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The Latin American 'lo Popular' as a Theory of Communication: Ways of Seeing Communication Practices

Omar Rincón, Amparo Marroquín

In: Citizen Media and Practice: Currents, Connections, Challenges

Hilde C. Stephansen; Emiliano Treré (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2020), pp. 42-56

"Latin America's proposal for thinking about media practices is focused on popular subjects and communities; on what people do with the media; on the expressive and political use of media resources to gain visibility and public voice; on the intercultural dialogues always present in the negotiation ... more

Community Archives, Community Spaces: Heritage, Memory and Identity

Jeannette A. Bastian, Andrew Flinn (eds.)

London: Facet (2020), xxiv, 190 pp.

"This book traces the trajectory of the community archives movement, expanding the definition of community archives to include sites such as historical societies, social movement organisations and community centres. It also explores new definitions of what community archives might encompass, particu ... more

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The Internet Myth: From the Internet Imaginary to Network Ideologies

Paolo Bory

London: University of Westminster Press (2020), xiii, 153 pp.

"The Internet Myth retraces and challenges the myth laying at the foundations of the network ideologies – the idea that networks, by themselves, are the main agents of social, economic, political and cultural change. By comparing and integrating different sources related to network histories, this ... more

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Dossiê Pensamento comunicacional latino-americano: Desafios e perspectivas da des-ocidentalização no Sul Global. Volume I: Reencontros e Estranhamentos

Comunicação, Mídia e Consumo, volume 1, issue 1 (2020), 185 pp.

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China’s Aid from the Bottom Up: Recipient Country Reporting on Chinese Development Cooperation Flows

Jonathan Glennie, Peter Grinsted, Hannah Ryder

Washington, DC: Center for Global Development (2020), 51 pp.

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Sharing the Burden of Stories from the Tutsi Genocide. Rwanda: Écrire par Devoir de Mémoire

Anna-Marie de Beer

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2020), xii, 300 pp.

"This book deals with literary representations of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Its focus is a transnational, polyphonic writing project entitled Rwanda: écrire par devoir de mémoire (Rwanda: Writing by Duty of Memory), undertaken in 1998 by a group of nine African authors. Anna-Marie ... more

La pareja en palabras de radio

Maria del Transito Giraldo Usme, Isabel Cristina Bernal Vélez (comps.)

Medellín: Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (2020), 226 pp.

"El texto está escrito a tres voces: la realizadora del programa, quien hace uso de la pregunta para ampliar y profundizar en el tema, de tal manera que se logre la conexión con las realidades del entorno; el invitado que responde las preguntas apoyado en su formación profesional, en la experienc ... more

DRM Handbook: An Introduction and Implementation Guide

Geneva: DRM Consortium, 5th revision (2020), 81 pp.

"This guide is aimed at the management of broadcasting organisations in areas of policy making as well as in programme making and technical planning. It explains in some detail the advantages gained by radio broadcasters introducing the DRM® Digital Radio Mondiale™ technology and some of the tech ... more

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Iranian National Cinema: The Interaction of Policy, Genre, Funding and Reception

Anne Démy-Geroe

Abingdon, Oxon; New York: Routledge (2020), xii, 210 pp.

"This book examines transformations in the production and domestic and international reception of Iranian cinema between 2000 and 2013 through the intersection of the political markers - the presidential terms of Reformist president Mohammad Khatami and his successor, the conservative Mahmoud Ahmadi ... more

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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music Video Analysis

Lori Burns, Stan Hawkins (eds.)

New York; London: Bloomsbury Academic (2020), xviii, 446 pp.

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La expansión de la telenovela latinoamericana: Del melodrama clásico a la telenovela actual

Diana Higuera Cortés

New York: St. John's University (2020), vii, 74 pp.

Die positive Grundstimmung beim Hören von Audio: Eine Studie zum Einfluss emotionaler Bewertungen von Mediengattungen auf die Nutzungsmotive

Alexander Bohn, Uwe Domke, Jan Isenbart

Media Perspektiven, issue 12 (2020), pp. 636-648

"Die Studie verknüpft Daten einer Onlinebefragung mit qualitativen Einzelinterviews. Das Instrument des Emotional Branding Monitor (EBM) wurde erstmalig auf Mediengattungen angewendet. Bei der Nutzung von Audio wird im Vergleich zu den anderen Medien die positivste emotionale Grundstimmung erzeugt. ... more

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Der Buchmarkt in Russland: Infrastruktur und die wichtigsten Branchenentwicklungen

Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurter Buchmesse (2020), 36 pp.

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Cultural and Creative Industries Supporting Activities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Mapping and Analysis

Pedro Affonso Ivo Franco, Kimani Njogu

Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2020), 104 pp.

"Over the last 20 years, the power of cultural and creative industries (CCIs) as enablers and drivers of sustainable development has been broadly recognised. They are viewed as critical to social cohesion, social and economic transformation, and political stability. For this reason, it is important ... more

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Media Culture in Transnational Asia: Convergences and Divergences

Hyesu Park (ed.)

New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (2020), 241 pp.

"Media Culture in Transnational Asia: Convergences and Divergences examines contemporary media use within Asia, where over half of the world's population resides. The book addresses media use and practices by looking at the transnational exchanges of ideas, narratives, images, techniques, and values ... more

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What the EU Should Do for Democracy Support in Africa: Ten Proposals for a New Strategic Initiative in Times of Polarisation

Christine Hackenesch, Julia Leininger, Karina Mross

Brussels; Berlin: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2020), 36 pp.

"Proposal 1: Bring democracy support and protection to the core of EU external action and implement this strategic priority in EU foreign relations with Africa (and worldwide). Proposal 2: Develop a new narrative and more strategic approach to democracy support in a geopolitical context where democr ... more

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La radio sigue siendo la reina de la música

Lima: CPI (2020), 4 pp.

"Una antigua canción de 1979 (Video killed the radio star de The Buggles) decía en su título que el video había matado a la radio. Quizás esa fue la percepción que se tuvo por un momento debido al surgimiento de fenómenos sociales como MTV (una cadena de televisión que sólo transmitía vide ... more

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À l'ère du numérique, sommes-nous encore des humains ? L'interculturel en action

Nayiri Tavlian, Ghislaine Legendre

Paris: L'Harmattan (2019), 142 pp.

"Ce livre aborde de manière originale les difficiles relations interculturelles, plus particulièrement les questions du vivre ensemble dans le contexte actuel où le numérique est omniprésent et la diversité culturelle de plus en plus grande. Les deux auteures ont pu constater, à partir de leu ... more

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Lima digital

Lima: CPI (2019), 4 pp.

"Ocho de cada diez personas en Lima tienen por lo menos una cuenta en una red social." (Página 1)