'The Handbook of Events' explores and critically evaluates the debates and controversies inherent to this rapidly expanding discipline. It brings together leading specialists from a range of disciplinary backgrounds and geographical regions.
It is the first major study to examine what events is as a discipline in the twenty-first century, its significance in contemporary society and growth as a mainstream subject area. The book is divided in to five inter-related sections. Section one evaluates the evolution of even…
'The Handbook of Events' explores and critically evaluates the debates and controversies inherent to this rapidly expanding discipline. It brings together leading specialists from a range of disciplinary backgrounds and geographical regions.
Live cinema: cultures, economies, aesthetics
"The first collection to consolidate authoritative research into the burgeoning field of 'live cinema', the creation of live events around a particular film screening"...
Live cinema: cultures, economies, aesthetics
"The first collection to consolidate authoritative research into the burgeoning field of 'live cinema', the creation of live events around a particular film screening"...
In recent years, there has been a growing trend toward the creation of a cinema that escapes beyond the boundaries of the auditorium whereby film-screenings are augmented by synchronous live performance, site-specific locations, technological intervention, social media engagemen…
The importance of fashion and design in an events context remains under-researched, despite their ubiquity and significance from a societal and economic perspective. Fashion-themed events, for example, appeal to broad audiences and may tour the globe. Staging these events might …
"Transform fundraising events into long-term revenue with expertauction advice A Higher Bid is the nonprofit school and organizationguide to planning and executing more exciting, more lucrativespecial event fundraisers. In this book, award-winning consultant, fundraiser, speaker…