{"product_id":"building-character-9780472053766","title":"Building Character","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat can we learn about how we understand each other and ourselves by examining the casting we find on stage and film - the casting we find perfect and the casting we find wrong? \u003cem\u003eBuilding Character\u003c\/em\u003e examines how the process of \"\"casting\"\" an actor in a part creates a character and how this can be usefully understood through deploying theories from the cognitive sciences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow do we cast characters, sort out loved ones from the surrounding crush of humanity, much less keep track of whether actors are right for a part? Cook nimbly guides us through the cognitive functions that enable us to categorize people, and pulls more than a few rugs out from under our understandings of celebrity, politicking, and the culture wars.\"\" - Scott Magelssen, University of Washington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"In a masterpiece that lies at the intersection of the humanities and cognitive science, Cook shows that we form notions of character by casting a specific person in a specific role at a specific time, following complex cognitive patterns. From daily life to imagination, from reverie to reality, it’s casting all the way down.\"\" - Mark Turner, Case Western Reserve University","brand":"The University of Michigan Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037095559511,"sku":"9780472053766","price":19.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780472053766.jpg?v=1750934389","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/building-character-9780472053766","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}