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20th Century Media and the American Psyche - A Strange Love (Hardcover): Charisse L'Pree Corsbie-Massay 20th Century Media and the American Psyche - A Strange Love (Hardcover)
Charisse L'Pree Corsbie-Massay
R4,485 Discovery Miles 44 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This innovative text bridges media theory, psychology, and interpersonal communication by describing how our relationships with media emulate the relationships we develop with friends and romantic partners through their ability to replicate intimacy, regularity, and reciprocity. In research-rich, conversational chapters, the author applies psychological principles to understand how nine influential media technologies-theatrical film, recorded music, consumer market cameras, radio, network and cable television, tape cassettes, video gaming, and dial-up internet service providers-irreversibly changed the communication environment, culture, and psychological expectations that we then apply to future media technologies. With special attention to mediums absent from the traditional literature, including recorded music, cable television, and magnetic tape, this book encourages readers to critically reflect on their own past relationships with media and consider the present environment and the future of media given their own personal habits. 20th Century Media and the American Psyche is ideal for media studies, communication, and psychology students, scholars, and industry professionals, as well as anyone interested in a greater understanding of the psychological significance of media technology, usage, and adoption across the past 150 years.

The Transformative Power of Performance - A New Aesthetics (Paperback): Erika Fischer-Lichte The Transformative Power of Performance - A New Aesthetics (Paperback)
Erika Fischer-Lichte; Translated by Saskya Jain
R1,264 Discovery Miles 12 640 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

In this book, Erika Fischer-Lichte traces the emergence of performance as 'an art event' in its own right. In setting performance art on an equal footing with the traditional art object, she heralds a new aesthetics.

The peculiar mode of experience that a performance provokes a " blurring distinctions between artist and audience, body and mind, art and life a " is here framed as the breeding ground for a new way of understanding performing arts, and through them even wider social and cultural processes.

With an introduction by Marvin Carlson, this translation of the original A"sthetik des Performativen addresses key issues in performance art, experimental theatre and cultural performances to lay the ground for a new appreciation of the artistic event.

Ask ME Again Tomorrow (Paperback): Olympia Dukakis Ask ME Again Tomorrow (Paperback)
Olympia Dukakis
R459 R388 Discovery Miles 3 880 Save R71 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Sound of a Room - Memory and the Auditory Presence of Place (Hardcover): Sean Street The Sound of a Room - Memory and the Auditory Presence of Place (Hardcover)
Sean Street
R4,488 Discovery Miles 44 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

What does a place sound like - and how does the sound of place affect our perceptions, experiences, and memories? The Sound of a Room takes a poetic and philosophical approach to exploring these questions, providing a thoughtful investigation of the sonic aesthetics of our lived environments. Moving through a series of location-based case studies, the author uses his own field recordings as the jumping-off point to consider the underlying questions of how sonic environments interact with our ideas of self, sense of creativity, and memories. Advocating an awareness born of deep listening, this book offers practical and poetic insights for researchers, practitioners, and students of sound.

The Sound of a Room - Memory and the Auditory Presence of Place (Paperback): Sean Street The Sound of a Room - Memory and the Auditory Presence of Place (Paperback)
Sean Street
R1,284 Discovery Miles 12 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

What does a place sound like - and how does the sound of place affect our perceptions, experiences, and memories? The Sound of a Room takes a poetic and philosophical approach to exploring these questions, providing a thoughtful investigation of the sonic aesthetics of our lived environments. Moving through a series of location-based case studies, the author uses his own field recordings as the jumping-off point to consider the underlying questions of how sonic environments interact with our ideas of self, sense of creativity, and memories. Advocating an awareness born of deep listening, this book offers practical and poetic insights for researchers, practitioners, and students of sound.

Theatre De Clara Gazul, Comedienne Espagnole (French, Paperback): Prosper Merimee Theatre De Clara Gazul, Comedienne Espagnole (French, Paperback)
Prosper Merimee
R569 Discovery Miles 5 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
What's the Story? The Director Meets Their Screenplay - An Essential Guide for Directors and Writer-Directors (Hardcover):... What's the Story? The Director Meets Their Screenplay - An Essential Guide for Directors and Writer-Directors (Hardcover)
Peter Markham
R4,488 Discovery Miles 44 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A structured perspective on the crucial interface of director and screenplay, this book encompasses twenty-two seminal aspects of the approach to story and script that a director needs to understand before embarking on all other facets of the director's craft. Drawing on seventeen years of teaching filmmaking at a graduate level and on his prior career as a director and in production at the BBC, Markham shows how the filmmaker can apply rigorous analysis of the elements of dramatic narrative in a screenplay to their creative vision, whether of a short or feature, TV episode or season. Combining examination of such fundamental topics as story, premise, theme, genre, world and setting, tone, structure, and key images with the introduction of less familiar concepts such as cultural, social, and moral canvas, narrative point of view, and the journey of the audience, What's The Story? The Director Meets Their Screenplay applies the insights of each chapter to a case study-the screenplay of the short film Contrapelo, nominated for the Jury Award at Tribeca in 2014. This book is an essential resource for any aspiring director who wants to understand exactly how to approach a screenplay in order to get the very best from it, and an invaluable resource for any filmmaker who wants to understand the important creative interplay between the director and screenplay in bringing a story to life.

Histoire Du Theatre Francais - Depuis Le Commencement De La Revolution Jusqu'a La Reunion Generale (French, Paperback):... Histoire Du Theatre Francais - Depuis Le Commencement De La Revolution Jusqu'a La Reunion Generale (French, Paperback)
Charles Guillaume Etienne
R463 Discovery Miles 4 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
What's the Story? The Director Meets Their Screenplay - An Essential Guide for Directors and Writer-Directors (Paperback):... What's the Story? The Director Meets Their Screenplay - An Essential Guide for Directors and Writer-Directors (Paperback)
Peter Markham
R1,233 Discovery Miles 12 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A structured perspective on the crucial interface of director and screenplay, this book encompasses twenty-two seminal aspects of the approach to story and script that a director needs to understand before embarking on all other facets of the director's craft. Drawing on seventeen years of teaching filmmaking at a graduate level and on his prior career as a director and in production at the BBC, Markham shows how the filmmaker can apply rigorous analysis of the elements of dramatic narrative in a screenplay to their creative vision, whether of a short or feature, TV episode or season. Combining examination of such fundamental topics as story, premise, theme, genre, world and setting, tone, structure, and key images with the introduction of less familiar concepts such as cultural, social, and moral canvas, narrative point of view, and the journey of the audience, What's The Story? The Director Meets Their Screenplay applies the insights of each chapter to a case study-the screenplay of the short film Contrapelo, nominated for the Jury Award at Tribeca in 2014. This book is an essential resource for any aspiring director who wants to understand exactly how to approach a screenplay in order to get the very best from it, and an invaluable resource for any filmmaker who wants to understand the important creative interplay between the director and screenplay in bringing a story to life.

Isn't that Clever - A Philosophical Account of Humor and Comedy (Paperback): Steven Gimbel Isn't that Clever - A Philosophical Account of Humor and Comedy (Paperback)
Steven Gimbel
R1,406 Discovery Miles 14 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Isn't That Clever provides a new account of the nature of humor - the cleverness account - according to which humor is intentional conspicuous acts of playful cleverness. By defining humor in this way, answers can be found to longstanding questions about humor ethics (Are there jokes that are wrong to tell? Are there jokes that can only be told by certain people?) and humor aesthetics (What makes for a good joke? Is humor subjective?). In addition to humor in general, Isn't That Clever asks questions about comedy as an art form such as whether there are limits to what can be said in dealing with a heckler and how do we determine whether one comedian has stolen jokes from another.

Reimagining Communication: Action (Hardcover): Michael Filimowicz, Veronika Tzankova Reimagining Communication: Action (Hardcover)
Michael Filimowicz, Veronika Tzankova
R4,911 Discovery Miles 49 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As a part of an extensive exploration, Reimagining Communication: Action investigates the practical implications of communication as a cultural industry, media ecology, and a complex social activity integral to all domains of life. The Reimagining Communication series develops a new information architecture for the field of communications studies, grounded in its interdisciplinary origins and looking ahead to emerging trends as researchers take into account new media technologies and their impacts on society and culture. The diverse and comprehensive body of contributions in this unique interdisciplinary resource explore communication as a form of action within a mix of social, cultural, political, and economic contexts. They emphasize the continuously expanding horizons of the field by engaging with the latest trends in practical inquiry within communication studies. Reflecting on the truly diverse implications of communicative processes and representations, Reimagining Communication: Action covers key practical developments of concern to the field. It integrates diverse theoretical and practice-based perspectives to emphasize the purpose and significance of communication to human experience at individual and social levels in a uniquely accessible and engaging way. This is an essential introductory text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, along with scholars of communication, broadcast media, and interactive technologies, with an interdisciplinary focus and an emphasis on the integration of new technologies.

Reimagining Communication: Action (Paperback): Michael Filimowicz, Veronika Tzankova Reimagining Communication: Action (Paperback)
Michael Filimowicz, Veronika Tzankova
R1,484 Discovery Miles 14 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As a part of an extensive exploration, Reimagining Communication: Action investigates the practical implications of communication as a cultural industry, media ecology, and a complex social activity integral to all domains of life. The Reimagining Communication series develops a new information architecture for the field of communications studies, grounded in its interdisciplinary origins and looking ahead to emerging trends as researchers take into account new media technologies and their impacts on society and culture. The diverse and comprehensive body of contributions in this unique interdisciplinary resource explore communication as a form of action within a mix of social, cultural, political, and economic contexts. They emphasize the continuously expanding horizons of the field by engaging with the latest trends in practical inquiry within communication studies. Reflecting on the truly diverse implications of communicative processes and representations, Reimagining Communication: Action covers key practical developments of concern to the field. It integrates diverse theoretical and practice-based perspectives to emphasize the purpose and significance of communication to human experience at individual and social levels in a uniquely accessible and engaging way. This is an essential introductory text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, along with scholars of communication, broadcast media, and interactive technologies, with an interdisciplinary focus and an emphasis on the integration of new technologies.

Heads Together 1972-2014 (Hardcover): T G McEwan Heads Together 1972-2014 (Hardcover)
T G McEwan
R1,076 Discovery Miles 10 760 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Poetry and Pedagogy across the Lifespan - Disciplines, Classrooms, Contexts (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Sandra Lee Kleppe,... Poetry and Pedagogy across the Lifespan - Disciplines, Classrooms, Contexts (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Sandra Lee Kleppe, Angela Sorby
R3,998 Discovery Miles 39 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores poetry and pedagogy in practice across the lifespan. Poetry is directly linked to improved literacy, creativity, personal development, emotional intelligence, complex analytical thinking and social interaction: all skills that are crucial in contemporary educational systems. However, a narrow focus on STEM subjects at the expense of the humanities has led educators to deprioritize poetry and to overlook its interdisciplinary, multi-modal potential. The editors and contributors argue that poetry is not a luxury, but a way to stimulate linguistic experiences that are formally rich and cognitively challenging. To learn through poetry is not just to access information differently, but also to forge new and different connections that can serve as reflective tools for lifelong learning. This interdisciplinary book will be of value to teachers and students of poetry, as well as scholars interested in literacy across the disciplines.

Mapping selfies and memes as Touch (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Fiona Andreallo Mapping selfies and memes as Touch (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Fiona Andreallo
R1,495 Discovery Miles 14 950 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This open access book offers a rich and nuanced analysis of digitally networked socialities as culturally meaningful relationships of Touch. Focusing on the ways Touch is practised in everyday social interactions serves as a basis for how Touch is understood as multiply significant - physically, emotionally, intellectually and politically. Andreallo initiates a map of the fundamentals of Touch and how they can be considered for future research in considering digitally networked cultures. This map also serves as a basis for closely examining selfies and memes. Examining social networks of Touch, Andreallo focuses on a specific example of the PrettyGirlsUglyFaces meme and ugly selfies(uglies). Through this example, memes and selfies are mapped as Touch involving textures of both intimacy and violence. Andreallo also discusses technological seamlessness and cultural semefulness as conversations of social relationships of Touch, and proposes the term semeful sociabilities to describe how the everyday technological self engages in practices of Touch. This book is a compact, approachable insight into selfies and memes as everyday culturally networked Touch relationships that also offers a way forward in recognising technological relationships as culturally meaningful.

Essential Knowledge for the Aspiring Media Professional (Hardcover): John Zaffuto Essential Knowledge for the Aspiring Media Professional (Hardcover)
John Zaffuto
R4,489 Discovery Miles 44 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Essential Knowledge for the Aspiring Media Professional provides readers with the skillset needed to produce professional, high-quality video content in today's competitive media landscape. The author draws on over two decades of industry experience to offer strategies for how to develop a sense of design, adopt a holistic approach to the media production process, and craft a distinct idea for a project's intent and form. In five in-depth chapters, the book delves into topics ranging from pre-production and planning processes to technical considerations and post-production methods. It concludes with an overview of career opportunities for aspiring media-makers. This book is an invaluable resource for students and professionals alike looking to hone creative production techniques within a broad range of formats and environments, particularly those requiring effective marketing and advertising-oriented content.

Satire & The State - Sketch Comedy and the Presidency (Hardcover): Matt Fotis Satire & The State - Sketch Comedy and the Presidency (Hardcover)
Matt Fotis
R4,494 Discovery Miles 44 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Satire & The State focuses on performance-based satire, most often seen in sketch comedy, from 1960 to the present, and explores how sketch comedy has shaped the way Americans view the president and themselves. Numerous sketch comedy portrayals of presidents that have seeped into the American consciousness - Chevy Chase's Gerald Ford, Dana Carvey's George H.W. Bush, and Will Ferrell's George W. Bush all worked to shape the actual politician's public persona. The book analyzes these sketches and many others, illustrating how comedy is at the heart of the health and function of American democracy. At its best, satire aimed at the presidency can work as a populist check on executive power, becoming one of the most important weapons for everyday Americans against tyranny and political corruption. At its worst, satire can reflect and promote racism, misogyny, and homophobia in America. Written for students of Theatre, Performance, Political Science, and Media Studies courses, as well as readers with an interest in political comedy, Satire & The State offers a deeper understanding of the relationship between comedy and the presidency, and the ways in which satire becomes a window into the culture, principles, and beliefs of a country.

Satire & The State - Sketch Comedy and the Presidency (Paperback): Matt Fotis Satire & The State - Sketch Comedy and the Presidency (Paperback)
Matt Fotis
R1,269 Discovery Miles 12 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Satire & The State focuses on performance-based satire, most often seen in sketch comedy, from 1960 to the present, and explores how sketch comedy has shaped the way Americans view the president and themselves. Numerous sketch comedy portrayals of presidents that have seeped into the American consciousness - Chevy Chase's Gerald Ford, Dana Carvey's George H.W. Bush, and Will Ferrell's George W. Bush all worked to shape the actual politician's public persona. The book analyzes these sketches and many others, illustrating how comedy is at the heart of the health and function of American democracy. At its best, satire aimed at the presidency can work as a populist check on executive power, becoming one of the most important weapons for everyday Americans against tyranny and political corruption. At its worst, satire can reflect and promote racism, misogyny, and homophobia in America. Written for students of Theatre, Performance, Political Science, and Media Studies courses, as well as readers with an interest in political comedy, Satire & The State offers a deeper understanding of the relationship between comedy and the presidency, and the ways in which satire becomes a window into the culture, principles, and beliefs of a country.

Judson Dance Theater - Performative Traces (Paperback, New Ed): Ramsay Burt Judson Dance Theater - Performative Traces (Paperback, New Ed)
Ramsay Burt
R1,248 Discovery Miles 12 480 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

"The Judson Dance Theatre "explores the work and legacy of one of the most influential of all dance companies, which first performed at the Judson Memorial Church in downtown Manhattan in the early 1960s. There, a group of choreographers and dancers--including future well-known artists Twyla Tharp, Carolee Schneemann, Robert Morris, Trisha Brown, Yvonne Rainier, and others--created what came to be known as " postmodern dance." Taking their cues from the experiments of Merce Cunningham, they took movements from everyday life--walking, running, gymnastics--to create dances that influenced not only future dance work but also minimalism in music and art, as well as the wedding of dance and speech in solo performance pieces.
Judson's legacy has been explored primarily in the work of dance critic Sally Banes, in a book published in the 1980s. Although the dancers from the so-called "Judson School" continue to perform and create new works--and their influence continues to grow from the US to Europe and beyond--there has not been a book-length study in the last two decades that discusses this work in a broader context of cultural trends. Burt is a highly respected dance critic and historian who brings a unique new vision to his study of the Judson dancers and their work which will undoubtedly influence the discussion of these seminal figures for decades to come
"Performative Traces: Judson" "Dance Theatre and Its Legacy "combines history, performance analysis, theory, and criticism to give a fresh view of the work of this seminal group of dancers. It will appeal to students of dance history, theory, and practice, as well as all interested in the avant-grade arts and performance practice in the 20th century.

Reimagining Communication: Mediation (Hardcover): Michael Filimowicz, Veronika Tzankova Reimagining Communication: Mediation (Hardcover)
Michael Filimowicz, Veronika Tzankova
R4,488 Discovery Miles 44 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Reimagining Communication: Mediation explores information and media technologies across a variety of contemporary platforms, uses, content variations, audiences, and professional roles. A diverse body of contributions in this unique interdisciplinary resource offers perspectives on digital games, social media, photography, and more. The volume is organized to reflect a pedagogical approach of carefully laddered and sequenced topics, which supports experiential, project-based learning in addition to a course's traditional writing requirements. As the field of Communication Studies has been continuously growing and reaching new horizons, this volume synthesizes the complex relationship of communication to media technologies and its forms in a uniquely accessible and engaging way. This is an essential introductory text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and scholars of communication, broadcast media, and interactive technologies, with an interdisciplinary focus and an emphasis on the integration of new technologies.

Reimagining Communication: Mediation (Paperback): Michael Filimowicz, Veronika Tzankova Reimagining Communication: Mediation (Paperback)
Michael Filimowicz, Veronika Tzankova
R1,274 Discovery Miles 12 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Reimagining Communication: Mediation explores information and media technologies across a variety of contemporary platforms, uses, content variations, audiences, and professional roles. A diverse body of contributions in this unique interdisciplinary resource offers perspectives on digital games, social media, photography, and more. The volume is organized to reflect a pedagogical approach of carefully laddered and sequenced topics, which supports experiential, project-based learning in addition to a course's traditional writing requirements. As the field of Communication Studies has been continuously growing and reaching new horizons, this volume synthesizes the complex relationship of communication to media technologies and its forms in a uniquely accessible and engaging way. This is an essential introductory text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and scholars of communication, broadcast media, and interactive technologies, with an interdisciplinary focus and an emphasis on the integration of new technologies.

Planning and Designing the IP Broadcast Facility - A New Puzzle to Solve (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Gary Olson Planning and Designing the IP Broadcast Facility - A New Puzzle to Solve (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Gary Olson
R4,488 Discovery Miles 44 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the technology architecture, physical facility changes and - most importantly - the new media management workflows and business processes to support the entire lifecycle of the IP broadcast facility from an engineering and workflow perspective. Fully updated, this second edition covers the technological evolutions and changes in the media broadcast industry, including the new standards and specifications for live IP production, the SMPTE ST2110 suite of standards, the necessity of protecting against cyber threats and the expansion of cloud services in opening new possibilities. It provides users with the necessary information for planning, organizing, producing and distributing media for the modern broadcast facility. Key features of this text include: Strategies to implement a cost-effective live and file-based production and distribution system. A cohesive, big-picture viewpoint that helps you identify how to overcome the challenges of upgrading your plant. The impact live production is having on the evolution to IP. Case studies serve as recommendations and examples of use. New considerations in engineering and maintenance of IP and file-based systems. Those in the fields of TV, cable, IT engineering and broadcast engineering will find this book an invaluable resource, as will students learning how to set up modern broadcast facilities and the workflows of contemporary broadcasting.

Histoire Du Theatre Francais - Depuis Le Commencement De La Revolution Jusqu'a La Reunion Generale (French, Paperback):... Histoire Du Theatre Francais - Depuis Le Commencement De La Revolution Jusqu'a La Reunion Generale (French, Paperback)
Charles Guillaume Etienne
R641 Discovery Miles 6 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Le Mariage Force (French, Paperback): Moliere Le Mariage Force (French, Paperback)
Moliere
R375 Discovery Miles 3 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Joy Ride! the Stars and Stories of Philly's Famous Uptown Theater (Hardcover): Kimberly C. Roberts Joy Ride! the Stars and Stories of Philly's Famous Uptown Theater (Hardcover)
Kimberly C. Roberts
R717 Discovery Miles 7 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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