Film & Cultural Studies

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The Lane Game

The Lane Game

Reconsruction

From: The Power Manual

The Lane game is from the field of theater. Actors play it to learn how to be in tune with the other actors on stage. When on stage, even if the actor is not directly interacting with another … 4 $0.40 Add
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The Little Dumb Foundling

The Little Dumb Foundling

Hans Christian Andersen's Ugly Little Duckings

From: Disfigured

Chapter 5 focuses on the work of Hans Christian Andersen, exploring topics including “The Little Mermaid”, Andersen’s own disability, Andersen’s book "The … 26 $2.60 Add
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The Meisner Game

The Meisner Game

Reconsruction

From: The Power Manual

The Meisner game is from the field of theater. Actors play it to learn how to be in tune with their stage partner. Sanford Meisner, an American theater master, developed a unique approach to … 5 $0.50 Add
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The Party Game

The Party Game

Sign Reading

From: The Power Manual

The Party game comes from the field of theater. Actors play it to learn the subtle differences in status between characters — how they manifest and are transformed. The purpose of this game … 4 $0.40 Add
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The Purpose of Play

The Purpose of Play

Play as Evolution

From: The Power Manual

The Purpose of Play, begins with Stuart Brown’s discovery of the evolutionary purpose of play. Brown outlines the features of play, one being the creation of potential future events that … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Reconstruction of Uncle Tom

The Reconstruction of Uncle Tom

From: Uncle

In this chapter, Thompson examines the "Mammy" figure, another stock character who was first depicted in Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The chapter also touches on Confederate monuments, and … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Role of the State

The Role of the State

From: How Societies Work

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The Scene Study Game

The Scene Study Game

Deconstruction

From: The Power Manual

The Scene Study game is from the field of theater. Actors play it to learn how to understand the interactions in a scene and the core idea driving the interactions. The purpose of this game is to … 5 $0.50 Add
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The Screen of Hal

The Screen of Hal

From: The City of Words

In this chapter, Manguel examines how societies have built exclusionary structures to manage perceived external threats, from Aristotle’s barbarians to modern economic machinery. 30 $3.00 Add
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The Social Construction of Ideas and Knowledge

The Social Construction of Ideas and Knowledge

From: How Societies Work

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The Stand, Sit, Kneel Game

The Stand, Sit, Kneel Game

Deconstruction

From: The Power Manual

The Stand, Sit, Kneel game is from the field of theater. Actors play it to learn how to amplify the status differences in scenes and reflect shifts in status. The purpose of this game is to … 4 $0.40 Add
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The Status Master Game

The Status Master Game

Sign Reading, Deconstruction, Reconstruction

From: The Power Manual

The Status Master game was designed to explore the seven patterns of domination — tolerance, objectification, assimilation, authority, objectivity, accumulation, and certainty. The purpose … 7 $0.70 Add
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The Structure of Games

The Structure of Games

Ordering Interactions

From: The Power Manual

The Structure of Games, delves into the function of games, which is, according to Henricks, to order and reorder interactions with others. It looks at how status impacts the types of games people … 12 $1.20 Add
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The Switching Game

The Switching Game

Reconsruction

From: The Power Manual

The Switching game is from the field of theater. Actors play it to learn how to be in tune with their stage partner and use action to drive status. The purpose of this game is to use the signs of … 9 $0.90 Add
The Tangled Garden

The Tangled Garden

A Canadian Cultural Manifesto for the Digital Age

The emergence of Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google (the FAANGs) has created an unprecedented challenge to Canada’s news, television and film businesses. In this book Richard … 224 View
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The Tongue Twister Game

The Tongue Twister Game

Reconsruction

From: The Power Manual

The Tongue Twister game is from the field of theater. Actors play it to learn how to be in tune with their stage partner. The purpose of this game is to use the signs of interactions to tell a … 5 $0.50 Add