Close Encounters Of A Cultural Kind
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Close Encounters Of A Cultural Kind
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Author : Richard Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2020-07-16
Close Encounters Of A Cultural Kind written by Richard Lewis and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-16 with Business & Economics categories.
Richard Lewis - world famous lecturer on intercultural issues and best-selling author of WHEN CULTURES COLLIDE - has collected 50 unique, critical cross-cultural incidents during his encounters in 135 countries around the globe. Some of these anecdotes are humorous, some are poignant, some are mysterious - all are insightful snapshots of the complex tapestry of cross-cultural business. If you're dining with a Finn, negotiating with the Japanese or attempting to climb a mountain with a team of diffident Italians, you need this book. "Historically, 'cultural encounters' have often created wars and split people. In this precious little gem of a book, Richard shows how beautifully cultural barriers can be overcome when people meet face-to-face. How we, despite different outlooks, can build bridges across cultural gaps with mindful, respectful and humorous approaches. The stories, told in a vibrant and captivating voice, ranging from thought provoking and insightful to adventurous and hilarious, are a delightful read. The charming characters of broad cultural variety bring the whole world into your hands, making hearts bond over a jolly good laugh. And frankly, - what can be better?" Marit Imeland Gjesme, Founder of CultureCatch®, intercultural training consultancy
Close Encounters Of A Cross Cultural Kind
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Author : Joseph Lurie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Close Encounters Of A Cross Cultural Kind written by Joseph Lurie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
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Author : Jon Towlson
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2016-09-06
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind written by Jon Towlson and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-06 with Performing Arts categories.
For many, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (CE3K) is not so much a movie as a religious experience. On its release in 1977, CE3K virtually redefined the science fiction film, shifting it away from spaceships, laser guns, and bug-eyed monsters into a modified form of science fiction that John Wyndham once called ‘logical fantasy’. What would it be like if extra-terrestrials made contact with people on Earth? How would it feel? Like 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Steven Spielberg’s primary inspiration, CE3K is concerned with mankind’s evolution towards the stars, towards a state of transcendence. But Spielberg’s vision hinges not so much on cool scientific intellect being the key to our next stage of evolution, as on the necessary development of emotional intelligence. To that end, we must regain our childlike curiosity for what lies beyond the skies, we must recover our capacity to experience wonder. Intensity of emotion is inherent to the film’s meaning, and the aim of this book is to explore this in detail. Along the way it delves into the film’s production history, explores Spielberg’s remarkable cinematic realisation of the film (including a comparison study of the three different release versions), and considers in detail how CE3K fits into the Spielberg oeuvre.
Close Encounters Of Empire
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Author : Gilbert Michael Joseph
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 1998
Close Encounters Of Empire written by Gilbert Michael Joseph and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
Essays that suggest new ways of understanding the role that US actors and agencies have played in Latin America." - publisher.
Religion And Cultural Studies
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Author : Susan L. Mizruchi
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-01-12
Religion And Cultural Studies written by Susan L. Mizruchi and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-12 with Religion categories.
Americans have never been more religious than they are now, at the dawn of the twenty-first century. By all reports, attendance rates at traditional places of worship are high and rising; the influx of new immigrant religions has revitalized standard faiths and drawn in those who had strayed from them. Popular television shows like "The Simpsons" feature characters who go to church every Sunday and speak to God; special events, like the 1998 outdoor mass in Worcester, Massachusetts, for a comatose girl believed to have miraculous powers, attract thousands of people. This collection is both part of this ferment and an intellectual reflection upon it. Religion and Cultural Studies features essays by major scholars from the fields of anthropology, history, literary criticism, and religion in order to enrich critical discourse about religion and culture. Despite the variety of disciplines represented by this group of scholars and the variety of cultures explored in their essays--from fifteenth-century Flemish asceticism and nineteenth-century African-American spiritualism to Russian blood-libel trials and Alien Abduction Reports in the twentieth century--their common ground is the question of religion's place in current American academic analysis, and more broadly in American life today. The volume's range of vocabulary and subject matter is aimed at vitalizing scholarly interest in the field of religion and cultural studies and deepening intellectual inquiry in the contemporary academy. The contributors are Eytan Bercovitch, Karen McCarthy Brown, Gillian Feeley-Harnik, Richard Wightman Fox, Jenny Franchot, Giles Gunn, Geoffrey Galt Harpham, Bruce B. Lawrence, Jack Miles, Susan L. Mizruchi, and Jonathan Z. Smith.
Close Encounters Of The Invasive Kind
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Author : Sarah Seymore
language : en
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Release Date : 2013
Close Encounters Of The Invasive Kind written by Sarah Seymore and has been published by LIT Verlag Münster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Literary Criticism categories.
Before the breakthrough of postcolonial studies, British science-fiction authors already saw the opportunity to discuss political and ethical issues of imperialism by projecting human history and behavior onto the alien 'Other.' In this thesis, the case studies of 15 novels of alien-encounter science fiction illuminate the treatment of colonial and postcolonial concepts - such as colonialism, neo-colonialism, Empire, paternalism, hybridity, mimicry and science and technology - as a means of conquest and resistance. The analysis also shows that the Empire is still a vital background for British science fiction. Thesis. (Series: Anglistik / Amerikanistik; English / American Studies - Vol. 35)
Close Encounters Of The French Kind
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Author : Arley W. Levno
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2013-08-14
Close Encounters Of The French Kind written by Arley W. Levno and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-14 with Travel categories.
"Close Encounters of the French Kind" contains 30 short mini-dramas in which 30 Americans from different parts of the United States meet 30 different French people from different parts of France. In each mini-drama the American misunderstands the French person or some aspect of life in France. The reader is given three choices (A, B or C) as reasons for the conflict. Explanations follow indicating why A, B or C is the correct or incorrect choice. These mini-dramas are drawn principally from the author's two years studying and teaching in France, as well as many trips to France over the years while he taught French (language, literature, Contemporary France, linguistics and French for Business) at Towson University, Towson, Maryland, where he is a Professor Emeritus. The success of our previous book, "Rencontres culturelles" was due to the presentation of the actual experiences Americans go through when meeting a French person in France, with all the social, psychological and linguistic implications involved. This has not changed in the new book. For that reason, this book provides an invaluable preparation for anyone planning to travel to France, as tourists, students, those in the travel and international business communities and in the diplomatic corps. But this book is intended bor everyone, because of the reasons below: Americans who have just returned from their first extended stay abroad, often comment how they had at first the expectation that everyone everywhere were similar to Americans. Gradually, they had become aware of how much we are the product of our own culture, the learned values, habits, customs and conceptions we grow up with and accept as universal. When you are surrounded by a vastly different way of life, the French, in this case, you realize that each country has its own unique ways of looking at the world. After having read this book, readers will have lived vicariously in France, going through many of the actual experiences Americans have encountered there. Readers will therefore gain a perspective on their own American culture, since they will have seen other ways of doing things that work just as well, and actually sometimes better, than those we have learned since childhood in America. It is hoped that this book instills an awareness that each individual person one meets is the result of that person's unique cultural circumstances growing up in America, or anywhere else.
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
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Author : Michael Klastorin
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2017-10-24
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind written by Michael Klastorin and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-24 with Art categories.
Celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind with this fully authorized behind-the-scenes book exploring the creation, production, and legacy of this iconic film. Created in conjunction with Sony Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Visual History details the complete creative journey behind the making of the film and examines its cultural impact. Featuring rare and never-before-seen imagery from the archives, the book brings together a stunning collection of on-set photography, concept art, storyboards, and more to create a visual narrative of the film’s journey to the big screen. It also features a wealth of insightful commentary from every key player involved in the film, from the acclaimed director himself to the film’s stars and the key department heads who brought Spielberg’s vision to life. Special inserts and interactive elements include script pages, call lists, concept sketches, and more. Comprehensive, compelling, and filled with unseen treasures, Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Ultimate Visual History is a fitting tribute to one of history’s most iconic films.
Geekhood
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Author : Andy Robb
language : en
Publisher: Stripes Publishing
Release Date : 2012
Geekhood written by Andy Robb and has been published by Stripes Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Boys categories.
What do you do if you're a fourteen-year-old geek, and a Beautiful Girl appears in your world? For Archie, the natural reaction is to duck and cover, however he decides to embark on a daring Quest to win the Beautiful Girl's heart. But when geek meets girl what could possibly go right? Suggested level: secondary.
Close Encounters
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Author : Constance Penley
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 1991
Close Encounters written by Constance Penley and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Performing Arts categories.
A collection of essays addresses the ways in which sexual roles are depicted in science fiction films and includes the complete text of Peter Wollen's film script for "Friendship's Death"