Author: Murray Pomerance
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791448854
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Examines gender roles in contemporary foreign and Hollywood films amid changing social, political, cultural, and economic conditions.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls
Author: Murray Pomerance
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791448854
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Examines gender roles in contemporary foreign and Hollywood films amid changing social, political, cultural, and economic conditions.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791448854
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Examines gender roles in contemporary foreign and Hollywood films amid changing social, political, cultural, and economic conditions.
Paul McPharlin and the Puppet Theater
Author: Ryan Howard
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786424338
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Paul McPharlin is one of the 20th century's most important contributors to the art of puppetry. Over a period of nine years he created some 20 productions with marionettes, rod puppets, hand puppets and shadow figures. He was also a prolific writer whose technical, theoretical and historical works contributed significantly to a puppetry revival. His book The Puppet Theatre in America is considered the definitive history of American puppetry. Though shy and aloof, McPharlin was also energetic. He had an ability to bring people together and used this knack to found a national puppetry organization, Puppeteers of America. Besides the author's extensive research on McPharlin and puppetry, the book draws on significant contributions from McPharlin's wife, puppeteer and author Marjorie Batchelder McPharlin, who allowed the use of her 18-year correspondence with Paul in the creation of the book. Chapters take the reader through McPharlin's childhood as a loner in Detroit, his maturation and education in New York, and his early, erratic and often unsuccessful attempts at making a living. His puppeteering years, 1929 to 1937, are detailed, as are the later years that saw him first working for the WPA and then being drafted into the army to serve in World War II at age 38. He continued making important contributions to the art of puppetry until a brain tumor took his life at age 45 in 1948. Appendices present two of McPharlin's plays, The Barn at Bethlehem: A Christmas Play and Punch's Circus. Another appendix details puppetry imprints, including yearbooks, plays, handbooks, worksheets and books. A fourth lists Paul McPharlin's Puppeteers, members of the Marionette Fellowship of Detroit.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786424338
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Paul McPharlin is one of the 20th century's most important contributors to the art of puppetry. Over a period of nine years he created some 20 productions with marionettes, rod puppets, hand puppets and shadow figures. He was also a prolific writer whose technical, theoretical and historical works contributed significantly to a puppetry revival. His book The Puppet Theatre in America is considered the definitive history of American puppetry. Though shy and aloof, McPharlin was also energetic. He had an ability to bring people together and used this knack to found a national puppetry organization, Puppeteers of America. Besides the author's extensive research on McPharlin and puppetry, the book draws on significant contributions from McPharlin's wife, puppeteer and author Marjorie Batchelder McPharlin, who allowed the use of her 18-year correspondence with Paul in the creation of the book. Chapters take the reader through McPharlin's childhood as a loner in Detroit, his maturation and education in New York, and his early, erratic and often unsuccessful attempts at making a living. His puppeteering years, 1929 to 1937, are detailed, as are the later years that saw him first working for the WPA and then being drafted into the army to serve in World War II at age 38. He continued making important contributions to the art of puppetry until a brain tumor took his life at age 45 in 1948. Appendices present two of McPharlin's plays, The Barn at Bethlehem: A Christmas Play and Punch's Circus. Another appendix details puppetry imprints, including yearbooks, plays, handbooks, worksheets and books. A fourth lists Paul McPharlin's Puppeteers, members of the Marionette Fellowship of Detroit.
True Ladies and Proper Gentlemen
Author: Sarah A. Chrisman
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 1634500008
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Regardless of time period, some things hold true: kindness is timeless. Invasion of privacy; divorce; relationship issues; encounters between people from different places and cultures; new technologies developed at dizzying speeds . . . the hectic pace of life in the late nineteenth century could make the mind reel. Wait a minute—the nineteenth century? Many of the issues people faced in the 1880s and ’90s surprisingly remain problems in today’s modern world, so why not take a peek at some Victorian advice about negotiating life’s dizzying twists and turns? Gathered from period magazines and Hill’s Manual of Social and Business Forms, a book on social conduct originally published in 1891, this volume provides timeless guidance for a myriad of situations, including: The husband’s duty: Give your wife every advantage that it is possible to bestow. Suggestions about shopping: Purchasers should, as far as possible, patronize the merchants of their own town. (Buy local!) Suggestions for travel: Having paid for one ticket, you are entitled to only one seat. It shows selfishness to deposit a large amount of baggage in the surrounding seats and occupy three or four. Unclassified laws of etiquette: Never leave home with unkind words. This advice is accompanied by watercolors and illustrations throughout. Though these are tips originate from nineteenth-century ideas, you’ll find that they certainly do still apply.
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 1634500008
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Regardless of time period, some things hold true: kindness is timeless. Invasion of privacy; divorce; relationship issues; encounters between people from different places and cultures; new technologies developed at dizzying speeds . . . the hectic pace of life in the late nineteenth century could make the mind reel. Wait a minute—the nineteenth century? Many of the issues people faced in the 1880s and ’90s surprisingly remain problems in today’s modern world, so why not take a peek at some Victorian advice about negotiating life’s dizzying twists and turns? Gathered from period magazines and Hill’s Manual of Social and Business Forms, a book on social conduct originally published in 1891, this volume provides timeless guidance for a myriad of situations, including: The husband’s duty: Give your wife every advantage that it is possible to bestow. Suggestions about shopping: Purchasers should, as far as possible, patronize the merchants of their own town. (Buy local!) Suggestions for travel: Having paid for one ticket, you are entitled to only one seat. It shows selfishness to deposit a large amount of baggage in the surrounding seats and occupy three or four. Unclassified laws of etiquette: Never leave home with unkind words. This advice is accompanied by watercolors and illustrations throughout. Though these are tips originate from nineteenth-century ideas, you’ll find that they certainly do still apply.
The Expression of Gender
Author: Greville G. Corbett
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110307332
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Gender is a fascinating category, which has grown steadily in importance across the humanities and social sciences. The book centres on the core of the category within language. Each of the seven contributions provides an independent account of a key part of the topic, ranging from gender and sex, gender and culture, to typology, dialect variation and psycholinguistics. The authors pay attention to a broad range of languages, including English, Chukchi, Konso and Mohawk.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110307332
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Gender is a fascinating category, which has grown steadily in importance across the humanities and social sciences. The book centres on the core of the category within language. Each of the seven contributions provides an independent account of a key part of the topic, ranging from gender and sex, gender and culture, to typology, dialect variation and psycholinguistics. The authors pay attention to a broad range of languages, including English, Chukchi, Konso and Mohawk.
Be the Best, Best Man & Make a Stunning Speech!
Author: Phillip Khan-Panni
Publisher: How To Books
ISBN: 1848036752
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
The focus of this book is on that brief but terrifying prospect: the Best Man's speech. The book includes techniques for using stories, jokes and quotations that will lift your speech well above the bare necessities, helping you not only to make the speech, but also to enjoy it. More than just a guide to the Best Man's speech, this book is a one-stop guide to being a really effective, all round, Best Man. Above all its purpose is to help you enjoy your role as Best Man and to make it an occasion that honours the groom and his chosen bride. Contents: 1. Your complete guide to being best man 2. Myths and legends 3. Duties of the best man 4. Planning your speech 5. Preparation 6. Writing the speech in eight steps 7. Things to avoid 8. The big day 9. Delivery 10. Anecdotes 11. Jokes and quotes 12. Traditional and celebrity sayings 13. Sample toasts - beginnings, middles and endings 14. Mixed marriages Sample speeches
Publisher: How To Books
ISBN: 1848036752
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
The focus of this book is on that brief but terrifying prospect: the Best Man's speech. The book includes techniques for using stories, jokes and quotations that will lift your speech well above the bare necessities, helping you not only to make the speech, but also to enjoy it. More than just a guide to the Best Man's speech, this book is a one-stop guide to being a really effective, all round, Best Man. Above all its purpose is to help you enjoy your role as Best Man and to make it an occasion that honours the groom and his chosen bride. Contents: 1. Your complete guide to being best man 2. Myths and legends 3. Duties of the best man 4. Planning your speech 5. Preparation 6. Writing the speech in eight steps 7. Things to avoid 8. The big day 9. Delivery 10. Anecdotes 11. Jokes and quotes 12. Traditional and celebrity sayings 13. Sample toasts - beginnings, middles and endings 14. Mixed marriages Sample speeches
Cissy
Author: Dave Deveau
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781772012521
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Collection of three coming-of-age gender and LGBTQ+ plays. Suitable for young-adult audiences. Play "My Funny Valentine" is based on true events, the assassination of openly gay non-conforming 15-year-old Lawrence King, killed by his classmate in Oxnard, California.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781772012521
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Collection of three coming-of-age gender and LGBTQ+ plays. Suitable for young-adult audiences. Play "My Funny Valentine" is based on true events, the assassination of openly gay non-conforming 15-year-old Lawrence King, killed by his classmate in Oxnard, California.
A Knot in Your Stomach
Author: Yvonne Postma
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 1612042686
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
When Amanda moves from China to the United States, the transition is hard, especially since Amanda never speaks outside of her own home. At school, Amanda makes one good friend, Maria, but winds up being bullied by a group of girls and boys who tease her for being so quiet. The harassment grows and becomes a serious issue, yet Amanda remains silent. When Maria's family suffers a tragedy, she comes to stay with Amanda and her family. As Amanda begins to feel closer to Maria, she realizes she must open up about the bullying at school in order to stop it. Amanda and Maria go to their Science teacher, Mr. Ryan, and devise a plan that reveals the truth behind Amanda's inability to talk openly. Will the bullying end? Will Amanda find her voice? Publisher's website http: //www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/AKnotInYourStomach.html Author's website http: //www. www.authoryvonnepostma.
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 1612042686
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
When Amanda moves from China to the United States, the transition is hard, especially since Amanda never speaks outside of her own home. At school, Amanda makes one good friend, Maria, but winds up being bullied by a group of girls and boys who tease her for being so quiet. The harassment grows and becomes a serious issue, yet Amanda remains silent. When Maria's family suffers a tragedy, she comes to stay with Amanda and her family. As Amanda begins to feel closer to Maria, she realizes she must open up about the bullying at school in order to stop it. Amanda and Maria go to their Science teacher, Mr. Ryan, and devise a plan that reveals the truth behind Amanda's inability to talk openly. Will the bullying end? Will Amanda find her voice? Publisher's website http: //www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/AKnotInYourStomach.html Author's website http: //www. www.authoryvonnepostma.
The Character of Washington
Author: George Frisbie Hoar
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
From Boys to Gentlemen
Author: Chris Daughtery
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499066457
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
This book is a collaboration of peoples stories. From Boys to Gentlemen is the voice of young men in this generation. We dive deep into real life issues that young men face everyday but may not be understood. It is their chance to have their side of the story told. It is an intimate encounter with the significant damage that can be done when a father is not present. It also offers solutions to the devastating cancer that threatens to hold our children in bondage for generations to come. Help us in our efforts to secure a future where Daddy is looking for his child and the child is not looking for him.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499066457
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
This book is a collaboration of peoples stories. From Boys to Gentlemen is the voice of young men in this generation. We dive deep into real life issues that young men face everyday but may not be understood. It is their chance to have their side of the story told. It is an intimate encounter with the significant damage that can be done when a father is not present. It also offers solutions to the devastating cancer that threatens to hold our children in bondage for generations to come. Help us in our efforts to secure a future where Daddy is looking for his child and the child is not looking for him.
The Awesome Lives of Tommy Twicer: Part Two
Author: Steve Juke
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1398405027
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Tomas and Anastasia have settled in the model village of Oakdale in the Sirhowy Valley in Monmouthshire, South Wales, and have assumed the names of Thomas and Ann Thomas who are the owners of Tommy Twicer's Amazing Animal Dance Circus. It is the continuation of Tomas's desire to become a great showman and he is set to create the best circus in the world with his troupe of amazing animals. He will promote Kanga Bruce, the boxing kangaroo, who will certainly get a shot at the world title. All is going to plan, especially as he now has the help of Merlin, the magician. Read and enjoy and please help save Abercwmzoo.
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1398405027
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Tomas and Anastasia have settled in the model village of Oakdale in the Sirhowy Valley in Monmouthshire, South Wales, and have assumed the names of Thomas and Ann Thomas who are the owners of Tommy Twicer's Amazing Animal Dance Circus. It is the continuation of Tomas's desire to become a great showman and he is set to create the best circus in the world with his troupe of amazing animals. He will promote Kanga Bruce, the boxing kangaroo, who will certainly get a shot at the world title. All is going to plan, especially as he now has the help of Merlin, the magician. Read and enjoy and please help save Abercwmzoo.