Theater of war / edited by Meredith Davenport, Daniel A. Kelin, and Alfredo Cramerotti.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davenport, Meredith, editor.

Kelin, Daniel A., editor.

Cramerotti, Alfredo, editor.

Series:

Critical photography.

Critical photography

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National characteristics, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (142 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, IL : Intellect Ltd., [2014]

Summary:

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

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Prologue: The Teaching Artist Manifesto

Introduction

Part 1: A Teaching Artist Reflects

Chapter 1: The Teaching Artist

Chapter 2: Reflective Practice

Part 2: Collected Wisdom

Chapter 3: Intentionality

Learning to listen: Lessons for Teaching Artists from a Minneapolis mosque

Stories of my life: A Teaching Artist reflects on cultural consciousness

Devised performance in a gender-specific juvenile probation program

Audition notice(d): Taking steps to align mission and admission

Remaking how a site is perceived and experienced: The ghosts of Waller Creek Project

Chapter 4: Quality

What does quality theatre for young audiences look like?

Suit My Heart: Staging foster youth narratives that hit home

How do we find relevance?

On both shores: Teaching across personal/political distance

Balancing artistic and language-learning goals in Lincoln Center Theater's Learning English and Drama Project

Chapter 5: Artistic Perspective

Developing 'dramatic metaphor' to teach concepts of science

The art of relationship: Intergenerational theatre

Bridging the divide with Shakespeare: Theatre as moral education in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dramaturgy by students

What's Happened to Queen Fancy Fish? Deconstructing an applied theatre lesson for the early childhood classroom

Chapter 6: Assessment

Capturing the story: A Teaching Artist's attempt to assess a documentary theatre project in rural Alaska

The applications of theatre as pedagogical and research methodologies: Scenes and waves of investigative dialogues across the Nordsjøen (North Sea)

Engaging the outliers: One theatre educator's journey to reach her most challenging students through choice, rigor and empowerment.

Reflection as a bridge between program evaluation and instruction

Naming our learning along the way through arts-based assessment

Chapter 7: Praxis

The vagabond's dilemma: Representing host culture as a guest

Activating community: Process-centered philosophy in a product-oriented world

Playing at praxis: Locating youth voices in history

Enacting liderazgo: Where drama praxis and Latino leadership intersect

Essentializing residencies: Collecting trophies of the oppressed

Part 3: The Reflexive Practitioner

Chapter 8: Participatory Action Research

Final Reflections

References

Biographies

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78320-415-X

OCLC:

1492987468