Performance Studies

There is more to identity than identifying with one's culture or standing solidly against it. José Esteban Muñoz looks at how those outside the racial and sexual mainstream negotiate majority culture—not by aligning themselves with or against exclusionary works but rather by transforming these works for their own cultural purposes. Muñoz calls this process "disidentification," and through a study of its workings, he develops a new perspective on minority performance, survival, and activism.

Step into the fascinating world of hypnosis with "The World as a Stage," your essential guide to mastering the art of hypnotic influence in any environment. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or a curious newcomer, this book unlocks the secrets to both covert and overt hypnosis, offering a wealth of techniques to maximize responsiveness and create transformative experiences. Discover how to harness the power of suggestion in diverse settings—from the bustling energy of nightclubs and bars to the serene tranquility of wellness centers. Each chapter provides in-depth strategies and real...

The Indignities of Being a Woman candidly traces the history of womanhood and investigates how much things have really changed for womankind. By carefully x-raying areas such as body image, marriage, mental illness, fashion, and politics, this audiobook examines what it was like to be a woman in the past versus what it’s like now, when women are constantly told equality between the sexes exists but reality proves otherwise.

Designed for students and professionals in exercise science, kinesiology, and sports medicine, Muscle University: Research Foundations in Exercise Science provides an authoritative, practical, and comprehensive guide to conducting rigorous scientific research. This textbook combines foundational research theory with hands-on laboratory practice, equipping readers with the critical skills required for designing, implementing, and analyzing exercise science research. Key Features Include: Research Foundations: Clear, accessible explanations of experimental and observational research designs, ...

After listening to this book, you will know that circuses are no joke; they are occult rituals. You will recognise that the clown, as we know it today, is a purposefully crafted caricature of a much more ancient and fearfully colourful predator, still hunting us today... You will understand that The Nephilim Looked Like Clowns.

Film Studies is a concise and indispensable introduction to the formal study of cinema. Ed Sikov offers a step-by-step curriculum for the appreciation of all types of narrative cinema, detailing the essential elements of film form and systematically training the spectator to be an active listener and critic. He treats a number of fundamental factors in filmmaking, including editing, composition, lighting, the use of color and sound, and narrative.

Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller A Financial Times Business Book of the Month Named by The Washington Post as One of the 11 Leadership Books to Read in 2018 From the New York Times bestselling coauthor of Great by Choice comes an authoritative, practical guide to individual...

Why This Book Exists There is a growing problem in history classrooms—and it isn’t the students. It’s disengagement. Today’s learners are surrounded by stories, visuals, and instant information, yet history is often delivered as if curiosity were optional. Dates are memorized. Names are tested. And the most powerful stories humanity has ever lived through are reduced to bullet points and worksheets. This book exists to change that. When History Walks Into the Classroom was written for educators who know that learning happens best when students feel connected—when history becomes ...

Cinema is full of neurotic personalities, but few things are more transfixing than a woman losing her mind onscreen. Horror as a genre provides the most welcoming platform for these histrionics: crippling paranoia, desperate loneliness, masochistic death-wishes, dangerous obsessiveness, apocalyptic hysteria. Unlike her male counterpart—the eccentric'—the female neurotic lives a shamed existence, making these films those rare places where her destructive emotions get to play.

Encompassing the 35 year span between the initial development of film technology in the mid-1890s and the adoption of synchronized sound in the late 1920s, the cinema's silent era is both one of the most important epochs of film history and one of the most misunderstood within the popular imagination. In this brief, engaging account, these formative decades come vividly to life.

Conquer the CPHQ Exam: Study Guide for the Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality Exam is your ultimate resource for mastering the CPHQ certification. This comprehensive guide covers all essential topics, including organizational leadership, health data analytics, performance and process improvement, and patient safety. Each chapter provides in-depth explanations, practical examples, and effective strategies designed to boost your understanding and confidence. Designed for both beginners and experienced professionals, this guide is tailored to meet your specific needs. It offers a ...

The multi award-winning SmartPass study guide with and without commentary options. This is a full-cast, unabridged performance with comprehensive commentary and analysis for any student to fully understand and appreciate the play. Universally accepted as Shakespeare's finest play, we peel back the layers of Hamlet to discover how and why it deserves such a place of honour in world literature.

Are you overwhelmed by the complexity of two-way radios or how to get started? Or concerned about staying connected during an emergency or when technology fails? Or just searching for a reliable way to communicate while hiking or embracing off-grid living? In a world where staying connected can mean the difference between safety and peril, "The Baofeng Radio Revolution: The Beginner Guerilla's Guide" is your essential handbook to mastering two-way radios.

Conquer the CMA Exams: Certified Management Accountant All-in-One Study Guide delivers a concise, structured overview of the full CMA exam content, covering both Part 1 and Part 2 domains. Designed for busy professionals, this unofficial guide simplifies complex topics in financial planning, analysis, control, decision-making, and strategic financial management. Each chapter breaks down essential concepts to help candidates focus on what matters most—understanding the principles, applying them to real scenarios, and reinforcing key study priorities. This book is not intended to replace ...

The idea that gender is a performance—a tenet of queer feminist theory since the 1990s—has spread from college classrooms to popular culture. In Performance All the Way Down, MacArthur Fellow and Pulitzer Prize finalist Richard O. Prum brings gender performativity into conversation with genetics, development, and evolutionary biology, arguing that the sexual binary is not essential to human genes, chromosomes, or embryos. Our genomes are not blueprints, algorithms, or recipes for the physical representation of our personal sexual essences or fates.

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We want you to be filled with confidence, so that you can ace engine performance first time round. We've professionally narrated more than 100 questions and answers from the official guides—and all of the answers are helpfully explained in detail to give you a holistic understanding. We've included a mix of the 7 different question formats (excluding illustrations), the same that you’ll have on the day of the real exam.

From breakout stand-up comedian Iliza Shlesinger comes a subversively funny collection of essays and observations on a confident woman's approach to friendship, singlehood, and relationships. "Girl Logic" is Iliza's term for the way women obsess over details and situations that men don't necessarily even notice. She describes it as a characteristically female way of thinking that appears to be contradictory and circuitous but is actually a complicated and highly evolved way of looking at the world.

Achieve your CPHQ credential faster with this concise, exam-focused review. Conquer the CPHQ Exam in Under 90 Minutes delivers a targeted overview of the most critical concepts in healthcare quality improvement, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and performance measurement. Tailored for busy healthcare professionals, this guide highlights key principles, essential definitions, and proven test-taking strategies—all in a format designed for quick study. Get the clarity and confidence you need to pass the first time and advance your career in healthcare quality. This book is ...