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Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21St Century
An occasional paper on digital media and learning Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century Henry Jenkins, Director of the Comparative Media Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with Katie Clinton Ravi Purushotma Alice J. Robison Margaret Weigel Building the new field of digital media and learning The MacArthur Foundation launched its five-year, $50 million digital media and learning initiative in 2006 to help determine how digital technologies are changing the way young people learn, play, socialize, and participate in civic life.Answers are critical to developing educational and other social institutions that can meet the needs of this and future generations. The initiative is both marshaling what it is already known about the field and seeding innovation for continued growth. For more information, visit www.digitallearning.macfound.org.To engage in conversations about these projects and the field of digital learning, visit the Spotlight blog at spotlight.macfound.org. About the MacArthur Foundation The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution dedicated to helping groups and individuals foster lasting improvement in the human condition.With assets of $5.5 billion, the Foundation makes grants totaling approximately $200 million annually. For more information or to sign up for MacArthur’s monthly electronic newsletter, visit www.macfound.org. The MacArthur Foundation 140 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, Illinois 60603 Tel.(312) 726-8000 www.digitallearning.macfound.org An occasional paper on digital media and learning Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century Henry Jenkins, Director of the Comparative Media Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with Katie Clinton Ravi Purushotma Alice J. -
Swedish Literature on the British Market 1998-2013: a Systemic
Swedish Literature on the British Market 1998-2013: A Systemic Approach Agnes Broomé A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy UCL Department of Scandinavian Studies School of European Languages, Culture and Society September 2014 2 I, Agnes Broomé, confirm that the work presented in this thesis is my own. Where information has been derived from other sources, I confirm that this has been indicated in the thesis. …............................................................................... 3 4 ABSTRACT This thesis examines the role and function of contemporary Swedish fiction in English translation on the British book market in the period 1998-2013. Drawing on Bourdieu’s Field Theory, Even Zohar’s Polysystem Theory and DeLanda’s Assemblage Theory, it constructs a model capable of dynamically describing the life cycle of border-crossing books, from selection and production to marketing, sales and reception. This life cycle is driven and shaped by individual position-takings of book market actants, and by their complex interaction and continual evolution. The thesis thus develops an understanding of the book market and its actants that deliberately resists static or linear perspectives, acknowledging the centrality of complex interaction and dynamic development to the analysis of publishing histories of translated books. The theoretical component is complemented by case studies offering empirical insight into the model’s application. Each case study illuminates the theory from a different angle, creating thereby a composite picture of the complex, essentially unmappable processes that underlie the logic of the book market. The first takes as its subject the British publishing history of crime writer Liza Marklund, as well as its wider context, the Scandinavian crime boom. -
Fall 2011, KER202 Martin Hilbert Office Hours: by Appointment; Mhilbert [At] Usc.Edu
CMGT 582- Communication for International Development Fall 2011, KER202 Martin Hilbert Office hours: by appointment; mhilbert [at] usc.edu Course description: This course builds on two main concepts: Development: We are usually quick to note that we live in a global communication landscape, but we all too often do not pay enough attention to the fact that 82% of this world is living in conditions that are quite different from ours: the developing world. Half of the human population lives with less than US$2.50 per day, making that a monthly income of less than US$75 for every second member of our global information society. This does not only matter for those who are poor, but shapes the global communication landscape as a whole. We still start with reviewing the multiple dimensions of development. We will discuss questions like: What is development? Is poverty merely a matter of economic well-being? What are the driving forces behind development? What are the dynamics and interplay between developed and developing societies? What is and what can the international community (like the United Nations, World Bank, global NGOs) do about it? We will spend most of the time discussing the question: What is the role of communication as a building block for the development of a society? Digital innovation: At the same time, the introduction of digital ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) changes the lives of all people around the globe (directly or indirectly). In less than two decades, 2 out of 5 people worldwide have linked up through the Internet, and 4 out of 5 have connected with mobile telephony. -
Local Expellee Monuments and the Contestation of German Postwar Memory
To Our Dead: Local Expellee Monuments and the Contestation of German Postwar Memory by Jeffrey P. Luppes A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Germanic Languages and Literatures) in The University of Michigan 2010 Doctoral Committee: Professor Andrei S. Markovits, Chair Professor Geoff Eley Associate Professor Julia C. Hell Associate Professor Johannes von Moltke © Jeffrey P. Luppes 2010 To My Parents ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Writing a dissertation is a long, arduous, and often lonely exercise. Fortunately, I have had unbelievable support from many people. First and foremost, I would like to thank my advisor and dissertation committee chair, Andrei S. Markovits. Andy has played the largest role in my development as a scholar. In fact, his seminal works on German politics, German history, collective memory, anti-Americanism, and sports influenced me intellectually even before I arrived in Ann Arbor. The opportunity to learn from and work with him was the main reason I wanted to attend the University of Michigan. The decision to come here has paid off immeasurably. Andy has always pushed me to do my best and has been a huge inspiration—both professionally and personally—from the start. His motivational skills and dedication to his students are unmatched. Twice, he gave me the opportunity to assist in the teaching of his very popular undergraduate course on sports and society. He was also always quick to provide recommendation letters and signatures for my many fellowship applications. Most importantly, Andy helped me rethink, re-work, and revise this dissertation at a crucial point. -
Listening to Everett Rogers: Diffusion of Innovations and WAC Stephanie Vanderslice University of Central Arkansas
22 Language and Learning Across the Disciplines Listening to Everett Rogers: Diffusion of Innovations and WAC Stephanie Vanderslice University of Central Arkansas In “The Future of WAC” (1996), Barbara E. Walvoord suggests framing the history and future of the writing-across-the-curriculum move- ment according to social movement theory (58), explaining that WAC qualifies as a movement because of its “change agenda and its collective nature—faculty talking to one another, moving to effect reform” (58). Con- sequently, she proposes that her evaluation of WAC’s progress at the 25 year mark and her re-envisioning of its future within this movement frame will uniquely reveal its “characteristics, strengths, and problems in ways that may help us think creatively about them” (61). Certainly creativity may be the order of the day as the WAC move- ment, in spite of its successes, struggles to maintain its vitality and visibil- ity against the perennially resistant landscape of academe. Such resis- tance, educational reform scholar Parker J. Palmer reminds us, (though few at the front lines of the WAC movement need reminding) will remain an essential feature of the academy as long as teaching “retains low status... tenure decisions favor those who publish, [and] scarce dollars. .always go to research” (10). These conditions result in a “constitutional gridlock” which breeds the “mood of resignation. .and despair” so familiar to those seeking reform (10). Walvoord’s review of WAC’s progress from a social movement per- spective turns the literature in an important direction. By providing the template of social movement theory against which to examine their suc- cesses and failures, WAC proponents are forced to take a more analytical approach to their subject, an approach that transcends the more anec- dotal “what works and what doesn’t” scholarship that has dominated writing-across-the-curriculum, especially in its early and middle years. -
The Historian-Filmmaker's Dilemma: Historical Documentaries in Sweden in the Era of Häger and Villius
ACTA UNIVERSITATIS UPSALIENSIS Studia Historica Upsaliensia 210 Utgivna av Historiska institutionen vid Uppsala universitet genom Torkel Jansson, Jan Lindegren och Maria Ågren 1 2 David Ludvigsson The Historian-Filmmaker’s Dilemma Historical Documentaries in Sweden in the Era of Häger and Villius 3 Dissertation in History for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy presented at Uppsala University in 2003 ABSTRACT Ludvigsson, David, 2003: The Historian-Filmmaker’s Dilemma. Historical Documentaries in Sweden in the Era of Häger and Villius. Written in English. Acta Universitatis Upsalien- sis. Studia Historica Upsaliensia 210. (411 pages). Uppsala 2003. ISSN 0081-6531. ISBN 91-554-5782-7. This dissertation investigates how history is used in historical documentary films, and ar- gues that the maker of such films constantly negotiates between cognitive, moral, and aes- thetic demands. In support of this contention a number of historical documentaries by Swedish historian-filmmakers Olle Häger and Hans Villius are discussed. Other historical documentaries supply additional examples. The analyses take into account both the produc- tion process and the representations themselves. The history culture and the social field of history production together form the conceptual framework for the study, and one of the aims is to analyse the role of professional historians in public life. The analyses show that different considerations compete and work together in the case of all documentaries, and figure at all stages of pre-production, production, and post-produc- tion. But different considerations have particular inuence at different stages in the produc- tion process and thus they are more or less important depending on where in the process the producer puts his emphasis on them. -
A Summary of Diffusion of Innovations
Les Robinson | Phone 0414 674 676 | Email [email protected] Web www.enablingchange.com.au | Blog http://enablingchange.posterous.com A summary of Diffusion of Innovations Les Robinson Fully revised and rewritten Jan 2009 Diffusion of Innovations seeks to explain how innovations are taken up in a population. An innovation is an idea, behaviour, or object that is perceived as new by its audience. Diffusion of Innovations offers three valuable insights into the process of social change: - What qualities make an innovation spread successfully. - The importance of peer-peer conversations and peer networks. - Understanding the needs of different user segments. These insights have been tested in more than 6000 research studies and field tests, so they are amongst the most reliable in the social sciences. What qualities make innovations spread? Diffusion of Innovations takes a radically different approach to most other theories of change. Instead of focusing on persuading individuals to change, it sees change as being primarily about the evolution or “reinvention” of products and behaviours so they become better fits for the needs of individuals and groups. In Diffusion of Innovations it is not people who change, but the innovations themselves. Why do certain innovations spread more quickly than others? And why do others fail? Diffusion scholars recognise five qualities that determine the success of an innovation. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Australia License. To view a copy of this license visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/au/deed.en Attribution should be made to “Les Robinson www.enablingchange.com.au”. -
Larin Paraske, Finnish Folk Poet
NO. 76 | F AL L 2018 a quarterly publication of the ata’s literary SOURCE division FEATURING NORTHERN LIGHTS LD PROGRAM, ATA 59 CONTEMPORARY SCANDINAVIAN LITERATURE LARIN PARASKE, FINNISH FOLK POET REVIEW: Misha Hoekstra’s translation of the Danish novel Mirror, Shoulder, Signal WORDS, WORDS, WORDS: Our isoisä from Vaasa SOURCE | Fall 2018 1 IN THIS ISSUE FROM THE EDITORS.................................................................3 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES .....................................................4 LETTER FROM THE LD ADMINISTRATOR ..........................5 LD PROGRAM AND SPEAKER BIOS FOR ATA 59................7 READERS’ CORNER.................................................................11 LARIN PARASKE, FINNISH FOLK POET/SINGER by Frances Karttunen..................................................................13 CONTEMPORARY SCANDINAVIAN LITERATURE by Michael Meigs.........................................................................25 REVIEW OF MISHA HOEKSTRA’S TRANSLATION OF MIRROR, SHOULDER, SIGNAL by Dorthe Nors by Michele Aynesworth...............................................................37 WORDS WORDS WORDS COLUMN: Our isoisä from Vaasa..................................................................44 by Patrick Saari BY THE WAY: TOONS by Tony Beckwith........................................................24, 36, 43 CREDITS....................................................................................49 © Copyright 2018 ATA except as noted. SOURCE | Fall 2018 2 From the Editors he Nordic countries -
Diffusion of Innovations 1 Diffusion of Innovations
Diffusion of innovations 1 Diffusion of innovations Diffusion of Innovations is a theory that seeks to explain how, why, and at what rate new ideas and technology spread through cultures. The concept was first studied by the French sociologist Gabriel Tarde (1890) and by German and Austrian anthropologists such as Friedrich Ratzel and Leo Frobenius.[1] Its basic epidemiological or internal-influence form was formulated by H. Earl Pemberton,[2] who provided examples of institutional diffusion such as postage stamps and compulsory school laws. The diffusion of innovations according to Rogers. With successive groups of consumers adopting the new technology (shown in blue), its market share (yellow) will eventually reach the saturation level. In mathematics the S curve is known as the logistic function. History In 1962 Everett Rogers, a professor of rural sociology published Diffusion of Innovations. In the book, Rogers synthesized research from over 508 diffusion studies and produced a theory for the adoption of innovations among individuals and organizations. The book proposed 4 main elements that influence the spread of a new idea: the innovation, communication channels, time, and a social system. That is, diffusion is the process by which an innovation is communicated through certain channels over time among the members of a social system. Individuals progress through 5 stages: knowledge, persuasion, decision, implementation, and confirmation. If the innovation is adopted, it spreads via various communication channels. During communication, the idea is rarely evaluated from a scientific standpoint; rather, subjective perceptions of the innovation influence diffusion. The process occurs over time. Finally, social systems determine diffusion, norms on diffusion, roles of opinion leaders and change agents, types of innovation decisions, and innovation consequences. -
THE TRUE FAIRYTALE of CLEVER HANS of Course We Don’T Want to Tell Any Fairy Tales Here …
THE TRUE FAIRYTALE OF CLEVE R HANS THE TRUE FAIRYTALE OF CLEVER HANS Of course we don’t want to tell any fairy tales here … … Even though the story of how a three-man business founded by Hans Grohe in 1901 in the little Black Forest town of Schiltach became a world-wide enterprise with over 3,200 employees might seem to some to be more like a fairy tale… What follows is the story of the firm of Hansgrohe, spanning more than a century of growth and development. And the story of Hans Grohe himself, the handyman, the craftsman, the visionary pioneer in the field of sanitation, without whom the company of Hansgrohe could never have come into being. And the story of his descendants who right up to the present day lead and guide the firm of Hansgrohe SE. It’s not a dry-as-dust story, and doesn’t claim to be complete in itself or to be a scientific account; it is told here sometimes tongue in cheek, with great joy in the telling, giving deep insights into the world of Hansgrohe and into the family firm, founded by Clever Hans. And if the story of “Lucky Hans” (“Hans im Glück”) as once told by the Grimm Brothers in their collection of fairy tales is unfamiliar to you, just read on. Truth is stranger than fiction, as they say … 2 Hans had served his master for seven years and now he had an urgent desire to go to Schiltach. So he asked his master to give him his wages. -
VIDEO GAME SUBCULTURES Playing at the Periphery of Mainstream Culture Edited by Marco Benoît Carbone & Paolo Ruffino
ISSN 2280-7705 www.gamejournal.it Published by LUDICA Issue 03, 2014 – volume 1: JOURNAL (PEER-REVIEWED) VIDEO GAME SUBCULTURES Playing at the periphery of mainstream culture Edited by Marco Benoît Carbone & Paolo Ruffino GAME JOURNAL – Peer Reviewed Section Issue 03 – 2014 GAME Journal A PROJECT BY SUPERVISING EDITORS Antioco Floris (Università di Cagliari), Roy Menarini (Università di Bologna), Peppino Ortoleva (Università di Torino), Leonardo Quaresima (Università di Udine). EDITORS WITH THE PATRONAGE OF Marco Benoît Carbone (University College London), Giovanni Caruso (Università di Udine), Riccardo Fassone (Università di Torino), Gabriele Ferri (Indiana University), Adam Gallimore (University of Warwick), Ivan Girina (University of Warwick), Federico Giordano (Università per Stranieri di Perugia), Dipartimento di Storia, Beni Culturali e Territorio Valentina Paggiarin, Justin Pickard, Paolo Ruffino (Goldsmiths, University of London), Mauro Salvador (Università Cattolica, Milano), Marco Teti (Università di Ferrara). PARTNERS ADVISORY BOARD Espen Aarseth (IT University of Copenaghen), Matteo Bittanti (California College of the Arts), Jay David Bolter (Georgia Institute of Technology), Gordon C. Calleja (IT University of Copenaghen), Gianni Canova (IULM, Milano), Antonio Catolfi (Università per Stranieri di Perugia), Mia Consalvo (Ohio University), Patrick Coppock (Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia), Ruggero Eugeni (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano), Roy Menarini (Università di Bologna), Enrico Menduni (Università di -
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