Search Results in Performing Arts

In "Songs in the Key of Black Life", cultural critic Mark Anthony Neal turns his attention to rhythm and blues. He argues that R&B - often dismissed as "just a bunch of

"Internet Newspapers: The Making of a Mainstream Medium" examines newspapers on the Internet, and addresses the emergence of online newspapers and the delivery of news through this outlet.

Elevates global entertainment to an area of worthy media study that was previously reserved for global news and takes a worldwide approach, encompassing Nigeria, Egypt, Brazil, and India - in addition to

In this collection of essays, David Hornbrook and a team of contributors focus on practical strategies for developing the drama curriculum in primary and secondary schools. The book also clearly explain the

This biography of the blues star traces his life in the context of the evolution of the blues and folk revival, and is a must read for anyone interested in the history

The author argues contemporary culture is in an "age of epidemic"; AIDS has provoked discussion of the disease but also seen a growth in sites of erotic danger. She traces the effects

This work examines the British experience, the work and contribution of Indian dance practioners based in Britain working primarily in a British/European context and how these factors have contributed to the development

John Rahn's is prolific as a composer-theorist-teacher, inventor of computer sound-synthesis software. this book charts his intellectual development.

This triple biography encompasses the Christensen brothers' Mormon pioneer heritage, the circumstances that led them to enter vaudeville with a ballet act, and the rise and fall, especially in the American West,

The role of the mass media in the world of politcs has become increasingly influential and controversial. This book traces the origins and development of this phenomena, basing discussion on critiques of

The British "New Wave" of dramatists, actors and directors in the late 1950s and 1960s created a defining moment in post-war theatre. This introduction to the New Wave, provides historical and cultural

This volume is the result of four years work on the study and teaching of multiculturalism and literature - a vicarious counterpart to the 17th-century "Grand Tour". The research team examined how

Comprising seven edited pieces of detailed empirical work drawn from recent research, this title reveals the dynamics behind the movements of poor people in South and South East Asia and Africa.

This volume chronicles the changing landscape of modern French dance, from the breaking of the soil in the 1920s, to the flowering in the 1960s. It recounts the events that made it

This text provides critical insight into the social and cultural context in which attitudes towards people with HIV and AIDS are developed, and the responses of governments to the AIDS epidemic are