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Williams, Robert C. – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1977
Examines the published works and private correspondence of the English drama critic Huntly Carter and concludes that his religious enthusiasm for early Soviet theatre was more a part of London theosophy in 1914 than the Moscow stage of 1923. (MH)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Literary Criticism, Politics

Weiher, Carol – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1977
Contends that the historical dramas produced in the 1960'> used historical materials in original ways and for unique reasons and consequently American audiences viewed their heritage in a new light. (MH)
Descriptors: American History, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Drama

Poague, Leland; Cadbury, William – Journal of Aesthetic Education, 1989
Examines the role of critical language in film criticism. Compares and contrasts Monroe Beardsley's philosophy on film aesthetics with the New Criticism. Outlines some of the contributions Beardsley has made to the study of film criticism. (KM)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Art Expression, Content Analysis
Gillespie, Patti Peete – Southern Speech Communication Journal, 1979
Cites some of the attempts to link theater with communication within the field of speech communication and describes the ways the two areas have shifted synchronously during the 1950s and 1960s. Suggests explanations for the parallel changes and new directions for further inquiry. (JMF)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Departments, Educational Trends, Language Arts

Gillespie, Patti P. – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1978
Presents and analyzes the formation, characteristics, and growth of feminist theatre groups as tactical responses to certain rhetorical problems faced by women liberationists. (JMF)
Descriptors: Drama, Females, Feminism, Groups
Minister, Kristina – 1975
The interpretation semiotic system that governs interpretation performance pertains to a distinct code of stylized conventions and includes all of the visual and auditory aspects that are generally salient to the characteristics of a performance. The selection of a particular convention for the interpretation of a specific text involves an act of…
Descriptors: Audiences, Communication (Thought Transfer), Interpretive Reading, Literature Appreciation

Hall, Robert N., Ed. – ACA Bulletin, 1979
The articles in this journal, originally presented at the Speech Communication Association Convention in 1978, reflect the current trends and state of research in the field of speech communication. Based on information selected from publications, theses, dissertations, and convention programs, the 12 articles discuss research in the following…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Information Theory
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1984
This collection of abstracts is part of a series providing continuing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 23 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the rhetoric of scientific controversy; (2) Erving Goffman's interactional theory of communication conduct; (3) a phenomenology of feminism; (4) a…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Discourse Analysis