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Offers a conceptual overview of documentary filmmaking practice

The first international English-language publication of Hampate Ba's acclaimed novel.

Extremely well written, and exceedingly well informed, this is a work that opens a variety of important questions in sophisticated and theoretically nuanced ways. It is hard to imagine a better tour guide than Fuchs for a trip through the last thirty years of, as she puts it, what we used to call the 'avant-garde.'"e; -Essays in Theatre... an insightful set of theoretical 'takes' on how to think about theatre before and theatre after modernism."e; -Theatre JournalIn short, for those who never experienced a 'postmodern swoon,' Elinor Fuchs is an excellent informant."e; -Performing Arts Journal... a thoughtful, highly readable contribution to the evolving literature on theatre and postmodernism."e; -Modern DramaA work of bold theoretical ambition and exceptional critical intelligence.... Fuchs combines mastery of contemporary cultural theory with a long and full participation in American theater culture: the result is a long-needed, long-awaited elaboration of a new theatrical paradigm."e; -Una Chaudhuri, New York UniversityWhat makes this book exceptional is Fuchs' acute rehearsal of the stranger unnerving events of the last generation that have-in the cross-reflections of theory-determined our thinking about theater. She seems to have seen and absorbed them all."e; -Herbert Blau, Center for Twentieth Century Studies, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeSurveying the extraordinary scene of the postmodern American theater, Fuchs boldly frames key issues of subjectivity and performance with the keenest of critical eyes for the compelling image and the telling gesture."e; -Joseph Roach, Tulane University... Fuchs makes an exceptionally lucid and eloquent case for the value and contradictions in postmodern theater."e; -Alice Rayner, Stanford UniversityArguably the most accessible yet learned road map to what remains for many impenetrable territory...an obligatory addition to all academic libraries serving upper-division undertgradua

... the greatest contribution to [semiotics] since the pioneering work of C. S. Peirce and Charles Morris."e; -Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism... draws on philosophy, linguistics, sociology, anthropology and aesthetics and refers to a wide range of scholarship... raises many fascinating questions."e; -Language in Society... a major contribution to the field of semiotic studies."e; -Robert Scholes, Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism... the most significant text on the subject published in the English language that I know of."e; -Arthur Asa Berger, Journal of CommunicationEco's treatment demonstrates his mastery of the field of semiotics. It focuses on the twin problems of the doctrine of signs-communication and signification-and offers a highly original theory of sign production, including a carefully wrought typology of signs and modes of production.

Over millions of years, Australia's biodiversity has produced a large cabinet of curiosities. Among the weirder members of this group were the Mihirungs, members of the extinct family Dromornithidae. This book is the study of this diverse group.

The story of expeditions into Africa in search of dinosaur bones.