"Dieses Handbuch bietet einen Überblick über Sound in den Kultur-, Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften. Ausgehend von der Beobachtung, dass Sound ein soziales und damit auch ein historisches Phänomen ist, greifen die Autorinnen und Autoren die Vielfalt von Sound in unterschiedlichen Erscheinungs- u
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nd Darstellungsformen auf und verfolgen ihre Spuren in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Sie skizzieren methodisch-theoretische Zugänge und Begriffe der Soundforschung und gehen auf disziplinäre Perspektiven und Traditionen ebenso ein wie auf einzelne akustische Phänomene. Dabei werden spezifische Räumlichkeiten genauso berücksichtigt wie die medialen und politischen Kontexte, in denen Sound produziert und erfasst, angeeignet und genutzt wird." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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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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"Es bedarf der Kontextanalyse, wenn man an die Kulturalität des Todes sich annähern will. Das Gros der vorliegenden Untersuchungen entäuscht gerade in dieser Qualität – weil quantitative Inhaltsanalysen gerade diesen, of sehr komplexen, Zusammenhang kaum erfassen können, weil Einzelanalysen z
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war im Einzelfall die manchmal höchst eigenständigen Auslegungen, die ein Film vorschlägt und ausprobiert, aufspüren können, dann aber wiederum wenig generalisierbar sind (und Konzeptualisierungen des Todes oder des Sterbens nur in einer Abschatung erfassen), weil fachdisziplinäre Zugänge (etwa theologischer, philosophischer oder ikonographischer Art) durch die Auslegeordnungen ihrer Heimdisziplinen beschränkt sind und manchmal die Vielgestaltigkeit und Heterogenität des Wissenskomplexes (der eben auch Elemente der Populärkultur mit-umfasst) selbst kaum zu rekonstruieren vermögen. Das folgende Verzeichnis listet die bis heute zugänglichen Untersuchungen zu den Todes-Konzeptionen auf sowie eine ausgewählte Anzahl von Untersuchungen zur Analyse des Suizids und zur Todesstrafe im Film. Kürzere Artikel wurden nicht aufgenommen, längere und Einzelflmanalysen nur dann, wenn sie von methodischem Interesse sind. Meist sind die Titel sprechend. Im Einzelfall wurde eine Kurzannotation beigegeben." (Seite 1-2)
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"Narrativas del miedo: Terror en obras literarias, cinemáticas y televisivas de Latinoamérica es una colección de ensayos escritos en inglés y en español en los que se analizan distintas representaciones del miedo como un elemento estructural y simbólico en obras literarias, teatrales y visual
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es de Argentina, Chile, Brasil, Colombia, Costa Rica, República Dominicana y Venezuela. Este libro ofrece una coherente y comprensiva visión de conjunto que abre una discusión sobre una de las más problemáticas consecuencias de la violencia: el miedo. A los largo de los últimos dos siglos, los países de América Latina han experimentado numerosos conflictos tales como guerras, revoluciones, dictaduras, narcotráfico, desplazamientos, exilios, etc. Existen abundantes estudios críticos sobre estas problemáticas, así como también sobre sus representaciones literarias y cinematográficas. Sin embargo, es muy poco lo que se ha dicho sobre el miedo que distintos tipos de violencia infligen en la sociedad, los individuos y sobre cómo estos fenómenos condicionan las representaciones artísticas y literarias. El valor y la originalidad de este volumen yace en el hecho de que enfoca su atención en esta fuerza emocional tan profundamente integrada en la producción de novelas, cuentos, teatro, películas y cómics en América Latina." (Descripción de la casa editorial)
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"This article examines trade relations in alternative food networks as a space where communication practices can prove empowering for rural communities. Drawing on a theory of diverse economies, the article offers an alternative view of the global market, highlighting the social relations that under
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pin market transactions. These relations are then explored through a case study of a farming community in South India and their interactions with private enterprises in North America and Europe. The findings demonstrate how a dialogical communication process between the two groups can contribute to farmers’ well-being beyond economic growth, creating opportunities for more permanent social change." (Abstract)
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"This book explains the responsibilities at each stage of the publishing process, describes current roles and practices, and provides much food for thought on how publishers can ensure their skills remain relevant in the digital age. Fully updated to take into account recent developments in the publ
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ishing world, this new edition also includes additional real-world examples from a variety of publishing sectors, insightful interviews with industry experts and new and updated activities throughout." (Publisher description)
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"This article outlines the current landscape of research studies on communication and culture in Argentina. Rather than offering an exhaustive and conclusive map of specialists and their theoretical contributions, it is intended to draw relationships between a series of recent sociocultural processe
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s, and the state of communication research and its main lines of approach in the country. Six approaches are used: semiotics, cultural and media history, communication economy and policy, popular cultures, communication, gender and sexualities, and alternative, popular and community communication (APCC). Drawing on Raymond Williams, the article links a movement comprising intellectual traditions, institutions and cultural formations to the activity of scholars who create specialized knowledge on communication and culture." (Abstract)
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"This fascinating book looks at every aspect of paper: its history, composition, production, application, and trade. Beginning with the anatomy of paper and its earliest forms, this book looks at paper as a symbol of political and economic importance and as a carrier of ideas, from literature to art
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, design, and music. It looks at the different surfaces, opacities, weights and volumes of paper and how it is used for printing, typography, graphics, and maps as well as a vehicle for origami, architecture, and fashion. Sumptuously illustrated with photographs and drawings, this book includes a variety of papers for readers to examine and feel, highlighting the sensual aspects of this seemingly ordinary product." (Publisher description)
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"Contemporary Latin American Cinema investigates the ways in which neoliberal measures of privatization, de-regularization and austerity introduced in Latin America during the 1990s have impacted film production and film narratives. The collection examines the relationship between economic policies
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and the films that depict recent transformations in many Latin American countries, demonstrating how contemporary Latin American film has not only criticized and resisted, but also benefitted from neoliberal advancements. Based on films produced in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru since 2010, the fourteen case studies illustrate neoliberalism's effects, from big industries to small national cinemas. It also shows the new types of producers that have emerged, and the novel patterns of distribution, exhibition and consumption that shape and influence the Latin American filmscape." (Publisher description)
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"Este volume trata-se de um trabalho experimental, onde pesquisadores da pós-graduação, em diversos níveis, debruçam-se sobre questões teóricas à luz de teorias da Comunicação e do Jornalismo. No segundo volume, destacam-se as pesquisas com foco no enquadramento, nos estudos culturais, na
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hipótese do efeito da terceira pessoa e a teoria do cultivo com aspectos ligados a ação racional. De fato são exercícios de pesquisa aplicada as realidades do Tocantins e região norte, porém não se reduzem a apenas isso. Trata-se de um esforço consciente, sistematizado, de realizar estudos e pesquisas, partindo da formação pós-graduada, com o intuito não apenas de fortalecer a formação, mas de amplificar o estudo de muitas teorias que aparecem apenas como notas de rodapé em diversos manuais de Teorias da Comunicação e do Jornalismo." (Resumo)
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"While the internal dynamics or the role of the state has had a significant bearing on how media systems evolve and change, both internal and external factors have contributed to the type of media that exists in Malawi today. Although Hallin and Mancini did not include at length the role of external
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forces, they did rightfully point out that “media systems are shaped by the wider context of political history, structure, and the culture” (ibid., 2004, page 46). This being said, media systems in aid-dependent contexts should start with a historical interrogation of foreign aid and its conditionalities; because if, as political realists claim, foreign aid is a coercive foreign policy tool that can be used to manipulate change, its ability to shape the type of media a country has emphasises the need for reassessing the way in which we, as media systems researchers, study media systems. In addition, we should not isolate the analysis of media systems through one theoretical lens, but approach international relations theory to challenge and reinvigorate the structural and ideological power arrangements that exist. While no broader generalisations can be made until further analysis is undertaken, it is hoped that the study will serve as a valuable starting point for highlighting the inherently faulty analysis of studying media systems through an internal lens only. This will become even more apparent with the rising economies of China, the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Korea and India, which “are subtly changing the rules of foreign aid with profound consequences for the role of multilateral institutions and conditionality”." (Page 409)
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