"In Communicating Christ to the World, Cardinal Martini invites people to examine their experience of interpersonal and mass communication. Drawing from his background as a biblical scholar, theologian, pastor, and from his own experience with the media, he considers patterns and practices of commun
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ication in the family, the Church, and the media industry. In the process he differentiates between exploitative and authentic communication, and challenges his readers to do the same. Then, in the light of faith, he urges the practice of authentic communication, modeled after the communication of Christ to the world, suggesting the result will be personal integrity and growth, and communion and progress in society." (Back cover)
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"Prepared by a group of experts within the CROP network, this book was a state-of-the-art report on poverty and poverty research in different regions in 1996. As such, it was unique and the first volume ever to cover poverty studies worldwide, and to present the rich variety of concepts, hypotheses
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and data used in different disciplines in different cultural settings. The book contains a great number of ideas and reflections on poverty manifestations, poverty research and poverty strategies, of great value for researchers and policy-makers alike. As such, it is a baseline for ongoing and future research, and a major contribution to setting up the agenda for poverty research in the new millennium." (https://www.crop.org/Publications)
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"The purpose of the present paper is to investigate a spectacular mass media phe nomenon that occurred some twenty-five years ago: The case of a highly popular Peruvian telenovela Simplemente Maria ('Simply Mary'), which to this date is considered
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by many as the most popular television program of all time in Peru and in most countries of Latin America. Our methods of data-collection activities in reconstructing the history of Simplemente Maria are described. We explore the reasons for Simplemente María's audience popularity and its several intended and unintended effects. One of Simplemente María's serendipitous effects was the formulation of the entertainment-education strategy in television." (Abstract)
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"Carvalho has collected the work of twenty one of Brazil's most prominent photographers with special emphasis on images which reflect the dynamism and eclecticism of Brazilian society. The book begins with an historical overview, continuing with the experiences of the independent photo agencies of t
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he 1970s, the creative surge in the 80s, and the recent emergence of photography as a means of personal and artistic expression. The author is a free-lance photographer and researcher who teaches photography in London." (Publisher description)
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"Diferentes estudios de caso basados en las experiencias de la Comisión de Ética del Círculo de Periodistas de Bogotá (CPB)." (commbox)
"Die 100 vorgestellten Filme werden von 30 Kennern der katholischen Filmszene (Bettecken, Everschor, Jacobi, Zwick u.a.) auf ihre zeitgenössische und heutige Wirkung hin bewertet und tielweise neu interpretiert. Betrachtet werden die wichtigsten Genrefilme mit religiösen Themen, seien es aufwendig
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e Hollywood-Produktionen ("Die zehn Gebote", "Ben Hur"), Musicals ("Jesus Christ Superstar"), Western ("Pale Rider") oder "Skandalfilme" wie Bergmans "Das Schweigen", Godards "Maria und Joseph" oder Scorseses "Die letzte Versuchung Christi". Darüber hinaus wurden aber auch künstlerische Meisterwerke mit religiöser Dimension berücksichtigt, wie sie sich im Werk von Bergman (u.a. "Das siebente Sigel"), Tarkowskij (u.a. "Opfer"), Buñuel (u.a. "Nazarin") oder Fellini (u.a. "La Strada") finden. Mit je vier Werken am stärksten vertreten sind Ingmar Bergman, Robert Bresson und Andrej Tarkowskij. Zu jedem Film finden sich ein Szenephoto, Credits, ein Verzeichnis der wichtigsten Preise und - sehr hilfreich für die Weiterarbeit - ausführliche Literaturhinweise zu Kritiken, Analysen und Buchveröffentlichungen." (Medien praktisch, Nr. 2/96)
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