Poética del drama videoescénico. La enunciación audiovisual en el teatro español actual

Esta investigación aborda un fenómeno complejo, el drama videoescénico, que resulta de la integración de la enunciación audiovisual en el modo de representación teatral, centrándose en el marco del teatro español actual. Se plantea que la utilización del audiovisual tiene una repercusión en el teatro que va mucho más allá de su valor tecnológico. Esta irrupción modal, que articula la investigación, genera tensiones con los elementos que conforman el drama. El audiovisual se convierte en un nuevo componente de su configuración y modifica el modo de representación teatral, ampliando sus posibilidades expresivas y cambiando las relaciones entre el personaje, la acción, el espacio y el tiempo. El drama videoescénico se define como el drama teatral que inserta en su construcción la enunciación audiovisual a través de proyección o emisión audiovisual, a la que se denomina representación videoescénica. Se entiende, por consiguiente, como representación videoescénica la imagen, registrada por una videocámara o generadas por ordenador, proyectada en el escenario en interacción con los demás elementos que componen la representación teatral. La representación videoescénica sólo tiene existencia en presencia de esos elementos. Es decir, dentro del drama videoescénico. Se considera, por tanto, que el drama videoescénico es la historia escenificada, incluyendo el argumento dispuesto para ser teatral y audiovisualmente representado en un único producto...

Japanese American Biracial Adolescents and Identity Formation

The purpose of the current paper is to examine the racial identity development of Japanese American biracial adolescents. A review of the literature revealed critical factors as it relates to Japanese American biracial adolescents and their identity formation. Ethnic identity, adolescent developmental stage, environmental ethnic socialization processes used to facilitate identity development, and the resulting psychological adjustment were the major issues identified in the literature. Educators, counselors and other mental health professionals must begin to understand their development if the needs of this population are to be met in the future. A case study of a biracial Japanese American teen was included to heighten the understanding of the identity development of biracial individuals. Findings indicate that biracial children who are raised to identify with both sides of their ethnic heritage are not suffering from negative psychological consequences (e.g. guilt, anger, isolation) but, instead, gain a "healthier" sense of self. Implications for clinicians are discussed in terms of how therapists can be responsive to the unique needs of biracial adolescents.

Wrestling With Tradition: Japanese Activities at Amache, a World War II Incarceration Facility

I employ archaeological analyses, archival research, and oral histories to investigate traditional Japanese practices that were performed at Amache, a World War II Japanese American incarceration facility. I argue that these inter-generational practices helped to bridge a cultural gap that existed between several generations of Japanese Americans. For many incarcerated Japanese Americans, their first exposure to many traditional activities occurred during incarceration. The resulting social environment incorporated aspects of Japanese, Japanese American, and mainstream American influences, all of which were adapted to conditions during incarceration. Similarly, archaeological analyses allow for the investigation of traditional practice features. These provide evidence regarding the significance of the adapted landscape at Amache. Evidence of these practices suggests Amache internees had both a strong desire to maintain and celebrate these aspects of their Japanese heritage but they also incorporated non-traditional elements that reflected the unique living conditions during incarceration. Incarceration, I argue, created an environment in which a unique internee consciousness was formed in which the use of traditional practices was a focal point. The physical remains of traditional practices allow archaeologists to determine aspects of this newly formed consciousness that are not readily apparent in historical documentation.