Masks and Human Connections
Masks and Human Connections

Author: Luísa Magalhães

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-01-31

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 3031166736

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This interdisciplinary collection explores four distinct perspectives about the mask, as object of use for protection, identity, and disguise. In part I, contributors address human identities within collective social performance, with chapters on performativity and the far right and masked identities in political resistance and communication. Part II focuses on the mask as a signifying object with strong representational challenges, exploring representations in festivals, literature, and film. Part III investigates the ambiguous use of the mask as a protective and concealing element, delving into visual culture and digital social media contexts. Finally, Part VI draws on the work of Levinas and Deleuze to investigate a philosophical view of the mask that addresses memory and ethics within intersubjective relationships. Questioning the contemporary world, using communication, sociology, visual culture, and philosophical theory, the volume provides a pedagogical and formative perspective on the mask.

The Mask of Masculinity
The Mask of Masculinity

Author: Lewis Howes

Publisher: Hay House, Inc

Published: 2017-10-31

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 1788171284

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‘This is one of the most important topics today that seemingly no one is talking about: how men can take care of their emotional health in a 21st century that demands it. Crucial reading for any young or struggling man.’ - Mark Manson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck At 30 years old, Lewis Howes was outwardly thriving but unfulfilled inside. He was a successful athlete and businessman, achieving goals beyond his wildest dreams, but he felt empty, angry, frustrated, and always chasing something that was never enough. His whole identity had been built on misguided beliefs about what "masculinity" was. Howes began a personal journey to find inner peace and to uncover the many masks that men – young and old – wear. In The Mask of Masculinity, Howes exposes: · The ultimate emptiness of the Material Mask, the man who chases wealth above all things; · The cowering vulnerability that hides behind the Joker and Stoic Masks of men who never show real emotion; and · The destructiveness of the Invincible and Aggressive Masks worn by men who take insane risks or can never back down from a fight. He teaches men how to break through the walls that hold them back and shows women how they can better understand the men in their lives. It's not easy, but if you want to love, be loved and live a great life, then it's an odyssey of self-discovery that all modern men must make. This book is a must-read for every man – and for every woman who loves a man.

People of the Masks
People of the Masks

Author: Kathleen O'Neal Gear

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 580

ISBN-13: 0312858574

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The archaeologists/authors continue to entertain an avid international audience with their rousing historical epic of adventure, triumph, and heartbreak of the pre-Columbian peoples who struggled to make this great continent their home.

Do Face Masks Really Work ?
Do Face Masks Really Work ?

Author: Dr. Kamalpreet Singh

Publisher: Notion Press

Published: 2023-03-09

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13:

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“Do Face Masks Really Work” is a compilation of top-grade scientific studies that refute the claim that wearing a face mask is safe and effective. Face masks are widely recommended by most health organizations during any “pandemic” season. However, there is no scientific evidence that can conclude the benefits of wearing a face mask. At the same time, a plethora of evidence suggests that wearing face masks for longer duration can cause hypoxia, hypercapnia, headaches, breathing difficulties, cardiovascular implications and nervous system changes leading to exacerbation of existing chronic diseases, especially asthma, bronchitis, migraines, and Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder. Dr. Kamalpreet Singh also introduces the reader to the New World Order Agenda – a plan to control the world through a state of total surveillance by the tyrant forces. It includes planned depopulation, disease mongering, abolition of religion, digital identity, digital currency, mandatory vaccinations, gender confusion, travel restrictions, isolation of humanity and a social credit score system. Private ownership of land and property will be forbidden. Every conversation, purchase, physical activity, location, emotion, and even every thought will be recorded by data harvesting technologies and artificial intelligence. Practical solutions to prepare for future challenges are also described in this book."

The Expressive Use of Masks Across Cultures and Healing Arts
The Expressive Use of Masks Across Cultures and Healing Arts

Author: Susan Ridley

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-04-25

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 1040037186

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The Expressive Use of Masks Across Cultures and Healing Arts explores the interplay between masks and culture and their therapeutic use in the healing arts such as music, art, dance/movement, drama, play, bibliotherapy, and intermodal. Each section of the book focuses on a different context, including viewing masks through a cultural lens, masks at play, their role in identity formation (persona and alter ego), healing the wounds from negative life experiences, from the protection of medical masks to helping the healing process, and from expressions of grief to celebrating life stories. Additionally, the importance of cultural sensitivity, including the differences between cultural appreciation and appropriation, is explored. Chapters are written by credentialed therapists to provide unique perspectives on the personal and professional use of masks in the treatment of diverse populations in a variety of settings. A range of experiences are explored, from undergraduate and graduate students to early professionals and seasoned therapists. The reader will be able to adapt and incorporate techniques and directives presented in these chapters. Readers are encouraged to explore their own cultural heritage, to find their authentic voice, as well as learn how to work with clients who have different life experiences. Chapter 3 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.

Good Boy
Good Boy

Author: Jennifer Finney Boylan

Publisher: Celadon Books

Published: 2020-04-21

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1250261864

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From bestselling author of She’s Not There, New York Times opinion columnist, and human rights activist Jennifer Finney Boylan, Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs, a memoir of the transformative power of loving dogs. This is a book about dogs: the love we have for them, and the way that love helps us understand the people we have been. It’s in the love of dogs, and my love for them, that I can best now take the measure of the child I once was, and the bottomless, unfathomable desires that once haunted me. There are times when it is hard for me to fully remember that love, which was once so fragile, and so fierce. Sometimes it seems to fade before me, like breath on a mirror. But I remember the dogs. In her New York Times opinion column, Jennifer Finney Boylan wrote about her relationship with her beloved dog Indigo, and her wise, funny, heartbreaking piece went viral. In Good Boy, Boylan explores what should be the simplest topic in the world, but never is: finding and giving love. Good Boy is a universal account of a remarkable story: showing how a young boy became a middle-aged woman—accompanied at seven crucial moments of growth and transformation by seven memorable dogs. “Everything I know about love,” she writes, “I learned from dogs.” Their love enables us to pull off what seem like impossible feats: to find our way home when we are lost, to live our lives with humor and courage, and above all, to best become our true selves.

Mask Improvisation for Actor Training & Performance
Mask Improvisation for Actor Training & Performance

Author: Sears A. Eldredge

Publisher: Northwestern University Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 9780810113657

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Because mask improvisation work is relatively new in American theater training, this book is designed not only to acquaint readers with the theory of mask improvisation but to instruct them in the techniques of method as well. Featuring dozens of improvisational exercises in the innovative spirit of Viola Spolin, and supplemented with practical appendices on mask design and construction, forms and checklists, and other classroom materials, this book is an invaluable tool for teacher and student alike, as well as compelling reading for anyone interested in acquiring a deeper understanding of masks as agents of transformation, creativity, and performance.

Masks in Horror Cinema
Masks in Horror Cinema

Author: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Publisher: University of Wales Press

Published: 2019-10-15

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1786834979

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First critical exploration of the history and endurance of masks in horror cinema Written by an established , award-winning author with a strong reputation for research in both academia and horror fans Interdisciplinary study that incorporates not only horror studies and cinema studies, but also utilises performance studies, anthropology, Gothic studies, literary studies and folklore studies.

Masks
Masks

Author: E. C. Blake

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0756407591

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Explores "a world in which cataclysmic events have left the Autarchy of Aygrima--the one land blessed with magical resources--cut off from its former trading partners across the waters, not knowing if any of those distant peoples still live. Yet under the rule of the Autarch, Aygrima survives. And thanks to the creation of the Masks and the vigilance of the Autarch's Watchers, no one can threaten the security of the empire"--Dust jacket flap.