Fire Under My Feet

Fire Under My Feet seeks to expose the diverse, significant, and often under-researched historical and developmental phenomena revealed by studies in the dance systems of the African Diaspora. In the book, written documentation and diverse methodologies are buttressed by the experiences of those whose lives are built around the practice of African diaspora dance. Replete with original perspectives, this book makes a significant contribution to dance and African diaspora scholarship simultaneously. Most important, it highlights the work of researchers from Ecuador, India, Puerto Rico, the United States, and the United Kingdom, and it exposes under-researched and omitted voices of the African diaspora dance world of the aforesaid locations and Puerto Rico, Columbia, and Trinidad as well. This study showcases a blend of scholars, dance practitioners, and interdisciplinarity, and engages the relationship between African diaspora dance and the fields of history, performance studies, critical race theory, religion, identity, and black agency.

When seventeen-year-old Clay Dickerson joined a crew on a fire patrol rig north of Grants Pass, Oregon, in June of 1962, he could not know that this first job would lead to an almost forty-year career in forestry. In Fire At My Feet, he shares the story of his life and the role his job played during those years. This memoir chronicles his journey where his duties and responsibilities increased while he matured into manhood. Dickerson tells how after earning a college degree, he became a professional forester in Oregon. He narrates a host of stories about the unusual, exciting, and sometimes dangerous situations he faced throughout his tenure. Dickerson discusses how his long career involved comprehensive and balanced forest management activities, including work on wildland fires in various on-the-line and overhead capacities throughout Oregon, as well as in northern California and eastern Washington. With photos included, Fire At My Feet offers unique insight into one man’s adventures in the woods of Oregon as a forest firefighter.

Introduction: Invisible avalanches and ripple effects / Ofosuwa Abiola -- The gaze of power, rebel bodies and the specter of savagery : African and African descents' dances in the narrative eye of the beholders in Puerto Rico during the 19th and 20th centuries / Noel Allende Goitia -- Rooting across generations : establishing British Caribbean diasporic identity through dance / Tia-Monique Uzor -- Visualizing African diaspora dance through the African American dance company and visual art / Katie E. Dieter -- The ruses of memory in the cinematic choreographies of Delia Zapata Olivella : dancing to build gender in the public space / Juan Suárez Ontaneda -- Dance, rhythm, and ritual : Afro-Venezuelans in resistance / Mesi Walton -- Dancing African-ness : the transnational identity of Siddi Dammal / Anuran Dasgupta -- Dance : a catalyst for spiritual transcendence / Tamara Williams.

This is the autobiography of an Irish-Catholic priest who became one of the great missionaries of our time. In 1963, Fr Leo Mayhon was sent to build an experimental church in Panama. When he arrived, he was unaware that he would later be threatened by a vicious dictator and punished by a Cardinal for establishing a Christian community known throughout the world as a model of faith, justice and peace. This work presents a dramatic story which reveals how a vibrant and happy church can survive despite the external threats.

Describes the experiences of a newcomer to the Yukon when he attempts to hike through the snow to reach a mining claim.

Picked by the Guardian as one of '15 Modern Classics' books This double-sided foldout book takes you on a fascinating journey deep underground. One side of the foldout shows the ground beneath the city, whilst the reverse side shows the ground beneath the countryside. The underground scenes include tunnels and pipes, creatures' burrows, layers of rock and the planet's molten core, and run seamlessly into the next. Mixing urban and rural settings, covering subjects such as geology, archaeology and natural history, The Street Beneath My Feetoffers children the opportunity to explore their world through a detailed learning experience. This expansive concertina book opens out to an impressive 2.5 metres long, perfect for spreading out on the floor to pore over for hours.