Racism; Culture; Markets explores the connections between cultural representations of `race and their historical; institutional and global forms of expression and impact. John Gabriel examines the current fixation with market place philosophies in terms of the crisis in anti-racist politics and concern over questions of cultural identity. He explores issues such as the continuing relevance of terms like `black as a basis for self definition; the need to think about identities in more fluid and complex ways; and the need to develop a much more explicit discussion of the construction of whiteness and white identities. Racism; Culture; Markets brings together a range of historical and contemporary case studies including the Rushdie affair; the Gulf War; debates around fostering; adoption and domestic violence; separate schooling; the service economy and its employment practices; tourism in the Third World; the Bhopal chemical disaster and racism in the new Europe. His case studies also consider the role played by contemporary media and popular culture in these debates; including film; television; music and the press.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good ReadingBy Damien SlatteryEnjoyable book full of interviews with the best of musical theatre directors- Harold Prince; Arthur Laurents; Mike Ockrent; legendary Jerome Robbins and even the now-obscure Tom O Horgan is included. Tommy Tune is conspicuous by his absence.Harold Prince - Creating the "New Musical" Harold Prince in Berlin: In Collaboration With Daniel Brunet and Miguel Angel Esquivel Rios0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great CommentaryBy Mia83I actually obtained my copy in a used book store; but Im glad I found this wonderful jewel. Ive read this book a couple of times now and each time I find something new. It is a wonderful book filled with commentary from different directors and their various approaches and styles. I find it useful for anyone who may be interested in directing to realize there are many different approaches and ways of learning what makes a good director. To become a great director is not something any one can teach you; but rather something you become through your own trial and error. I believe this should be a good that not only every aspiring director should own; but anyone in theatre just as a reminder of not just what a director goes through; but a reminder that we all approach everything differently; but with the same goal in mind: to produce something wonderful.0 of 5 people found the following review helpful. I grew up with this authorBy Sara KinneyI grew up with Larry Thelen; and when I saw that hed written a book; I wanted to get it. I must admit that I gave it to a friend of mine whos into the theatre; so I cant comment on the book. I only read the biographical part on Thelen.