Kamishibai (paper-theater); a Japanese picture-storytelling medium; is gaining global interest as we move from a text-based culture to one that emphasizes multiple semiotic systems and performance. This is the first volume to explore the potential of kamishibai as a dynamic "new" interactive medium for teaching multimodal communication and shows how synchronizing oral; visual and gestural modes develops studentsrsquo; awareness of all modes of communication as potential resources in their learning. By examining the multiple modes involved in kamishibai through actual student performances over several venues; this volume overturns commonly held expectations about literacy in the classroom and provides a critical perspective on assumptions about other media. It offers much-needed information about a medium that is attracting interest from educators; academics and artists worldwide.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Drawing as Zen PracticeBy David B RichmanArt (including visual arts; music; drama and literature) is one of the crowning achievements of human endeavor. Drawing is; like the others; not easy to explain as a process. I am not sure when I put pencil; pen or brush to paper exactly how this process works; but it does. Wendy Ann Greenhalgh has used drawing as a meditation in this book and I cannot gainsay her on this. One has to be very mindful of details to produce an image and this is true even if the artist is producing an abstract design. Thus her "Mindfulness and the art of Drawing" is a very timely short book on the process of art as a mindfulness practice. I recommend it without reservation to anyone who is interested in the process of art.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy JoannaI really like the content but the print is too small0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy LinnGood book!
