{"product_id":"popular-entertainment-barbara-mckean-9781621318101","title":"Popular Entertainment: Performance and Spectacle, Culture and Competition","description":"\u003ci\u003ePopular Entertainment: Performance and Spectacle, Culture and Competition\u003c\/i\u003e introduces students to the ways in which performance, spectacle, culture and competition influence not only various forms of popular entertainment, but society's interactions and choices when producing and receiving such entertainment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book is divided into four parts. Part One focuses on theories concerning industry and spectacle, performance, and adaptation. Part Two discusses convergence theory and then applies the four theories to three familiar forms of entertainment - circus, theatre, and film. The third part of the text presents case studies on cultural tourism and discusses the point at which cultural traditions and rituals are transformed into entertainment for public consumption. Part Four considers when competition becomes performance, as manifested on the global cultural stage that is the Olympic Games. Competition as entertainment is also examined within the context of college sports, and reality programming. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopular Entertainment\u003c\/i\u003e is written for lower-division general education courses in Traditions and Cultures. It is also an excellent supplemental text for courses in the history of the theatre, theatre arts, and the social impact of entertainment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara McKean, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor and Associate Director for the School of Theatre, Film and Television at the University of Arizona where she teaches courses in Acting, Popular Entertainment, Theatre Appreciation, Improvisation, and Collaborative Play Development. Dr. McKean's research focuses on the role of the teaching artist in arts education, and the preparation of beginning actors and teaching artists. Before teaching at the university level, Dr. McKean was a professional actress and teaching artist. She served as Director of Education at the Seattle Children's Theatre, and as Artistic Director of the Seattle Peace Theatre where she directed collaborative works between young people and artists from Seattle, Moscow, Tashkent, and Zurich. Her book, \u003ci\u003eA Teaching Artist at Work\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Heinemann in 2006. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarrie J. Cole, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Theatre History and Dramaturgy in the School of Theatre, Film and Television at the University of Arizona. Her areas of scholarly interest include dramaturgy, American theatre, performance and popular culture, translation and adaptation for the stage, and audience and fan studies. In addition to teaching, Dr. Cole serves as Resident Dramaturg for the Arizona Repertory Theatre. She has presented at national and international conferences including the American Society for Theatre Research, the Mid-America Theatre Conference, and the International Conference on Storytelling and Cultural Identity. Dr. Cole is an active member of The Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas, and The Association for Theatre in Higher Education. Recent publications include \u003ci\u003eCulturally Mapping Universes: Fan Production as Ethnographic Fragments\u003c\/i\u003e (with Jen Gunnels) for \u003ci\u003eTransformative Works and Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e. Dr. Cole serves as co-editor of a special issue on \u003ci\u003ePerforming Fandom\u003c\/i\u003e for this same journal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara McKean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1621318109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621318101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cognella Academic Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Barbara McKean","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47637267939583,"sku":"9781621318101","price":159.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed841681-8ecb-4cda-ada6-e5ce3b32d0b0.jpg?v=1765115083","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/popular-entertainment-barbara-mckean-9781621318101","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}