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Netflix y su crecimiento explosivo en Lima metropolitana

Lima: CPI (2019), 3 pp.

"La primera vez que CPI midió la presencia de Netflix en los hogares, fue en el 2017, logrando una penetración de 17,4% en Lima metropolitana. Al año siguiente, 2018, Netflix experimentó un crecimiento de 62% con una penetración de 28,2%. Durante el presente año, según nuestra última medici� ... more

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Satire and Protest: The Middle East Through Egyptian Cartoons

Nirvana El Saied

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2019), 23 pp.

"This paper aims at examining how Egyptian popular culture shapes perception of the Israeli – Palestinian conflict through the widespread medium of political cartoons. The paper examines cartoons published in Egyptian newspapers after the American president, Donald Trump, announced in 2017 that th ... more

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Culture 2030: Indicators

Paris: UNESCO (2019), 109 pp.

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Photographing Modern Slavery: Recommendations for Responsible Practice

Emily Brady, Zoe Trodd, Vicky Brotherton

Nottingham: University of Nottingham, Rights Lab (2019), 30 pp.

"1. The current use of imagery, particularly photography, in the anti-slavery movement risks harming anti-slavery efforts and survivors through misinformation and re-exploitation [...] 2. In order to utilise photography effectively and ethically, organisations looking to generate or use photography ... more

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Publishing in Africa: Where Are We Now? An Update for 2019

Hans M. Zell

Zell Publishing Consultants (2019), 50 pp.

"This article is a sequel, and update, to a two-part article published in Logos. Journal of the World Publishing Community in 2008/09, which analysed the state of the book industries in sub-Saharan Africa thirty-five years after the major conference on ‘Publishing & Book Development in Africa’ t ... more

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A cat-and-Maus game: The politics of truth and reconciliation in post-conflict comics

Henry Redwood, Alister Weddernburn

Review of International Studies, volume 45, issue 4 (2019), pp. 588-606

"Several scholars have raised concerns that the institutional mechanisms through which transitional justice is commonly promoted in post-conflict societies can alienate affected populations. Practitioners have looked to bridge this gap by developing ‘outreach’ programmes, in some instances commi ... more

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The Handbook of Communication Skills

Owen Hargie (ed.)

London; New York: Routledge, 4th ed. (2019), xi, 628 pp.

"This comprehensively revised and updated fourth edition arrives at a time when the realm of interpersonal communication has attracted immense attention. Recent research showing the potency of communication skills for success in many walks of life has stimulated considerable interest in this area, b ... more

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Para hacer historietas

Juan Acevedo

Lima: Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP), octava ed. corregida y aument. (2019), 309 pp.

"La primera edición de 'Para hacer historietas' es de 1978 y nació de la experiencia de los talleres que Juan Acevedo impartió en el entonces naciente Villa El Salvador. El libro alcanzó repercusión internacional gracias a sus ediciones españolas, alemanas y brasileñas. Agotado hace más de 2 ... more

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Science Journalism for Development in the Global South: A Systematic Literature Review of Issues and Challenges

An Nguyen, Minh Tran

Public Understanding of Science, volume 28, issue 8 (2019), pp. 973-990

"Based primarily on a systematic review of the relevant literature between 2000 and 2017, this article reflects on the state of journalism about science in developing countries, with a focus on its issues, challenges and implications for their developmental processes and causes. Five major themes em ... more

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Netz-Dinge: 30 Geschichten - vom Telegrafenkabel bis zur Datenbrille

Stiftung Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin (ed.)

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Sonderausg. (2019), 171 pp.

"Die Vernetzung unseres Alltags schreitet immer schneller voran: Ist das Smartphone für viele zum unverzichtbaren Begleiter geworden, geht der Trend längst zum "Internet der Dinge", das etwa mittels Sprachassistenten den Menschen nicht nur unterstützt, sondern mitsamt seiner Umgebung unablässig ... more

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Subjetividades políticas desde la representación: Fotografía documental del campesinado en Colombia, 1965-1975

Susana Restrepo Díaz

Bogotá: Editorial Universidad del Rosario (2019), 211 pp.

"Esta obra explora de manera arqueológica el saber constituido sobre el campesinado en Colombia durante el periodo 1965-1975. Toma como material empírico principal un archivo fotográfico documental para relacionarlo con hemerografía [y las emisiones de Radio Sutatenza] y con las reconstrucciones ... more

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La encíclica de los gestos del Papa Francisco

Mimmo Muolo

Madrid: Paulinas (2019), 174 pp.

"Más que sus cartas y exhortaciones lo que más atrae del Papa son sus gestos cotidianos, que fascinan a creyentes y no creyentes, y que deben de ponerse, sin lugar a dudas, junto a los grandes documentos de su pontificado. Por lo tanto, esta sería su gran encíclica, la de los gestos, que van hac ... more

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Applying Indigenous Research Methods: Storying with Peoples and Communities

Sweeney Windchief, Timothy San Pedro (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2019), xxvii, 166 pp.

"Applying Indigenous Research Methods focuses on the question of “How” Indigenous Research Methodologies (IRMs) can be used and taught across Indigenous studies and education. In this collection, Indigenous scholars address the importance of IRMs in their own scholarship, while focusing conversa ... more

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How to Market Books
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Alison Baverstock, Susannah Bowen

London; New York: Routledge, 6th ed. (2019), xxv, 482 pp.

"With the publishing industry changing fast, and the marketing and selling of content now delivered worldwide through technology, this much-needed guide highlights the critical role of the marketeer, and the strategies and techniques at their disposal. The book’s approach is logical and calming; b ... more

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Accessible Digital Textbooks Using Universal Design for Learning: For Learners With and Without Disabilities

New York: UNICEF (2019), 95 pp.

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Allegory in Iranian Cinema: The Aesthetics of Poetry and Resistance

Michelle Langford

London: Bloomsbury Academic (2019), xiv, 282 pp.

"Iranian filmmakers have long been recognised for creating a vibrant, aesthetically rich cinema whilst working under strict state censorship regulations. As Michelle Langford reveals, many have found indirect, allegorical ways of expressing forbidden topics and issues in their films. But for many, a ... more

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De la publicidad a la comunicación persuasiva integrada: Estrategia y empatía

Araceli Castelló Martínez, Cristina del Pino-Romero

Madrid: ESIC Editorial (2019), 416 pp.

"La comunicación persuasiva es la resultante de la suma de la comunicación estratégica y la comunicación empática. Esta fórmula combina conceptos en los que profundiza el libro, con el objetivo de identificar hacia dónde va la publicidad, término que, desde el punto de vista de las autoras, ... more

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Monetising the Dividual Self: The Emergence of the Lifestyle Blog and Influencers in Malaysia

Julian Hopkins

New York; Oxford: Berghahn (2019), xiii, 221 pp.

"Combining theoretical and empirical discussions with shorter thick description case studies, this book offers an anthropological exploration of the emergence in Malaysia of lifestyle bloggers – precursors to current social media microcelebrities and influencers. It tracks the transformation of pe ... more

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The Playful Citizen: Civic Engagement in a Mediatized Culture

René Glas, Sybille Lammes, Michiel de Lange, Joost Raessens, Imar de Vries (eds.)

Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press (2019), 431 pp.

"From the Occupy movement to playful city-making to the gameful designs of the Obama 2008 and Trump 2016 presidential campaigns, and the rise of citizen science and ecological games, this book shows how play is a key theoretical, methodological, and practical principle for comprehending such new for ... more

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Books Beyond Bars: The Transformative Potential of Prison Libraries

Lisa Krolak

Hamburg: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (2019), 50 pp.

"This publication demonstrates that prison libraries have many different advantages. The most obvious ones are connected to educational benefits, such as providing access to educational reading materials and information, including legal information, supporting formal education and achieving educatio ... more

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