A compelling case for vision-based pedagogy. It provides a wealth of insights, guidance, and exercises grounded in Gestalt perceptual theory and neurological research. The premise is that a student of drawing or painting must develop skills to see and create, using ground-directed looking rather than object-directed looking. 107 b/w illus.

Recently, the museum and gallery have become self-reflexive spaces, in which the relationship between art, its display, its creators and its audience is subverted and democratised. Celina Jeffery brings together scholars and artists to explore the ways that artists have introduced new curatorial ways of thinking and talking about artistic culture.

Through an interplay of words and images, this book documents the life of Palestinian communities of shepherds and farmers under Israeli occupation that threatens their very survival. Years of human rights activism in Palestine have guided the authors in crafting this unique visual and verbal record. 172 colour illus.

The Traumatic Screen is a psychoanalytic study that considers the function and presentation of trauma in Christopher Nolan's films. Using a methodological framework with references to Freud and Lacan, the author argues that Nolan's films highlight the ways in which the cinema can provide specific insights into the nature of human consciousness.

Theatre for Lifelong Learning: A Handbook for Instructors is a step-by-step guide for anyone interested in teaching theatre courses for older adults. It provides syllabi, discussion questions, resource lists, classroom management strategies, and activities. 7 b&w illus.

A transnational exploration of busking, Urban Music Governance examines the intricate limits and potentialities of policymaking, data collection and the right to the city from the perspective of those working at the social and regulatory margins of society. 18b&w illus.

This edited collection highlights ways that arts-educators have taken up important questions around environmental sustainability and land stewardship through walking practices across spatial, temporal and cultural differences. 42 b&w illus.