Performance And Power

Author : Jeffrey C. Alexander
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0745655661
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Performance and Power written by Jeffrey C. Alexander and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-08-26 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Performativity has emerged as a critical new idea across the humanities and social sciences, from literary and cultural studies to the study of gender and the philosophy of action. In this volume, Jeffrey Alexander demonstrates how performance can reorient our study of politics and society. Alexander develops a cultural pragmatics that shifts cultural sociology from texts to gestural meanings. Positioning social performance between ritual and strategy, he lays out the elements of social performance - from scripts to mise-en-scène, from critical mediation to audience reception - and systematically describes their tense interrelation. This is followed by a series of empirically oriented studies that demonstrate how cultural pragmatics transforms our approach to power. Alexander brings his new theory of social performance to bear on case studies that range from political to cultural power: Barack Obama's electoral campaign, American failure in the Iraqi war, the triumph of the Civil Rights Movement, terrorist violence on September 11th, public intellectuals, material icons, and social science itself. This path-breaking work by one of the world's leading social theorists will command a wide interdisciplinary readership.

Author : Jim Kukunas
Publisher : Morgan Kaufmann
ISBN 13 : 0128008148
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Power and Performance written by Jim Kukunas and published by Morgan Kaufmann. This book was released on 2015-04-27 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Power and Performance: Software Analysis and Optimization is a guide to solving performance problems in modern Linux systems. Power-efficient chips are no help if the software those chips run on is inefficient. Starting with the necessary architectural background as a foundation, the book demonstrates the proper usage of performance analysis tools in order to pinpoint the cause of performance problems, and includes best practices for handling common performance issues those tools identify. Provides expert perspective from a key member of Intel’s optimization team on how processors and memory systems influence performance Presents ideas to improve architectures running mobile, desktop, or enterprise platforms Demonstrates best practices for designing experiments and benchmarking throughout the software lifecycle Explains the importance of profiling and measurement to determine the source of performance issues

Author : Sue-Ellen Case
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 1587290340
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Performance of Power written by Sue-Ellen Case and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 1991-05-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently in the field of theatre studies there has been an increasing amount of debate and dissonance regarding the borders of its territory, its methodologies, subject matter, and scholarly perspectives. The nature of this debate could be termed "political" and, in fact, concerns "the performance of power"—the struggle over power relations embedded in texts, methodologies, and the academy itself. This striking new collection of nineteen divergent essays represents this performance of power and the way in which the recent convergence of new critical theories with historical studies has politicized the study of the theatre. Neither play text, performance, nor scholarship and teaching can safely reside any longer in the "free," politically neutral, self-signifying realm of the aesthetic. Politicizing theatrical discourse means that both the hermeneutics and the histories of theatre reveal the role of ideology and power dynamics. New strategies and concepts—and a vital new phase of awareness—appear in these illuminating essays. A variety of historical periods, from the Renaissance through the Victorian and up to the most contemporary work of the Wooster group, illustrate the ways in which contemporary strategies do not require contemporary texts and performances but can combine with historical methods and subjects to produce new theatrical discourse.

Author : Shirlee Emmons
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199761787
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Power Performance for Singers written by Shirlee Emmons and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1998-08-20 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To perform well in today's highly competitive world where technical skills have been advanced to an unprecedented degree, a singer must be able to handle incredible pressure within the performing arena; his or her ability to deal with this stress will often determine whether he or she will succeed. Why, then, do singers with less technical skill sometimes out-perform stars? Why do some stars suddenly stop performing? What is that mysterious factor that makes an electric performance? Consistent, competent performances do not depend solely upon superior vocal skills, nor are they a matter of luck. On the contrary, the best performances result from a combination of mental attitude, concrete performing skills, and excellent technical skills in that order. Yet most singers have never had the opportunity to acquire the essential skills that make for a successful career. Written as a self-help manual for singers at all levels of expertise, Power Performance for Singers is designed to teach performing artists, and especially singers, how to experience elite performance at their level. The skills outlined in this book will help singers use what they have, to enjoy their voices during performance, and to perform consistently to the best of their present ability.

Author : Irmtraud Krüger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Performance Power written by Irmtraud Krüger and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David F. Giannetto
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470085916
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Performance Power Grid written by David F. Giannetto and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-01-22 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Performance Power Grid uses the metaphor of an actual electrical grid to explain how business leaders can maximize the way their people interact and work together. It offers a framework that helps managers channel the energy of employees into the proper tasks, processes, and projects, leading to higher productivity and more team focus on the jobs that truly matter.

Author : Roger Dawson
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9780131230354
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The 13 Secrets of Power Performance written by Roger Dawson and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1994 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on his work and interviews with hundreds of the world's most successful people, internationally recognized speaker and trainer Roger Dawson reveals the 13 secrets that he has discovered to be the common denominators for high achievement.

Author : Sasanka Perera
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000535401
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Humour and the Performance of Power in South Asia written by Sasanka Perera and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book critically examines the role and politics of humour and the performance of power in South Asia. What does humour do and how does it manifest when lived political circumstances experience ruptures or instability? Can humour that emerges in such circumstances be viewed as a specific narrative on the nature of democracy in the region? Drawing upon essays from India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, this volume discusses many crucial historical and contemporary themes, including dance-drama performances in northern India; caste and stand-up comedy in India; cartoon narratives of citizens’ anxieties; civic participation through social media memes in Sri Lanka; media, politics and humorous public in Bangladesh; the politics of performance in India; and the influence of humour and satire as political commentaries. The volume explores the impact of humour in South Asian folklore, ritual performances, media and journalism, and online technologies. This topical and interdisciplinary book will be essential for scholars and researchers of cultural studies, political science, sociology and social anthropology, media and communication studies, theatre and performance studies, and South Asian studies.

Author : Jeffrey C. Alexander
Publisher : Polity
ISBN 13 : 0745648177
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Performance and Power written by Jeffrey C. Alexander and published by Polity. This book was released on 2011-11-07 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander develops a cultural pragmatics that shifts cultural sociology from texts to gestural meanings.

Author : Joss Bennathan
Publisher : Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 9780435233327
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Performance Power written by Joss Bennathan and published by Heinemann. This book was released on 2001 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of extracts from plays, designed for use in the short performance assessment in the GCSE Drama specifications. The plays have been selected to last approximately 20 minutes and aim to develop the performance skills of students from a wide ability range.