Performing Kamishibai: An Emerging New Literacy for a Global Audience (Routledge Research in Education)

By: Tara McGowan

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Synopsis: Kamishibai (paper-theater), a Japanese picture-storytelling medium, is gaining global interest as we move from a text-based culture to one that emphasizes multiple semiotic systems and performance. This is the first volume to explore the potential of kamishibai as a dynamic "new" interactive medium for teaching multimodal communication and shows how synchronizing oral, visual and gestural modes develops students’ awareness of all modes of communication as potential resources in their learning. By examining the multiple modes involved in kamishibai through actual student performances over several venues, this volume overturns commonly held expectations about literacy in the classroom and provides a critical perspective on assumptions about other media. It offers much-needed information about a medium that is attracting interest from educators, academics and artists worldwide.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781317529828
Related ISBNs:: 9781315724065, 9781138851511, 9781138851511, 9781138084766, 9781138084766
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 06/07/19
Copyrighted By:: Routledge
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Education, Language Arts, Communication
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