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Winston, Joe (2021) Command attention rather than demand concentration. The Journal of Aesthetic Education, 55 (1). pp. 109-122. ISSN 0021-8510
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5406/jaesteduc.55.1.0109
Abstract
In this review of Matthew DeCoursey’s book on the aesthetics of drama education, I acknowledge the originality and usefulness of the theoretical framework he provides and attempt to summarize its key features. In applying them to an example of my own practice, I make use of the conceptual terminology DeCoursey has introduced and argue that it is both effective and illuminating to the practitioner. In tracing the trajectory of DeCoursey’s subsequent analysis of key theorists in the field, the study of scripted drama, and the extensive use of drama across the curriculum, I attempt to do justice to the strengths of his argument, as well as pointing out what I perceive as some of its inherent weaknesses. I conclude by indicating some gaps in his attention to both historical and current practices in the field while still commending the book for its much-needed contribution.
Item Type: | Book Review | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | The Journal of Aesthetic Education | ||||
Publisher: | University of Illinois Press | ||||
ISSN: | 0021-8510 | ||||
Book Title: | Embodied Aesthetics in Drama Education : Theatre, Literature and Philosophy | ||||
Official Date: | 2021 | ||||
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Volume: | 55 | ||||
Number: | 1 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 109-122 | ||||
DOI: | 10.5406/jaesteduc.55.1.0109 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Copyright Holders: | Copyright 2021 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | ||||
Description: | free access |
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