J Tompkins: 4 books

Theatre's Heterotopias analyses performance space, using the concept of heterotopia: a location that, when apparent in performance, refers to the actual world, thus activating performance in its culture. Case studies cover site-specific and multimedia performance, and selected productions from the National Theatre of Scotland and the Globe Theatre.

For social worker Helen, Jake's struggle to rescue injured seven-year-old Sam off the sheer face of Black Mountain goes beyond all measure, moving her heart as no other case ever has. When backpacker Jake ventures out on a weekend wilderness hike into the southern Sierra, he never expects to...

A story is never one-sided. There will always be other perspectives, other points of view, that someone can take—and why shouldn’t we? Using these different perspectives helps us observe, understand and learn from our experiences—they help us grow. Putting forth the effort to take on these points...

Youth and Rock in the Soviet Bloc explores the impact of Western popular culture on young people in Russia and Eastern Europe during the Cold War. Drawing from recent theories on youth subcultures, this collection of essays considers official attempts to accommodate and contain jazz, rock-and-roll,...