"El personaje Negro Mama carga en su construcción elementos que lo convierten en estereotipo negativo. Se vale de un medio de comunicación para repetir cuestiones simples y básicas, ajenas a la realidad. Es la puesta en práctica de los prejuicios raciales, cuyo efecto en su audiencia es crear o
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fortalecer una ideología en la que el color de la piel de los afroperuanos está relacionado a capacidades o comportamientos limitados y no aspiracionales. Los estereotipos negativos vinculados al Negro Mama, se mencionan en situaciones de violencia contra los afroperuanos. El uso de la retórica, como recurso para camuflar y difundir mensajes de discriminación racial, a través de un medio de comunicación. El fin del discurso es deshumanizar, ridiculizar el fenotipo y el arraigo cultural de los afroperuanos. Asimismo, influye en la audiencia y aparece situaciones de violencia contra la población afroperuana." (Conclusiones, página 137)
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"What are the stakes of cultural production in a time of war? How is artistic expression prone to manipulation by the state and international humanitarian organizations? In the charged political terrain of post-genocide Rwanda, post-civil war Uganda, and recent violence in the Democratic Republic of
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Congo, Laura Edmondson explores performance through the lens of empire. Instead of celebrating theatre productions as expression of cultural agency and resilience, Edmondson traces their humanitarian imperatives to a place where global narratives of violence take precedence over local traditions and audiences. Working at the intersection of performance and trauma, Edmondson reveals how artists and cultural workers manipulate narratives in the shadow of empire and how empire, in turn, infiltrates creative capacities." (Publisher description)
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"Can the stories people tell influence the way they see the world? This book seeks to address that question through a study of the viability of movie making as a critical pedagogy activity. Positioned at the intersection of education and communication for social change, it explores the relationship
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between the generation of subjective knowledge through storytelling and analysis, and systemic change. Central to the book is a case study from Nepal. By using video as the action element and analytical material of coursework, youth participants generated a new critical awareness, engendered by themes arising from group discussion. Through the analysis of these themes participants initiated an emergence known as conscientization. Led by two critical educators, participants used the production, screening, and analysis of their own movies to propel the course, or praxis, forward. This book seeks to inform the practice of critical pedagogy both practically and theoretically, and also offers a contribution to the fields of participatory action-research and communication for social change." (Publisher description)
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"Across time, in a variety of forms and spaces -from homes and workplaces to digital domains of social media- women have become victims of male dominance. So also are the other vulnerable sections that suffer multi-layered abuse, and endure sexual harassment in social media. Yet, this phenomenon is
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insufficiently explored. Therefore, this article argues that social media spaces have become domains for sexual harassment and subjugation of women. This article examines gender-trolling on Twitter as a form of sexual violence against women. Employing qualitative analyses of the Twitter conversations on Indian journalists, namely Barkha Dutt, Sagarika Ghose, and Rana Ayyub, it exposes the nature and form of sexual violence against women on the micro-blogging space, and argues that social media platforms constitute convenient havens of harassment against assertive women." (Abstract)
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"There has been a decline in trust in the media in the LAC region. While in 2004 nearly two-thirds of individuals reported having high trust in the media, this result dropped to only half of individuals in 2016/17. Individuals who perceive the media as representative of different viewpoints or who h
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ave high trust in the media are more likely to report being satisfied with the way democracy is functioning in their country. Citizen evaluations of media pluralism and ownership concentration do not correspond with expert evaluations of media environments in the LAC region. While experts might hold that greater concentration of ownership inevitably erodes pluralism, the public does not make this link." (Key findings)
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"Women are a great untapped potential in Cambodia. That is the driving idea behind the EU-funded project “Women into Politics! Greater female participation in Cambodia”. This three-year project reached women from different regions in Cambodia and gave them the communications skills they needed t
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o run for political office and talk to their constituents or become community leaders in their own locales. It was implemented by Germany’s leading media development organization DW Akademie, local partners Banteay Srei (BtS) and the Women’s Media Centre of Cambodia (WMC), and two third-party funding recipients, Cambodian Volunteers for Society (CVS) and the Youth Council of Cambodia (YCC). The project made use of media—radio, video and, especially, social media—as well as community forums to reach young people, particularly women and first-time voters, in the runup to communal and national elections. This gave them the knowledge they needed to make informed choices at the polls. The project disseminated information on topics with special relevance to women that emerged from local forums where community women could make their voices heard. The project’s overarching goals, empowerment and greater equality for Cambodian women, were in line with the European Union’s focus on gender equality and its commitment to the protection and fulfilment of human rights for women and girls. This best-practice handbook aims to provide an overview of the project—its goals, its approach, its activities and its results. It will look at who was primarily involved in each activity field, how they contributed or benefited, and what came of the three years of project work. This handbook also examines the challenges involved in carrying out the planned activities in a political environment that saw significant changes during the project period." (Introduction)
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"Seit das DSM 5 die »Internet Gambling Disorder« als Störungsbild unter Vorbehalt auswies, sind Medien erstmals in den Einzugsbereich therapeutischen Handelns gerückt. Da für Diagnostik und Therapie von Kindern und Jugendlichen mit medienbezogenen Störungen von analytischer und tiefenpsycholog
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ischer Seite bisher keine systematischen Ansätze vorliegen, entwickelt das Buch ein Menschenbild und eine Psychodynamik des medial eingebundenen Jugendlichen und Kindes, welches sich an den realen und konkreten technischen Gegebenheiten orientiert." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"Historically, cinema in the Americas has been signed by a state of precariousness. Notwithstanding the growing accessibility to video and digital technologies, access to the material means of film production is still limited, affecting the spheres of production, distribution, and reception. Equally
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, questions about the precarious can be traced in cultural and archival policies, film legislations, as well as in thematic and aesthetic choices. While conventional definitions of the precarious have been associated with notions of scarcity and insecurity, this volume looks at precariousness from a non-monolithic angle, exploring its productivity and potential for original, critical approaches, with the aim of providing new readings to the variedly rich and complex cinemas of the Americas." (Publisher description)
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"A survey, conducted in July 2018, interviewed 750 people from the Rohingya community and 750 people from the host community (local Bangladeshi citizens) about how they access information, what they think of the information and how they communicate with aid providers. The survey tracked how perceive
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d provision of information has changed since an initial information needs assessment, carried out by Internews, in October 2017 [...] The survey shows that people feel substantially more informed in July 2018 than they did in October 2017. The Internews study in October found that only 23% of Rohingya men and women felt they had enough information to make good decisions for themselves and their family. This recent study shows that 84% feel they have enough information to make good decisions for themselves and their families and three quarters (75%) of the Rohingya community said it had become easier to get information over the last six months. This is similar to other data collected – a recent Translators without Borders study found that 68% of Rohingya refugees feel they have enough information to make decisions. During fieldwork, almost a third (30%) of Rohingya survey respondents asked the data collectors questions such as, did they know where to collect relief, or did they know anything about the Government’s plans for repatriation? This suggests that while the Rohingya community feel better informed than when they first arrived, they still have many questions, particularly around their future – only 41% of respondents said they felt informed about their options for the future. The survey showed that the current key information needs of the Rohingya and host community are around their main concerns – where to find food. The Rohingya are also worried about sourcing cooking fuel, while the host community is seeking information around financial support as a result of perceived declining employment opportunities [...] Mahjis (Rohingya community leaders) are the main source of information for Rohingya people (mentioned by 87% of participants) and are now the most trusted source of information (they were only ranked 7th in the October 2017 information needs assessment). This increase in trust may be reflective of how agencies and camp coordinators are more systematically using mahjis to share information with people in their camp block. Mahjis are the main channel through which Rohingya communities say they communicate with aid providers (mentioned by 38% of respondents)." (Executiv summary)
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"El 89,6% de los 25 millones de personas mayores de 11 años que habitan en el Perú escuchan radio en el transcurso de una semana lo cual representa 22 mil 400 millones de radioescuchas. El tiempo promedio de escucha semanal es de 21 horas a la semana o tres horas diarias. Comparando la audiencia u
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rbana versus la rural, en el primer caso el alcance es mayor y la radio es escuchada por el 92,3% del total de la población (18’5 MM) y con 23 horas semanales. En el caso rural, baja el alcance al 78,5% (3’9 MM) y el nivel de escucha promedio semanal también es menor. Hay que considerar que en este segmento de la población es mucho mayor el nivel de pobreza y como consecuencia menor el número de aparatos de radio por hogar." (Página 1)
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"Primeiro, precisamos de uma 'Metanoia digital', isto é, uma mudança de mentalidade, uma visão de mundo que amplie nossa compreensão da realidade, especialmente no que se refere à fé e à rede. Depois de uma experiência transformadora nós temos a tendência a nos tornarmos seguidores e espal
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har a boa nova, pois aquilo que acontece em nós é tão maravilhoso que sentimos a necessidade de compartilhar com os outros. Então, o segundo passo, 'Uma Igreja em saída', é cada um de nós exercer a missão de ser a igreja em saída, como pede Papa Francisco, com o desafio de conectar-se à vida das pessoas. Antes de querermos anunciar qualquer coisa a alguém, precisamos conhecer esse alguém. Aqui entra o terceiro passo, 'Com quem compartilhar?', que traça o perfil desse jovem de quem queremos nos aproximar. Após essa escuta e aprendizado, no quarto passo refletimos sobre duas questões difíceis de separar, pois se interpelam: O que e como compartilhar? Só informações? Não, pois o jovem tem acesso rápido a qualquer conteúdo disponível na internet. Então, o que devemos comunicar? O testemunho de uma vida em Cristo. Por fim, vamos refletir sobre a maneira de nos comunicarmos com a juventude mais comunicativa da história: que linguagens e métodos serão mais eficazes na evangelização da geração net." (Página 59)
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"By creating opportunities for microentrepreneurship, street papers have been tackling homelessness and poverty in U.S. cities since the late 1980s. Homeless or low-income vendors purchase these social justice-oriented publications for a fraction of the cover price, and then resell them on street co
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rners for profit. By 2015 the self-help model had spread to 35 U.S. cities, according to the International Network of Street Papers. These cities range significantly in characteristics such as population size, climate, geographic location and political atmosphere. Drawing on interviews with more than 20 editors, staff and vendors at North American street papers, I have identified five factors that tend to contribute to a paper’s success in any given city. These factors address both qualities of the host city, such as significant pedestrian traffic, and qualities of the paper itself, such as the support of a pre-existing nonprofit organization. I next considered these factors in the context of one case study: Groundcover News in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This case study in turn provided insight into the final aspect of the capstone: determining whether Syracuse, New York, could support a successful street paper. Based on analysis of census data, interviews with representatives from Syracuse-based social service organizations and the application of previously gathered information, I concluded that a street paper in Syracuse would face no insurmountable obstacles." (Abstract)
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"Popular support for a free news media has declined significantly in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania – three countries currently making headlines for government attempts to limit press freedom. Recent Afrobarometer surveys show that the proportion of respondents who say the government “should have t
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he right to prevent the media from publishing things that it considers harmful to society” has risen sharply in Tanzania and Uganda, and more modestly in Kenya, over the past five years. At the same time, fewer citizens say they feel free to express their opinions." (Page 1)
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"Los capítulos que siguen, trazan un recorrido a partir de diferentes voces y contextos, que permite visualizar oportunidades y limitaciones en relación con experiencias de inclusión digital entre los niños, niñas y jóvenes en América Latina. En ellos se presentan reflexiones e iniciativas en
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torno a temas como la participación cívica y política de las juventudes promovida por soportes digitales; la construcción y proyección de identidades en espacios virtuales; los derechos y responsabilidades asociados al uso de internet; la privacidad y seguridad en línea y los abordajes sobre juventudes y economía digital. A partir de estas preguntas: ¿Cuáles son los principales logros y limitaciones de las experiencias de inclusión digital entre los niños, niñas y jóvenes en América Latina?; ¿Cuáles son las estrategias más adecuadas para que niños y jóvenes cultiven y generen prácticas responsables de convivencia en los entornos digitales?; ¿Qué tipo de prácticas pueden estimular el desarrollo de nuevas formas de inclusión en los entornos digitales en pro de niños, adolescentes y jóvenes? y ¿Cómo pueden padres, educadores y adultos en general favorecer nuevas formas de convivencia en entornos digitales en beneficio de niños, adolescentes y jóvenes? un colectivo de autores brinda su innovadora mirada sobre el tema." (Prólogo, página 15-16)
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"How can videogames portray love and loss? Games and Bereavement answers this question by looking at five videogames and carrying out a participatory design study with grievers. Sabine Harrer highlights possible connections between grief and videogames, arguing that game design may help make difficu
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lt personal feelings tangible. After a brief literary review of grief concepts and videogame theory, the book deep-dives into examples of tragic inter-character relationships from videogame history. Building on these examples, the book presents a case study on pregnancy loss as a potential grief experience that can be validated through game design dialogue." (Publisher description)
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"A comunicação, tomada como seara do conhecimento que tangencia a humanidade em todos os seus afazeres, da gestão pública à gestão empresarial, do consumo ao diálogo familiar, das cores às manifestações estabelecidas pelas opções humanas. Neste sentido, este livro intitulado “Media Eff
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ects: ensaios sobre teorias da Comunicação e do Jornalismo”, em seu volume 1, traz trabalhos acadêmicos sobre as teorias do agendamento, do priming e do framing, sobre diferentes olhares e perspectivas." (Resumo)
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