Touchstone Tales

Author : Sudha Bhuchar
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781350235489

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Touchstone Tales by Sudha Bhuchar Pdf

How important is touch to you? Is there enough touch in the world or are we experiencing collective 'touch hunger' in these troubling times? Touchstone Tales is a unique collection of revealing and illuminating stories of Lutonians, seen through the prism of touch. Originally a Revoluton Arts/Wellcome collection co-commission, it is part of Wellcome's national arts partnership programme and is an artist response to 'The Touch Test', Wellcome's study on the role that touch plays in the lives and well-being of people. Pholi, a Sikh widow in isolation reminisces about Romancing in Bury Park in the 60s and delights in the children of her Polish neighbours. Hamza aka Desi cake lover awaits his Amazon parcels hoping that the arrival of 'rose petals' for his Persian love cake will help him find love in lockdown, The Ninja Sister inspires Sophia out of her shell and gives her the gift of confidence and faith in God, through sparring with the 'sisters' at Pink Diamond martial arts Club and in The Eid Hug, Anwar searches for his father's full embrace, even in middle age. Farid and Manju celebrate their inter-faith friendship through iconic song and stories of lost loves and youth in The Fairy Queen, Nazira shares her buried secret in And the world kept turning, and offers touch through performing the last rites for others, a particularly humbling experience during Covid 19 and Atif in Paisley and Roses helps customers to adorn themselves in silks and shawls and realises that it is his absent mother's touch that he is longing for in her fineries. Written by award-winning author Sudha Bhuchar, the play explores the theme of touch through a collection of fictional self-portrait monologues and a dualogue, directly inspired by creative encounters with mainly the British Muslim South Asian communities in Bury Park, Luton.

Author : Joanna Gilar,Rose Williamson
Publisher : Wellfleet Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781627889582

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The World Treasury of Fairy Tales & Folklore by Joanna Gilar,Rose Williamson Pdf

Relive the magic of classic fairy tales in this beautifully illustrated edition. For centuries fantastical stories of witches, giants, princesses, talking animals, and magical kingdoms have been passed from generation to generation. Many of the fairy tales we are most familiar with today have their roots in this oral tradition of storytelling. The World Treasury of Fairy Tales and Folklore is a stunning collection of fairy tales organized by date of printing. From tales of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries (Little Red Riding Hood, Fair Goldilocks, Beauty and the Beast), to familiar tales collected by The Brothers Grimm in the 19th century (The Frog King, Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel, Snow White), to some lesser-known tales and stories from outside Europe, this book showcases a broad range of examples from this extraordinary genre. Tales are compiled and introduced by leading academics in the field, adding to a deeper understanding of beloved stories. This beautifully illustrated collection of fairy tales and folklore is an essential addition to all family libraries.

Author : Richard Garnett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Short stories
ISBN : PRNC:32101037978259

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The Twilight of the Gods and Other Tales by Richard Garnett Pdf

Author : Granville H. Jones
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110890594

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Henry James’s Psychology of Experience by Granville H. Jones Pdf

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Author : Claudia Mitchell,Teresa Strong-Wilson,Kathleen Pithouse,Susann Allnutt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136857485

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Memory and Pedagogy by Claudia Mitchell,Teresa Strong-Wilson,Kathleen Pithouse,Susann Allnutt Pdf

Memory work – the conscious remembering and study of individual and shared memories – is increasingly being acknowledged as a key pedagogical tool in working with children. Giving students opportunities and support to remember and study their selves as individuals and as communities allows them to see their future as something that belongs to them, and that they can influence in some way for the better. This edited volume brings together essays from scholars who are studying the interconnections between pedagogy and memory in the context of social themes and social inquiry within educational research. The book provides a range of perspectives on the social and pedagogical relevance of memory studies to the educational arena in relation to the themes of memory and method, revisiting childhood, memory and place, addressing political conflict, sexuality and embodiment, and inter-generational studies.

Author : William Alexander Clouston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Book of Sindbad
ISBN : HARVARD:32044009662818

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The Book of Sindibād by William Alexander Clouston Pdf

Author : Alan R. Velie,A. Robert Lee
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806151311

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The Native American Renaissance by Alan R. Velie,A. Robert Lee Pdf

The outpouring of Native American literature that followed the publication of N. Scott Momaday’s Pulitzer Prize–winning House Made of Dawn in 1968 continues unabated. Fiction and poetry, autobiography and discursive writing from such writers as James Welch, Gerald Vizenor, and Leslie Marmon Silko constitute what critic Kenneth Lincoln in 1983 termed the Native American Renaissance. This collection of essays takes the measure of that efflorescence. The contributors scrutinize writers from Momaday to Sherman Alexie, analyzing works by Native women, First Nations Canadian writers, postmodernists, and such theorists as Robert Warrior, Jace Weaver, and Craig Womack. Weaver’s own examination of the development of Native literary criticism since 1968 focuses on Native American literary nationalism. Alan R. Velie turns to the achievement of Momaday to examine the ways Native novelists have influenced one another. Post-renaissance and postmodern writers are discussed in company with newer writers such as Gordon Henry, Jr., and D. L. Birchfield. Critical essays discuss the poetry of Simon Ortiz, Kimberly Blaeser, Diane Glancy, Luci Tapahonso, and Ray A. Young Bear, as well as the life writings of Janet Campbell Hale, Carter Revard, and Jim Barnes. An essay on Native drama examines the work of Hanay Geiogamah, the Native American Theater Ensemble, and Spider Woman Theatre. In the volume’s concluding essay, Kenneth Lincoln reflects on the history of the Native American Renaissance up to and beyond his seminal work, and discusses Native literature’s legacy and future. The essays collected here underscore the vitality of Native American literature and the need for debate on theory and ideology.

Author : Edward Bond,Mojisola Adebayo,Sudha Bhuchar,Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti,Zoe Cooper,Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig,Tim Crouch,Inua Ellams,James Graham,Tanika Gupta,Hannah Khalil,Morgan Lloyd Malcolm,Alistair McDowall,Vinay Patel,Lucy Prebble,Philip Ridley,Christopher Shinn,Simon Stephens,Chris Thorpe,Laura Wade,Anne Washburn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-29
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781350188815

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Theatre in Times of Crisis by Edward Bond,Mojisola Adebayo,Sudha Bhuchar,Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti,Zoe Cooper,Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig,Tim Crouch,Inua Ellams,James Graham,Tanika Gupta,Hannah Khalil,Morgan Lloyd Malcolm,Alistair McDowall,Vinay Patel,Lucy Prebble,Philip Ridley,Christopher Shinn,Simon Stephens,Chris Thorpe,Laura Wade,Anne Washburn Pdf

Theatre has a complex history of responding to crises, long before they happen. Through stage plays, contemporary challenges can be presented, explored and even foreshadowed in ways that help audiences understand the world around them. Since the theatre of the Greeks, audiences have turned to live theatre in order to find answers in uncertain political, social and economic times, and through this unique collection questions about This anthology brings together a collection of 20 scenes from 20 playwrights that each respond to the world in crisis. Twenty of the world's most prolific playwrights were asked to select one scene from across their published work that speaks to the current world situation in 2020. As COVID-19 continues to challenge every aspect of global life, contemporary theatre has long predicted a world on the edge. Through these 20 scenes from plays spanning from 1980 to 2020, we see how theatre and art has the capacity to respond, comment on and grapple with global challenges that in turn speak to the current time in which we are living. Each scene, chosen by the writer, is prefaced by an interview in which they discuss their process, their reason for selection and how their work reflects both the past and the present. From the political plays of Lucy Prebble and James Graham to the polemics of Philip Ridley and Tim Crouch. From bold works by Inua Ellams, Morgan Lloyd Malcom and Tanika Gupta to the social relevance of Hannah Khalil, Zoe Cooper and Simon Stephens this anthology looks at theatre in the present and asks the question: “how can theatre respond to a world in crisis?” The collection is prefaced by an introduction from Edward Bond, one of contemporary theatre's most prolific dramatists.

Author : Donna E. Norton
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Education
ISBN : UVA:X002102791

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The Impact of Literature-based Reading by Donna E. Norton Pdf

By the author of the pre-eminent text in the field of children's literature, this authoritative methods book offers readers a comprehensive treatment of literature-based instruction...including a research-based rationale as well as extensive, detailed guidelines for implementation.

Author : David Blamires
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781906924096

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Telling Tales by David Blamires Pdf

Germany has had a profound influence on English stories for children. The Brothers Grimm, The Swiss Family Robinson and Johanna Spyri's Heidi quickly became classics but, as David Blamires clearly articulates in this volume, many other works have been fundamental in the development of English chilren's stories during the 19th Centuary and beyond. Telling Tales is the first comprehensive study of the impact of Germany on English children's books, covering the period from 1780 to the First World War. Beginning with The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, moving through the classics and including many other collections of fairytales and legends (Musaus, Wilhelm Hauff, Bechstein, Brentano) Telling Tales covers a wealth of translated and adapted material in a large variety of forms, and pays detailed attention to the problems of translation and adaptation of texts for children. In addition, Telling Tales considers educational works (Campe and Salzmann), moral and religious tales (Carove, Schmid and Barth), historical tales, adventure stories and picture books (including Wilhelm Busch's Max and Moritz) together with an analysis of what British children learnt through textbooks about Germany as a country and its variegated history, particularly in times of war.

Author : Timo Müller
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110422429

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Handbook of the American Novel of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries by Timo Müller Pdf

Increasing specialization within the discipline of English and American Studies has shifted the focus of scholarly discussion toward theoretical reflection and cultural contexts. These developments have benefitted the discipline in more ways than one, but they have also resulted in a certain neglect of close reading. As a result, students and researchers interested in such material are forced to turn to scholarship from the 1960s and 1970s, much of which relies on dated methodological and ideological presuppositions. The handbook aims to fill this gap by providing new readings of texts that figure prominently in the literature classroom and in scholarly debate − from James’s The Ambassadors to McCarthy’s The Road. These readings do not revert naively to a time “before theory.” Instead, they distil the insights of literary and cultural theory into concise introductions to the historical background, the themes, the formal strategies, and the reception of influential literary texts, and they do so in a jargon-free language accessible to readers on all levels of qualification.

Author : Beth Barany
Publisher : Firewolf Books
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0989500454

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Touchstone Series: Novella Books 1-4, Plus Bonus Short Story, Falling in Love Again by Beth Barany Pdf

Travel to worlds where anything is possible-time travel to Medieval France; a cute Santa's elf hiding in plain sight in San Francisco; a mystery under the city of Paris that only love can unlock; and, love, destiny, and a labyrinth. 4 Romance Novellas and bonus Short Story in the TOUCHSTONE series, by award-winning novelist, Beth Barany TOUCHSTONE OF LOVE A time-travel romance. When a thunderstorm transports software expert Rose Wald-man to thirteenth century France, she meets hunky stonemason Julien, who is secretly creating a gargoyle in defiance of his master mason. Can independent gadget loving Rose trust her life and heart to Julien, and can she really never go home again? A CHRISTMAS FLING A Christmas Elf romance. What if falling in love put the life you cherished in jeopardy? Dahlia, a Santa's Elf, has 21 days left before Christmas to create the best toy in the world without using magic or revealing her true identity. Stuck on how to complete the prototype, and working as a temp in San Francisco's financial district with no time for love, will her Christmas fling get her unstuck, or will she turn her back on her beloved career for her heart? Liam, an up-and-coming financial analyst, swore off women after getting dumped by the love of his life. He just found out his ex is going to the company Christmas party with his rival Michael Hendricks. Up for promotion against Hendricks, Liam has to win the favor of his boss. His best bet is to invite the vivacious secretary Dahlia to the party. Will Dahlia be a welcome distraction, or will she turn his life upside down? PARISIAN AMOUR A Fairytale romance. Sarah Redman, a bank project manager, wants adventure in her life. Trainer extraordinaire, Josh Kleine, needs to pull off a successful presentation at a Paris conference to land more clients and save his company. Together they may hold the key to the strange disasters striking the City of Lights. Can Sarah unravel the secrets of the city and of her heart in time to save them all? A LABYRINTH OF LOVE AND ROSES A Fairytale romance. What if what you wanted got in the way of your destiny? French MBA grad Lili Grenault needs to succeed at her last pitch meeting to fund her international green tech business. But her grandmother tells her to drop everything, find her one true love, and embrace her magical legacy by Beltane, in one week, or chaos and failure in her life will ensue. San Francisco investor Brett Barnaby wants to find his great-grandfather's gravesite in Amiens, France, one of the primary battle sites of World War I. Family legend says that purpose, greater mission, and perhaps even untold riches, will be unlocked when he finds that grave. But his search in Amiens brings up fear, anger, and dire warnings about some wild Green Man. He turns to local Lily Grenault for help. Can these two independent freethinkers work together to prevent chaos from triumphing and find love in time in the labyrinth of roses? FALLING IN LOVE AGAIN A time-travel-esque romance. Sexy Medieval stonemason Julien has to rely on his fiance. Rose to adapt to a 21st century life, to learn English, and find his place in a modern world. Software expert Rose has no time to spare with two jobs to support her and her fiance Julien in expensive San Francisco. Will a weekend getaway rekindle the spark so these two time-crossed lovers can fall in love again?"

Author : Dip Kapoor
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789087909260

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Education, Decolonization and Development by Dip Kapoor Pdf

Education, development and decolonization provides a historical, theoretical and practical inter-disciplinary analysis of the contemporary trajectory of colonization (including internal colonization) through the linked projects of eurocentric development, globalization and the uncritical adoption of colonial modes of education and learning in schools, communities, social movements and the “progressive” church in Asia, Africa and the Americas.

Author : Claudia Mitchell,Katarina Giritli-Nygren,Relebohile Molestane
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781487533564

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Where Am I in the Picture? by Claudia Mitchell,Katarina Giritli-Nygren,Relebohile Molestane Pdf

Positionality and researcher reflexivity – how to account for one’s subject position – remain as challenges for new researchers. But they also remain as challenges for experienced researchers, who are often involved in multiple research projects simultaneously. Where Am I in the Picture? sheds light on the idea of researcher positionality through visual methodologies, particularly in the context of studying rurality in Canada, Sweden, and South Africa. The book is intended for new and experienced researchers seeking to decolonize their own perspectives in research in the social sciences and humanities. It incorporates photographs, drawings, and memory work to highlight the social constructedness of what counts as rural. Drawing together compelling narratives from researchers about their positionality in studying rurality, the book highlights a need for greater attention to “where we are in the picture” more broadly. It suggests that when it comes to the rural, researchers need to rethink the interplay of dominant images, insider and outsider perspectives, and what this interplay means in relation to interpretation. Where Am I in the Picture? presents a new vision of how to take into consideration positionality in research.

Author : Jane-Jane Lo,Keith R. Leatham,Laura R. Van Zoest
Publisher : Springer
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319025629

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Research Trends in Mathematics Teacher Education by Jane-Jane Lo,Keith R. Leatham,Laura R. Van Zoest Pdf

Research on the preparation and continued development of mathematics teachers is becoming an increasingly important subset of mathematics education research. Such research explores the attributes, knowledge, skills and beliefs of mathematics teachers as well as methods for assessing and developing these critical aspects of teachers and influences on teaching. Research Trends in Mathematics Teacher Education focuses on three major themes in current mathematics teacher education research: mathematical knowledge for teaching, teacher beliefs and identities, and tools and techniques to support teacher learning. Through careful reports of individual research studies and cross-study syntheses of the state of research in these areas, the book provides insights into teachers’ learning processes and how these processes can be harnessed to develop effective teachers. Chapters investigate bedrock skills needed for working with primary and secondary learners (writing relevant problems, planning lessons, being attentive to student learning) and illustrate how knowledge can be accessed, assessed, and nurtured over the course of a teaching career. Commentaries provide context for current research while identifying areas deserving future study. Included among the topics: Teachers’ curricular knowledge Teachers’ personal and classroom mathematics Teachers’ learning journeys toward reasoning and sense-making Teachers’ transitions in noticing Teachers’ uses of a learning trajectory as a tool for mathematics lesson planning A unique and timely set of perspectives on the professional development of mathematics teachers at all stages of their careers, Research Trends in Mathematics Teacher Education brings clarity and practical advice to researchers as well as practitioners in this increasingly critical arena.