Since publishing its first issue in 1981, The Austin Chronicle has evolved alongside the city’s sound to define and give voice to ‘The Live Music Capital of the World.’ … In honor of the Chronicle’s thirtieth anniversary, this anthology gathers the weekly’s best music writing and photography … Capturing the moments that make music history as they happen … GBS_insertEmbeddedViewer(“skRmb_RyMikC”, 500,400);

This book modifies the concept of performativity with media theory in order to build a rigorous method for analyzing videogame performances. Beginning with an interdisciplinary exploration of performative motifs in Western art and literary history, the book shows the importance of framing devices in orienting audiences’ experience of art. The frame, as a site of paradox, links the book’s discussion of theory with close readings of texts, which include artworks, books and videogames. The resulting method is interdisciplinary in scope and will be of use to researchers […]

This book focuses on how to effectively integrate the teaching and learning of visual and media literacies in K-12 and higher education. Not only does it address and review the elements and principles of visual design but also identifies, discusses and describes the value of media in learning diverse and challenging content across disciplines. Finally, this book provides a balanced treatment of how visual and media literacies support deep content learning, student engagement, critical thinking, creativity, problem solving, and production. GBS_insertEmbeddedViewer(“8hmqCAAAQBAJ”, 500,400);