At an ecopark in Mexico; tourists pretend to be illegal migrants; braving inhospitable terrain and the U.S. Border Patrol as they attempt to cross the border. At a living history museum in Indiana; daytime visitors return after dark to play fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad. In the Mojave Desert; the U.S. Army simulates entire provinces of Iraq and Afghanistan; complete with bustling villages; insurgents; and Arabic-speaking townspeople; to train soldiers for deployment to the Middle East. At a nursing home; trainees put on fogged glasses and earplugs; thick bands around their finger joints; and sandbag harnesses to simulate the effects of aging and to gain empathy for their patients.These immersive environments in which spectator-participants engage in simulations of various kindsmdash;or ldquo;simmingrdquo;mdash;are the subject of Scott Magelssenrsquo;s book. His book lays out the ways in which simming can provide efficacy and promote social change through affective; embodied testimony. Using methodology from theater history and performance studies (particularly as these fields intersect with cultural studies; communication; history; popular culture; and American studies); Magelssen explores the ways these representational practices produce; reify; or contest cultural and societal perceptions of identity.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great Seattle book!By seattlegirlGreat history of Seattle through photos!2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Awash in MemoriesBy ralphotoClark Humphrey loves his city. He notices the little things that make it his home; and he writes nicely about the places; things and people that make up his past. They make it mine; too. I drove by the Coon Chicken Inn; ate at the Twin Teepees; watched the Aqua Follies and fireworks at Greenlake; parked with a girlfriend under the Grandmas Cookies sign; and spent a lot of time at Longacres. This book ignites old memories into flames of recognition and insight. Its also a guide to understanding what Seattleites mean when they talk about The Bon; or "Almost Live"; or who Ivar really was; or why Rainiers is plural and why Rainiers make people smile. This book will make you smile; with that sort of wistful look in your eyes.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. great pictures and textBy Virginia Snodgrassgreat pictures and text. Brought back so very many memories !! Unless a person was part of Seattle at that time; they could never understand the magic!Made me homesick for those times; my parents; our old 1939 Ford and standing at the lunch counter at Rhodes!Now living near Key West; old Seattle is missed but the memories the book restored are priceless.Many thanks for a super read!
