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Book SynopsisThis updated third edition introduces readers to the business of film at every stage of the filmmaking lifecycle, from planning and production to financing, marketing, and distribution. Celebrated authors Stephen R. Greenwald and Paula Landry offer a practical, hands-on guide to the business aspects of this evolving industry, exploring streaming, development, financing trends, regional/global/online distribution, shifting business models, exhibition, multi-platform delivery, marketing, VR/AR, virtual production, accounting, and more. The book is illustrated throughout with sample financing scenarios and charts/graphics, and includes detailed case studies from projects of different budgets and markets. This new and expanded edition has been updated to reflect the new challenges facing the industry due to Covid-19 and how to navigate the new landscape of film financing and distribution. Other updates include coverage of new indie films and distributors, virtual productionTrade ReviewPraise for the Previous Edition:"This book will be of great value to anyone interested or involved in the business side of the film industry. The authors’ unmatched insights and clear explanations of how the movie business works, from development and financing to distribution and marketing, provides essential information for filmmakers, film financiers and distributors, and others, seeking to understand how the film business works in this era of rapid technological change."Alan U. Schwartz, Entertainment Attorney"Behind the mystique, red carpets and dreams of glitz and glamour lies a business like no other. If this is a business you’re in or headed toward, you need to understand how it started, how it works and where it’s going – whether you’re a student or a producer prepping your first film. The knowledge in this book is gold, and it will expertly guide you over the steep learning curve that, for some, takes years to navigate. Buy it! Read it! It’ll make you a whole lot smarter, save you time and money and help to propel your career."Eve Honthaner, President - Association of Film Commissioners International, Instructor, USC School of Cinematic Arts, Author of The Complete Film Production Handbook and Hollywood Drive"The Business of Film: A Practical Guide to Achieving Success in the Film Industry is a great guide for anyone seeking to navigate the waters of the motion picture industry and an understanding of the essentials of production, finance, and distribution agreements and the deal making behind them."Jeffrey P. Silberman, Esq., Literary Agent, Entertainment AttorneyTable of ContentsPREFACE; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FILM INDUSTRY; CHAPTER 2: A BUSINESS OVERVIEW OF FILM; CHAPTER 3: MOVIE DEVELOPMENT; CHAPTER 4: MOVIE FINANCING; CHAPTER 5: MOVIE PRODUCTION; CHAPTER 6: MOVIE DISTRIBUTION; CHAPTER 7: MOVIE MARKETING; CHAPTER 8: FILM EXHIBITION, RETAIL & CONSUMPTION; CHAPTER 9: MOVIE ACCOUNTING; APPENDIX

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Book SynopsisGame Audio Fundamentals takes the reader on a journey through game audio design: from analog and digital audio basics, to the art and execution of sound effects, soundtracks, and voice production, as well as learning how to make sense of a truly effective soundscape.Trade Review"With his Game Audio Fundamentals, Keith Zizza has delivered a solid, hands-on book that touches on all the important aspects of creating sound and music for video games!"Brian Schmidt, Game Composer/Sound Designer, Executive Director of GameSoundConTable of ContentsPART I: Theory and Tools 1. Acoustics and Analog Audio 2. Digital Audio 3. Music Theory for Audio Designers 4. Production Tools PART II: Soundscapes and Disciplines 5. DAW Essentials, Part I: Editing, Workflow, and Rendering 6. DAW Essentials, Part II: An Overview of Plug-ins 7. Understanding Soundscapes for Games 8. Sound Design 9. Music 10. Dialogue PART III: Practice 11. Production and Development 12. Implementation 13. Listening 14. Finding Game Audio Work

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Book SynopsisIn Joyful Infographics: A Friendly, Human Approach to Data, one of the leading graphic designers of recent times shows how a judicious use of humor can make infographics more understandable. Written in non-academic, easy-to-understand language, and with historical and contemporary visual examples presented throughout, this small book provides a short history of light-hearted graphics. The text outlines nine clear ways to make graphics more understandable, explores the importance of the audience, shows you how to make information come alive during presentations through live-action performance' graphics, discusses why joy and smiling are good for you, and shows you how not to overdo it. The author website, featuring enlargeable graphics, can be found here: https://www.joyfulinfographics.com/.Even if a subject is delicate, controversial, or taboo, being graphically friendly to the audience is the right way to eTrade Review"This glorious project positions the word muse in the larger word amusing. Nigel’s modesty and the extent of the publications and innovations that he has brought uniquely to the profession of graphic design, information design, information architecture, explanation design and illustration is certainly enough to put him in the pantheon of the finest graphic designers of the late 20th and now the 21st century. He is one of my muses."-Richard Saul Wurman, Architect, Graphic Designer, Author, and Founder of TED"This is essential reading for information professionals, academics and students. Arguments about the way that information should be presented have been going on for decades. This subject resonates with anyone in the field, professional or academic. When presenting information, the balance between a serious approach and a lighter one is always a factor. It is all about engaging the intended audience. "-John Grimwade, School of Visual Communication, Ohio University, USA"Nigel Holmes has helped shape the standards of modern infographics like no other. His infographics are easily accessible, well-structured and - of course - fact-based. Nigel's body of work spans all types of infographics: charts, factual representations, and maps. They are memorized quickly and their information can be remembered accurately: this is mainly because they are designed to be light-hearted, humorous and confident. How Nigel plans, develops and designs infographics is a lesson par excellence. That's why Nigel Holmes' infographic work is not only required reading for my students: Understanding Nigel's approach to infographic design and his infographics' internal structure must be understood by my students in order to pass the course. This book will be in our library."-Michael Stoll, Augsburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany"Nigel’s fantastic work feeds the need to learn from the past in order to create more work like this today. It is a fantastic guide that informs as much as it entertains."-Jason Forrest, Editor-in-Chief, Nightingale: the journal of the Data Visualization Society"One of the best things with Nigel’s graphics is his approach, the stories are always smart and contemporary, with a good balance of information and humor. Readers will be inspired to read information in this positive way." -Fernando Gomez Baptista, National Geographic"Few things are as important for designers now as being able to effectively translate big data into memorable, meaningful, and concise graphics. Nigel Holmes has spent decades fostering human connection and understanding through joyful infographics. In this book, he applies his world-renowned brainy and playful approach to teach the next generation of graphic communicators how to master his craft."-Amanda Hostalka, Dean, School of Design, Stevenson University, USA"I am a huge fan of Nigel Holmes’ ability to infuse joy and humanity into science graphics. He even managed to inject life into an explanatory diagram about group theory and the mathematical underpinnings of symmetry, providing brilliant design details that acted as a welcoming gesture for folks new to the topic."-Jen Christiansen, senior graphics editor, Scientific American"Sign and symbol languages appear to be enjoying a 21st century renaissance as part of the expanding universe of digital data visualization. New ways of presenting the floods of data on literally everything has made it necessary to increase data literacy. What better way than through humor? Who better than the data viz pioneer, Nigel Holmes?" -Steven Heller, Author, co-chair MFA Design, School of Visual Arts, USA"Nigel Holmes is terrific."–Tim Harford, Author, Senior Columnist, Financial Times“Joyful Infographics itself is as friendly as Holmes’s graphic design work. The book is filled with examples of imaginative infographics. And he draws from a wide range of examples; readers can study visuals from fields as diverse as human physiology, advertising, and the Olympic games. Holmes also grounds his work in history: Chapter 3 traces visual representations of information throughout history, referencing everything from the Chauvet cave paintings to Henry Beck’s Tube maps, from the Bayeux Tapestry to emojis. Holmes also provides actionable instructions for designers. Chapter 4 offers nine techniques to make infographics more engaging, and Chapter 9 warns “Don’t do this!” and provides examples of how not to design infographics. Following his guidelines will help designers keep the humanity in their visual communication. In a time when many communication professionals are wondering how much of our work artificial intelligence can do, it’s a good reminder that it takes the human touch to communicate data in a way that audiences want to engage with.”--Elizabeth Hardin, University of Alabama, USA, Technical Communication, Volume 70, Number 3, August 2023Table of Contents0. Warming up : It's good to exercise. 1. Introduction: in which I try to define Joyful and Infographics. 2. Influences : Great Uncle George, Monty Python, Eadweard Muybridge, Thelonious Monk (among others). 3. Pictorail data through the ages. 4. Nine ways to make your graphics joyful : A timeline. 5. Icons. 6. Joyful presentations: Speak up. 7. Science : Serious fun for all. 8. Chartoons and jokes : Including a chart about diamonds. 9. Don't do this! : Really awful things I've done that you really shouldn't.

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume offers a state-of-the-art synthesis of the historical role of radical journalism, its present iterations, and plans for the future of a journalism that is committed to liberatory movements and politics.Table of ContentsList of FiguresList of ContributorsChapter 1: Radical Journalism at the CrossroadsEugenia Siapera, Seamus Farrell and George SouvlisChapter 2: From the Communist Manifesto to Jacobin Magazine: Towards a Historical Sociology of Radical JournalismGeorge SouvlisChapter 3: Riots as Politics: Socio-Political Context, Demands, and Media Translation – The Case of 1890s KristianiaTiago MatosChapter 4: Radical Media in the AnglosphereSeamus FarrellChapter 5: Radical Journalism à la française: Between Differentiation and StigmaLaurent Thiong-Kay and Nikos SmyrnaiosChapter 6: The Case of ERT and the Prospect of Radical Media in the Era of AusterityChristos Avramidis and Alexandros MinotakisChapter 7: Left-Wing Public Spheres in Post-Soviet ContextsYiannis MylonasChapter 8: Radical Data Journalism Sandra JeppesenChapter 9: The Challenge of Far-Right MediaEugenia SiaperaIndex

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Alvar Aalto and The Art of Landscape captures the essence of the Finnish architectâs landscape concept, emphasising culture and tradition, which characterised his approach to and understanding of architecture as part of the wider environment. From the forests of his youth to sights from his travels, Alvar Aalto (1898â1976) was influenced by outdoor landscapes. Throughout his career, he felt the need to shape the terrain and this became a signature of his architecture. Divided into five chapters, this book traces Aaltoâs relationship with landscape, starting with an analysis of his definitions and descriptions of landscape language, which ranged from natural references and biological terms, to synonyms and comparisons. It includes beautifully illustrated case study projects from the 1950s and 1960s, discussing Aaltoâs transformation of different landscapes through topography, terracing and tiers, ruins and natural elements, horizon outlines, landmarks, and the repetition of

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Book SynopsisThis volume explores the concept of spatial transparency; a form of spatial continuity that articulates depth through permeable, layered, or porous three-dimensional organizations where interstitial light is present. Although transparency is a concept largely associated with the modern movement, the use of glazed components, and twentieth-century architectural discourse, spatial transparency is a form of depth awareness through intermediate domains, takes place through the interstitial fabric of a structure, and occurs when several consecutive domains are spatially and visually connected. These immersive environments invite active participation, not as one-way communication but as a series of visual and experiential exchanges, interdependencies, and relationships.Divided into four parts, the book examines spatial transparency in massive opaque constructions, light constructions, glass assemblies, and hybrid systems. It analyzes both the phenomenon of visual connectivity and cTable of ContentsSpatial Transparency in Architecture: Light, Layering, and Porosity Introduction Essays; PART I Spatial Transparency in Massive Opaque Assemblies; 1. Densely Pillared and/or Arcaded Spaces: Great Mosque of Cordoba / New Interpretations; 2. Carved-Out Volumes: Chillida Spaces / Zumthor’s Thermal Baths Vals; 3. Pierced Layers: Soane’s House-Museum / Loos’ Villa Müller; 4. Courtyards and Light Wells: Lingering Garden / Luigi Bocconi University; 5. Layered Aerial Stairs, Ramps, and Bridges: Centro Cultural Sao Paulo / Morphosis’ Perot Museum; PART II Spatial Transparency in Skeletal and Lacy Assemblies; 6. Layered Frameworks: Yoshijima House / Fujimoto’s House NA; 7. Layered and/or Porous Screens: Oxford Museum / Kengo Kuma’s SunnyHills; 8. Weblike Structures: Munich Olympic Park / Beijing National Stadium; PART III Spatial Transparency in Glass Assemblies; 9. Layered Glass Organizations: Cartier Foundation / Toledo Glass Museum; PART IV Spatial Transparency in Hybrid Systems; 10. Hybrid Spatial Configurations: Rudolph’s Penthouse / Madrid Barajas Airport; Corollary: Investigations in "Spacescapes"; Conclusion; Index

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Book SynopsisIn this book, prominent architectural historians, who happen to be women, reflect on their practice and the intervention this has made in the discipline. Of particular concern are the ways in which feminine subjectivities have been embodied in the discourses of architectural history. Each of the chapters examines the authorâs own position and the disruptive presence of women as both subject and object in the historiography of a specific field of enquiry. The aim is not to replace male lives with female lives, or to write women into the masculinist narratives of architectural history. Instead, this book aims to broaden the discourses of architectural history to explore how the potentially âunnatural ruleâ of women subverts canonical norms through the empowerment of otherness rather than a process of perceived emasculation.The essays examine the historiographic and socio/cultural implications of the role of women in the narratives and writing of architectural history with parti

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Book SynopsisActivated Script Analysis engages theatre students in traditional formative script analysis through a fusion of devised theatre and various modes of creative expression, dispelling the notion of script analysis as an isolated pen-to-paper task and reimagining it as a captivating and collaborative process.This book uses diverse, contemporary plays to model the script analysis process for each of four Theatrical Elements: Given Circumstances; Character; Setting; and Structure. By considering each of these elements, readers can uncover patterns and themes within a dramatic text. Woven throughout the study of each theatrical element are Connections: Personal Connections, which encourage readers to explore a theatrical element within their own lives, as though their lives were a script; Play Connections, which make abstract ideas presented in script analysis concrete through theatre-based play; Professional Connections, which examine how a theatre professional might analyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Defining Script Analysis 2. Given Circumstances 3.Character 4.Setting 5. Structure 6.Conclusion Appendices Glossary Index

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Sound Heritage is the first study of music in the historic house museum, featuring contributions from both music and heritage scholars and professionals in a richly interdisciplinary approach to central issues. It examines how music materials can be used to create narratives about past inhabitants and their surroundings - including aspects of social and cultural life beyond the activity of music making itself - and explores how music as sound, material, and practice can be more consistently and engagingly integrated into the curation and interpretation of historic houses.The volume is structured around a selection of thematic chapters and a series of shorter case studies, each focusing on a specific house, object or project. Key themes include: Different types of historic house, including the case of the composer or musician house; what can be learned from museums and galleries about the use of sound and music and what may not transfer to the historic h

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Book SynopsisContemporary Dance Lighting: The Poetry and the Nitty-Gritty dynamically guides students toward aesthetically, creatively, and skillfully becoming lighting designers for dance in the 21st century.The book is organized in three parts, covering everything from the aesthetic considerations of lighting for dance to the tools and technology designers use to create compelling artistry. Part I, Beginnings establishes context, explaining the structure of the book and illuminating the history of contemporary dance and lighting. Part II, The Poetry elaborates on the key artistic and aesthetic elements of contemporary dance lighting: visual narrative; controllable functions and qualities of light; use of space, color, and time; importance and intricacies of collaboration; and continual effects and evolution of technology. Part III, The Nitty-Gritty steers students through the technical knowledge and skills necessary to design lighting, including understanding your tools and posTrade Review"To many who make their lives on the stage, lighting remains a mystery. Talking about lighting is even more of a mystery. Contemporary Dance Lighting: The Poetry and the Nitty-Gritty reveals how lighting for dance is a masterful duet of visual storytelling between lighting designer and choreographer. It lays the foundation of common terminology and the basis for all communication between collaborators. The use of the first-person narrative invites the reader in and makes it much less intimidating to students new to lighting. From the step-by-step realized process between the designer and choreographer to the further reflections by professionals, this book will be an important addition to any lighting class, lighting designer or choreographers' library. The authors showcase the value of collaboration at the core of making art."Jennifer Read, Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance, Los Angeles Valley College"Far from your ordinary dry textbook, Contemporary Dance Lighting: The Poetry and the Nitty-Gritty is both personable and informative. A must-have resource for teachers and their students: future designers and choreographers, who are often the same person looking to illuminate the possibilities of the human form. The text allows you to shift between sections as your inspiration propels you."Angelia Leung, Interim Chair, Department of World Arts and Culture/Dance, University of California, Los Angeles"Contemporary Dance Lighting: The Poetry and the Nitty-Gritty illuminates the under discussed world of lighting for dance. The authors, a designer and a choreographer, combine their talents to shine light on how a student can grow into lighting dance creatively, effectively, and—most importantly—vibrantly."Ilana Morgan, Associate Professor, Department of Dance, Texas Woman's University"Contemporary Dance Lighting: The Poetry and the Nitty-Gritty is a rare textbook in the arts that can interweave conceptual ideas with technical details. This very useful and interactive guide for students, designers, and choreographers, brings those two realms together in order to focus on the importance of collaboration and the necessity of connecting seeing with feeling – whether you are onstage or behind the lights."Jen Groseth, Lighting and Sound Designer, Youth Performing Arts School, Louisville, KY, Collaborator, with Ann Cooper Albright, on Dancing with Light, https://www.wesleyan.edu/wespress/tracesoflight/"Contemporary Dance Lighting: The Poetry and the Nitty-Gritty shakes up learning about lighting design with not only breadth and depth, but humor. The authors’ artistic passions shine through in the text, providing clarity toward the tools and processes of lighting design for dance."Noah J. Files, Assistant Professor, Department of Art & Theatre, Northern State University“I highly recommend Contemporary Dance Lighting as a must-read for anyone involved in the worlds of dance and design, whether as a choreographer, educator, lighting or media designer, performer or student. With its rich blend of historical context, practical advice, technical sophistication and artistic inspiration, the book serves as a beacon for those seeking to understand the art of lighting design in the dynamic landscape of contemporary dance.”Dr. Edward C. Warburton, Professor of Dance, University of California at Santa Cruz, Journal of Dance Education (forthcoming)Table of ContentsPart 1: Beginnings 1. Book Design 2. History Lights Our Way. Further Reflections by Vickie J. Scott Part 2: The Poetry 3. Visual Narrative. Further Reflections by Mark Stanley 4. Controllable Qualities and Functions. Further Reflections by Richard Dunham 5. Space. Further Reflections by Japhy Weideman 6. Color. Further Reflections by James E. Streeter 7. Time. Further Reflections by Jennifer Tipton 8. Collaboration. Further Reflections by Nancy Colahan 9. Technology. Further Reflections by Dr. Thomas F. DeFrantz Part 3: The Nitty-Gritty 10. Your Tools. Further Reflections by Todd Proffitt 11. Your Light Plot and Paperwork. Further Reflections by Beverly Emmons Appendix 1. USITT Recommended Practices for Theatrical Lighting Design Graphics Appendix 2. Endless Questions for You as a Collaborator Appendix 3. Sweet Summer Suite: Original Notes, Light Plot, and Paperwork Appendix 4. Stage Managing for Dance: A Guide for UCSB Dance Concerts Appendix 5. Suggested Further Reading

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Book SynopsisThis collection explores the cultural fascination with social media forms of self-portraiture, selfies, with a specific interest in online self-imaging strategies in a Western context.This book examines the selfie as a social and technological phenomenon but also engages with digital self-portraiture as representation: as work that is committed to rigorous object-based analysis. The scholars in this volume consider the topic of online self-portraitureboth its social function as a technology-driven form of visual communication, as well as its thematic, intellectual, historical, and aesthetic intersections with the history of art and visual culture.This book will be of interest to scholars of photography, art history, and media studies.Table of ContentsIntroduction. The Selfie as Visual Culture: A Methodological QuandaryDerek Conrad Murray1. Counter-Selfies and the Real Subsumption of SocietyGrant Bollmer2. Self-Portraiture and Self PerformanceKatherine Guinness3. Proliferating Identity: Trans Selfies as Contemporary Art Ace Lehner4. The Evolution of the Selfie: Influencers, Feminism and Visual CultureDerek Conrad Murray5. How Selfies Think: The Cognitive Dimensions of Digital PhotographyKyle Parry6. Domestic Snapshots: Female Self-Imaging Practices Then and NowSoraya Murray7. The Selfie in Consumer CultureJonathan Schroeder8. Selfie Narcissism, Consumerism and the Pathologizing of WomenDerek Conrad Murray

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the reasons behind the unexpected rise to power of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, a former comedian with no political background, and offers an in-depth analysis of the populist messages he delivered to the Ukrainian people via his TV show.Taking a discourse analysis approach, the author draws on two main arguments of critical scholarship: the populist explosion of the recent decade came as a reaction to the inequalities and injustices of the global neoliberal order, and the success of neoliberalism can be explained by its ability to mask itself under attractive progressive covers. Developing these lines of argument, the book demonstrates not only how the populist explosion can lead to  further neoliberalization, but also that the euphemizing effect can be achieved by mixing the virtual and the real, as in the case of Zelensky.This first of its kind study will resonate with any scholar or upper-level student working on populism, neTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Populist Explosion as a Reaction to the Neoliberal Order 2. Euphemizing the Neoliberal Promise 3. The People vs. The Elites 4. On the Fringes of the Virtual and the Real: Simulating the Political 5 “Do not Sell Our Motherland!”: Zelensky’s Land Reform 6. “To bury communism”: A Failure of Modernization Rhetoric of “Servants” 7. The Post-Political Tyranny of the Integral 8. Democracy-to-Come: A Perpetual Promise Conclusion

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Book SynopsisCinema and Surveillance: The Asymmetric Gaze shows how key modern filmmakers challenge and disturb the relation between film and surveillance, medium and message. Assembling readings of films by Harun Farocki, Michael Haneke, and Fritz Lang, the book considers surveillance in such different domains as urban life, religious doctrine, and law enforcement.With surveillance present in the modern world as both a technological phenomenon and a social practice, the author shows how cinema, as a visual medium, presents highly sophisticated analyses of surveillance. He suggests that surveillance is less an issue to be tackled from a secure spectatorial position than an experience to be rendered, an event to be dealt with. Far from offering a general model of spectatorship, the book explores how narrative moments of surveillance are complicated by specific spectatorial responses.In its intersection of well-known figures and a highly topical issue, this book will have broa

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Companion to Latine Theatre and Performance traces how manifestations of Latine self-determination in contemporary US theatre and performance practices affirm the value of Latine life in a theatrical culture that has a legacy of misrepresentation and erasure.This collection draws on fifty interdisciplinary contributions written by some of the leading Latine theatre and performance scholars and practitioners in the United States to highlight evolving and recurring strategies of world making, activism, and resistance taken by Latine culture makers to gain political agency on and off the stage. The project reveals the continued growth of Latine theatre and performance through chapters covering but not limited to playwriting, casting practices, representation, training, wrestling with anti-Blackness and anti-Indigeneity, theatre for young audiences, community empowerment, and the market forces that govern the US theatre industry. This book enters conversati

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Book SynopsisViewing Art with Babies demonstrates how to facilitate quality art viewing experiences with babies from as young as 2 months old. Such experiences can help to nurture early literacy and receptive language skills, sensory stimulation, and early brain development.Based on the author's research with babies in New Zealand, Australia, Romania, England, and the U.S., the book provides the reader with information about early brain, vision, sensory and language development, and the aesthetic preferences of babies. Danko-McGhee provides details about the type of art that babies like, how to display art in the learning environment, and how to interact with a baby when viewing art. Case studies of international museums, national museums, and community agencies that have had success with engaging babies in art viewing experiences have been included in the book as a way of demonstrating how theory and research can be successfully put into practice.Viewing Art with BabiTable of ContentsIntroduction: Art and Babies; Chapter 1 Early Brain and Sensory Development; Chapter 2 Visual Literacy, Aesthetic Responses, and the Aesthetic Preferences of Babies; Chapter 3 Looking at Art with Babies and Building Early Receptive Language; Chapter 4 Setting Up an Environment for Babies to View Art; Chapter 5 Successful Community Art Programmes for Babies; Chapter 6 Successful Baby Tours at Art Museums; Chapter 7 Conclusion: Future Discoveries - Babies and Art.

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Book SynopsisThis is a study of the earliest and finest collated inscription in the history of Chinese calligraphy, the Ji Wang shengjiao xu ????? (Preface to the Sacred Teaching Scriptures Translated by Xuanzang in Wang Xizhi's Collated Characters), which was erected on January 1, 673. The stele records the two texts written by the Tang emperors Taizong (599649) and Gaozong (628683) in honor of the monk Xuanzang (d. 664) and the Buddhist scripture Xin jing (Heart Sutra), collated in the semi-cursive characters of the great master of Chinese calligraphy, Wang Xizhi (303361). It is thus a Buddhist inscription that combines Buddhist authority, political power, and artistic charm in one single monument. The present book reconstructs the multifaceted context in which the stele was devised, aiming at highlighting the specific role calligraphy played in the propagation and protection of Buddhism in medieval China.Trade Review"De Laurentis endeavors from the outset to ensure that the volume does not simply examine the technical aspects of the inscription and the significance and impact it had on Chinese calligraphy, but particularly seeks to also explore the wider background of the monument’s erection, it's broader impact on the religious landscape, and the specific motivations behind its construction. [...] Although this volume will be of greatest worth to those interested in early Chinese Buddhism, those with a broader interest in Chinese religion as a whole will have much to gain from De Laurentis’ attention to the multifaceted context in which the stele was erected."Joseph Chadwin, University of Vienna, Religious Studies Review (vol. 48/2, pp. 290-291)"De Laurentis s’efforce de situer la place de l’inscription des Saints enseignements dans l’histoire de la calligraphie chinoise. L’intérêt qu’elle a suscité chez les calligraphes et les collectionneurs d’estampages est manifeste puisqu’elle représente le plus vaste des écrits de Wang Xizhi (ou plutôt exécuté avec les caractères de Wang Xizhi). [...] À La démonstration patiente, minutieuse, enthiusiaste et parfaitement documentée de Pietro De Laurentis vient s’ajouter un ensemble de documents annexes: la transcription et la traduction du texte de la stèle des Saints enseignements, et un inventaire des autres inscriptions utilisent également des charactères empruntés à Wang Xizhi.""De Laurentis tries to situate the place of the inscription of the Holy Teachings in the history of Chinese calligraphy. The interest it has aroused among calligraphers and collectors of stampings is obvious since it represents the largest of the writings of Wang Xizhi (or rather executed with the characters of Wang Xizhi). [...] To the patient, meticulous, enthusiastic and perfectly documented demonstration of Pietro De Laurentis is added a set of additional documents: the transcription and translation of the text of the stele of the Holy teachings, and an inventory of the other inscriptions also use characters borrowed to Wang Xizhi."Jean-Pierre Drège, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, T'oung Pao (vol. 108/3-4, pp. 535-542)"『集王聖教序』が書法資料として研究されてきた主な流れとイメージに対して、畢羅氏は本著作の中において『集王聖教序』はその歴史的意義と文化価値という視角から仏教芸術品の属性を見出した。一方、同書には俗書かどうかなどの問題に対しても書法芸術的な視点から「天然、牽糸、枯筆、節筆、連綿、率意」といった技法的若しくは審美的な視点から具体例をあげながら分析されている。説得力のある数値化、図表化によって論拠が多く挙げられ、有効に論証できたことは非常に印象的であった。""In response to the main trends and images that have been explored in the study of calligraphic material, De Laurentis discusses in this book the Buddhist art of Shuouseikyo from the perspective of its historical significance and cultural value and I discovered the attributes of this from my reading. On the other hand, the same book also gives specific examples from the calligraphic art regarding such issues as whether the material is secular or not, from a technical and aesthetic analysis of elements including the 'naturalness, thread, dry brush, knotted brush, unbroken line, and sincerity'. It was very impressive that many arguments were presented through persuasive quantification and charting, and that De Laurentis was able to demonstrate arguments effectively."Shi Yongfeng 石永峰, "Bi Luo chu Son Yūgun i yoku shōgyō wo yomu—Yūroppa ni okeru Ō Gishi kenkyū no saizensen" 畢羅著尊右軍以翼聖教を読む―ヨーロッパにおける王羲之研究の最前線, Shohō gangaku kenkyū 書法漢學研究, vol. 32 (2022/12), pp. 60-64.Table of Contents1. Buddhism and Calligraphy in Medieval China 2. Wang Xizhi’s Calligraphy and the Semi-cursive Script (Xingshu 行書) 3. The Ji Wang shengjiao xu and Its Texts 4. The Context of the Erection of the Ji Wang shengjiao xu 5. A History of the Location of the Ji Wang shengjiao xu 6. The Collation of Wang Xizhi’s Characters for the Ji Wang shengjiao xu 7. The Carving of the Ji Wang shengjiao xu 8. The Shape and the Calligraphy of the Ji Wang shengjiao xu

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Book SynopsisThis book offers an accessible introduction to England's sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century playing industry and a fresh account of the architecture, multiple uses, communities, crowds, and proprietors of playhouses. It builds on recent scholarship and new documentary and archaeological discoveries to answer the questions: what did playhouses do, what did they look like, and how did they function? The book will accordingly introduce readers to a rich and exciting spectrum of play and playhouses, not only in London but also around England. The detailed but wide-ranging case studies examined here go beyond staged drama to explore early modern sport, gambling, music, drinking, and animal baiting; they recover the crucial influence of female playhouse owners and managers; and they recognise rich provincial performance cultures as well as the burgeoning of London's theatre industry. This book will have wide appeal with readers across Shakespeare, early modern performaTrade Review''We thought we knew the answer to Davies’ title question, but it turns out that playhouses were much more various, multiple, and collaborative venues than traditionally allowed. Based on new archival work and a refreshing critical intelligence, Davies’ exciting and readable book is a theatre-history gamechanger.'' Emma Smith, Hertford College, Oxford''In What is a Playhouse? England at Play, 1520–1620, Callan Davies brilliantly explores and expands our understanding of what an early modern playhouse was in London and beyond, resulting in a book which is a much-needed addition to the field of theatre study.'' Heather Knight MCIfA, FSA, archaeologist who led the excavations of Curtain, Theatre and Boar’s Head playhouses.''What was a playhouse and how was it used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? Davies’ detailed study capitalises on recent archaeological discoveries and offers new archival research to revisit and reassess what we think we know about early modern playing venues, a concept which was more elastic and varied than traditional narratives have conditioned us to believe. Rigorous yet engaging, What is a Playhouse? is a welcome corrective to Globe-centric conceptions of playing spaces, accentuating a plurality and diversity of venues that ‘housed’ play in all its forms.'' David McInnis, University of Melbourne''Callan Davies' new book, What is a Playhouse? England at Play, 1520–1620, offers a fresh and stimulating perspective for anyone interested in the history of theatre and popular entertainment. His decentring of older London-centred narratives of a male-dominated theatre world opens up a more generous view of the multipurpose functions of playhouses and a well-researched view of the wide range of indoor and outdoor spaces used and supported by diverse participants -- men, women, children and animals -- in the Shakespearean era and earlier. An important reassessment of the pervasive influence and meaning of play in early modern England.'' Sally-Beth MacLean, Professor; Director of Research/General Editor, Records of Early English Drama (REED)Table of ContentsNote on Texts and SpellingList of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: The “Playhouse” CanonChapter 1: ArchetypesChapter 2: Multipurpose SpacesChapter 3: Crowd CapacitiesChapter 4: Community HubsChapter 5: BusinessesCoda: Archives and AfterlivesIndex

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Book SynopsisThis collection aims to map a diversity of approaches to the artform by creating a 360 view on the circus. The three sections of the book, Aesthetics, Practice, Culture, approach aesthetic developments, issues of artistic practice, and the circus' role within society. This book consists of a collection of articles from renowned circus researchers, junior researchers, and artists. It also provides the core statements and discussions of the conference UpSideDownCircus and Space in a graphic recording format. Hence, it allows a clear entry into the field of circus research and emphasizes the diversity of approaches that are well balanced between theoretical and artistic point of views. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of circus studies, emerging disciples of circus and performance.Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsList of ContributorsIntroduction: Welcome to the Wonderland of Contemporary CircusFranziska TrappPart I: Circus MeaningChapter 1. Circus Does Not ExistJean-Michel GuyChapter 2. "La Putyka" by Cirk La Putyka: A Glimpse at Czech Contemporary CircusVeronika ŠtefanováPart II: Circus PracticeChapter 3. On Mutations of Forms, Style, and Meaning: From a Traditional to a Contemporary Trapeze ActSandy SunChapter 4. Articulating Hand-Balancing: Finding Space for Critical Self-TransformationCamilla DamkjaerChapter 5. Extreme SymbiosisLouise Von Euler Bjurholm and Henrik AggerChapter 6. Hamlet: To Have Written or Not to Have Written for the TightwireLouis Patrick LerouxChapter 7. Verticality, Gravity, Sense of Balance. Transmitting a Technique, Conveying a Sensation: Practices and Discourses of Circus Arts TeachersAgathe DumontChapter 8. Reading Circus. Dramaturgy on the Border of Art and AcademiaFranziska TrappChapter 9. UpSideDown Circus and SpaceDie Zeichner. Andreas GärtnerPart III: Circus CultureChapter 10. Circus Between Technique and Technology: Heideggerian "Enframing" and the Contested Space of Free Expression Sebastian KannChapter 11. Chaplin, Brecht, Fo: Toward a Concept of Epic ClowningGaia VimercatiChapter 12. To Walk the TightwireAnte UrsicChapter 13. The Spatiality of Australian Contemporary CircusKristy SeymourChapter 14. Cheerful, Nostalgic, Melancholic: Mood in CircusPeta TaitIndex

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Book SynopsisThis text introduces the concepts, essential tenets and basic techniques of Phototherapy and Therapeutic Photography. Through the use of case studies and the authorâs own professional experience, this book covers the practices, together with their theories and research behind phototherapy and therapeutic photography providing a comprehensive range of major approaches. Examples include Talking Pictures Therapy, Reenactment Phototherapy, the creation of therapeutic photo-books, stories, and diaries, and the therapeutic use of portraiture. Chapters also explain how we can effectively use these techniques in a variety of contexts including private practice, voluntary organisations, schools, prisons and management consultancy, as useful adjuncts to primary practices as well as for self-help. This handbook is for therapists, photographers, other professionals, clients and activist clients.Trade Review"Deliberately aimed a wide audience – of not only therapists, but also clients and self-help activists – this book provides both an overview of phototherapy and therapeutic photography as well as detailed accounts of its practice. Beautifully illustrated throughout, both in terms of photographs and appropriate case studies, this well-designed book takes the reader through the history of this form of therapy and its various applications, to its use in professional and personal development, action planning, and training. Also, in its discussion of perceptions, subject and object, and ethics, as well as the author’s own story, there is a subtle but distinct and powerful political thread to this book – I recommend it highly."Professor Keith Tudor, Auckland University of Technology"Phototherapy and Therapeutic Photography have a long history but never have they been more relevant and important than in today’s complex world. Del Loewenthal is one of the leading academics in the field and is well-placed to explore how they are used by practitioners across a wide-range of real-world settings. His book brings together current research, provides new insights through real-world examples, and offers practical exercises in how phototherapy and therapeutic photography can be applied. It is highly recommended."Dr Michael Pritchard, Director of Programmes, The Royal Photographic Society"Can photographs bring about therapeutic change? This remarkable handbook sets out to illuminate the many ways that phototherapy and therapeutic photography can help to release feelings into words, facilitating psychological development. Written for both clients and practitioners, Del Loewenthal, a master-practitioner in the field, provides us with a feast of fascinating ideas from individual and organisational case studies to issues concerning theoretical approaches, techniques, research methods and professional training."For those seeking creative inspiration and new avenues for personal growth, I cannot recommend this book too highly."Professor Rosemary Rizq, Professor of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, University of Roehampton. Table of Contents1. An overview of phototherapy and therapeutic photography: For the psychological therapist and other professionals, activist client, and client 2. Phototherapy and Talking Pictures Therapy The cases of Jake, Frank, Mickey, Dan and Miranda 3. Therapeutic photography Cases of ‘Exhaustion and Depression’ and ‘Loss and Bereavement’ 4. The creation of therapeutic photo-books Demario’s Talking Pictures Book for his son, Nicholas 5. Re-enactment phototherapy The case of My Father the Kristallnacht Carrier 6. Therapeutic Photo Diaries A case of COVID : The Personal, the Political and the Professional 7. Professional and Personal Development: The use of photography in coaching, training, team and management development :The case of Linda a Project Manager in a Multi-National Company 8. The Development of Action Plans through Photography:The case of Roger and Photo-assisted Employability/Rehabilitation 9. The therapeutic use of portraiture including ‘selfies' :Cases of ‘Two Hats’ and ‘What’s Truthful?’ 10. Can Phototherapy and Therapeutic Photography be a practice of Ethics? Cases of the ethics of famous photographers 11. Phototherapy and Therapeutic Photography: Theory, Research and Evaluation The case of Talking Pictures Therapy as Brief Therapy in a School Setting 12. Bringing it all together: Training yourself and others as phototherapists and therapeutic photographers and facilitating workshops: The case of a Phototherapy and Therapeutic Photography Workshop for young LGBT+ People

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Book SynopsisThis book examines animated propaganda produced in mainland China from the 1940s to the 1970s. The analyses of four puppet films demonstrate how animation and Maoist doctrine became tightly but dynamically entangled.The book firstly contextualizes the production conditions and ideological contents of The Emperor's Dream (1947), the first puppet film made at the Northeast Film Studio in Changchun. It then examines the artistic, intellectual, and ideological backbone of the puppet film Wanderings of Sanmao (1958). The book presents the means and methods applied in puppet animation filmmaking that complied with the ideological principles established by the radical supporters of Mao Zedong in the first half of the 1960s, discussing Rooster Crows at Midnight (1964). The final chapter discusses The Little 8th Route Army (1973), created by You Lei in the midst of the Cultural Revolution.This book will be of great interest to those in Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. INTRODUCTION. Part I Echoes of the National Salvation Movement, 1940s–1950s. Chapter 1.1 Denouncing Chiang Kai-shek: The Emperor’s Dream by Chen Bo’er. Chapter 1.2 Unity in Resistance: Wanderings of Sanmao by Zhang Chaoqun. Part II Calls of the Continuous Revolution, 1960s–1970s: Films of You Lei. Chapter 2.1 "To Live is to Serve the People": Rooster Crows at Midnight. Chapter 2.2 "Bombard the Headquarters": The Little 8th Route Army. FINAL NOTES. GLOSSARY. INDEX.

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Book SynopsisOpen Building is an internationally recognized approach to the design of buildings and building complexes with roots in the way the ordinary built environment grows and regenerates. The Open Building approach recognizes that both stability and change are realities to be managed in the contemporary built environment. Buildings â and the neighborhoods they occupy â are not static during the most stable times or during times of rapid social and technical change. They are living organisms that need constant adjustments to remain attractive, safe and valuable.Using case studies of built projects from around the world, this book explains the Open Building approach and discusses important characteristics of everyday built environment that the Open Building approach designs for. It also presents a key method that can be used to put the approach into use. It addresses questions such as: How can we design large projects for inevitable change? How can we balance theTrade Review"As early as 1962, John Habraken had discovered that mass housing was based on two incorrect principles: 1) all people want the same thing; and 2) professionals know what is good for them. The reality is that no two people have the same preferences, and their wishes and possibilities are constantly changing. Based on life-time experiences, John and Stephen Kendall discuss in this book the interaction between those people – in their homes, office, schools and healthcare centers – and the built environment and who should decide on it." Frank Bijdendijk, Former Managing Director of the Housing Association Het Oosten (later Stadgemoot), Amsterdam; Founder and President of the National Renovation Platform; Board of Inspiration, Re-Born – Circular Real Estate "This book offers a good opportunity for architects to quickly know what’s happening in Open Building practice in different contexts all over the world. The book reflects the impact the Open Building approach can have on the relationship among architects, developers and occupants in the whole life of buildings. This reflection should inspire and encourage architects to rethink and practice in a more empathic and sustainable perspective." Liu Peng, Chief Architect, Senior Architect, First Grade, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design "This is an extremely useful book that is both theoretical and practical and both for the developed and the developing world. It opens discourses on wicked questions of top-down vs. bottom-up approaches, architecture as a product vs. process, architects’ control over built form, and straddling the past and the future. A truly one-of-its-kind book." Vishwanath Kashikar, Assistant Professor of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India Table of Contents1. PREFACE 2. INTRODUCTION 3. BUILT PROJECTS THAT EXEMPLIFY THE OPEN BUILDING APPROACH URBAN OR CAMPUS DESIGN Sydhavnen/Sluseholmen, Copenhagen Harbor, Copenhagen, Denmark; Westpolder Bolwerk, Berkel en Rodenrijs, the Netherlands; Katwijk Inner Harbor Project, Katwijk, the Netherlands; Master Plan for the Inselspital Hospital Campus, Bern, Switzerland RESIDENTIAL Molenvliet, Papendrecht, the Netherlands; NEXT21, Osaka, Japan; Plus-Home, Arabianranta, Helsinki, Finland; TILA, Helsinki, Finland; TOP-UP, Amsterdam, the Netherlands HEALTHCARE INO Intensive Care Facility, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland; Sammy Ofer Heart Building, Tel Aviv, Israel; Oregon Health Center, Portland, Oregon, USA EDUCATION Shenzhen University Engineering School, Shenzhen, PR China; Santa Monica High School Discovery Building, Los Angeles, California, USA; 4. THE OPEN BUILDING APPROACH EXPLAINED 5. FIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF EVERYDAY ENVIRONMENT THAT OPEN BUILDING DESIGNS FOR 6. CAPACITY ANALYSIS – A KEY TOOL OF THE OPEN BUILDING APPROACH 7. A DETAILED STUDY OF CAPACITY ANALYSIS IN ADAPTIVE REUSE – OFFICE TO RESIDENTIAL 8. HOW A RESIDENTIAL INFILL INDUSTRY WILL CHANGE THE CULTURE OF BUILDING POSTSCRIPT 1: TOWARD A NEW RESEARCH AGENDA POSTSCRIPT 2: THE QUALITY OF THE COMMONS

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Book SynopsisThis book provides invaluable guidance to all those with an interest in placemaking and the built environment, from those with no experience to those who have worked for many years in industry, illustrating key principles that will secure higher quality, more sustainable design in accessible, jargon-free language. The author explains the design process in a straightforward way, exploring the different roles and highlighting the opportunities and limitations different agencies have to influence design over the various stages of the process. Examples from the UK and worldwide look at how the system operates and how best practice can make a real difference on the ground. Case studies examine situations where quality or sustainability fell short â and how this could have been avoided. This book also showcases a variety of evaluation tools, explaining how they operate, and giving guidance on how to create project-specific tools to drive schemes forward. With community empowerment Trade Review"Laura Alvarez brings her great experience and wisdom to bear in this very personal exploration of how to build high quality, sustainable places. A fascinating and very engaging read for students and practitioners alike." Prof Matthew Carmona, The Bartlett School of Planning, UCL, UK"As a non-planning person with community level involvement in the built environment and a personal interest in sustainable development, the content of The ABC of quality, sustainable design will be invaluable to me. It has vastly increased my understanding of the development process and the need for cross-sector collaboration and multi-disciplinary teams. This book provides me with tools that I can apply in a very practical way, giving me a greater sense of confidence to challenge poor decisions and practice by developers, architects, planners and local authorities. Each chapter deals with a specific topic that is expanded through debate and case studies with the final chapter drawing up conclusions set out in a comprehensive framework that sets out the ethos for good practice.I believe this book should be on reading lists for students and professionals in urban practice, planning, construction and architecture because it sets out the case for accountability across sustainability, economy and society. Bad development, whether in terms of poor design or poor environmental performance has long term, irreversible consequences. Dr Alvarez manages to bring together complex questions critical to the future of urban design, a clearly set out pathway forward and to use language that is accessible and enjoyable. The voice and the experience of the author is present, which gives an insight into the decades of thinking that has gone into this book - making it more personally accessible to the reader. A very educational, enjoyable and rewarding read."Penney Poyzer, Chair Nottingham Good Food Partnership, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Understanding Good, Sustainable Design; 2. The Design Process; 3. Design Agents; 4. Influencing Design; 5. Design Form; 6. Evaluating Design; Conclusions: The ABC of Quality, Sustainable Design

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Book SynopsisThis book explores concerns for spatial justice as streets, squares, and neighbourhoods are continuously made and remade through planning processes, political ambitions and everyday activities. By investigating three sites in London that have been the focus of masterplanning, Ed Wall exposes conflicts between planning offices and private developers who direct large urban change and community groups, market traders and residents whose public lives are inseparable from their neighbourhoods being reconfigured.The book uniquely brings sociological approaches to what are often considered architectural concerns, revealing challenges as London''s public spaces are designed, regulated and lived. Through in-depth research, Ed Wall identifies how uncertainty caused by large-scale urban strategies, the realisation of visual priorities, and uneven relations between private interests, public organisations and daily lives determine the public realm of global cities.This work is inteTrade Review"Ed Wall takes us on an illuminating journey into the planning offices, pavements and image platforms that shape the redevelopment of central London at the turn of the millennium.Contesting Public Spacesis a rich compilation of the speculations, strategies and struggles that produce public life. Its vital details reveal the emergence of exclusive, ornamental and securitised forms that bypass the interpretive possibilities of the commons, asking us to reconsider the very role of planning itself."Suzanne Hall, Associate Professor in Sociology at the London School of Economics, Cities Programme"At a time when designers of the built environment are searching for new approaches aimed at producing more just and equitable places in the city, Wall’s exploration of the politics of public space, outlining the global to hyperlocal tensions of public space acquisition, making, and ornament, force us to lean into architecture and its allied design disciplines as a political practice. This is crucial, and now timely, if designers are truly concerned and wish to do something about the erosion of society’s rights to the city and for who, including who decides and designs, whose behavior and activity is accepted, and who is allowed to express their publicness fully."Toni L. Griffin, Professor in Practice of Urban Planning at Harvard University Graduate School of Design and Founder of Urban American City"Contesting Public Spaces considers the changes which have taken place in three London locations - Paddington Basin, Trafalgar Square and Elephant & Castle (Market) - as a result of large scale regeneration. It leaves the reader with much to ponder about how public our public spaces really are and if more will transition to become privately managed."Ed Wall, The London SocietyTable of ContentsIntroduction: Contesting public spaces, 1. Social and spatial relations, 2. Making and taking, 3. Place as property, 4. Ornaments and images, 5. Approaches to public space, Conclusions, Epilogue: Three propositions

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive introduction to chado, the Japanese tea ceremony. Unlike other books on the subject, which focus on practice or historical background or specific issues, this book considers the subject from multiple perspectives. It discusses Japanese aesthetics and philosophy, outlines how the tea ceremony has developed, emphasizing its strong links to Zen Buddhism and the impact of other religion influences, and examines how chado reflects traditional gender and social status roles in Japan. It goes on to set out fully the practice of chado, exploring dress, utensils, location â the garden and the tea house â and the tea itself and accompanying sweets. Throughout, the book is illustrated both with images and with examples of practice. The book will be of interest to a wide range of people interested in chado â university professors and students, tourists and people interested in traditional Japanese arts. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Philosophy and aesthetics 2. History and iemoto 3. Religion and belief 4. Utensils and artisan 5. Tea, sweets and kaiseki 6. Kimono 7. Garden and house 8. How to have tea and sweets 9. Exploration 10. Future

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Book SynopsisCivic Performance: Pageantry and Entertainments in Early Modern London brings together a group of essays from across multiple fields of study that examine the socio-cultural, political, economic, and aesthetic dimensions of pageantry in sixteenth and seventeenth-century London.This collection engages with modern interest in the spectacle and historical performances of pageantry and entertainments, including royal entries, progresses, coronation ceremonies, Lord Mayor's Shows, and processions. Through a discussion of the extant texts, visual records, archival material, and emerging projects in the digital humanities, the chapters elucidate the forms in which the period itself recorded its public rituals, pageantry, and ephemeral entertainments. The diversity of approaches contained in these chapters reflects the collaborative nature of pageantry and civic entertainments, as well as the broad socio-cultural resonances of this form of drama, aTable of ContentsList of Figures Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Civic to Global 1. ‘To the Honour of our Nation abroad’: The Merchant as Adventurer in Civic Pageantry 2. Locating the Rhinoceros and Indian: Strangers, Trade, and East India Company in Thomas Heywood’s Porta Pietatis 3. "Cleopatra in Her Barge": Anne Boleyn’s Coronation Pageants and the Production of English Cultural Capital 4. The Unspoken Language of Aliens, or the Spectacular Conversation between Visiting English and Dutch that Transcended Time and Space Part II: Material Encounters 5.The Social and Political Dynamics of the Lord Mayor’s Show, c. 1550-1700 6. Arion’s Harp, Apollo’s Lute: The Instrumental Sounds of London’s Lord Mayors’ Shows 7. Financial Encounter Customs: Tradition and Form in London’s Civic Pageantry Part III: Methodologies for Re-viewing Performance 8. The Duke of Lennox and Civic Entertainments 9. Stephen Harrison’s The Arches of Triumph (1604) and James I’s Royal Entry in the London Literary Marketplace 10. Musical Transformations of the City Soundscape: King James I’s Entry into London in 1604 11. Building a Digital Geospatial Anthology of the Mayoral Shows Index

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Book SynopsisBuilding Information Modelling (BIM) is being debated, tested and implemented wherever you look across the built environment sector. This book is about Heritage Building Information Modelling (HBIM), which necessarily differs from the commonplace applications of BIM to new construction. Where BIM is being used, the focus is still very much on design and construction. However, its use as an operational and management tool for existing buildings, particularly heritage buildings, is lagging behind. The first of its kind, this book aims to clearly define the scope for HBIM and present cutting-edge research findings alongside international case studies, before outlining challenges for the future of HBIM research and practice. After an extensive introduction to HBIM, the core themes of the book are arranged into four parts: Restoration philosophies in practice Data capture and visualisatioTable of ContentsPART 1: INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction to the Book 2. HBIM: It’s BIM – but not as we know it! 3. What are the Goals of HBIM PART 2: RESTORATION PHILOSOHIES IN PRACTICE 4. ‘Just talk’; HBIM in the U.K. – the Manchester Transformation programme 5. Integrating Value Map with Building Information Modelling for Documenting Historic Buildings in Egypt 6. Evaluation of historic masonry substrates: towards greater objectivity & efficiency 7. Heritage and time: mapping what is no longer there 8. The role of HBIM in reviving the identity of the city; Case of Jeddah City PART 3: DATA CAPTURE AND VISUALISATION FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR 9. Using 3D Technologies for Egyptian World Heritage Sites 10. Planning of Sustainable Bridges using Building Information Modelling 11. Jeddah Heritage Building Information Modelling "JHBIM" 12. Data mining applications in Cultural Heritage PART 4: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT 13. Stakeholders and Public Engagement 14. Participatory Sensing and HBIM 15. An ontology-based framework for processing Employer Information Requirements of Heritage Projects 16. Wide Community Engagement with HBIM tools PART 5: BUILDING PERFORMANCE 17. HBIM and Environmental Simulation: Possibilities and Challenges 18. Green BIM in Heritage Building: Integrating Building Energy Models (BEM) with Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Sustainable Retrofit on Heritage Buildings 19. From LiDAR data towards HBIM for energy analysis 20. Understanding Energy Transitions in Heritage Buildings: HBIM as Facilitator for the Integration and Monitoring of Bespoke Innovative Systems PART 6: CONCLUSION 21. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisWith this book, Brooke O'Harra takes up directing as an artistic practice in and of itself. Speaking beyond and against craft, O'Harra drives the art of directing forward.O'Harra investigates a series of important questions: How do we wrest our work from institutional imperatives of public building and culture building? How can an artist-driven discourse lead us toward the urgencies of artists and their publics in this moment? How do we make plays? How do we activate the relationships of making, whether between artists in the rehearsal room or between the production and the audience? Brooke addresses all aspects of the directorial process: reckoning with the script through dramaturgy, working within the rehearsal room, collaborating with other artists, as well as staging and production.This exploration will be of great interest to students and scholars in performance studies with a particular interest in directing.

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Book SynopsisThis book highlights various evolutionary algorithm techniques for various medical conditions and introduces medical applications of evolutionary computation for real-time diagnosis.Evolutionary Intelligence for Healthcare Applications presents how evolutionary intelligence can be used in smart healthcare systems involving big data analytics, mobile health, personalized medicine, and clinical trial data management. It focuses on emerging concepts and approaches and highlights various evolutionary algorithm techniques used for early disease diagnosis, prediction, and prognosis for medical conditions. The book also presents ethical issues and challenges that can occur within the healthcare system.Researchers, healthcare professionals, data scientists, systems engineers, students, programmers, clinicians, and policymakers will find this book of interest.Table of Contents1. Evolutionary Intelligence. 2. Heart Disease Diagnosis. 3. Diabetes Prediction and Classification. 4. Degenerative Diseases. 5. Tuberculosis. 6. Muscular Dystrophy. 7. Tumor Prediction and Classification.

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Book Synopsis***Shortlisted for theArchitectural Book Awards 2024***We live in a world driven by images, but with so much visual noise, is anyone really looking? How does an architect ensure their portfolio is within view of the right audience? Photographs are still as vital to architectural practice as they ever were. However, creation and circulation, once in the hands of skilled professionals, is now perceived as being free' and within easy reach of all. But where is the clarity? What is the message? By setting out the case for curated image making, considered photography may again be placed at the centre of architectural marketing strategies.Photography for Architects guides the reader through various topics: from establishing a visual brand and sharing images online, to producing content in-house and commissioning professionals. It explores the still and moving image, creating books and exhibitions for legacy value, compiling award entrTable of ContentsPart 1: What & why? 1. Contexts and frameworks: Foundations of the architectural image in print & press 2. Representation of your work: Constructing your Practice brand Part 2: Photography - When & how? 3. Calling the Shots 1.1 - The case for and against using phones 4. Calling the Shots 1.2 - Which Camera system is best for you? 5. Calling the Shots 1.3 - Camera controls and considerations 6. Working with a Professional: In-house or Out-house? 7. Moving the story: Video and Viewpoint 8. When is now? - The right time to shoot your project 9. Briefing your image makers: What should they be doing on your behalf? Part 3: Where seen & where next? 10. Getting your story out: Working with Journalists 11. Social Media: Disseminating your brand online 12. Awards: Everyone’s a winner 13. Legacy value: Books, shows and printed folios Part 4: Legal & Ethical 14. Whose right and who’s right? - Understanding and controlling copyright 15. The Law and You: Legal rights and obligations 16. Ethics: Visual Thinking and accountability 17. Forever in View: The Global Image Market Afterworld 18. Tomorrow is today - Future technologies Photography for Architects take-outs Almanac and references

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Book SynopsisThis book explores how being disabled originates in the physical world, social representations and rules, and historical power relationsthe interplay of which render bodies normal or not.Do parking signs that represent people in wheelchairs as self-propelling influence how we view dis/ability? How do wheelchair users understand their own bodies and an environment not built for them? By asking questions like these the authors reveal how normalization has informed people's experiences of their bodies and their fight for substantive equality. Understanding these processes requires acknowledging the tension between social construction and embodiment as well as centering the intersection of dis/abilities with other identities, such as race, class, gender, sex orientation, citizen status, and so on. Scholars and researchers will find that this book provides new avenues for thinking about dis/ability. A wider audience will find it accessible and informative. Table of Contents1.Introduction: Dis/abilities at the Intersections Micky Lee, Frank Rudy Cooper, and Pat Reeve. 2.The Art of Regarding Still Life Pam Mullins. 3.Embodiment’s Contributions to Appreciating Life with Disability and to Advancing Justice Mary Crossley. 4.Subjects of Industry: Craft Therapy, Its Photography, and Healing American Soldiers of World War 1 Jennifer Way. 5.Chapter 5 - Medical Discourses on Dis/ability in State Socialist Romania: a Critical Genealogy Radu-Harald Dinu. 6.Embodied Inequalities: Intersections of Disabilities and Gender in West Germany (1950-1990) Sebastian Schlund. 7.Policing Dis/ability Eric J. Miller. 8.Reassessing Japanese Radical Feminism from the Vantage Point of Dis/ability Anna Vittinghoff. 9.Sayōnara CP: the First Filmic Representation of the Japanese Disability Right Movement Anne-Lise Mithout. 10.Voltron: Legendary Defender and Compulsory Ablebodiness Lauren Rouse. 11.Corrective Lens: Dis/abilities and the Materiality of Media Micky Lee. 12.Disability and Race in American History: Rhetoric and Reality in the Civil War and Post-Emancipation South Jenifer Barclay. 13.Bending the Laws of Nature: DNA Literacy and the Coding of the Perfect Human Being Raphaela Tkotzyk and Kim Carina Hebben. 14.Deconstructing Rules for Proof of Cognitive Impairments Tom Lininger. 15.So that playing to win is not playing to die: Constructing Legal Recourse for Athletes with Sickle Cell Trait Laboring in the Actor-Networks of the Brown Commons Madeleine Plasencia.

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Book SynopsisThis text covers the latest intelligent technologies and algorithms related to the state-of-the-art methodologies of monitoring and mitigation of mechanical engineering. It covers important topics including computational fluid dynamics for advanced thermal systems, optimizing performance parameters by Fuzzy logic, design of experiments, numerical simulation, and optimizing flow network by artificial intelligence. It will serve as an ideal reference text for graduate students and academic researchers in diverse engineering fields including industrial, manufacturing, computer, mechanical, and materials science. The book- Introduces novel soft computing techniques needed to address sustainable solutions for the issues related to materials and manufacturing process. Provides perspectives for the design, development, and commissioning of intelligent applications. Discusses the latest intelligent technologies and alTable of ContentsChapter 1 Numerical Investigation of a Solar Air Heater Duct with Detached Ribs Chapter 2 CFD analysis for thickness optimization of a rotating packed bed (RPB) Chapter 3 Performance evaluation of solar photovoltaic system using vertical single axis solar tracker in Himachal Pradesh, India Chapter 4 Analysis of drag force on a submerged thin plate under various wavesteepness conditions: Numerical simulation approach Chapter 5 A single-zone thermodynamic model cycle simulation and optimization of combustion and performance characteristics of a diesel engine Chapter 6 Analysis of hydrodynamic efficiency on a rectangular based OWC: a numerical simulation approach Chapter 7 Segregation in size bi-dispersed system of active particles Chapter 8 A CFD model for parametric study of pipe elbow erosion behavior caused by the slurry flow Chapter 9 Dynamics of forced particles in an oscillating flow at low Reynolds numbers Chapter 10 Numerical Study Of F1 Car Rear Wing Assembly Chapter 11 Numerical investigation on the melting and solidification of Bio-PCM having annulus eccentricity in horizontal double pipe thermal energy storage Chapter 12 Multi-parametric Optimization of a Convective Type Waste Heat Recovery System Chapter 13 Sump Pump output flow Parameter Optimization by Taguchi Method Chapter 14 Prediction of Fire Resistance Rate of CFST Columns Using Gene Expression Programming Chapter 15 Computational Comparative Investigation of Baseline and Perforated Pin-Fins Chapter 16 A comparative study of patient specific bifurcated carotid artery with different viscosity models Chapter 17 Recent advancements in induced-charge electrokinetic micromixing Chapter 18 Numerical study of unsteady flow of hybrid nanofluid induced by a slendering surface with suction and injection effects Chapter 19 Computational analysis of toe-out type vortex generators for improved thermal capacity of finned tube arrays

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the mind-body dichotomy in movement and dance.This book includes a description of the often-forgotten kinesthetic sense, body awareness, somatic practices, body-based way of thinking, mental imagery, nonverbal communication, human empathy, and symbol systems, what occurs in the brain during learning, and why and how movement and dance should be part of school curricula. This exploration arguers that becoming more aware of bodily sensations serves as a basis for knowing, communicating, learning, and teaching through movement and dance.This book will be of great interest to scholars and students interested in teaching methodology and for courses in physical education, dance, and education.Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsAbout the AuthorPrefaceChapter 1: Combatting the Mind-Body DichotomyA Discussion of the Mind-Body DichotomyMaking the Case for the Body Basis of Knowing—PioneersAccessing the Body Way of KnowingExploration ExperiencesChapter 2: Sensory Reception and Their Contributions to Body KnowledgeHuman Sensory SystemsHuman Sensation and the Mind-Body ConnectionApplications to Learning Movement and DanceExploration ExperiencesChapter 3: Connections between Body, Brain, Mind, and ThinkingThe Body Way of KnowingThe Role of AttentionMental ImageryExploration ExperiencesChapter 4: The Role of the Body in Interpersonal Connections and CommunicationsIntroductionEmpathyNonverbal CommunicationSymbolic CommunicationExploration Experiences Chapter 5: The Body, Movement, Dance, and LearningPopular Learning TheoriesCreativityLearning through the ArtsExploration ExperiencesChapter 6: In Conclusion...Further EvidenceFuture ConsiderationsRecommendationsDiscussionGlossaryIndex

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Book SynopsisWhat if the work of a nurse, physio, or homecare worker was designated an art, so that the qualities of the experiences they create became understood as aesthetic qualities? What if the interactions created by artists, directors, dancers, or workshop facilitators were understood as works of care? Care Aesthetics is the first full-length book to explore these questions and examine the work of carer artists and artist carers to make the case for the importance of valuing and supporting aesthetically caring relations across multiple aspects of our lives.Theoretically and practically, the book outlines the implications of care aesthetics for the socially engaged arts field and health and social care, and for acts of aesthetic care in the everyday. Part 1 of the book outlines the approaches to aesthetics and to care theory that are necessary to make and defend the concept of care aesthetics. Part 2 then tests this through practice, examining socially engaged arts and hTable of ContentsPart 1: Care Aesthetics 1. What is the aesthetics of care aesthetics? 2. What is the care of care aesthetics? Part 2: Care Aesthetics in Practice 3. Careful Art 4. Artful Care Everyday Care Aesthetics

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Book SynopsisDesign Materials and Making for Social Change spans the two interconnected worlds of the material and the social, at different scales and in different contexts, and explores the value of the knowledge, skills and methods that emerge when design researchers work directly with materials and hold making central to their practice.Through the social entanglements of addressing material impacts, the contributors to this edited volume examine homelessness, diaspora, migration, the erosion of craft skills and communities, dignity in work and family life, the impacts of colonialism, climate crisis, education, mental health and the shifting complexities in collaborating with and across diverse disciplines and stakeholders. This book celebrates the role of materials and making in design research by demonstrating the diverse and complex interplay between disciplines and the cultures it enables, when in search of alternative futures.Design Materials and Making for Soci

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Book SynopsisUrban Freight Analytics examines the key concepts associated with the development and application of decision support tools for evaluating and implementing city logistics solutions. New analytical methods are required for effectively planning and operating emerging technologies including the Internet of Things (IoT), Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS).The book provides a comprehensive study of modelling and evaluation approaches to urban freight transport. It includes case studies from Japan, the US, Europe, and Australia that illustrate the experiences of cities that have already implemented city logistics, including analytical methods that address the complex issues associated with adopting advanced technologies such as autonomous vehicles and drones in urban freight transport.Also considered are future directions in urban freight analytics, including hyperconnected city logistics based on the Physical ITable of ContentsPart I. Methods. 1. Introduction. 2. Data collection and analyses. 3. Geographic information systems and spatial analysis. 4. Optimisation. 5. Multi-agent simulation with machine learning. 6. Reliability and resilience. 7. Evaluation. Part II. Applications. 8. Autonomous Vehicles and Robots. 9. Access management and pricing. 10. Environmental sustainability. 11. Disruption of Networks. 12. Future directions.

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Book SynopsisCarter's new book, DesignedUp, is a useful guide for the modern design practitioner who sits at the intersection of the IT consultancy and agency world someone who chooses to plot their own course across many companies' diverse set of interests instead of being loyal to just one. In doing so, they have selected an exciting path that will bring them many heralded victories and challenging pitfalls, which Carter has aptly navigated over her impressive career. If you have been in the field for a while, I think you will find Carter's book to be a refreshing antidote to any career doldrums you may have. Dr. John Maeda, VP of Design and Artificial Intelligence, MicrosoftDesigners have long asked for a seat at the table.' What Emma Carter has done is given them the roadmap to not only get that seat, but to redesign the table to fit what tech-driven organisations need to succeed today. Jeff Gotthelf, Author Lean UX and Sense & RespondAre you strTable of Contents1. DesignedUp traits 2. Design agency life vs large consultancy life 3. Design leader in an agile consultancy world4. Proving the power and value of design 5. Don’t become the worst version of yourself 6. Up your influence 7. One final note

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Book SynopsisThis volume explores drag in global online spaces as a distinct departure from the established success, and limitations, of RuPaulâs Drag Race. Centred around discourses of LGBTQ+ visibility and political mobilization, the volume addresses how these discourses have moved beyond the increasingly limited qualities of the television series to reconfigure the parameters of drag in emerging communities and spaces.By reconceiving of drag in new settings, this volume uncovers the crucial social and political potential for community-building in an increasingly fragmented and isolated global space. Chapters by a diverse team of authors delve into the recognition of new articulations of LGBTQ+ visibility and political mobility through drag in online space; the implications of drag celebrity for issues such as labor and profit in the digital sphere; the (re)appropriation of mainstream drag in emerging online environments and communities; and the reverberations of drag in underrep

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Book SynopsisThe relationship between aesthetics and science has begun to generate substantial interest. However, for the most part, the focus has been on the beauty of theories, and other aspects of scientific practice have been neglected. This book offers a novel perspective on aesthetics in experimentation via ten original essays from an interdisciplinary group comprised of philosophers, historians of science and art, and artists.The collection provides an analysis of the concept of beauty in the evaluation of experiments. What properties do practising experimenters value? How have the aesthetic properties of scientific experiments changed over the years? Secondly, the volume looks at the role that aesthetic factors, including negative values such as ugliness, as well as experiences of the sublime and the profound, play in the construction of an experiment and its reception. Thirdly, the chapters provide in-depth historical case studies from the Royal Society, which also allows for a study of the depiction of scientific experiment in artworks, as well as contemporary examples from the Large Hadron Collider and cases of experiments designed by artificial intelligence. Finally, it offers an exploration of the commonalities between how we learn from experiments on the one hand and the cognitive value of artworks on the other.The Aesthetics of Scientific Experiments will be of interest to researchers and advanced students working in philosophy and history of science, philosophy and history of art, as well as practising scientists and science communicators.

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Book SynopsisEnriching the existing scholarship on this important exhibition, Italy at Work: Her Renaissance in Design Today (1950â53), this book shows the dynamic role art, specifically sculpture, played in constructing both Italian and American culture after World War II (WWII).Moving beyond previous studies, this book looks to the archival sources and beyond the history of design for a greater understanding of the stakes of the show. First, the book considers artâs role in this exhibitionâs importâprominent mid-century sculptors like Giacomo ManzÃ, Fausto Melotti, and Lucio Fontana were included. Second, it foregrounds the particular role sculpture was able to play in transcending the boundaries of fine art and craft to showcase innovative formalist aesthetics of modernism without falling in the critiques of modernism playing out on the international stage in terms of state funding for art. Third, the book engages with the larger socio-political use of art as a cultural soft power both within the American and Italian contexts. Fourth, it highlights the important role race and culture of Italians and Italian-Americans played in the installation and success of this exhibition. Lastly, therefore, this study connects an investigation of modernist sculpture, modern design, post-war exhibitions, sociology, and transatlantic politics and economics to highlight the important role sculpture played in post-war Italian and American cultural production.The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, design history, museum studies, Italian studies, and American studies.Table of ContentsChapter 1 – Introduction: Art and Politics in an Exhibition of "Design" Chapter 2 – Organizing Italy at Work under the Auspices of the Marshall Plan Chapter 3 – Italian Americans as Stakeholders in an American Exhibition of Western Culture Chapter 4 – Ceramic Sculpture’s Special Role in Validating Italian Humanist Culture for an American Audience Chapter 5 – Displaying Italian Producers for American Consumers Chapter 6 – Thoughts on the Cultural Impacts of Italy at Work

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Book SynopsisThis book looks to expand the definition of translation in line with Susan Bassnett and David Johnston's notion of the outward turn, applying this perspective to contemporary art to broaden the scope of how we understand translation in today's global multisemiotic world. The book takes as its point of departure the idea that texts are comprised of not only words but other semiotic systems and therefore expanding our notions of both language and translation can better equip us to translate stories told via non-traditional means in novel ways. While the outward turn has been analyzed in literature, Vidal directs this spotlight to contemporary art, a field which has already engaged in disciplinary connections with Translation Studies. The volume highlights how the unpacking of such connections between disciplines encourages engagement with contemporary social issues, around identity, power, migration, and globalization, and in turn, new ways of thinking and bringing about wider Table of ContentsPreface, by Susan Bassnett1. Translating in a Visual Age: Transdisciplinary Routes2. The Artistranslator’s Gaze3. Translating with Art4. Concluding Remarks

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Book SynopsisThis collection provides an in-depth exploration of surtitling for theatre and its potential in enhancing accessibility and creativity in both the production and reception of theatrical performances.The volume collects the latest research on surtitling, which encompasses translating lyrics or sections of dialogue and projecting them on a screen. While most work has focused on opera, this book showcases how it has increasingly played a role in theatre by examining examples from well-known festivals and performances. The 11 chapters underscore how the hybrid nature and complex semiotic modes of theatrical texts, coupled with technological advancements, offer a plurality of possibilities for applying surtitling effectively across different contexts. The book calls attention to the ways in which agents in theatrical spaces need to carefully reflect on the role of surtitling in order to best serve the needs of diverse audiences and produce inclusive productions, from translaTrade Review"A rich collection of case studies, examples of good practice and theoretical challenges found in theatre translation and surtitling, sure to captivate practitioners, trainers and researchers alike. It covers a wealth of languages and contexts, including interventions resulting from the constraints brought about by the COVID-19 outbreak. The authors present fresh perspectives on how theatre translation and surtitling can be strengthened by innovative, collaborative, and technology-supported practices, thus continuing to foster inclusion and communication."Professor Alina Secară, University of ViennaTable of ContentsList of figures and tables Notes on contributorsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Resetting the scene: theatre translation and surtitling revisitedVasiliki Misiou and Loukia KostopoulouPART IRethinking theatre translation: Text, performance, translator1 Music and sub(sur)titling: Paradoxes and inconsistencies in today’s live performancesLucile Desblache2 Coming to terms: Towards a hermeneutics of expectation in theatre surtitlingSarah Maitland3 At the crossroad of translation and performance: Theatre translation and Practice as ResearchAngela Tiziana Tarantini4 Post-dramatic mediaturgy in translation: The trials of technotextsTitika DimitrouliaPART IISurtitle(r)s taking the stage5 Chicago: A musical on stage and screen in Spanish translationMarta Mateo6 Multiple voices in surtitling on contemporary Catalan stagesEva Espasa7 The acrobatics of theatre surtitling: The case of The Lehman TrilogyMarisa S. TrubianoPART IIICatering for diverse audiences: Minority groups, accessibility, and immersive experience8 On target: Surtitles, translation strategies and audience receptionLouise Ladouceur and Milane Pridmore-Franz9 From stage to screen: Digital transformations and accessibility in the scenic artsEstella Oncins10 Integrated immersive inclusiveness: Rethinking captioning for creative accessibilityPierre-Alexis Mével, Jo Robinson, and Paul Tennent 11 Breaking the conventions about surtitles: The case of Buona la PrimaAntonia Mele ScorciaIndex

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