Bøger af Diane Conrad

"Fables of Psyche" is dedicated to readers who believe journeys are important and are willing to take fantasy tours into self and beyond. Travel to far away places with Realia, Dea, Lexus, the Visionaries, Thinkerthoughts and with your own imagination. The style of writing is a hearty blend of prose, poetry, haibun, and imaginary words. A reading experience of pure literary license for your enjoyment.

If you like fantasy mixed with meaning then you'll quickly turn the pages in this poetic trip into a self-discovery. 'She' touches gender and beyond. "She Is Woman" passes through transformation and wonder of out-of-this-world identity. The book is dedicated to the female in each of us. Enjoy the truth in the fantastic.

This chapbook looks into the poetic throbbing heart of Wall Street. 'Bull, Bear, Dragon pound the pavement, animal spirits lick the Street, delicacy theirs.' Dedicated 'to the sharp skill, wondrous work of those who claim their territory on the Street. To Bulls, ingenious engineers of forward pace. To Bears, vigorous guardians of curb's edge. To their Dragons, the self within emblazoned Street Warriors.' The abiding question: Morality in our game of win-lose? Written for traders, buyers and sellers of equities, and for all who wonder about soul in our biggest financial institution.

True to Eastern non-linear thinking, Zen Thunder in each concise couplet, provokes artful paradox, wonder, and spontaneous delight.

The reality and significance of injustice are poetically described in chapters of (1) PAIN--"carnage by corporate greed has crept silently deep into our stiff blanched bones" (2) PONDER--"can our red wet fingers grip the shovel of justice and bury our own undertakers?" (3) PASSAGE--"wo/men do not live to only tearfully grieve children will learn to play more than a game of funeral" (4) PASSION--"like a moth to land on flames drawn by promise of flicker yearning for light and justice" (5) PROMISE--"let us all rise from fallow to till the road of redemption" EPILOGUE--"we are all buried in the same Earth." This book will hold true in every heart troubled by corporate greed and rampant plutocracy. This book will ring true in every voice yearning to shout truth to power. This book will enliven trust in justice and our own humanity. The theme of injustice in this book is timeless.

Why are educators and their profession the focus of so much film and theater? Diane Conrad and Monica Prendergast bring together scholars and practitioners in education, examining dramatic portrayals of teachers and teaching to answer this very question. Films such as Freedom Writers, Bad Teacher, and School of Rock, to name a few, intentionally or inadvertently comment on education and influence the opinions and, ultimately, the experiences of anyone who has taught or been taught. The chapters gathered in this collection critique the Hollywood "good teacher" repertoire, delve into satiric parodies and alternative representations, and explore issues through analyses of independent and popular films and plays from around the world. By examining teacher-student relationships, institutional cultures, societal influences, and much more, Teachers and Teaching on Stage and on Screen addresses these media''s varied fascinations with the educator like no collection before it. Why are educators and their profession the focus of so much film and theatre? Diane Conrad and Monica Prendergast bring together scholars and practitioners in education, examining dramatic portrayals of teachers and teaching to answer this very question. Films such as Freedom Writers, Bad Teacher and School of Rock, to name a few, intentionally or inadvertently comment on education and influence the opinions and, ultimately, the experiences of anyone who has taught or been taught. The chapters gathered in this collection critique the Hollywood ''good teacher'' repertoire, delve into satiric parodies and alternative representations and explore issues through analyses of independent and popular films and plays from around the world. By examining teacher-student relationships, institutional cultures, societal influences and much more, Teachers and Teaching on Stage and on Screen addresses these media''s varied fascinations with the educator like no collection before it.

This reflective practice case study completed for my master''s degree involved creating and delivering a unit for inner-city high school students integrating drama and media literacy/production with a focus on advertising. It used socially critical or issues- based drama to examine the relationship between youth and media advertising, to draw out and question their meanings/understandings, towards finding appropriate ways of teaching media studies. Analysis of students¿ responses to the work and the media messages they created saw these young people as sophisticated readers of advertisements who made meanings that spoke to their needs, desires and life experiences. The study forced a re-evaluation of the critical perspective brought to the teaching, which led to a more pluralistic stance that allowed the intersection of public and private realms of knowing and the acknowledgement of students¿ desiring identities. In representing the research data the study took an alternative arts-based approach by depicting significant teaching/learning moments through scripted scenes.