This book provides a timely intervention in the fields of performance studies and theatre history; and to larger issues of global cultural exchange. The authors offer a provocative argument for rethinking the scholarly assessment of how diverse performative cultures interact; how they are interwoven; and how they are dependent upon each other.While the term lsquo;intercultural theatrersquo; as a concept points back to postcolonialism and its contradictions; The Politics of Interweaving Performance Cultures explores global developments in the performing arts that cannot adequately be explained and understood using postcolonial theory. The authors challenge the dichotomy lsquo;the West and the restrsquo; ndash; where Western cultures are lsquo;universalrsquo; and non-Western cultures are lsquo;particularrsquo; ndash; as well as ideas of national culture and cultural ownership. This volume uses international case studies to explore the politics of globalization; looking at new paternalistic forms of exchange and the new inequalities emerging from it. These case studies are guided by the principle that processes of interweaving performance cultures are; in fact; political processes. The authors explore the inextricability of the aesthetic and the political; whereby aesthetics cannot be perceived as opposite to the political; rather; the aesthetic is the political. Helen Gilbertrsquo;s essay lsquo;Let the Games Begin: Pageants; Protests; Indigeneity (1968ndash;2010)rsquo;won the 2015 Marlis Thiersch Prize for best essay from the Australasian Drama; Theatre and Performance Studies Association.
#289911 in eBooks 2014-02-03 2014-02-03File Name: B00HR8OI4C
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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful. Great content; but the Kindle edition is unacceptableBy A. LandryThis review is for the Kindle edition... I really like the book. Its well written and the examples are short and well thought out. Each example illustrates a new principle that you can apply to many situations in Photoshop.However; like many ebook editions; it is plagued with typos. The thing that makes it really difficult to read isnt just the typos; but on most of the numbered steps (i.e. steps 1 through 7 of an exercise) the numbers appear out of order. Youre reading along and it will give you step 1 and 8. The next page will have step 2 and 7; and so on... For an ebook that costs almost the same as the print version; this is pretty unacceptable. These errors are present whether I view it on my iPad or the Kindle PC reader.Additionally; most Photoshop ebooks Ive bought (Ive bought quite a few) offer a website to download the tutorial and work files. I assumed that would be the case with this book; but it looks like you just dont get any of the advertised 4 hours of tutorials if you buy the Kindle version. They should really make this clear on the product page; as most other publishers find a way to provide you with a download code or some other way to access the files that come with the print version of the book.This is a little surprising for such a popular title. I really dont want to buy the print version; just to get the accompanying files. I like to read technical books on my iPad and dont like to fill my bookshelves with how-to books. Its kind of crazy that a publishing company that caters to graphics pros and computer savvy people can put out such a sad little product for their ebook customers.So Im giving it more than one star; because the content is great. But I cant give it more; because the ebook version is a disgrace and not to be overly dramatic; but they really ought to be ashamed of releasing books where passages are out of order on almost every tutorial; and I dont think that I should have to buy the book twice just to get the promised video tutorials as well. If any one from Focal Press is reading this - please fix this!12 of 12 people found the following review helpful. How to Cheat at Photoshop CS6 by Steve CaplinBy TLDHow to Cheat in Photoshop CS6: The art of creating realistic photomontagesI took the following photograph of my imaging reference book shelf about 18 months ago; and it has been significantly updated since then:[...] You can see all the usual suspects like Scott Kelby; Martin Evening and Jeff Schewe; but the one person who no one who uses Photoshop to produce graphic illustrations should be without; is Steve Caplin. Steve is not an author first; and photographer second; like Scott Kelby. Nor is he a collector and editor of other peoples ideas - also like Scott Kelby. Steve Caplin is a professional illustrator who the press call upon to produce convincing images.You may have noticed that my latest copy of HTCAP was for CS4; so I can tell you that the latest edition has many changes; and was well worth the price. Heck; I would have paid two or three times as much to own this book! The sort of information that will lift your Photoshop illustrations above the crowd included Steves explanation and demonstration on perspective; and how to keep things right. How eyes should intersect the horizon; and how to find where the horizon should be in your image; and then make things easy with the Vanishing Point filter. How to create metallic objects; or make a flat image three dimensional using the Dodge and Burn tools to create highlights and shadows.Of course Steve supplies a number of guides to produce impressive effects; but more importantly; he gives you the tools to produce your own special effects. Steves other must have book on the subject is his `100% Photoshop which shows you how to produce incredibly realistic illustrations entirely from scratch -- but HTCAP is the title that gave my Photoshop abilities the biggest step forward. Buy it. Youll be amazed.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Unfortunately this book and DVD are excellent examples how gifted practitioners are not necessarily gifted teachersBy Steven EUnfortunately this book and DVD are excellent examples how gifted practitioners are not necessarily gifted teachers. He often skips over important steps; assuming because he knows it so well; the readers will too; which is not always the case. A quick comparison with books written by Scott Kelby will show the differences dramatically. Unfortunately neither the writer nor his editor ever checked the DVD; which is totally unusable. You will often hear him stop and say "three two one" and then start again; and many of his discussions jump around in no fixed order. I thought i had a defective DVD; ordered a new one; same problems. Mark Johnson; Colin Smith and especially "Nicolesy" - for Onone software - are highly recommended. I am a moderately competent Photoshop user.
