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For the thirtieth volume of Theatre Symposium, the editors return
to a topic first proposed over twenty years ago in volume 9
(theatre and politics in the twentieth century), reimaged for a
broader, more comprehensive time frame. In this volume on theater
and politics, scholars explore what constitutes the political, how
the political is performed, and how theatre engages with politics
over time, drawing on the following framing questions: What is the
historical and ongoing role of theatre in framing our ideas and
conversations about politics? How do politics and theatre engage
one another in an increasingly mediated landscape? From theatrical
analysis of the political arena to political analysis of the
theatrical stage, discussions of theatre and politics can challenge
ethical, theoretical, and artistic considerations of our world. The
current moment presents a compelling opportunity to revisit,
revise, and reengage. Certainly, in the twenty-one volumes since
volume 9, the political landscape both nationally and
internationally has shifted dramatically. The past two years
specifically have seen an increase in the already prevalent
presence of the political in our daily discourse. The COVID-19
global pandemic and ongoing racial reckonings have further unmoored
many systems and structures, requiring action and change. Rather
than a moment of pause or passivity, pandemic times have seen an
increase in political activity and political discourse on the
local, national, and global levels. Within the theatre and
performance communities, these calls to action have resulted in
movements like #weseeyouWAT and other calls to break down old
systems and create new ones, to privilege access for those of the
global majority, and to explicitly demand advocacy and activism.
Organizations like the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC)
itself crafted new ethos statements and engaged in the necessary
work of boldly foregrounding equity, diversity, inclusion, and
accessibility at the center of all its efforts. The editors and
contributors to this volume respond to the immediacy of this moment
and the clarion call for change. From Shakespeare to new
productions like Alabama Love Stories, presented at Auburn
University, contributors grapple with a range of examples,
contemporary and historical, and argue with renewed urgency for the
importance of intentionally interrogating the interplay of
performance and politics. The essays in this volume demonstrate
that theatre and performance cannot rise to this moment or even
begin to address it without doing that substantial work to clean
its own house and create accessible new spaces. Contributors Chase
Bringardner / Tessa Carr / Lily Climenhaga / Abena Foreman-Trice /
Emma Givens / TK Manwill / Boomie Pederson / Royal ShirÉe / Teresa
Simone / Tony Tambasco / Jonathon W. Taylor / Justice von Maur /
Patricia Ybarra
Knowing the basic nutrition requirements and combining them with
proper training are the two most important factors for athletes to
achieve peak performance levels. Nutritional Guidelines for
Athletic Performance: The Training Table addresses these needs on a
comprehensive basis from a training table perspective. Offering
practical guidelines for practitioners and athletes, the book
focuses on the key macronutrients that fuel daily metabolism and
exercise training and explores differing needs for various athletes
and their individual goals. Topics discussed include: General
principles and physiology of caloric intake for all major
macronutrients and how this pertains to both active and sedentary
individuals Energy demands and nutritional requirements for
strength-power athletes and elite competitors in endurance sports
Protein, carbohydrate, fat, vitamin, and mineral needs of athletes
The importance of optimal fluid and hydration during exercise How
to determine body weight for a desired body fat percentage,
recommended calorie consumption, dietary suggestions, and useful
meal planning tools for a wide variety of caloric needs The
difference between energy intake and energy expenditure and how
athletes can eat to build muscle, lose fat, and optimize
performance Scientific strategies on how to time exercise and food
intake to more effectively replenish glycogen, increase protein
synthesis, and blunt protein degradation How the physiological
changes that accompany aging change nutrient needs and guidelines
for older athletes on maximizing performance and maintaining health
Structuring a diet containing appropriate amounts of macronutrients
(protein, carbohydrates, and fat) and micronutrients (vitamins and
minerals) can be a daunting task. This text adequately addresses
how athletes can do so in an effective and practical fashion,
optimizing performance and maintaining health.
What is the significance of the Father in psychoanalysis today?
This book constructs a much needed framework to allow
psychoanalysts to consider the difficulties of a generation without
a solid anchor in the Father. The Dead Father: A Psychoanalytic
Inquiry provides a necessary addition to decades of work on the
role of the mother in development. The editors bring together world
renowned scholars to discuss current observations in their fields,
in terms of the Father's changing but essential functions, both in
the lives of the individual and collective. Divided into four
parts, chapters focus on: The Lost Father The Father Embodied The
Father in Theory Father Culture. Exploring the role of the father
in individual psychology, everyday interpersonal and social
experience and cultural phenomena writ large, this book will be
essential reading for psychoanalysts, as well as psychologists,
social workers and scholars in the humanities.
Landmark legislation, such as the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act of 1975, as well as increasing federal
subsidies for Native Americans, growing demand for the energy
resources located on the 50 million acres of Native American lands,
expanding numbers of Native Americans and their interest groups,
devastating reservation unemployment, and other factors have in the
last decade radically changed the environment in which the Bureau
of Indian Affairs (BIA) operates. This book presents an up-to-date
description and analysis of the BIA, including its missions,
organization, functions, administration, problems, and
decision-making and -implementing processes. Attention is given,
too, to the often friction-laden interactions of the BIA and other
governmental units (among them the Department of the Interior,
Office of Management and Budget, Congress, the courts, Indian
Health Service, and tribal, state, and local governments) with each
other and with Indian interests. Abundant tables provide
information on such topics as the 1980 Indian population and land
by state, BIA budgets, and agricultural and mineral production on
Indian lands. Dr. Taylor examines the current operations of the
Bureau under the Reagan administration and explores possible policy
decisions that will affect Native Americans as well as non-Indian
citizens. The book includes a foreword by Phillip Martin, chief of
the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and president of the
National Tribal Chairmen's Association.
With life expectancy increasing globally, older adults around the
world want to live active lifestyles with improved health and
higher quality of life. Physiology of Exercise and Healthy Aging,
Second Edition, examines the effects of the aging process on the
major physiological systems and identifies the positive impacts of
physical activity and regular exercise for older adults, including
delaying specific diseases and increasing quality of life. Students
will be presented with foundational concepts of physiology to
understand the structural and functional changes on the major
physiological systems throughout the aging process. Physiological
responses to acute and chronic exercise are examined, with
comprehensive coverage of studies on age-related diseases and other
common issues for older adults, including cardiovascular disease,
cardiorespiratory fitness, type 2 diabetes, muscle metabolism and
strength, osteoporosis, neurophysiology, and arthritis, plus
content new to this edition that addresses mental health, pelvic
floor issues and incontinence, and sexual activity. Programming
recommendations in each chapter translate exercise science into
practice, examining the benefits of exercise, contraindicated
exercises, and other forms of physical activity beneficial to the
aging population. Exercise considerations address the training
needs of older adults in three unique groups: average aging adults,
frail elderly with special needs, and masters athletes, with
expanded content more reflective of today's active seniors. With an
emphasis on screening and assessment, coupled with basic principles
of exercise and training programs, students will learn to safely
administer exercise programs that meet the needs of older adults-in
any stage of aging and at various levels of physical activity-to
contribute to increased health and quality of life for all.
Chapter-opening quotes bring content to life with insights from
scientists, fitness professionals, and other experts. Chapter
objectives, new to this edition, help readers to understand and
apply key concepts. Questions to Consider at the end of each
chapter provide tools for reflection, while references direct
students to additional reading and opportunities for further
learning. An appendix offers easy access to assessments and forms,
including a Three-Day Nutritional Assessment form and a Client
Report form, preparing readers for professional use in their
careers with older adult clients. Physiology of Exercise and
Healthy Aging, Second Edition, delivers a thorough discussion of
the physiological effects of aging and illustrates the power of
exercise as a tool to reduce or offset the effects of aging in
order to improve the quality of life enjoyed by our aging
population.
This inspiring memoir begins in 1983, on the day John Charles
Thomas was sworn in as the first Black-and, at thirty-two years of
age, the youngest-justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia in the
commonwealth's history. This high point was preceded, however, by a
life that began in a home broken by poverty, alcoholism, and
violence, and the segregated schools and neighborhoods of postwar
Norfolk. How this triumph against such tremendous odds came about
is no feel-good story or fable but a real-life journey full of
poignant stories. This eloquent memoir is the work of a man who
cares deeply about language. In addition to being a social justice
pioneer, Judge Thomas is an accomplished poet who has recited his
poetry to a Carnegie Hall audience and who here reflects on his
twin loves of poetry and the law. As he chronicles his trajectory
from the "wrong side of the tracks" in Norfolk to the supreme court
bench in Richmond, he takes us from his difficult beginnings to a
professional life as a Virginia lawyer, recounts his international
travels, and shares his encounters with world leaders such as Chuck
Robb and Mikhail Gorbachev. Thomas's memoir highlights these lofty
meetings but also relates with candor the challenges he encountered
as he battled the systemic racism that suffuses U.S. society to
this day.
Milton Taylor, Indiana University, offers an easy-to-read and
fascinating text describing the impact of viruses on human society.
The book starts with an analysis of the profound effect that viral
epidemics had on world history resulting in demographic upheavals
by destroying total populations. It also provides a brief history
of virology and immunology. Furthermore, the use of viruses for the
treatment of cancer (viral oncolysis or virotherapy) and bacterial
diseases (phage therapy) and as vectors in gene therapy is
discussed in detail. Several chapters focus on viral diseases such
as smallpox, influenza, polio, hepatitis and their control, as well
as on HIV and AIDS and on some emerging viruses with an interesting
story attached to their discovery or vaccine development. The book
closes with a chapter on biological weapons. It will serve as an
invaluable source of information for beginners in the field of
virology as well as for experienced virologists, other academics,
students, and readers without prior knowledge of virology or
molecular biology.
Globalization is a multidimensional issue, and its impacts on world
resources cross and integrate environmental, economic, political
and cultural boundaries. Over the last few decades, the push
towards globalization has brought a new dimension in which managers
of fisheries and water resources will need to operate, both at the
local and global level of governance. In order to effectively
address the future sustainability of these resources, it is
critical to understand the driving factors of globalization and
their effect on fisheries ecosystems and the people who depend on
these resources for their cultural and societal well-being. This
2007 book discusses the social and political changes affecting
fisheries, the changes to ecological processes due to direct and
indirect impacts of globalization, the changing nature of the goods
and services that fisheries ecosystems are able to provide, and the
resultant changes in markets and economic assessment of our fishery
resources.
Milton Taylor, Indiana University, offers an easy-to-read and
fascinating text describing the impact of viruses on human society.
The book starts with an analysis of the profound effect that viral
epidemics had on world history resulting in demographic upheavals
by destroying total populations. It also provides a brief history
of virology and immunology. Furthermore, the use of viruses for the
treatment of cancer (viral oncolysis or virotherapy) and bacterial
diseases (phage therapy) and as vectors in gene therapy is
discussed in detail. Several chapters focus on viral diseases such
as smallpox, influenza, polio, hepatitis and their control, as well
as on HIV and AIDS and on some emerging viruses with an interesting
story attached to their discovery or vaccine development. The book
closes with a chapter on biological weapons. It will serve as an
invaluable source of information for beginners in the field of
virology as well as for experienced virologists, other academics,
students, and readers without prior knowledge of virology or
molecular biology.
This book explains Arab military responses to the social uprisings
which began in 2011. Through a comparative case study analysis of
Egyptian, Tunisian, Libyan, and Syrian militaries, it explains why
militaries fractured, supported the regime in power, or removed
their presidents.
This book explains Arab military responses to the social uprisings
which began in 2011. Through a comparative case study analysis of
Egyptian, Tunisian, Libyan, and Syrian militaries, it explains why
militaries fractured, supported the regime in power, or removed
their presidents.
A volume on the biliary system appeared in 1965, based on a
symposium of the NATO Advanced Institute held in September, 1963,
in Newcastle upon Tyne in England. It soon became an authorita tive
text on the problems of the biliary tract and, for instance, the
discussion on the biliary secretion of organic anions, organic
cations and inorganic ions were classic references. The worn pages
of the volume in many libraries, including my own, bespeak its
usefulness over ten long years. The initiative and energy of the
Director of the first Institute have to be admired, even more so
since he was able to assemble a Second Institute in Aalborg,
Denmark, in 1975. His wisdom is reflected in the selection of the
subjects discussed. The comparison between the two volumes tells
something about the advancement in the time interval in knowledge
about liver and biliary tract diseases, about the turnover of
researchers interested in the liver and its diseases, and also
about the present philosophy in biologic science. For this com
parison, this volume is particularly suited because, in contrast to
many other recent conferences, the more leisurely pace of the NATO
Institutes permits more comprehensive but still scholarly reviews
of the problems. The foreword of the first volume, written by my
colleague, the late Harry Sobotka, expresses his, now dated,
astonishment about the progress of knowledge of biology of the
bile, so much less accessible to study than urine."
Despite the success of earlier Neuromethads volumes, I was
initially reluctant to edit a further volume because my own -
search is concerned with nonneural tissues. I changed my mind for
two simple reasons. First, though the sheer diversity of ext-
cellular signal molecules is staggering, still more impressive is
the remarkably small number of transmembrane signaling processes
they recruit- their receptors either have integral ion channels or
enzyme activities, or else they catalytically activate G proteins.
Likewise, when we look to the final intracellular t- gets of these
signaling pathways, they are stucturally diverse, but again there
are common themes: the response may either be the gating of an ion
channel, or else the phosphorylation of a target protein. Such
conservation of signaling mechanisms is both impressive and
convenient, and provides my justification for asking authors with
interests in diverse tissues to contribute their methodological
expertise to this volume. Second, I think it would be difficult to
overestimate the extent to which our understanding of intracellular
signaling has been transformed by new and improved methodology.
Thus, simple methods for measuring inositol phosphates have
revealed the profound and widespread importance of the ph-
phoinositide pathways, the techniques of contemporary - lecular
biology have provided unrivaled opportunities to relate structure
and function, and the complex spatial and t- poral characteristics
of intracellular signaling pathways were barely imaginable before
the introduction of fluorescent indi- tors and single cell-imaging
technology.
This book covers the hot topics of angiosperm structure and
evolution in several chapters discussing vegetative and
reproductive characters. It also looks at the implications of
ancestral angiosperm characters for an herbaceous origin and the
phylogeny of angiosperms from a structure and molecular
perspective.
The maintenance of a stable acid-base status within biological
tissue is a fundamental homeostatic process in all organisms,
necessary to preserve the metabolic function of proteins and other
macromolecules. The study of acid-base regulation has advanced
enormously over recent decades due to the development of
increasingly accurate and sensitive techniques for measuring
acid-base variables. This volume brings together contributions from
leading comparative physiologists working on factors affecting the
acid-base status of the internal fluids of animals and plants. The
result is a broad-ranging, authoritative and accessible review of
the most recent and exciting discoveries in this area, together
with a critical look at current techniques and tools.
Knowing the basic nutrition requirements and combining them with
proper training are the two most important factors for athletes to
achieve peak performance levels. Nutritional Guidelines for
Athletic Performance: The Training Table addresses these needs on a
comprehensive basis from a training table perspective. Offering
practical guidelines for practitioners and athletes, the book
focuses on the key macronutrients that fuel daily metabolism and
exercise training and explores differing needs for various athletes
and their individual goals. Topics discussed include: General
principles and physiology of caloric intake for all major
macronutrients and how this pertains to both active and sedentary
individuals Energy demands and nutritional requirements for
strength-power athletes and elite competitors in endurance sports
Protein, carbohydrate, fat, vitamin, and mineral needs of athletes
The importance of optimal fluid and hydration during exercise How
to determine body weight for a desired body fat percentage,
recommended calorie consumption, dietary suggestions, and useful
meal planning tools for a wide variety of caloric needs The
difference between energy intake and energy expenditure and how
athletes can eat to build muscle, lose fat, and optimize
performance Scientific strategies on how to time exercise and food
intake to more effectively replenish glycogen, increase protein
synthesis, and blunt protein degradation How the physiological
changes that accompany aging change nutrient needs and guidelines
for older athletes on maximizing performance and maintaining health
Structuring a diet containing appropriate amounts of macronutrients
(protein, carbohydrates, and fat) and micronutrients (vitamins and
minerals) can be a daunting task. This text adequately addresses
how athletes can do so in an effe
This book covers the hot topics of angiosperm structure and
evolution in several chapters discussing vegetative and
reproductive characters. It also looks at the implications of
ancestral angiosperm characters for an herbaceous origin and the
phylogeny of angiosperms from a structure and molecular
perspective.
Despite the success of earlier Neuromethads volumes, I was
initially reluctant to edit a further volume because my own -
search is concerned with nonneural tissues. I changed my mind for
two simple reasons. First, though the sheer diversity of ext-
cellular signal molecules is staggering, still more impressive is
the remarkably small number of transmembrane signaling processes
they recruit- their receptors either have integral ion channels or
enzyme activities, or else they catalytically activate G proteins.
Likewise, when we look to the final intracellular t- gets of these
signaling pathways, they are stucturally diverse, but again there
are common themes: the response may either be the gating of an ion
channel, or else the phosphorylation of a target protein. Such
conservation of signaling mechanisms is both impressive and
convenient, and provides my justification for asking authors with
interests in diverse tissues to contribute their methodological
expertise to this volume. Second, I think it would be difficult to
overestimate the extent to which our understanding of intracellular
signaling has been transformed by new and improved methodology.
Thus, simple methods for measuring inositol phosphates have
revealed the profound and widespread importance of the ph-
phoinositide pathways, the techniques of contemporary - lecular
biology have provided unrivaled opportunities to relate structure
and function, and the complex spatial and t- poral characteristics
of intracellular signaling pathways were barely imaginable before
the introduction of fluorescent indi- tors and single cell-imaging
technology.
This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To
mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania
Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's
distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print.
Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers
peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.
In 1937, prior to the 1948 inauguration of the World Council of
Churches, Karl Barth challenged the churches to engage in 'real
strict sober genuine theology' in order that the unity of the
church might be visibly realized. At that time The Salvation Army
didn't aspire to become formally known as a church, even though it
was a founding member of the WCC. Today it is globally known as a
social welfare organization, concerned especially to serve the
needs of those who find themselves at the margins of society. Less
well known is that seventy years after Barth's challenge it has
made its peace with the view that it is a church denomination.
Accepting Barth's challenge to the churches, and in dialogue with
his own ecumenical ecclesiology, the concept of the church as an
Army is interrogated, in service to The Salvation Army's developing
understanding of its identity, and to the visible unity of God's
church.
The Bible is meant to be read in the church, by the church, as the
church. Although the practice of reading Scripture has often become
separated from its ecclesial context, theologian Derek Taylor
argues that it rightly belongs to the disciplines of the community
of faith. He finds a leading example of this approach in the
theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who regarded the reading of
Scripture as an inherently communal exercise of discipleship. In
conversation with other theologians, including John Webster, Robert
Jenson, and Stanley Hauerwas, Taylor contends that Bonhoeffer's
approach to Scripture can engender the practices and habits of a
faithful hermeneutical community. Today, as in Bonhoeffer's time,
the church is called to take up and read. Featuring new monographs
with cutting-edge research, New Explorations in Theology provides a
platform for constructive, creative work in the areas of
systematic, historical, philosophical, biblical, and practical
theology.
Venus is the brightest 'star' in the night sky and it has been
observed since ancient times. Often dubbed Earth's 'twin', it is
the planet most similar to the Earth in size, mass and composition.
There the similarity ends: Venus is shrouded by a dense carbon
dioxide atmosphere, its surface is dominated by thousands of
volcanoes and it lacks a protective magnetic field to shield it
from energetic solar particles. So why isn't Venus more like Earth?
In this book, a leading researcher of Venus addresses this question
by explaining what we know through our investigations of the
planet. Venus presents an intriguing case study for planetary
astronomers and atmospheric scientists, especially in light of the
current challenges of global warming, which supports, and
potentially threatens, life on Earth. Scientifically rigorous, yet
written in a friendly non-technical style, this is a broad
introduction for students, and astronomy and space enthusiasts.
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