. Austen is often considered romantic and not often considered political, but both those perceptions are challenged her, as is the idea that she is primarily a writer for and about women. Her books are comic and ironic, but they have been reworked and drawn upon in very different genres and styles. Collectively these essays testify to the extraordinary versatility and resonance of Austen's books.

The Art of Sensuality and It's Impact on Great String Playing (Hardcover): Alan De Veritch The Art of Sensuality and It's Impact on Great String Playing (Hardcover)
Alan De Veritch
R646 Discovery Miles 6 460 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

One of the major frustrations of my professional musical life has been the continual reminder of how few talented young string players, even those with exceptional instrumental skill, seem to truly understand the importance of reflecting their very own personal emotional experiences within the fabric of their musical interpretations and performances. Consequently I have devoted a great deal of my teaching efforts to helping these potential artists better understand the critical importance of this element and to develop the skills necessary to facilitate the natural merging of their inner-most emotions with their instrumental facility. My original purpose for authoring this book was to create a lasting way in which to share my resulting theories and methodologies with regards to this ever so critical ingredient to the process of successful musical communication. Interestingly, after a reasonable amount of academic research, it quickly became apparent to me that in spite of the existence of numerous available publications dealing with the need for musicians to play their instruments in an expressive manner... and a myriad of additional books and articles attempting to describe and analyze the elements of "sensuality" ...no one had previously made any detailed connection or addressed, in writing, the impact of "sensuality" on music performance from either a technical or musical perspective. Now that this project is complete I must agree with the opinion of a number of my trusted colleagues and friends: "many theories, concepts and methods described in this book could indeed provide benefits to a far broader audience than those exclusively focused on string playing."I am hopeful that performers from all of the arts as well as any interested and receptive individuals from all walks of life may find the thoughts I have expressed in this publication helpful in achieving the lives of their dreams.

Griffith Project, v. 7 - Films Produced in 1913 (Hardcover, 2008 Ed.): Paulo Usai Griffith Project, v. 7 - Films Produced in 1913 (Hardcover, 2008 Ed.)
Paulo Usai
R3,391 Discovery Miles 33 910 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

No other silent film director has been so extensively studied as D. W. Griffith. However, only a small group of his more than five hundred films has been the subject of a systematic analysis, and the vast majority of his other works still await proper examination. For the first time in film studies, the complete creative output of Griffith--from "Professional Jealousy "(1907) to "The Struggle "(1931)--will be explored in this multivolume collection of contributions from an international team of leading scholars in the field. Created as a companion to the ongoing retrospective held by the Pordenone Silent Film Festival, the Griffith Project is an indispensable guide to the work of a crucial figure in the arts of the nineteenth century.

Storytelling around the World - Folktales, Narrative Rituals, and Oral Traditions (Hardcover): Jelena Cvorovic, Kathryn Coe Storytelling around the World - Folktales, Narrative Rituals, and Oral Traditions (Hardcover)
Jelena Cvorovic, Kathryn Coe
R3,319 Discovery Miles 33 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book provides students, instructors, and lay-readers with a cross-cultural understanding of storytelling as an art form that has existed for centuries, from the first spoken and sung stories to those that are drawn and performed today. This book serves as an indispensable resource for students and scholars interested in storytelling and in multicultural approaches to the arts. By taking an evolutionary approach, this book begins with a discussion of origin stories and continues through history to stories of the 21st century. The text not only engages the stories themselves, it also explains how individuals from all disciplines, from doctors and lawyers to priests and journalists, use stories to focus their readers' and listeners' attention and influence them. This text addresses stories and storytelling across both time (thousands of years) and geography, including in-depth descriptions of storytelling practices occurring in more than 40 different cultures around the world. Part I consists of thematic essays, exploring such topics as the history of storytelling, common elements across cultures, different media, lessons stories teach us, and storytelling today. Part II looks at more than 40 different cultures, with entries following the same outline: Overview, Storytellers: Who Tell the Stories, and When, Creation Mythologies, Teaching Tales and Values, and Cultural Preservation. Several tales/tale excerpts accompany each entry. Describes the earliest evidence of storytelling, which dates back thousands of years, and discusses how we can learn about our ancestors and their lives and concerns going all the way back to the stories depicted in the cave art they left behind Discusses how the content of stories has changed over time, influenced by such things as the development of agriculture, the establishment of the first urban centers, the invention of the printing press, widespread literacy, the industrial revolution, and scientific discoveries Explains how our response to storytelling-why stories interest us and why we continue to tell and listen to stories-is an inheritance from our ancient ancestors Investigates storytelling practices from more than 40 different culture groups around the world Incorporates text and translations of original stories told across cultures, almost verbatim, for thousands of years

An Essay for the Further Improvement of Dancing; Being a Collection of Figure Dances, ... Compos'd by the Most Eminent... An Essay for the Further Improvement of Dancing; Being a Collection of Figure Dances, ... Compos'd by the Most Eminent Masters; Describ'd in Characters After the Newest Manner of Monsieur Feuillet. By E. Pemberton (Hardcover)
E. Pemberton
R791 Discovery Miles 7 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Longstreet-The Series (Hardcover): Scott V Palmer Longstreet-The Series (Hardcover)
Scott V Palmer
R1,059 Discovery Miles 10 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Urban Reality - A Collection of Youth Plays (Hardcover): Tammy M. Morgan Urban Reality - A Collection of Youth Plays (Hardcover)
Tammy M. Morgan
R802 Discovery Miles 8 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
An A-Z Collection of Behaviour Tales - From Angry Ant to Zestless Zebra (Paperback, New edition): Susan Perrow An A-Z Collection of Behaviour Tales - From Angry Ant to Zestless Zebra (Paperback, New edition)
Susan Perrow
R487 R443 Discovery Miles 4 430 Save R44 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Each story in this collection begins with an undesirable or out-of-balance situation and, through the use of metaphor and an imaginative story journey, leads to a more desirable resolution. In this way, the stories also have the potential for nurturing positive values. The stories cover many kinds of universal behaviour. Following the alphabet from A to Z, the behaviour is identified in the story title e.g. anxious, bossy, cranky ... greedy ... jealous ... lazy ... swearing ... uncooperative ... and more. The stories can be told directly, or adapted. They can be turned into home-made picture books and puppet shows, or used as springboards for the creation of new tales for particular behaviour challenges and situations.

The McGurk Universe - The Physiological and the Psychological in Audiovisual Culture (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): K.J. Donnelly The McGurk Universe - The Physiological and the Psychological in Audiovisual Culture (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
K.J. Donnelly
R3,607 Discovery Miles 36 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book reconsiders audiovisual culture through a focus on human perception, with recourse to ideas derived from recent neuroscience. It proceeds from the assumption that rather than simply working on a straightforward cognitive level audiovisual culture also functions more fundamentally on a physiological level, directly exploiting precise aspects of human perception. Vision and hearing are unified in a merged signal in the brain through being processed in the same areas. This is illustrated by the startling 'McGurk Effect', whereby the perception of spoken sound is changed by its accompanying image, and counterpart effects which demonstrate that what we see is affected by different sounds accompanying sounds. This blending of sound and images into a whole has become a universal aspect of culture, not only evident in films and television but also in video games and short Internet clips. Indeed, this aesthetic formation has become the dominant of this period. The McGurk Universe attends to how audiovisual culture engages with and mediates between physiological and psychological levels.

Mastering Public Speaking - Pearson New International Edition (Paperback, 8th edition): George Grice, John Skinner Mastering Public Speaking - Pearson New International Edition (Paperback, 8th edition)
George Grice, John Skinner
R2,399 Discovery Miles 23 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Mastering Public Speaking equips students with a firm grounding in the hows and whys of public speaking by providing an ideal balance of theory and skills while placing important emphases on critiquing, ethics, and critical thinking. Written in a casual, lively style and clearly organized, the Eighth Edition of Mastering Public Speaking builds on its previous success. The first public speaking book to devote an entire chapter to ethics, the Eighth Edition continues its popular and distinctive emphasis on the ethical contract between speaker and listener. Teaching & Learning Experience *Personalize Learning-MySpeechLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. With tools such as MediaShare (our video upload and commenting tool), MyOutline, and self-assessments in MyPersonalityProfile, MySpeechLab works with students and instructors to personalize the learning experience and make it more effective.*Improve Skill Development and Application- Key Points boxes, chapter outlines, marginal glossary entries, and bulleted chapter summaries reinforce instruction and aid student review. Theory into Practice (TIP) features in every chapter help students understand and apply concepts and strategies of public communication to enhance their speaking competence. *Engage Students- Speaking with Confidence features throughout the Eighth Edition have students explain in their own words how various aspects of the speech process help build confidence. Furthermore, the Eighth Edition of Mastering Public Speaking is more streamlined and user-friendly, has more bulleted lists and new bulleted summaries that make it easier for you to find the chapter content you are looking for, and is formatted in a smaller trim size that makes it easier to carry and use in class. *ExploreExamples of a diversity of speakers and occasions: student and professional speakers; classroom and contest student speeches; speeches by two-year, four-year, and graduate school students; informative, persuasive, and special occasion speeches (Ch. 15, 17, 18 & Appendix).*Emphasize Learning Outcomes - Learning outcomes appear on the chapter-opening spread and correspond to the important concepts covered in each chapter. Additionally, online tools in MySpeechLab, such as MediaShare, provide a strong assessment tool for measuring students' mastery of your course's learning outcomes through their speeches. *Understand Theory and Research - The Eighth Edition provides a current guide to student research using databases, academic search engines, and Internet sources, with an updated emphasis on how to evaluate Internet sites and a new discussion of the use of Wikipedia. In addition, two solid chapters on persuasion highlight persuasive theory and application and types of argument, and include a discussion of logical fallacies. Students also can access Pearson's MySearchLab where students can get extensive help on the research process as well as can access four databases of credible and reliable source material (for details, please see www.mysearchlab.com ).MySearchLab also contains an AutoCite feature that assists students in the creation of a Works Cited document (using APA, MLA, or Chicago formats), as well as Pearson's SourceCheck, which encourages students to accurately document and cite their sources. *Support Instructors- Strong supplements package along with activities and assessments in MySpeechLab. ClassPrep, located within MySpeechLab, contains videos, lectures, classroom activities, audio clips, and more.

Public Relations Writing and Media Techniques - Pearson New International Edition (Paperback, 7th edition): Dennis Wilcox,... Public Relations Writing and Media Techniques - Pearson New International Edition (Paperback, 7th edition)
Dennis Wilcox, Bryan Reber
R2,290 Discovery Miles 22 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Public Relations Writing and Media Techniques is the most comprehensive and up-to-date public relations writing text available. With real-world examples of award-winning work by PR professionals, this new edition continues to help students master the many techniques needed to reach a variety of audiences in today's digital age. The text thoroughly integrates new communication technologies-the Internet, Webcasting, etc.-and shows students the many techniques currently in use to reach a variety of audiences. Clearly written and well-organized, this book emphasizes the nuts and bolts of writing, producing, and distributing public relations materials through traditional and social media. The author provides step-by-step procedures illustrated by examples from actual campaigns to engage today's students. This text also serves as an invaluable resource for public relations practitioners in the field.

Managing Conflict through Communication - Pearson New International Edition (Paperback, 5th edition): Dudley Cahn, Ruth Abigail Managing Conflict through Communication - Pearson New International Edition (Paperback, 5th edition)
Dudley Cahn, Ruth Abigail
R2,259 Discovery Miles 22 590 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Comprehensive and accessible coverage of the study of conflict Managing Conflict Through Communication helps students approach conflict constructively and learn more positive conflict management and resolution skills. Narratives and case studies make the material accessible and engaging to a diverse student audience. Discussion questions and exercises throughout the text provide a basis for classroom discussion and practical applications of concepts. This text is available in a variety of formats - print and digital. Check your favorite digital provider for your eText, including CourseSmart, Kindle, Nook, and more. To learn more about our programs, pricing options and customization, click the Choices tab. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: * Exercise positive conflict management and resolution skills * Understand why communication is essential to interpersonal relationships * Question the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors about conflict they have experienced in the past

Spirit Slate Writing and Kindred Phenomena (Hardcover): William E Robinson Spirit Slate Writing and Kindred Phenomena (Hardcover)
William E Robinson; Introduction by Henry Ridgely Evans
R492 Discovery Miles 4 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Advocacy and Opposition - Pearson New International Edition (Paperback, 7th edition): Karyn Rybacki, Donald Rybacki Advocacy and Opposition - Pearson New International Edition (Paperback, 7th edition)
Karyn Rybacki, Donald Rybacki
R2,070 Discovery Miles 20 700 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Advocacy and Opposition: An Introduction to Argumentation presents a comprehensive and practical approach to argumentation and critical thinking for the beginning student learning to construct and present arguments on questions of fact, value, and policy. Advocacy and Opposition offers a theoretical insight into the nature of argument in our society, a discussion of arguing as a form of communication, and a focus on how arguments are created using the Toulmin model of argument. By blending traditional and contemporary views of the nature of argument, (including multicultural perspectives on the purpose and process of argument, ethics, and values), Advocacy and Opposition makes students more aware of the development of theory and practice. NEW! Pearson's Reading Hour Program for Instructors Interested in reviewing new and updated texts in Communication? Click on the below link to choose an electronic chapter to preview...Settle back, read, and receive a Penguin paperback for your time! http://www.pearsonhighered.com/readinghour/comm

The Great Recession in Fiction, Film, and Television - Twenty-First-Century Bust Culture (Hardcover): Kirk Boyle, Daniel... The Great Recession in Fiction, Film, and Television - Twenty-First-Century Bust Culture (Hardcover)
Kirk Boyle, Daniel Mrozowski; Contributions by Rebecca Barrett-Fox, Jesseca Cornelson, Sarah Domet, …
R4,370 R3,072 Discovery Miles 30 720 Save R1,298 (30%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Great Recession in Fiction, Film, and Television: Twenty-First-Century Bust Culture sheds light on how imaginary works of fiction, film, and television reflect, refract, and respond to the recessionary times specific to the twenty-first century, a sustained period of economic crisis that has earned the title the "Great Recession." This collection takes as its focus "Bust Culture," a concept that refers to post-crash popular culture, specifically the kind mass produced by multinational corporations in the age of media conglomeration, which is inflected by diminishment, influenced by scarcity, and infused with anxiety. The multidisciplinary contributors collected here examine mass culture not typically included in discussions of the financial meltdown, from disaster films to reality TV hoarders, the horror genre to reactionary representations of women, Christian right radio to Batman, television characters of color to graphic novels and literary fiction. The collected essays treat our busted culture as a seismograph that registers the traumas of collapse, and locate their pop artifacts along a spectrum of ideological fantasies, social erasures, and profound fears inspired by the Great Recession. What they discover from these unlikely indicators of the recession is a mix of regressive, progressive, and bemused texts in need of critical translation.

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