Performing Statecraft

Author : James R. Ball
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781350285187

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Performing Statecraft by James R. Ball Pdf

The crafts of governance and diplomacy are spectacular, theatrical, and performative. Performing Statecraft investigates the performances of states, their leaders, and their citizens on an expanded field of the global arts of statecraft to consider the role of performance in the domestic and international affairs of states, and the interventions into global politics by artists, scholars, and activists. Treating theatre as both an art form and a practice of political actors, this book draws together scholarship on the embodied dimensions of governance, the stagecraft of revolution, arts activism on the world stage, sports performance by heads of state, the performativity of national dress, speechmaking and colonialism, war and medicine, singing diplomats, indigenous sovereignties, and performed nationalisms. It brings the perspective and methods of performance studies to bear on global politics, offering exciting new insights into encounters between states, sovereigns, and people. Whether one is watching a campaign speech, a nightly news broadcast, a sacred dance, or a play about global conflict, these chapters make clear the importance of performance as a tool wielded by amateurs and professionals to articulate the nation in global spaces.

Author : Goran Petrovic Lotina,Théo Aiolfi
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781350347069

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Performing Left Populism by Goran Petrovic Lotina,Théo Aiolfi Pdf

This interdisciplinary volume offers new insights into the connections between populism and performance. As a driving force of the contemporary left, the populist logic offers a way for progressive politics to radicalize actions against the elite, fostering greater democratization of societies at a time of socio-political and environmental crisis. Exploring the populist roots of a number of performances, the contributors to this study analyze the potentials and limits of the new forms of left populism for more democratic ways of living together. Combining performance studies and political theory, Performing Left Populism demonstrates how various performance practices give rise to populism. It shows how both civic performances (including grassroots, civil movements, political speeches, state policies and media campaigns) and artistic performances (such as theatre, dance, music and artistic activism) contribute to these processes. By these means, the book examines the processes of constructing 'a people' through both the real/civic and imaginary/artistic perspectives. Offering scholars and practitioners a thought-provoking analysis of the ways in which performance can be viewed politically, as a social practice capable of mobilizing alternative ways of living and invigorating democracy, this study expands the debate about left populism towards strategies of mobilization, collectivism and democratic politics.

Author : P. Bonin-Rodriguez
Publisher : Springer
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137356505

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Performing Policy by P. Bonin-Rodriguez Pdf

This book demonstrates how and why a majority of US artists must now function as producers of their original works, as well as creators. The author shows how, over the span of 20 years, the USA's cultural policy sector radically redefined US artists' practices without cohesively articulating the expectations of artists' new role.

Author : James R. Ball (III)
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11
Category : Arts and diplomacy
ISBN : 9781350285200

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Performing Statecraft by James R. Ball (III) Pdf

"What is the role of performance in diplomacy? How can we advance interventions into global politics by artists, scholars, and activists? Performing Statecraft investigates the performances of states, their leaders, and their citizens on an expanded field of the global art of statecraft. This book draws together scholarship on the use of theatre as a soft power tool, arts activism on the world stage, sports performance by heads of state, the performativity of national dress, speechmaking and colonialism, war and medicine, indigenous sovereignties, and performed nationalisms"--

Author : Robert Schmuhl
Publisher : University of Notre Dame Pess
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1992-04-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780268160692

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Statecraft and Stagecraft by Robert Schmuhl Pdf

In this second edition of Statecraft and Stagecraft Robert Schmuhl brings up to date his provocative exploration of the involvement of the media in our public life by including a new chapter on the Persian Gulf War.

Author : Kate Craddock,Helen Freshwater
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781350339187

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Theatre and its Audiences by Kate Craddock,Helen Freshwater Pdf

Written in the aftermath of the Covid crisis, this book brings the past, present and future of theatre-going together as it explores the nature of the relationships between performance practitioners, arts organisations and their audiences. Proposing that the pandemic forced a re-evaluation of what it means to be an audience, and combining historical and current cultural sector perspectives, the book reflects on how historical conventions have conditioned present day expectations of theatre-going in the UK. Helen Freshwater examines the ways in which developments in technology, architecture and forms of communication have influenced what is expected by and of audiences, reflecting changes in theatre's cultural status and place in our lives. Drawing on the first-hand experiences of festival director and performance practitioner Kate Craddock, it also contends that practitioners now need to turn their attention to care, access and sustainability, arguing that the pandemic taught us, above all, that it is possible to do things differently. Part vision, part provocation, part critical interrogation, Theatre and its Audiences offers an insightful appraisal of past norms and assumptions to set out a bold argument about where we should go from here.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9789004695443

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Performing Arts and the Royal Courts of Southeast Asia, Volume Two by Anonim Pdf

This publication brings together current scholarship that focuses on the significance of performing arts heritage of royal courts in Southeast Asia. The contributors consist of both established and early-career researchers working on traditional performing arts in the region and abroad. The first volume, Pusaka as Documented Heritage, consists of historical case studies, contexts and developments of royal court traditions, particularly in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The second volume, Pusaka as Performed Heritage, comprises chapters that problematise royal court traditions in the present century with case studies that examine the viability, adaptability and contemporary contexts for coexisting administrative structures.

Author : William C. Boles
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781350215870

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Theater in a Post-Truth World by William C. Boles Pdf

This is the first book to examine how the concept and disagreements around post-truth have been explored in the world of theater and performance. It covers a wide spectrum of manifestations and expressions-from the plays of Caryl Churchill, Anne Washburn, and David Henry Hwang, to the inherent theatricality of press conferences, FBI interviews and protests that embrace the confusion created by post-truth rhetoric to muddy issues and deflect blame, to theatrical performance, where the nature of truth is challenged through staged visuals which run counter to what the audience hears, provoking a debate about where the truth actually lies. With contributions by scholars from around the world, Theater in a Post-Truth World considers a wide array of examples from American and British drama and politics, Australian theater, and the work of performance artist Marina Abramovic. Together these provide a glimpse into how the theater in its many forms provides a venue to raise awareness and encourage critical thinking about the contemporary ubiquity of post-truth.

Author : Barbara Fuchs
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781350231832

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Theater of Lockdown by Barbara Fuchs Pdf

Offering one of the first scholarly examinations of digital and distanced performance since the global shutdown of theaters in March 2020, Barbara Fuchs provides both a record of the changes and a framework for thinking through theater's transformation. Though born of necessity, recent productions offer a new world of practice, from multi-platform plays on Zoom, WhatsApp, and Instagram, to enhancement via filters and augmented reality, to urban distanced theater that enlivens streetscapes and building courtyards. Based largely outside the commercial theater, these productions transcend geographic and financial barriers to access new audiences, while offering a lifeline to artists. This study charts how virtual theater puts pressure on existing assumptions and definitions, transforming the conditions of both theater-making and viewership. How are participatory, site-specific, or devised theater altered under physical-distancing requirements? How do digital productions blur the line between film and theater? What does liveness mean in a time of pandemic? In its seven chapters, Theater of Lockdown focuses on digital and distanced productions from the Americas, Europe, and Australia, offering scholarly analysis and interviews. Productions examined include Theater in Quarantine's “closet work” in New York; Forced Entertainment's (Sheffield, UK), End Meeting for All, I, II, and III; the work of Madrid-based company Grumelot; and the virtuosic showmanship of EFE Tres in Mexico City.

Author : Christian Leuprecht,Hayley McNorton
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780192646187

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Intelligence as Democratic Statecraft by Christian Leuprecht,Hayley McNorton Pdf

This book features a comparative study in intelligence accountability and governance across the Five Eyes: the imperative for member countries of the world's most powerful intelligence alliance to reconcile democracy and security through transparent standards, guidelines, legal frameworks, executive directives, and international law. It argues that intelligence accountability is best understood not as an end in itself but as a means that is integral democratic governance. On the one hand, to assure the executive of government and the public that the activities of intelligence agencies are lawful and, if not, to identify breaches in compliance. On the other hand, to raise awareness of and appreciation for the intelligence function, and whether it is being carried out in the most effective, efficient, and innovative way possible to achieve its objective. The analysis shows how the addition of legislative and judicial components to executive and administrative accountability has been shaping evolving institutions, composition, practices, characteristics, and cultures of intelligence oversight and review in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand using a most-similar systems design. Democracies are engaged in an asymmetric struggle against unprincipled adversaries. Technological change is enabling unprecedented social and political disruption. These threat vectors have significantly affected, altered, and expanded the role, powers and capabilities of intelligence organizations. Accountability aims to reassure sceptics that intelligence and security practices are indeed aligned with the rules and values that democracies claim to defend.

Author : Ferdig, Richard E.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781466640191

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Design, Utilization, and Analysis of Simulations and Game-Based Educational Worlds by Ferdig, Richard E. Pdf

Games and simulations have emerged as new and effective tools for educational learning by providing interactivity and integration with online resources that are typically unavailable with traditional educational resources. Design, Utilization, and Analysis of Simulations and Game-Based Educational Worlds presents developments and evaluations of games and computer-mediated simulations in order to showcase a better understanding of the role of electronic games in multiple studies. This book is useful for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to gain a deeper comprehension of the relationship between research and practice of electronic gaming and simulations in the educational environment.

Author : Tony Perucci
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-18
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780472051687

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Paul Robeson and the Cold War Performance Complex by Tony Perucci Pdf

Two key performances by Paul Robeson shed light on the Cold War era

Author : Dimitris Gouscos
Publisher : Academic Conferences and Publishing International
Page : 679 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781908272195

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ECGBL2011-Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Games Based Learning by Dimitris Gouscos Pdf

Author : Patrick Felicia
Publisher : Academic Conferences Limited
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Computer simulation
ISBN : 9781908272690

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ECGBL2013-Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Games Based Learning by Patrick Felicia Pdf

Author : Tzu-Bin Lin,Victor Chen,Ching Sing Chai
Publisher : Springer
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789812873262

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New Media and Learning in the 21st Century by Tzu-Bin Lin,Victor Chen,Ching Sing Chai Pdf

This volume brings together conceptualizations and empirical studies that explore the socio-cultural dimension of new media and its implications on learning in the 21st century classroom. The authors articulate their vision of new-media-enhanced learning at a global level. The high-level concept is then re-examined for different degrees of contextualization and localization, for example how a specific form of new media (e-reader) changes specific activities in different cultures. In addition, studies based in Singapore classrooms provide insights as to how these concepts are being transformed and implemented by a co-constructive effort on the part of researchers, teachers and students. Singapore classrooms offer a unique environment to study the theory-practice nexus in that they are high achieving, implicitly grounded in the eastern cultural values and well-equipped with ICT infrastructure. While these studies are arguably the state-of-the-art exemplars that synergize socio-cultural and technological affordances of the current learning environments, they also serve as improvable ideas for further innovations. The interplay between theory and practice lends support to the reciprocal improvements for both. This book contributes to the continuing debate in the field, and will lead to better learning environments in the 21st century.