For five years, Meredith Davenport has photographed and interviewed men who play live-action games based on contemporary conflicts, such as a recreation of the hunt for Osama Bin Laden that took place thousands of miles from the conflict zone on a campground in Northern Virginia. Her images speak about the way that trauma and conflict penetrate a culture sheltered from the horrors of war.
Bringing together a series of two dozen photographs with essays discussing and analyzing the influence of the media, particularly photographs and video, on the culture at large and how conflict is "discussed" in the visual realm, "Theater of War" is a unique look at the influence of contemporary conflict, and their omni-presence in the media on popular culture. Written by an experienced photojournalist who has covered a variety of human rights issues worldwide, this book is an essential addition to the library of anyone interested in the confluence of war and media.

The Reflexive Teaching Artist invites Teaching Artists at all levels of experience to consider the power of reflective practice. Kathryn Dawson and Daniel A. Kelin, II offer a reflective framework - a series of foundational concepts, including intentionality, quality, artistic perspective, assessment and praxis - illuminated through reflexive case-study examples from Teaching Artists in a wide range of settings. The authors write from the dual perspectives of artist and educator to raise fundamental questions about the complex intentions, relationships and function of the teaching artist in school, community and professional theatre settings. Through questions, guided reflection activities, collected wisdom from the field, and an introductory action-research model, Dawson, Kelin and their contributors closely examine the practice of teaching in, through and about drama and theatre.

What happens when a legendary trickster of folklore suddenly returns to his home islands? On Majuro Atoll of the Marshall Islands, the long ago trickster Letao bursts forth from an artificial tree and faces the biggest challenge of his long, fantastical life. He wends his way through the absurdities of modern life in search of whoever it was that reshaped his lovely island world into a land without magic but plenty of crazy, large turtles. Through humorous antics and a smattering of belligerent attitude, Letao turns the upside down world, upside down. Here's a rambunctious story that begs the reader to ask some serious, and a few goofy, 'what ifs.'