Intellect jul 2026 (4 Ergebnisse)

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware. Hackbarth, Jonah; Hlavin, Carter (illustrator).

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An experimental exploration of writing, creativity, and knowledge-making through the radical act of cutting up books. Over six months, Ania Malinowska dismantled over four hundred books, reframing their content into 111 poetic epigrams and combining conscious methodical experimentation with the spontaneity of automatic writing. Blending theory, practice, and art, her new book champions this practice of 'textrapolation,' framing it as a method of critical composition that uses destruction as a form of discovery. At once a manifesto and a manual, Cutting Up Books addresses the crisis of creativity in academic and cultural practices while responding to contemporary challenges, including crises in education and perceived threats posed by large language models. Drawing on traditions of the cut-up, collage, and automatic writing, the book turns the materiality of text into a thinking tool, showing how breaking and reassembling language can generate new modes of understanding. Thematically, it connects literary experimentation with philosophy, media theory, and the crisis of creativity in the age of artificial intelligence. It reconsiders authorship, education, and the function of books in a culture increasingly defined by templates, automation, and cognitive fatigue.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Explores the intricate world-building of El Vez's performances and how they enable audiences to imagine a more socially just society. El Vez, also known as the Mexican Elvis, presents a powerful message of social justice and inclusion in his performances. Make the Dream Real interrogates how this message is activated through world-building: the use of a variety of theoretical, theatrical, and musical tactics that bring into being a progressive social space that refutes the current economic, political, social, and cultural configurations of the United States. World-building in an El Vez show immerses the audience in a social space in which equal rights are guaranteed, inclusivity is fostered, difference is valued, and the violence of economic inequality is mitigated. Using a dramaturgical methodology that marries critical inquiry with theatrical practice, the book delves into the theoretical foundations that inform artist Robert Lopez's work, and each chapter analyzes a different performative component he uses. Make the Dream Real interrogates how El Vez's playful engagements hold the United States to its egalitarian promises, voicing and enacting--however fleetingly--a just and richly inclusive social space through performance.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A powerful guide to embodied performance that reconnects energy, presence, and transformation through the Human Theatre method. Human Theatre and Energetic Alchemy offers an in-depth, interdisciplinary exploration of embodied performance, presence, and the energetic body. Drawing from physical theater, somatic practices, trauma-sensitive approaches, and practices that connect voice with the body, the book presents Human Theatre--a performance method built around the DEE cycle: Dynamis (potential), Energeia (action), and Entelecheia (transformation). It encourages performers to move beyond imitation and embrace a more authentic, energetically present form of expression through breath, movement, and vulnerability. Blending theory, personal reflection, and practical exercises, the book guides actors, dancers, and educators toward a deeper awareness of the body and its relationship with audiences. It engages with a range of performance traditions, including Lessac Kinesensics, flamenco, clowning, Commedia dell'Arte, and contemporary somatic practices. Key themes include embodiment, dissociation, trauma, and the expressive power of silence and gesture in storytelling. Written with clarity and emotional honesty, Human Theatre and Energetic Alchemy is a valuable resource for performers, theatre-makers, and researchers interested in how performance can serve as a pathway to connection, transformation, and truth. It affirms that performance is not just an artistic craft, but a deeply human act--where energy becomes expression and the body becomes a vessel for change.…