Description
Drama and Digital Arts Cultures explores the new forms of playful exploration, co-creativity, and improvised performance made possible by digital social media
About the Author
David Cameron is deputy director of Academic Technologies in the Centre for Teaching and Learning at the University of Newcastle, Australia. His publications include How Drama Activates Learning: Contemporary Research and Practice (Bloomsbury, 2013) and Drama education with digital technology (Bloomsbury, 2009) both co-edited with M. Anderson. Michael Anderson is Professor of Education at the University of Sydney, Australia. His previous books include: Partnerships in Education Research: Creating Knowledge that Matters (Bloomsbury, 2014), and MasterClass in Drama Education: Transforming Teaching and Learning (Bloomsbury, 2012), and Drama education with digital technology, co-edited with J. Carroll and D. Cameron (Continum, 2009) Rebecca Wotzko teaches in the School of Communication and Creative Industries, Charles Sturt University, Australia.
Reviews
This has the potential to be a leading book in the field it is itself participating in defining. What they propose is a significant and unique contribution to a specific area of performance studies.... what [it]does and offers goes beyond the by now 'traditional' notions of what constitutes 'digital performance' and challenges the established boundaries of 'performance' itself. * Mark Taylor-Batty, University of Leeds, UK *
This is a well-formulated and very timely proposal, and an ideal volume for the ENGAGE series. The coauthors have centered their attention on a compelling new way to think about the forms and conventions of drama as conventionally constructed in relation to the relatively new digital culture. Their multiple discussions range widely, moving on from elements of applied drama to consider the many ways these have been effectively and efficiently reformulated within learning practices, collaboration, performance art and a sometimes surprising number of other rubrics. What results is highly suggestive of the ways we might think of drama in a series of new contexts. * Enoch Brater, University of Michigan, USA *
This is a compelling topic that is both timely and engaging. My sense is that the intersection of digital methods in education will continue at a rapid progression and the number of relevant programs will continue to expand. This makes the book both timely and likely to be durable in the long run. * Sarah Bay-Cheng, University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA *
Book Information
ISBN 9781472592200
Author Mr David Cameron
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 458g