The function of dance in Latin/o American culture is the focus of the essays collected in Everynight Life. The contributors interpret how Latin/o culture expresses itself through dance; approaching the material from the varying perspectives of literary; cultural; dance; performance; queer; and feminist studies. Viewing dance as privileged sites of identity formation and cultural resistance in Latin/o America; Everynight Life translates the motion of bodies into speech; and the gestures of dance into a provocative socio-political grammar.This anthology looks at many modes of dancemdash;including salsa; merengue; cumbia; rumba; mambo; tango; samba; and nortentilde;omdash;as models for the interplay of cultural memory and regional conflict. Barbara Browningrsquo;s essay on capoeira; for instance; demonstrates how dance has been used as a literal form of resistance; while Joseacute; Piedra explores the meanings conveyed by women of color dancing the rumba. Pieces such as Gustavo Perez Fiacute;rmatrsquo;s "I Came; I Saw; I Congarsquo;d" and Jorge Salessirsquo;s "Medics; Crooks; and Tango Queens" illustrate the lively scope of this volumersquo;s subject matter.Contributors. Barbara Browning; Celeste Fraser Delgado; Jane C. Desmond; Mayra Santos Febres; Juan Carlos Quintero Herencia; Josh Kun; Ana M. Loacute;pez; Joseacute; Esteban Muntilde;oz; Joseacute; Piedra; Gustavo Perez Fiacute;rmat; Augusto C. Puleo; David Romaacute;n; Jorge Salessi; Alberto Sandoval
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Not an advanced reference - great for beginning to intermediate DSLR astrophotography. Practical with technical explanations.By Don WatersI notice the other reviews; but I think the negative ones expect too much. This is not a detailed reference work for the advanced imager but a beginning book that will get you for 0-90 mph right away. I have done planetary and solar webcam imaging and beginning astrophotgraphy with Canon DSLR (Milky Way; Aurora) and been confused by the amount of information avaialble. Michael has presented a concise "how-to" that incorporates all of the specific actions required for DSLR and the underlying tehcnical reasons for them. He also includes some asides that are important; but you will not find in purely technical reports. I was able to scan it in about an hour and it corroborated and enhanced what I had learned on my own. This book would have saved me time and anxiety and I would have had better early results if I had read it first. Again - not a reference for advanced imager; but a solid how-to for beginning to intermediate DSLR astrophotography. Highly recommended for style and content.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Enlightening BookBy Dr. ABHThis is a useful book for answering a lot of questions which occur to the neophyte astrophotographer. I recommend it without reservation.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Digital SLR AstrophotographyBy Donald MillerThis book does a very good job of covering the fundamentals of amateur astrophotography. The concepts presented are sound ; but the text does not present much mathematical detail; if you want to build spreadsheet models; etc. it does point you toward gthe appropriate sources for such data.Covers DSLR concepts and application well. If youre familiar with the film world; this is a great bridge into using digital tools. Some camera and software references are dated (not surprising in such a fast evolving area) but you will learn what questions to ask in further researching each topic. Be prepared to do much outside research after reading this book.Pay attention to the authors suggested web resources (esp. The books update page and links); and use them often.A little pricey; considering how much work is required outside of the text; but a good overall guide to the tools and techniques required.
