Undesirability and Her Sisters
How Black women's visual work functions in an era of new racial and gender meaning In the wake of contemporary art's post-Black turn and the mainstreaming of intersectionality, Undesirability and Her Sisters charts a new genealogy of Black women's art that exposes the unfinished project of racial and gender empowerment in the twenty-first century. Tiffany Barber argues that Black women's social positions at the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, and class are inherently queer, thus spurring unexpected aesthetic strategies that throw into high relief the ethical terrain of what it means to be Black and a woman now. Undesirability and Her Sisters collates what Barber terms "undesirable" representations of Black female bodies in recent American sculpture, collage, photography, and dance-based performance art by Kara Walker, Wangechi Mutu, Xaviera Simmons, and Narcissister. These works not only engage the visual senses but also incorporate olfactory, haptic, and sonic experiences that challenge traditional interpretations of Blackness and womanhood in art history, Black Studies, feminist and gender studies, dance and performance studies, and queer studies. Instead of transcendental beauty, wholeness, and individual and collective becoming, the perverse Black female figures profiled here eschew sublimation and synthesis as necessary responses to racial and gender subjugation in the past, present, and future. Through its unique, groundbreaking analysis, this book contributes to the ongoing discussions on the ethics of representation--the capacity to speak and act for oneself, to have significance and impact, and ultimately, to reject acknowledgment.
Art in the Age of Imperialism and Socialism
"Peter Hacks is that rare combination: irreverent and thoughtful, caustic and insightful. And now, with this book, no longer a secret, hidden from the world." - Vijay Prashad Who was Peter Hacks? A German playwright who wrote poetry, essays, and prose, including several works for children. Hacks is recognised as one of the most important writers of the German Democratic Republic. In fact, he was, at times, one of the most performed playwrights, not only in East, but also in West Germany. A writer who, as a young man shortly after the Second World War, chose to migrate from West to East Germany - i.e., from a capitalist to a socialist society - and held to this choice even after the German Democratic Republic was incorporated into the Federal Republic of Germany and ceased to exist. The title of this anthology points to the major factors that define his work, aesthetically and politically. In both aesthetics and politics, he stood apart from the general tendencies of his time, achieving renown and a good many prizes with (and sometimes despite) his sharp-tongued, witty and utterly delightful writing.
Meaning in the Midst of Performance
Borrowing concepts from cognitive philosophy and bringing them into a conversation with critical theory, Gareth White sharply examines meaning as a process that happens to us as we are engaged in the problems and negotiations of a participatory performance.
Folk Horror on Film
What is folk horror and how culturally significant is it? This collection is the first study to address these questions while considering the special importance of British cinema to the genre's development. The book presents political and aesthetic analyses of folk horror's uncanny landscapes and frightful folk. It places canonical films like Witchfinder General (1968), The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) and The Wicker Man (1973) in a new light and expands the canon to include films like the sci-fi horror Doomwatch (1970-72) and the horror documentary Requiem for a Village (1975) alongside filmmakers Ken Russell and Ben Wheatley. A series of engrossing chapters by established scholars and new writers argue for the uniqueness of folk horror from perspectives that include the fragmented national history of pagan heresies and Celtic cultures, of peasant lifestyles, folkloric rediscoveries and postcolonial decline.
A Director's Method for Film and Television
A Director's Method for Film and Television (1992) presents the 'cinematic language' approach to directing for film and television directors. It shows how the viewer perceives the nuances of the various pictures used to tell the story, and how movement within the frame creates drama and development.
London Calling Italy
London calling Italy is a book about Radio Londra, as the BBC Italian Service was known in Italy, and the company's development as a global leader in the broadcasting industry, starting from the Second World War. Drawing on unexplored archive material collected in Italy and the United Kingdom, it aims to understand how the BBC programmes engaged with ordinary Italians, while concurrently conducting political warfare against fascist Italy. The book also focuses on the relationship between the BBC Italian anti-fascist broadcasters, the British Foreign Office, and Labour Party. Key sources analysed in the book are, among others, the Foreign Office's records, the programmes broadcast by the BBC Italian Service during the Allied campaign, the memoirs of Italian anti-fascist broadcasters, the BBC surveys on the audience and the letters sent by listeners of the Italian Service.
The Birth and Growth of Chinese Drama
This is a book of the history of China's contemporary drama. It provides a panorama of the ups and downs of Chinese drama. It tells how this western art has been adapted to the Chinese context and what it has offered to the world of theatre. It illustrates who the outstanding playwrights are and what great drama they have produced. The book shows how Chinese traditional culture has been blended with this western art form. The book also demonstrates how deeply drama is involve in Chinese politics and daily life.
A New Genre for Television?
In A New Genre for Television?, filmmaker Justin Hardy argues the dramatised history documentaries broadcast by British public service channels in the 2000s constituted a distinct television genre. Offering a vital distinction between docudramas and drama documentaries, Hardy contributes to the field of television history through exclusive interviews with key figures from BBC and Channel 4 - many of whom have never been publicly interviewed before - and envisions a future model for the portrayal of national histories on screen.
Audio Control Handbook
Audio Control Handbook (1989) employs a step-by-step approach to prepare students for audio work in the broadcast industry, covering real-life principles, tools and procedures to look at the effective use of standard audio equipment, from basic microphones and control boards to digital signal processors.
J羹rgen B繹ttcher and Documentary Film
J羹rgen B繹ttcher and Documentary Film introduces the reader to this east-German filmmaker who, despite having made 40 films from the east side of the Berlin Wall, is practically unknown.
Stranger Things: The Complete Scripts, Season 4
Go deeper into the groundbreaking Emmy-winning series with the complete, authorized scripts of Stranger Things: Season Four, including an exclusive introduction from the Duffer Brothers. MONSTER (guttural, very deep): Don't cry, Chrissy. It's time . . . for your suffering . . . to end . . .Chrissy lets out a blood-curdling scream as --The Monster places its mutated left hand over her face and -- INT. EDDIE'S TRAILER - NIGHTBack in the real world, Chrissy suddenly lifts up and slams into the ceiling. Eddie backs away in horror, watching helplessly as -- INT. CHRISSY'S HOUSE - KITCHEN - NIGHT (MINDSCAPE) CLOSE ON: The Monster's long fingers dig into Chrissy's skin and -- INT. EDDIE'S TRAILER - NIGHTWhoom! Chrissy flings upward -- slams into the ceiling -- as her body presses against the ceiling -- pinned -- her bones violently snap -- her eyes pour blood -- then suck inward -- and . . . The gang has split up. Eleven and the Byers family are in California, navigating a new life and dealing with Eleven's struggle to regain her powers. Hopper is in a snowy Russian prison. Max and Lucas have broken up, and Lucas has new friends on the basketball team. Dustin and Mike have joined the Hellfire Club at Hawkins High. And Vecna is making himself known in Hawkins. The Duffer Brothers' critically acclaimed series, Stranger Things, took the world by storm with its 80s nostalgia, dimension-hopping secrets, and charming cast of characters. Season Four brings more backstory for Eleven, Eddie's epic guitar solo, demobats, Vecna's curse, Russian prisoner escapes, and Max's favorite song, "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush, along with all the usual teenage angst, bullying, and unrequited love. Our favorite friends are fighting on all fronts but their greatest battle is yet to come. Collected here for the first time, the complete scripts of Stranger Things: Season Four include the scenes, dialogue, and character directions for all nine episodes as well as an exclusive introduction from the creators and showrunners, Matt and Ross Duffer, aka the Duffer Brothers. Season Four's scripts reveal a unique insight into how the Duffers built on the core good-vs-evil story that so captivated viewers and popular culture.
Stranger Things: The Complete Scripts, Season 3
Go deeper into the groundbreaking Emmy-winning series with the complete, authorized scripts of Stranger Things: Season Three, including an exclusive introduction from the Duffer Brothers. MAX: I don't understand. The Demodogs died when El closed the Gate. If the brain dies, the body dies --WILL: I know. Maybe I'm wrong. I hope I'm wrong --MIKE: But we can't take any chances. We have to assume the worst. The Mind Flayer is back.WILL: And if he is, he would want to attach himself to someone again. A new "me" --LUCAS: A new "Host." It's 1985 and love is in the air in Hawkins. Mike and Eleven are smooch-crazy, much to Hopper's disgust. Dustin is back from summer camp with a girlfriend he keeps in touch with by radio transmissions. The towns' moms are in love with shirtless lifeguard Billy; Nancy and Jonathan are a couple; and there's romantic tension brewing between Hopper and Joyce. Meanwhile, Steve is working with a cool new friend, Robin, at an ice cream parlor in the town's shiny new mall. Rats are mysteriously exploding around town. The Mind Flayer is possessing people, and the Russians are trying to open a new gate to the Upside Down. Collected here for the first time, the complete scripts of Stranger Things: Season Three include the scenes, dialogue, and character directions for all eight episodes as well as an exclusive introduction from the creators and showrunners, Matt and Ross Duffer. Season Three's scripts reveal a unique insight into how the Duffers continued to build the core good-vs-evil story that captivated viewers and popular culture while adding more depth with fun new characters and intensifying relationships.
The Craft
In recent years, teen witches have become highly visible figures. Fictional adolescent witches have headlined popular television shows like The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018-2021) and American Horror Story: Coven (2013-2014), while their real-life counterparts have become minor celebrities on Instagram and TikTok. As such, now is the ideal time to revisit Andrew Fleming's 1996 supernatural horror film The Craft. A cult favourite, especially amongst young women, The Craft is a story about teen witches that employs the conventions of occult horror to explore themes of power, friendship and responsibility.This entry in the Devil's Advocates series is a deep dive into the history, production and meaning of The Craft. Situating The Craft within the teen horror revival of the 1990s, Miranda Corcoran analyses the film within the context of nineties popular and political culture, while also discussing its treatment of issues such as race, gender, sexuality and class. Delving into the history of witchcraft beliefs and persecutions, this book also investigates how The Craft modifies the archetype of the witch and traces the film's influence on subsequent popular culture.
Fortinbras, Prince of Norway
Two Ghosts. Two Kingdoms. Two Many Kings. Madness, Method, Mayhem, Mischief, & Destiny. When the odds and the stage are set, what makes the difference?Could it be perhaps that destiny is in the journey and how we participate in it defines the destination?
The Power of the Actor, Revised and Updated
In this completely updated edition of her bestselling book, renowned acting coach Ivana Chubbuck shares her cutting-edge technique that has launched some of the most successful and lauded acting careers in Hollywood Let the instructor who taught Halle Berry, Brad Pitt, Charlize Theron, Jim Carrey, Aubrey Plaza, Travis Fimmel, Gal Gadot, Beyonc矇 Knowles, Judith Light, Sylvester Stallone, Eva Mendes, Morris Chestnut, Shia LaBeouf, and Jake Gyllenhaal guide you to dynamic and effective results. With new stories from notable stars she's worked with since the first edition of The Power of the Actor and fresh exercises she's incorporated to upgrade her time-tested 12 step program, this revised edition, is a must-have for anyone looking to hone their craft. The Chubbuck Technique, takes the theories of acting masters such as Stanislavski, Strasberg, and Hagen to the next level by utilizing inner pain and emotions, not as an end in itself, but as a way to empower and fuel one's ability to overcome and win and therefore drive a unique and powerful performance. The Power of the Actor is filled with fascinating and inspiring behind-the-scenes accounts of how actors, writers, and directors have mastered their craft and accomplished success in such a difficult and competitive field.
Broadcast Data Systems
Broadcast Data Systems (1990) looks at the broadcasting technology of data transmission over TV and radio channels - commonly known as teletext and RDS. It describes the development of the technology, together with the various aspects of its coding and transmission.
Television
Television: A Critical Review (1963) is written by Sir Gerald Beadle, once Director of the BBC, and possessing of a long and wide experience of broadcasting as it expanded and grew. He was there at the birth of television, and details this and the subsequent developments over many years into a global phenomenon.
Western Broadcasting over the Iron Curtain
Western Broadcasting Over the Iron Curtain (1986) examines the development of broadcasting policy by Western democracies, levels of government control of policy, efforts by communist regimes to minimize the effects of western broadcasting, and Soviet and Eastern European audience opinions.
A Guide to Commercial Radio Journalism
A Guide to Commercial Radio Journalism (1999) covers every aspect of the profession, from journalistic practice to media law, and gives looks at the techniques of editing and using equipment and on the basic skills of writing, reporting and producing. There is also a whole chapter dedicated to advice on court reporting.
Broadcast Transmission Engineering Practice
Broadcast Transmission Engineering Practice (1992) contains a wealth of technical knowledge and practical experience, as well as detailed guidance on how to initiate, supervise and bring transmission engineering projects to fruition.
Telecommunications in Developing Countries
Telecommunications in Developing Countries (1990) stresses the importance of modern, micro electronics-based telecommunications for developing economies in providing a basic communications infrastructure for economic and industrial development and the springboard for new information technology activities.
Daytime Television Programming
Daytime Television Programming (1991) provides a practical understanding of daytime television formats, viewer demographics, and programming strategy. It compares daytime genres to their evening counterparts, discusses the effects of demographics, analyses investment yields, and highlights audience expectations.
Satellite Technology in Education
Satellite Technology in Education (1991) looks at the potential of satellite technology in education. It examines the uses of satellite technology in the teaching of geography and environmental studies, languages, science and information technology.
Telecommunications
Telecommunications: A Systems Approach (1976) presents two extended case studies, of public telephone and television systems, describes techniques within practical telecommunications systems, and takes into account users' needs and their economic constraints.
Winning the Global TV News Game
Winning the Global TV News Game (1995) examines the worldwide TV news revolution of the 1990s, dealing with live TV news as an industry-consumer relationship. It's a marketing approach - focusing on regional markets across the globe, looking at industry players and the hardware they had put in place.
Global Television
Global Television (1993) looks at how satellites, fibre optics, compressed digital transmission, and interactive and high-definition television have converged with computer technology to revolutionise TV and film production, TV sets and even the smart home in which TV is viewed.
