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If societies have only memories of war, of cruelty, of violence,
then why are we called humankind? This book marks a new trajectory
in Memory Studies by examining cultural memories of nonviolent
struggles from ten countries. The book reminds us of the enduring
cultural scripts for human agency, solidarity, resilience and human
kindness.
If the city is the theatre of urban life, how does architecture act
in its many performances? This interdisciplinary book reconstructs
the spatial experiments of Art et action, a theatre troupe active
in 1920s Paris, that defined five distinct types of modern
performance, types which mirror social institutions and events. The
analysis focuses on Art et Action's designs for theatre buildings
to show how the performance spaces interacted with actors and
spectators according to their respective type, thus commenting on
the characteristic events of urban life. For scholars of theatre,
the study demonstrates the interdependence of spatial design and
drama at a crucial moment in the history of contemporary
performance. For architects, the work offers a model in theatre for
how architecture might act in the daily drama of urban life,
supporting current efforts to make our cities more vital and thus
more sustainable.
"Theatre, Intimacy and Engagement "unravels politics from theatre
in order to propose a new means to politicize performance. The last
human venue is the location where the sense of one's aliveness,
ethical associations, and collective potential is kickstarted
through the shock of theatrical affects. Performance analyses
ranging from child actors, animals and objects to reflections on
the innovative theatre work of Societas Raffaello Sanzio, Forced
Entertainment and Goat Island combine to offer a radical critique
of performance studies: the first social science of appearance.
This groundbreaking and truly interdisciplinary collection of
essays examines how digital media technologies require us to
rethink established conceptualisations of human memory in terms of
its discourses, forms and practices.
This book challenges current thinking on memory by examining the complex ways in which the social inheritance of the Nazi Holocaust is gendered. It considers how the past is handed down in the US, Poland, and Britain through historiography, autobiographies, documentary and feature films, memorial sites, and museums. It explores the configuration of socially inherited memories about the Holocaust in young people of different cultural backgrounds. Scholarly and accessible, the book provides a groundbreaking approach to understanding the significance of gender in relation to cultural mediations of history.
If societies have only memories of war, of cruelty, of violence,
then why are we called humankind? This book marks a new trajectory
in Memory Studies by examining cultural memories of nonviolent
struggles from ten countries. The book reminds us of the enduring
cultural scripts for human agency, solidarity, resilience and human
kindness.
This book challenges current thinking on memory by examining the
complex ways in which the social inheritance of the Nazi Holocaust
is gendered. It considers how the past is handed down in the US,
Poland and Britain through historiography, autobiographies,
documentary and feature films, memorial sites and museums. It
explores the configuration of socially inherited memories about the
Holocaust in young people of different cultural backgrounds.
Scholarly and accessible, the book provides a groundbreaking
approach to understanding the significance of gender in relation to
cultural mediations of history.
This book, now available in paperback, unravels politics from
theatre in order to propose a new means to politicize performance.
Performance analyses ranging from child actors, animals and objects
to reflections on the theatre work of Societas Raffaello Sanzio,
Forced Entertainment and Goat Island combine to offer a critique of
performance studies.
50 Things to See with a Small Telescope is composed of the go-to
objects observed at public stargazing events all over the Northern
Hemisphere. People of all ages frequently ask, "How did you find
that so quickly?" Well, this book will explain just that The
planets in our solar system, the International Space Station,
sunspots, birds, nebula, airplanes, and comets are just some of the
items that his book will help you find If you have been having
difficulties enjoying your small telescope, this book is for you.
There is something interesting about pretty much everything in
outer space and it is exciting how many pop-culture references are
derived from things in the night sky Viewing the stars referenced
in Star Trek, or talking about a character in Harry Potter named
after a constellation, is just another way to make stargazing that
much more fun I am very excited to share my knowledge of astronomy
and I am sure you will enjoy this book for years to come. By
working through the 50 items in this book you will achieve a
well-rounded understanding of amateur astronomy.
This book is a zany romp through the psychedelic sixties and
seventies written by an actual "Psychedelic Grandpa," who was there
back then. It may be worth a look for those who today experiment
with substances and strange experiences, or for parents, other old
trippers, or the curious. He remembers the madness of tripping out
of it on LSD, many times, in the UK and USA and tries to make sense
of the weird and wonderful events ensuing as humorous reflections
on the brain contents so revealed. All the while he is considering
maybe he was "round the bend" and tipped into psychosis or some
superreal reality; "what is real?" or "what to believe?" are
recurrent phrases and themes, today they are memes, questions we
all ask. Does it eventually matter? It is a mad world under
destruction we are living in anyway. Maybe when the reducing safety
valve of banal everyday consciousness is removed all minds are
capable of visiting cosmic dimensions previously only accessible to
odd far-seeing visionaries and shamanic interpreters of other
dimensions. Perhaps new recognition of the capabilities of the mind
as revealed by super psychedelics reveals a new way ahead, into a
spirit dimension. Here are the chapter headings, so see for
yourself, do you want to enter in?........... Table of Contents
Introduction LSD Blew 0pen Grandad's Windows, in the beginning. LSD
Tripping and Ecstasy Too Window on Politics and The USA
Psychedelia, others were at it too. Going Crazy, buggering my
bollocks "Can LSD make you crazy Grandad?" Hallucinations Nonsense
& Bollocks Fifty Years of Psychedelics, or Five Thousand and
More Tits Window and Psychobabble "Grandad, are you gonna talk
about tits ?" Acid Gave Me X-Ray Vision. The Biggest Window Blown
to Heck "Did the use of psychedelics lead to a computer
revolution?" Operating The Windows. "So you kept on taking LSD
Grandad, was that wise?" Window on Tenderness Science and Belief
Meeting God "Did you meet God Grandpa, really?" PIKHAL & TIKHAL
& Ecstasy Deep Shit "I'm guessing shit means like messy stuff
Grandad?" Doing Your Own Thing Deciding On Drugs Hostility,
Integration, Happiness The Wilder Shores, Spirit & the
Supernatural, Aliens & Demons Drugs and Denial: Society Soaked
in Chemicals. Is the Future of Drugs Safe and Non-Addictive? A
Psychedelic Drug is What? Rehabilitating Psychedelic Consciousness
BIBLIOGRAPHY So there it is, topics and experiences uncovered in
psychedelic consciousness, a different and larger state of mind
without the filters necessary in the practical everyday world for
getting things done and ordinary survival. Elevated, visionary,
even a mystical entheogenic consciousness for some, possibly
sacramental, far-seeing but ineffable, it is difficult to reproduce
in linear language and comprehend when back in 'normality'. Try it
for yourself, the door is open, enter in by purchasing, the only
way.... See how "LSD Blew Out Grandad's Windows" and he tries to
integrate the experiences.
Jonathan Quail is a twelve-year-old boy living with his parents, a
younger sister, and a baby brother until the day that his father is
killed when he leaves the city bus that he drives to protect a
woman from an abusive man. Jonathan's mother is unable to cope both
financially and emotionally with the loss of her husband and the
responsibilities of raising her three children. Jon and his sister
and brother are placed in a foster home by the child protection
agency. Readers will be able to relate to the challenges that
Jonathan faces as he journeys from biological home to foster home
to group homes. He finds both assistance and resistance from new
schools and classmates, and from new surrogate parents and
siblings. His self confidence and coping skills are strengthened
through his encounters with peers and from the encouragement and
guidance provided by his various caretakers. As he matures, he also
finds solace and excitement from building relationships with girls
his age. 'Climbing The Ropes' was written to provide insight and
hope to a young boy who was encountering similar experiences to
Jonathan's. Consequently, young people who are involved with the
various child protection and probation agencies as well as children
who reside with their biological parents will find valuable
understanding about improving their interpersonal relationships,
and an appreciation for the frustration and satisfaction
experienced by the youth workers who daily strive to provide love,
structure, and guidance to children in their care. Mr. Read
currently lives in a small town in Pennsylvania where he and his
wife raised two daughters who are now professional women. After
graduating from Bucknell University with a B.A. in English, he
spent two years teaching high school math and English with the
Peace Corps in Eritrea. He worked for twenty-five years as a high
school counselor and basketball coach, and five years counseling
sexually abused children and their families.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
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have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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