How has contemporary American theatre presented so-called undocumented immigrants? Placing theatre artists and their work within a context of on-going debate; Guterman shows how theatre fills an essential role in a critical conversation by exploring the powerful ways in which legal labels affect and change us.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. With Walt Whitman and William James coming out of the gates!By zfhindbrainIve only read the first 20 pages; but it is already well worth the price -- so many wonderful tidbits within the greater context of mind-body integration. Whilst we look at phrenology with modern derision; it carried the day in much of the 1800s and Lehrer vividly describes its lore. A great story woven with logic and so many fun (for me) facts that I had not known; e.g. that William James was the first Prof. of Psychology or that Walt Whitman actually coined the phrase "I sing the Body Electric" (in advance of any real evidence of electrical impulses guiding our actions). I thought Ray Bradbury had coined this in his story (actually it was a TZ episode); but Ray was just paying homage to Mr. Whitman; as does a bridge over the Delaware going into Philadelphia. Joshua Lehrer has already enriched my mind and I hope others might also partake.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Well written mashup between the arts and cognitive neuroscienceBy AntDinaI put Jonah in the same category as Malcolm Gladwell and Simon Speck: great points derived from insightful thinking surrounded by science and solid storytelling. This is book Id give away to those who see the crossover from cognitive neuroscience and the arts. (Yes; artists got it right before the profs). The book moves at a comfortable pace and is full of anecdotal evidence to carry you down the river of his thinking. Readers should know Lehrer had a bit of controversy about his scientific due diligence in other works. Personally I think its petty academic posturing. Sometimes it takes a visionary to postulate on the big truths and let others endorse or prove it wrong. This particular book is especially compelling and covers off the senses: sight; sound; touch in succession. Expect to have moments of revelation as your thinking gets readjusted.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very Interesting and Enjoyable ReadBy RedBirdI really enjoyed the read. I know some reviewers have said things like "No; Proust was not a scientist"; or "the author is just making up connections; the discoveries were made by scientists Not these artists"; and so on. I think those reviewers are missing the point and taking things way too literally. Im an artist myself so I really connected with these chapters about how these masterful artists intuitively made connections about the human mind that hadnt been discovered or at least published at the time they did so; its an interesting concept and most people who are in to art and/or science will enjoy the read. I left out one star because some of the facts he puts in the book are questionable at best; though it didnt ruin anything for me personally it seems to annoy some people so I took one star away.
