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Book SynopsisMedia has long been considered a primary site for political discourse in Western liberal democracies, but now, with the advent of social media, giant multinational digital platforms such as Google, and online journalism, the way we do politics, talk politics, and cover politics has completely transformed.Trump, Trudeau, Tweets, Truth considers the ways that technology has led to an irreversible transition in power distribution, political journalism, and public discourse. Discussing how the military-industrial complex of the 1950s gave way to today''s celebrity-distribution complex, Bill Fox examines the amount of power accorded to people well-known for being well-known, from Donald Trump to Justin Trudeau. Taking on a Canadian perspective, Fox addresses the disturbing cries of fake news in the post-truth age and demonstrates how journalism, no longer the domain of a select few political reporters and editors, has become decentralized and disaggregated.In a world tTrade Review“Not only propellingly readable, [Trump, Trudeau, Tweets, Truth] is also written in a style appropriate to its subject matter. A living sponge for everything he has read and heard over the course of his formal studies of the subject, Fox unspools key points and observations in one long filament of aperçus.” The Hill Times

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Book SynopsisAn impassioned exploration of the ways in which social media has manipulated us all‘Witty, rigorous, and as urgent as a fire alarm’ Dorian Lynskey ‘Cooly prosecutorial’ Guardian Nobody meant for this to happen. Facebook didn’t mean to facilitate a genocide. Twitter didn’t want to be used to harass women. YouTube never planned to radicalise young men. But with billions of users, these platforms need only tweak their algorithms to generate more ‘engagement’. In so doing, they bring unrest to previously settled communities and erode our relationships. Social warming has happened gradually - as a by-product of our preposterously convenient digital existence. But the gradual deterioration of our attitudes and behaviour on- and offline - this vicious cycle of anger and outrage - is real. And it can be corrected. Here’s how.Trade Review‘Social media was meant to bring us closer together. Instead, it tore us apart. Charles Arthur has written the definitive account of how arrogance and greed got us into this mess, and how we might get out of it. Witty, rigorous, and as urgent as a fire alarm.’ -- Dorian Lynskey‘A guide to how the apps we use every day are hacking our politics, our society, and even who we are. It reads like science fiction, except he’s describing our world – right now.’ -- Ian Dunt‘Coolly prosecutorial’ * Guardian *‘A compelling account of how a handful of social media platforms came to dominate society and how to minimise the damage they cause, because “We can’t uninvent them”.’ * Mirror *‘The rapidity with which social media has come to dominate communications in this country – in less than two decades – has been breathtaking… Arthur helps bring the whole complex issue into greater focus here. He looks at the origins of social media, describing its early promise, and then follows the dangerous paths the phenomenon has been taking in recent years.’ -- Booklist‘Fascinating… As “connected” as we may feel on social media, Social Warming thoroughly shows how detached we’ve all become not just online but in real life too.’ * Porchlight *

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Book SynopsisThis study traces how the political abuse of federal anti-terrorism legislation by the Clinton administration set into motion a chain of events that included rejecting repeated Sudanese offers of counter-terrorism cooperation which would have seen the extradition of Osama bin Laden to the US in 1996.

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Book SynopsisOffering an accessible introduction to the study of film genres and genre films, this book examines the use of genre in cinema from its beginnings to the present day.Trade Review“Barry Keith Grant’s Film Genre: The Basics is smartly structured, encyclopedic in range, and compellingly written. A highly readable book from an established expert in the field, it is readily accessible to readers unfamiliar with the topic as well as to those who have been immersed in it for years. . . Grant’s book is a substantial, even monumental one that will provide a genuine contribution to discourse on the topic.” William Luhr, Professor of English and Film, Saint Peter’s University, USA “Grant’s book provides an engaging, authoritative introduction to film genre through the interwoven contexts of Hollywood history, literary antecedents, international iterations, and key critical and theoretical issues at stake. This illuminating study explores a range of film genres from the earliest examples to those of the present day.” Cynthia Lucia, Professor of Media Studies, Rider University, USATable of ContentsIntroduction Part I 1. What is a Genre Film? 2. Why Hollywood? 3. Who Makes Genre Films? 4. Who Are Genre Films For? Part II 5. The Western 6. The Horror Film 7. The Film Musical 8. The Documentary Film

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Book SynopsisSexual offending has become a mainstay item of reporting in our daily newspapers, and television news bulletins.This book offers an account of the policing of sexual offences and the difficulties that confront the police in the investigation of these intrusive crimes. It surveys the breath of sexual offences and examines the reporting of sexual crime and the attrition level that follows. It proceeds bycritically assessing the efforts the police are making to overcome these difficulties and the degree to which they are making progress. The book outlines the relatively new police role of policing the convicted sex offenders themselves, who are living in the community and are subject to risk 'management' by the police and the requirements of the sex offender register held by the police. Written by a leading expert, this timely book will be of great interest to scholars of sexual offending and criminal justice.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Part I.- Chapter 2. Reporting and Recording Sexual Offences.- Chapter 3. The Police Investigation of Reports.- Chapter 4. The Police Investigation of Reports: The National Level.- Part II.- Chapter 5. International Policing.- Chapter 6. The Police Management of Sexual Offenders.- Chapter 7. The Police Collection and Dissemination of Information on Sexual Offenders.- Chapter 8. Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisDo you want to use R to tell stories? This book was written for youwhether you already know some R or have never coded before.Most R texts focus only on programming or statistical theory. Practical R for Mass Communication and Journalism gives you ideas, tools, and techniques for incorporating data and visualizations into your narratives.You'll see step by step how to: Analyze airport flight delays, restaurant inspections, and election results Map bank locations, median incomes, and new voting districts Compare campaign contributions to final election results Extract data from PDFs Whip messy data into shape for analysis Scrape data from a website Create graphics ranging from simple, static charts to interactive visualizations for the Web If you work or plan to work in a neTrade Review"Practical R for Mass Communication and Journalism looks to me like a fabulous resource for those folks who always wanted to learn some more R but were afraid to ask. Definitely recommended." ~Carl Howe, Director of Education, RStudio"The book can provide a good starting point into working with R. It covers a lot of perspectives that are expected in newsrooms all over the world, especially working with geospatial data. It also provides a lot of good examples and interesting additional resources. The packages used are also mainly part of the standard corpus of R-packages." ~Benedict Witzenberger, Süddeutsche Zeitung"I am the data editor of a mid-sized newsroom. I have long wished for an Intro to R book that was geared toward journalists, not data scientists. I’ve found that fellow journalists are much more likely to pick up on the intricacies of a computing language like R when they encounter it through a relatable example, like visualizing Election Night votes or analyzing a city council budget. Additionally, there are some R functions that simply aren’t useful for the quantitative needs of most journalists. This is what I appreciated the most about the book – its practical nature (the title doesn’t lie!) Machlis focuses on the concepts that data journalists most frequently encounter and spends little to no time on those they don’t…I also appreciated Chapter 17, "An R Project from Start to Finish." This chapter is exactly why I’ve wanted a journalism-specific Intro to R project that I can recommend to my colleagues" ~Ryann Jones, Deputy Editor, Data at ProPublica"I like the book. It’s conversationally written, it walks you through common problems in data journalism and for the most part uses the most common libraries to analyze and visualize data…The book’s instructional approach is the real value – it seems aimed at an audience that needs a narrative in order to understand code and analysis. Conveniently, that pretty well describes journalism students and working professionals…I would recommend publication. It advances the field of data journalism and presents a solid text for instructors or practitioners who are interested in R for analysis." ~Matthew Waite"I NEED THIS BOOK. I may adopt it as a textbook." ~Alberto Cairo, University of Miami"I’m reading this book now and it is terrific. Highly recommended for anyone interested in learning R. I will be using this book in my Data Analysis for Journalists class in the spring." ~Rob Wells, University of Arkansas"Sharon Machlis' 'Practical R for Mass Communication and Journalism' is based on the author's workshops for journalists. This book dives straight into doing the kinds of things a busy reporter or news analyst needs to do to meet a 5:00 pm deadline: data cleaning, presentation-quality graphics, and maps take precedence over control flow or the niceties of variable scope. I particularly enjoyed the way each chapter starts with a realistic project and works through what's needed to build it. People who've never programmed before will be a little intimidated by how many packages they need to download if they try to work through the material on their own, but the instructions are clear, and the author's enthusiasm for her material shines through in every example." ~Greg Wilson, RStudio"Practical R for Mass Communication and Journalism looks to me like a fabulous resource for those folks who always wanted to learn some more R but were afraid to ask. Definitely recommended." ~Carl Howe, Director of Education, RStudio"The book can provide a good starting point into working with R. It covers a lot of perspectives that are expected in newsrooms all over the world, especially working with geospatial data. It also provides a lot of good examples and interesting additional resources. The packages used are also mainly part of the standard corpus of R-packages." ~Benedict Witzenberger, Süddeutsche Zeitung"I am the data editor of a mid-sized newsroom. I have long wished for an Intro to R book that was geared toward journalists, not data scientists. I’ve found that fellow journalists are much more likely to pick up on the intricacies of a computing language like R when they encounter it through a relatable example, like visualizing Election Night votes or analyzing a city council budget. Additionally, there are some R functions that simply aren’t useful for the quantitative needs of most journalists. This is what I appreciated the most about the book – its practical nature (the title doesn’t lie!) Machlis focuses on the concepts that data journalists most frequently encounter and spends little to no time on those they don’t…I also appreciated Chapter 17, "An R Project from Start to Finish." This chapter is exactly why I’ve wanted a journalism-specific Intro to R project that I can recommend to my colleagues" ~Ryann Jones, Deputy Editor, Data at ProPublica"I like the book. It’s conversationally written, it walks you through common problems in data journalism and for the most part uses the most common libraries to analyze and visualize data…The book’s instructional approach is the real value – it seems aimed at an audience that needs a narrative in order to understand code and analysis. Conveniently, that pretty well describes journalism students and working professionals…I would recommend publication. It advances the field of data journalism and presents a solid text for instructors or practitioners who are interested in R for analysis." ~Matthew Waite"I NEED THIS BOOK. I may adopt it as a textbook." ~Alberto Cairo, University of Miami"I’m reading this book now and it is terrific. Highly recommended for anyone interested in learning R. I will be using this book in my Data Analysis for Journalists class in the spring." ~Rob Wells, University of Arkansas"Sharon Machlis' 'Practical R for Mass Communication and Journalism' is based on the author's workshops for journalists. This book dives straight into doing the kinds of things a busy reporter or news analyst needs to do to meet a 5:00 pm deadline: data cleaning, presentation-quality graphics, and maps take precedence over control flow or the niceties of variable scope. I particularly enjoyed the way each chapter starts with a realistic project and works through what's needed to build it. People who've never programmed before will be a little intimidated by how many packages they need to download if they try to work through the material on their own, but the instructions are clear, and the author's enthusiasm for her material shines through in every example." ~Greg Wilson, RStudioTable of ContentsIntroduction. Get Started With R in a Few Easy Steps. See How Much You Can Do in a Few Lines of Code. Import data into R. Project: Snowfall data; Skill: Basic data exploration. Project: Raw Snowfall data; Skill: Reshape data. Project: Airport Delays by Airline; Skill: Analyze data by groups. Map Median: Household Income; Skills: Simple mapping, saving graphics. Population Density and Election Results: Is There a Relationship?; Skills: Joining tables, correlations, basic linear regression. Easily Reproducible Reports With R Markdown; Skills: Generate a Word doc or HTML file from an R script.

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Book SynopsisThe 2017 persecution of the Rohingyas resulted in around a million Rohingyas fleeing to Bangladesh, India and Malaysia. This book investigates the complex challenges of managing the large-scale refugee exodus in Bangladesh and how best to resolve these challenges in the future. Using a mixed-method approach that includes a survey, key informant interviews and numerous short case studies of persecution, the authors also examine the problematic influence of the media, as local depictions of Rohingya refugees often caused further tension and division in the midst of the refugee crisis. The book’s analysis offers a deeper understanding of the causes and drivers of identity-based politics among Myanmar’s Rohingya.Table of Contents1. The Rohingya Human Rights Crisis 2. A Theoretical Understanding of Rohingyas and Rohingyas in the Media 3. The Path to Refuge: Ethnicity, Politics, Religion, and Global Order 4. Dispossession and Displacement: The Crisis and Media Influence 5. Final Destinations and Policy Implications

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Book SynopsisAvailable open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.Written in an engaging dialogue format, this book introduces readers to emerging themes and future directions in the interdisciplinary field of data studies. It will be a key resource for scholars and students who require a cutting-edge guide to this rapidly evolving area of research.

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Book SynopsisFrom South Park to Kathy Acker, from Lars Von Trier to Sex and the City, women’s sexual organs are demonized. In The Vagina: A Literary and Cultural History, Emma L.E. Rees investigates the evolution of this demonization: she considers how writers, artists and filmmakers contend with the dilemma of he vagina's puzzling 'covert visibility' and how the ‘c-word’ is an obscenity that both legitimates and perpetuates the fractured identities of women globally. In our postmodern, porn-obsessed culture, vaginas appear to be everywhere, literally or symbolically but, crucially, they are as silenced as they are objectified. Even common slang terms for the vagina can be seen as an attempt to divert attention away from the reality of women’s lived sexual experiences: slang offers a convenient distraction from something taboo. The Vagina: A Literary and Cultural History is an important contribution to the ongoing debate in understanding the feminine identity.Trade ReviewRees’ book is the kind of work we need more of if we are to challenge and reconfigure how we understand women and sexuality in contemporary discourse. -- Shahidha Bari, Queen Mary, University of London, UK * Times Higher Education *For readers disappointed by Naomi Wolf’s treatise on a similar topic last year, this is the book you’ve been waiting for… This may not be the definitive text on the vagina – Rees is clear that she can’t overturn centuries of embarrassment and taboo in a single book – but it’s an excellent place to start. -- Kaite Welsh * The Independent on Sunday *It is my contention that you will know quite instinctively if you are the target reader for a book describing itself as a literary and cultural history of vaginas. (Vaginae? Vaginodes?) How does this description of Judy Chicago’s art make you feel? “Each plate, a vulvar motif at its centre, represents a woman’s yearning for autonomy and recognition away from patriarchy’s eradications and constraints.” If you found that intriguing, rather than snigger-worthy or arcanely academic, you will enjoy what’s on offer here. There is a learned digression on other words for vagina...and a survey of depictions of female genitalia in folk tales, film, literature, art and television... The examples are well chosen and engaging. -- Helen Lewis * New Statesman *The broadest survey yet ....lively, thought-provoking, and richly researched. -- Naomi Wolf, author of Vagina: A New BiographyAt last! A book on the vagina that I feel privileged to endorse. This careful literary and cultural history explores the vagina primarily as a loaded cultural symbol. It critiques the numerous ways in which the female sexual organs have had deleterious meanings projected onto them by patriarchal society. A magnificent achievement, Rees's study is as insightful in its analysis as it is comprehensive in its historical coverage. -- Lisa Downing, Professor of French Discourses of Sexuality, University of Birmingham, UK.This really wonderful book on the cultural history of the vagina is scholarly and accessible, entertaining and serious. It is stylish and packed with insight; it will be seized upon and devoured by the new feminists. The Vagina bejazzles. I highly recommend it. -- Sally R Munt, Professor of Cultural and Gender Studies, University of SussexWith Vagina, Rees is aiming for something well beyond ‘feminism.’ To get there, she uses humor, numerous examples, and careful explanation as she moves effortlessly through a variety of historical periods and a wide genre of ‘art’ to demonstrate her point. -- Judy A. Hayden, Professor of English and Writing and Director of the Women's Studies Program, University of Tampa, USA.Analyses of representations of the vagina in art and culture couple with feminist politics in this impassioned tract by University of Chester lecturer Rees. * Publisher's Weekly *Rees is especially strong on the rapidly evolving (and more in-your-face) artistic (or would-be artistic) representation of the [vagina] in contemporary (Western, and even here basically American and British) culture, both fringe and more mainstream...Rees offers many interesting examples and the odd tidbit[s] (Courbet's L'origine du monde comes from the collection of psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan!), and though she works more by example than evaluation, there's a lot of useful information here. -- M.A. Ortherfer * The Complete Review *Don’t be fooled by the playful pink cover—this book is not for the faint of heart. Ranging from Indian folktales of vagina dentata to the surprising popularity of vaginas in postmodern art, Rees’ book is a whirlwind tour of the literary and cultural history of the treatment (and mistreatment) of female genitalia. -- Rebecca Hayes * Booklist *Table of Contents1. Revealing the Vagina: Introduction 2. Revealing the Vagina: Antecedents 3.Revealing the Vagina in Literature 4. Revealing the Vagina in Visual Art (1): Judy Chicago 5. Revealing the Vagina in Visual Art (2): Birth's Wide Berth 6. Revealing the Vagina on Film and TV 7. Revealing the Vagina in Performance Art 8. Revealing the Vagina: Conclusion Revealing the Vagina: Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn Tell Me a Story I Don't Know, veteran sports reporter and broadcaster George Ofman shares his most fascinating conversations with some of the biggest names in sports media. Through these previously untold anecdotes and insights, readers will gain a deeper understanding of the events and moments that have shaped sports history, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at how these moments are shared with the world. With wit, charm, and insight, Ofman's captivating interviews bring to life the voices and personalities that have made sports such an integral part of our culture.Featuring conversations with Bob Costas, Michael Wilbon, Doc Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Marv Albert, Sarah Kustok, Greg Gumbel, Terry Boers, Chris Chelios, and more.

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Book Synopsis‘One of the most important books about gay culture in recent times’ The QuietusLong-listed for the Polari First Book PrizeIn 1984 the pulsing electronics and soft vocals of Smalltown Boy would become an anthem uniting gay men. A month later, an aggressive virus, HIV, would be identified and a climate of panic and fear would spread across the nation, marginalising an already ostracised community. Yet, out of this terror would come tenderness and 30 years later, the long road to gay equality would climax with the passing of same sex marriage.Paul Flynn charts this astonishing pop cultural and societal U-turn via the cultural milestones that effected change—from Manchester’s self-selection as Britain’s gay capital to the real-time romance of Elton John and David Furnish’s eventual marriage. Including candid interviews from major protagonists, such as Kylie, Russell T Davies, Will Young, Holly Johnson and Lord Chris Smith, as well as the relative unknowns crucial to the gay community, we see how an unlikely group of bedfellows fought for equality both front of stage and in the wings.This is the story of Britain’s brothers, cousins and sons. Sometimes it is the story of their fathers and husbands. It is one of public outrage and personal loss, the (not always legal) highs and the desperate lows, and the final collective victory as gay men were final recognised, as Good As You.Trade ReviewOne of the most important books about gay culture in recent times -- Andy Thomas * The Quietus *Fascinating and entertaining...as incisive about gay culture as Caitlin Moran's books are about feminism -- Boyd Hilton * Heat *One of civilisation’s great pop-cultural writers…tells the story of some of the most amazing decades in British history * GQ Style *Lively, timely and lovingly researched: thoroughly gay, in both the old and the new senses of the word -- Louis Wise * The Sunday Times *Insightful and engaging look at the past 30 years of gay social history in Britain * Attitude *Important and insightful * The Pool *Wonderful book...sensitively written and well researched. I'm honoured to be included * David Furnish *An essential testament that needs to be read by anyone who came of age during the last three decades: gay, straight, parent, child, sister, brother, politician, policy maker, celebrity, commentator - all of us who are trying to make sense of where we came from and where we are now * John Tiffany *Whether it's the bittersweet recollections of a former London Lighthouse AIDS nurse, the unexpected moral fortitude of a former tabloid editor, or the Grindr confessions of a pop idol, Flynn finds the heroism in the everyday and the exceptional...an ambitious and inspiring work * Adam Mattera, former Attitude editor *As fascinating as it is laugh out loud funny, and proves, quite brilliantly, that there's nowt so queer as folk -- Antony Cotton

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Book SynopsisBrings together a breadth of perspectives addressing media materialities, and their significance to the study of media, culture, and society. Offers new thinking and perspectives on media materialities, including work that explores media materiality, and the past, physical and digital tensions and media materialities in digital games. 32 b&w illus.

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Book SynopsisThe widespread adoption of the IHRA definition of anti-semitism and the internalisation of its norms has set in motion a simplistic definitional logic for dealing with social problems that has impoverished discussions of racism and prejudice more generally, across Britain and beyond. It has encouraged a focus on words over substance.Erasing Palestine tells the story of how this has happened, with a focus on internal politics within Britain over the course of the past several years. In order to do so, it tells a much longer story, about the history of antisemitism since the beginning of the twentieth century. This is also a story about Palestine, a chronicle of the erasure of the violence against the Palestinian people, and a story about free speech, and why it matters to Palestinian freedom.Trade ReviewA detailed, in-depth study that gets to the heart of one of the contemporary world's most contentious issues. A bold and expert expose of the real reasons behind the West's current antisemitism industry: the silencing of Palestinians and their erasure from history. -- Ghada Karmi, author of In Search of Fatima and ReturnNever have we been more in need of hearing the heroic voices of Palestinian activists and their supporters, still unwaveringly resisting the ongoing Israeli seizure of their land and daily control over their lives and movement. In this meticulously researched, moving and persuasive book, Rebecca Ruth Gould surveys the ever-mounting silencing of any support for justice for Palestinians with specious accusations of anti-Semitism against any and all of those joining the struggle to end Israel's brutal occupation, including against the author herself. -- Lynne Segal, author of Lean on MeWhat if an anti-racism is oppressive and threatens to wipe out a nation? Rebecca Gould's fine analysis patiently and lucidly shows how a currently prevalent understanding of antisemitism is threatening to do just this. First by misdescribing antisemitism; then by its use as a weapon to silence dissent; and finally to erase the idea of a suffering Palestinian people with a claim to statehood. It's a bold series of claims but not simply ideas as its based on painful personal experience. -- Tariq Modood, University of BristolIn her book Erasing Palestine Rebecca Ruth Gould offers a sharp and nuanced critique of the ways in which fighting anti semitism turns out to be a way to suppress freedom of speech. While speaking out of her own personal experience Gould brings a new perspective to the debate around defining antisemitism by focusing on its implications for the free speech of Palestinians and pro Palestinian voices. This book is a must read for those interested in understanding the ways in which human rights, anti semitism, and issues of Palestine-Israel are entangled together. -- Raef Zreik, fellow, Schell Center for Human Rights, Yale Law SchoolThis fine and courageous book takes seriously both the brutal 'erasure' of Palestine by the policies of a Zionist state and the phenomenon of antisemitism. At the heart of its theoretical claims is a refusal to approach antisemitism by seeking to define it, but rather to elaborate the social and economic conditions in which it grew. Definitions can be and have been manipulated to declare all criticisms of the Israeli state to be presumptively antisemitic, but a socio-economic genealogical approach, by contrast, allows us to confirm the most fundamental of human values--free speech-which is indispensable in the struggle to mobilize against the erasure of Palestine. It is a complex and ambitious argument and a deeply thoughtful work. -- Akeel Bilgrami, Sidney Morgenbesser Professor of Philosophy, Columbia UniversityIn this deeply personal and politically engaged book, Gould makes a challenging, provocative and radical case for promoting uncompromising free speech, an essential prerequisite in the quest for Palestinian freedom. Academically rooted in literature, language and law, she takes us on a fascinating intellectual journey, which includes experiencing cancel culture, commuting between home in the occupied Palestinian territories and an academic post in Jerusalem, discovering her suppressed Jewish heritage, and reaching a materialist understanding of antisemitism. -- Antony Lerman, author of Whatever Happened to Antisemitism?In ERASING PALESTINE, Rebecca Gould embarks on a fascinating personal and intellectual journey. On the one hand, this is undoubtedly the most comprehensive and in-depth critical analysis of the IHRA's definition of antisemitism and its impact on "erasing Palestine" and on curbing free speech . But on the other hand, Gould offers a self-reflective critical observation of herself and an alternative brilliant approach to the problem of antisemitism based on Jewish Marxist theorists. This materialist analysis is needed today more than ever. -- Amos Goldberg, fellow, Research Institute of Contemporary Jewry, The Hebrew University of JerusalemThis book brilliantly discusses how the physical erasure of Palestine passes through the suppression of the Palestinian narrative. It explains that freedom of expression and academic freedom remain paramount tools to enable solidarity with the quest for freedom and justice for the Palestinian people, especially in the United Kingdom and the United States where there is a coordinated effort to censor the voices of advocates for Palestinian human rights. -- Giovanni Fassina, Director of the European Legal Support CenterPart political-philosophy and part eloquent polemic, Rebecca Ruth Gould's book is a wide-ranging exploration of how today's social-justice battles-for Palestinian liberation, against antisemitism, against racism-are hindered by university bureaucrats as much as politicized liberal ideals. -- Lori Allen, author of A History of False Hope: Investigative Commissions in PalestineA bold and refreshing study of the debates surrounding Palestine and freedom of expression. -- A. Bustos * Washington Report on Middle East Affairs *

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Book Synopsis“If his cypher was discovered too soon, his life would be the forfeit. If never, his labour would be in vain."In this volume, we invite you to reflect on all the ways messages can be hidden – and uncovered – in other messages. More than that, we invite you to think about the relationship between the within and the without, and what it tells us about ourselves. Look Again is a compilation of curious poems, short texts and extracts from longer works that all have something to hide or reveal, taking their cues from riddles, cyphers and imaginary languages.Be aware: you may be left with a mind to see secret writing everywhere you look.

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Book SynopsisMultiplatform Media in Mexico is the first book to treat the exciting, interconnected fields of cinema, television, and internet in Mexico over the last decade, fields that combine to be called multiplatform media. Combining industrial analysis of a major audiovisual field at a time of growth and change with close readings of significant texts on all screens, acclaimed author Paul Julian Smith deftly details these new audiovisual trends. The book includes perspectives on local reporting on the ground, as covered in the chapter documenting media response to the 2017 earthquake. And, for the first time in this field, the book draws throughout on star studies, tracing the distinct profiles of actors who migrate from one medium to another. As a whole, Smith’s analyses illustrate the key movements in screen media in one of the world’s largest media and cultural producing nations. These perspectives connect to and enrich scholarship across Latin American, North American, and global cases.Table of Contents1. Introduction Part I: Cinema2. Two Film Festivals: San Sebastián, Guadalajara; Two Institutions: Cineteca, Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica3. Sex Docs: Bellas de noche, Plaza de la Soledad4. Post-Homophobic Comedy: Macho, Hazlo como hombrePart II: Television5. Women in Prison: Capadocia, Vis a vis6. Anthology Dramas: La rosa de Guadalupe, Como dice el dicho7. New Platforms, New Contents: Run, Coyote, RunPart III: Transmedia8. Two Media Crossovers: Cinema and Television for Day of the Dead; Live Theater Versions of TV Shows9. Earthquake Media10. Essay Film, Network Narrative, Streaming Series: Vive por mi, Sincronía11. Conclusion: Netflix and the New Telenovela

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Book SynopsisA prescient exploration of the fate of the book in the digital age.Trade Review"Vilém Flusser’s flashes of brilliant insight, his intuitions about the psychology of gadgets and convergences, his deeply well-read and philosophically grounded investigations of wide-ranging consequences of a new literacy, are widely admired and deserve an Anglophone audience. Into the Universe of Technical Images and Does Writing Have a Future? are of the first rank in the canon of new media studies and digital culture." —Peter Krapp, author of Déjà Vu: Aberrations of Cultural Memory"Perhaps a turn to Flusser will change the disregard for media that so characterizes the cultural theory of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. For Flusser, however flamboyant and polemical his writing at times is, thought deeply about the emergence of electronic media and its implications for not only Western but truly global culture." —Mark Poster, from the IntroductionTable of ContentsAn Introduction to Vilém Flusser’s Into the Universe of Technical Images and Does Writing Have a Future? Mark Poster Does Writing Have a Future? Introduction Superscript Inscriptions Notation Letters of the Alphabet Texts Print Instructions Spoken Languages Poetry Ways of Reading Deciphering Books Letters Newspapers Stationeries Desks Scripts The Digital Recoding Subscript Afterword to the Second Edition Translator’s Afterword and Acknowledgments Nancy Roth Translator’s Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThe social dynamics of “alternative facts”: why what you believe depends on who you knowTrade Review“Methodical and earnest.”—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times“The Misinformation Age covers big subjects like truth and the fate of the species” —Jennifer Szalai, International New York Times“The Misinformation Age fills an important void in the literature on misinformation . . . a valuable aid to anyone concerned with the alarmingly increasing prevalence of misinformation and polarization.”—Davis Kuykendall, History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences “An important book for an era of weaponized information.”—George Musser, contributing editor, Scientific American and Nautilus"Fake news has revealed a dark side of networks: an almost unstoppable ability to spread false and misleading information, changing people's perception of reality and shaking the political establishment. The Misinformation Age is a timely, engaging narrative of how this happened and how the mix of fake news and networks is changing our world."—Albert-László Barabási, author of Linked: The New Science of Networks"In this perilous moment—when knowledge is powerfully eroded by new and effective campaigns of misinformation—O’Connor and Weatherall offer a critically important philosophical defense of evidence, facts, and above all, the truth."—Allan M. Brandt, Harvard University“The Misinformation Age is the best book I've read on why the fake-news epidemic is afflicting us and what we can do about it. It offers in-depth reporting and provocative analysis delivered in lively prose, a rare combination.”—John Horgan, director of the Center for Science Writings, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Book SynopsisWe think that we live in democracies: in fact, we live in mediarchies. Our political regimes are based less on nations or citizens than on audiences shaped by the media. We assume that our social and political destinies are shaped by the will of the people without realizing that ‘the people’ are always produced, both as individuals and as aggregates, by the media: we are all embedded in mediated publics, ‘intra-structured’ by the apparatuses of communication that govern our interactions. In this major book, Yves Citton maps out the new regime of experience, media and power that he designates by the term ‘mediarchy’. To understand mediarchy, we need to look both at the effects that the media have on us and also at the new forms of being and experience that they induce in us. We can never entirely escape from the effects of the mediarchies that operate through us but by becoming more aware of their conditioning, we can develop the new forms of political analysis and practice which are essential if we are to rise to the unprecedented challenges of our time. This comprehensive and far-reaching book will be essential reading for students and scholars in media and communications, politics and sociology, and it will be of great interest to anyone concerned about the multiple and complex ways that the media – from newspapers and TV to social media and the internet – shape our social, political and personal lives today.Trade Review‘Mediarchy is a magnificent work of synthesis that brings together many different approaches to media. Citton boldly puts the analysis of media at the centre of social thought and shows just how many of the things we observe about our times fall into place through this perspective.’McKenzie Wark, New School for Social Research ‘Grounded and creative, this book proposes a timely synthesis of recent media theory. Citton questions the “transcontinental divide” that has informed Media Studies from its onset and in the process manages to breathe new life into some of the most fundamental questions facing media critics today. Mediarchy is a must read for anyone interested in understanding the complex, multitiered operationality of media in our modern world.’Mark Hansen, Duke University"a rich and thought-provoking book"European Journal of CommunicationTable of ContentsContents Prelude: Democracy or mediarchy? PART ONE: MEDIA Chapter One: Naming mediarchy Interlude One: Heterarchy Chapter Two: Approaching mediarchy Interlude Two: Informational pharmacology Chapter Three: Unfolding mediarchy Interlude Three: Affective meteorologies Chapter Four: Equipping mediarchy PART TWO: MASS MEDIA Chapter Five: Massifying mediarchy Interlude: Populisms Chapter Six: Systematizing mediarchy Interlude Five: Media powers Chapter Seven: Decolonizing mediarchy PART THREE: MEDIUM Chapter Eight: Archaeologizing mediarchy Interlude: Accelerationisms Chapter Nine: Stratifying mediarchy The politics of low frequencies Chapter Ten: Magnetizing mediarchy Interlude: Formative milieus Chapter Eleven: Zombifying mediarchy PART FOUR: META-MEDIA Chapter Twelve: Digitizing mediarchy Interlude: Data commons Chapter Thirteen: Inhabiting mediarchy Interlude: Mediarchic metamorphoses Chapter Fourteen: Surprising mediarchy Postlude: Medianarchism? List of illustrations Notes

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Book SynopsisWritings on Media collects Stuart Hall's most important work on the media, reaffirming his stature as an innovative media theorist while demonstrating the continuing relevance of his methods of analysis.Trade Review“How refreshing and urgent to revisit Stuart Hall’s formative ideas about racism, identity, ideology, and media at the very moment that media has become such a contested site and source of ideological work. Hall’s searing and critical insights about what media does, how it works, and why it matters have never been as pressing as they are today. In our global and national media ecologies where disputes over facts, epistemological turmoil, fake news, and ideological rigidities are routine, Charlotte Brunsdon’s curated collection of Hall’s essays on the media is a remarkable and indispensable gift.” -- Herman Gray, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of California, Santa Cruz“Stuart Hall revolutionized the critical study of media, positioning them—newspapers, photographs, television—as key sites of struggle over cultural meaning and power, and thus as central to the project of cultural studies. Above all, however, Hall did not just write about media but used them prolifically as outlets for critical intervention in the world. This superb set of essays testifies to the uniquely powerful voice of one of the most important public intellectuals in postimperial Britain.” -- Ien Ang, Distinguished Professor of Cultural Studies, Western Sydney University"Brunsdon . . . gifts us with the evolution and contours of Hall’s thought(s) about media more broadly in work he produced mostly in the decade of the 1970s or thereabouts: about photography and the visual arts, about the press, about radio and broadcasting, and finally about television. . . What the American reader learns from this collection is this: Hall was a prescient, energetic thinker of specificity and generality at the same time. . . ." -- Amy Villarejo * Critical Studies in Television *"This is the true magic here: what Hall furnished for us during the course of his life, and what Brunsdon has collected and contextualized in Writings on Media, is an invitation into Hall’s world—to see the world as he did. This vision is bright eyed, and delighted, and serious, and humble. . . . In all of his prose, it is unmistakable just how much Hall absolutely wants you in it with him, and to share his questions, and to identify possible answers, and to figure it out with you. And, that is a very precious gift indeed." -- Max Wiggins * College & Research Libraries *"This series is a veritable motherlode for Hall devotees and neophytes alike. . . . As Brunsdon points out, ensures that even the older or more micro-focused pieces in this volume still have ample value for current scholarship in media, film and cultural studies, and for the broader intersections around the analysis of politics, race, identity and ideological formation." -- Bill Yousman * Screen *Table of ContentsEditor's Note on the Text vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction: A History of the Present / Charlotte Brunsdon 1 Part I. The Photograph in Context Introduction to Part I 15 1. Preface to Black Britain: A Photographic History 23 2. Media and Message: The Life and Death of Picture Post 26 3. The Social Eye of Picture Post 34 4. The Determinations of New Photographs 54 5. Reconstruction Work: Images of Post-war Black Settlement 78 6. Vanley Burke and the "Desire for Blackness" 95 Part II. Media Studies and Cultural Studies Introduction to Part II 101 7. Film Teaching: Liberal Studies 111 8. The World of the Gossip Column 122 9. A World at One with Itself 131 10. Introduction to Paper Voices 141 11. Down with the Little Woman 155 12. Mugging: A Case Study in the Media 162 13. Introduction to Media Studies at the Centre 169 14. The Whites of Their Eyes: Racist Ideologies and the Media 177 Part III. Television Introduction to Part III 201 15. Television as a Medium and Its Relation to Culture 209 16. Watching the Box 237 17. Gogglebox Gigolos 242 18. TV Types 245 19. Encoding and Decoding in the Television Discourse 247 20. Media Power: The Double Bind 267 21. Will Annan Open the Box? 276 22. Which Public, Whose Service? 281 23. Black and White in Television 297 Coda 315 24. Stuart Hall's Desert Island Discs 317 Index 331 Place of First Publication 343

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Book SynopsisA fully updated edition of one of the world's bestselling journalism handbooksTrade Review'Easily the best introduction to being a reporter' -- Paul Jones, Press Association'What I admire about this book is that it is not simply a 'how to' manual, it is also a wise, witty and extremely entertaining read. Anyone who aspires to be a journalist should read it' -- Dame Ann Leslie, 'British Journalism Review''The go-to guide for any up and coming journalist, shining a light on every element of the job in an engaging, insightful way. And with the likes of social media and data covered too, it's also a compelling read for the established reporter' -- Peter Clifton, Editor-in-Chief, PA TrainingTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface 1. Journalism in an Age of Social Media 2. What Makes A Good Reporter? 3. The Limitations of Journalism 4. What Is News? 5. Where Do Good Stories Come From? 6. Research 7. Handling Sources, Not Them Handling You 8. Questioning 9. Reporting Numbers and Statistics 10. Investigative Reporting 11. How to Cover Major Incidents 12. Mistakes, Corrections and Hoaxes 13. Ethics 14. Writing News and Features 15. Intros 16. Construction and Description 17. Handling Quotes 18. Different Ways To Tell A Story 19. Comment, Intentional and Otherwise 20. How To Be A Great Reporter Reading for Journalists Index

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Book SynopsisKathy E. Ferguson explores the importance of anarchist letterpress printers and presses, whose printed materials galvanized anarchist movements across the United States and Great Britain from the late nineteenth century to 1940s.Trade Review“By focusing on letterpress Ferguson presents a novel way of looking at the history of Anarchism. Letterpress as a way of working generates an active hands-on ambition to build and embody new and creative ideas. . . . Ferguson’s history promotes the message that meaningful radical development builds from face-to-face, hand-to-hand, cooperative endeavour.” -- Peter Good * Kate Sharpley Library *"Ferguson's half-century of involvement in radical politics and her painstaking research in anarchist collections (many of them ill organized) qualifies her to write this dense but compelling history. . . . Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty." -- T. S. Martin * Choice *"In fluid prose, Ferguson offers a fresh historical look at the anarchist movement through a focus on lesser-known figures and their lesser-known labours, including printing and letter-writing." -- Layla Saleh * LSE Review of Books *"Letterpress Revolution is essential reading. It is a result of exhaustive and detailed research that clarifies instead of obscures. ... It enriches anarchist history allowing us to appreciate the nuances and bravery of people as well as their complexities." -- Barry Pateman * KSL: Bulletin of the Kate Sharpley Library *Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction. Anarchist Letters 1 1. Printers and Presses 21 2. Epistolarity 83 3. Radical Study 129 4. Intersectionality and Thing Power 185 Appendix A. Compositors, Pressmen, and Bookbinders 215 Appendix B. Brief Biographies 225 Appendix C. Printers Interviewed 231 Notes 233 Letters Referenced 281 Bibliography 287 Index 317

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Book SynopsisThe internet is a tool box, not a toy box. Social media platforms are some of the tools we can use for building one another up. This is a guide on handing these tools, carefully. Social media is a tool that can be good. It can connect us with friends and family with an immediacy that previous generations could only wonder at. But it can also be used unwisely. Whether it’s harsh words, regrettable posts, or excessive scrolling, we should think about how God wants us to engage with social media. What does the Bible teach us? Jason Thacker’s helpful guide will help students explore the wisest ways to use social media.Trade ReviewStudents often ask, ‘where do I start?’ when attempting to comprehend and navigate the challenges of our digital age. A Student’s Guide to Social Media provides a solid launching point to understanding the difficulties of the digital age and how to faithfully navigate them while remaining rooted in the Christian faith. -- Katie Frugé (Director of Center for Cultural Engagement & The Christian Life Commission, Baptist General Convention of Texas)To use your tools well, it is crucial that you understand how they will attempt to shape your heart, mind, and soul. For that reason and many more I highly recommend reading A Student’s Guide to Social Media. -- Tim Challies (Author, ‘Seasons of Sorrow’)This is a short, important and a book that will help us all to reflect on our use of social media – or should that be social media’s use of us? -- David Robertson (Well–known pastor and apologist)We are always being discipled; either by culture or Christ. A danger of the world’s discipleship is that it often goes unnoticed. Track: Social Media wonderfully aids us in remaining sober–minded as we engage with social media to ensure that our use of technology conforms us to Christ, not culture. -- J. Garrett Kell (Pastor, Del Ray Baptist Church, Alexandria, Virginia)Jason Thacker is one of today’s foremost experts on ethics and technology. He’s also a godly family man whose love for Christ shines through in his writing. In this new addition to the RYM track series, Thacker helps youth grow in wisdom, giving them a clear framework for thinking theologically and acting ethically in their increasingly confusing online social world. -- Jared Kennedy (Editor, The Gospel Coalition)

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Book SynopsisThe Fashioned Body provides a wide-ranging and original overview of fashion and dress from an historical and sociological perspective. Where once fashion was seen as marginal, it has now entered into core economic discourse focused around ideas about 'cultural' and 'creative' work as a major driver of developed economies. This third edition of The Fashioned Body, the most comprehensive revision to date, revisits the classic works on fashion, dress and the body, and introduces contemporary issues and debates in the area. With new sections and revisions to all chapters, the major updates pick up on recent debates on fashion from the perspective of decolonising the curriculum, diversity, queer studies, sustainability, the environment, and digital fashion. A newly expanded bibliography of contemporary studies of fashion and dress is also included. The book continues to show how an understanding of fashion and dress requires analysing the meanings and practices of the dressed body in culture. Moreover, its central premise – that fashion is a 'situated practice' articulated through everyday dressed bodies – has become established orthodoxy within fashion studies since publication of the first edition in 2000. Remaining a seminal text in the field, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the social role of fashion and dress in modern culture.Trade Review‘It is marvellous to have the third edition of this important, indeed classic text. The updated and new material will be vital for students and faculty in fashion studies and more widely in the sociology of culture.’Angela McRobbie, Goldsmiths University of London‘The Fashioned Body is just what the world needs now. The first edition blew our proverbial hats off and now Entwistle’s incisive thinking, brilliant analysis and gorgeous prose cover various contemporary debates within fashion, including labour issues, the environment, and debates on the body regarding intersectionality, race and (trans)gender. For theorizing the clothed body, or any body, this is a must read!’Elizabeth Wissinger, City University of New York

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Book Synopsis''Stand by for fireworks as it hits the shelves'' SUNDAY TIMES''If Orwell were with us today, he''d be writing books like this'' PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE''Breath-taking and jaw-dropping'' PETER FRANKOPAN''A true-life thriller'' ANNE APPLEBAUMFrom the bestselling author of Kleptopia comes a true story about Cuckooland a world where the rich can buy everything including the truth.Everywhere, the powerful are making a renewed claim to the greatest prize of all: to own the truth. The power to choose what you want reality to be and impose that reality on the world.For three years, Tom Burgis followed a lead that took him deeper and deeper into Cuckooland the place where the rich own the truth. The trail snaked from the Kremlin to Kathmandu, Stockholm to the Steppe, from a blood-soaked town square in Uzbekistan to a royal retreat in Scotland. Burgis hunted down oligarchs, developed secret sources and traced vast sums of money flowing between multinational corporations, ex-Soviet dictators and

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Book SynopsisDrawing on innovations in the business of journalism, this book offers a comprehensive guide to using the human-centred design methods of product management to serve readers and bolster digital success in news organizations.An Introduction to News Product Management sets out how product thinking should be used in news organizations and practiced in accordance with journalistic ethics and customs. Beginning by looking at the history and theory behind the profession, this book builds a foundational understanding of what product management is and why news is a unique product. In the second unit, the author discusses how the human-centred design philosophy of product management aligns with the mission and ethics of journalism, and how that influences the view of audiences and frames strategies. The third unit of the book focuses on the daily use of product management in news organizations, providing students with a guide to its use in researching, prioritizing, and buildinTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionWhat Is Product Management?1. The News Product Manager2. A Brief History of Product Management3. Theories of Product Management4. Theories of InnovationProduct Management in News5. The Business of Content6. Managing News Innovation7. The Mission of News ProductMaking News Products8. Product Is Research9. Product Is Prioritization10. Product Is Building11. Product Is LearningGlossaryIndex

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Book SynopsisA best-selling author and renowned security expert reveals the rise and risks of a new goliath: our massively networked, world-sized web.Trade Review"Schneier skilfully guides readers through serious attacks that have happened already — and moves on to those he believes are just over the horizon... This book is convincing, but not comforting." -- Financial Times"Schneier’s book is sober, lucid and often wise in diagnosing how the security challenges posed by the expanding Internet came about, and in proposing what should (but probably won’t) be done about them." -- Nature"... excellent work..." -- The Catholic Herald

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Book SynopsisMedia Power, Media Politics examines the role and influence of the media in every sphere of American politics. Organized thematically, the book analyzes the relationship between the media and key institutions, political actors, and nongovernmental entities, as well as the role of the new media, media ethics, and foreign policy coverage.Trade ReviewMedia Power, Media Politics provides an excellent overview of the interaction between different governmental figures and the media. It clearly illustrates how the media covers political actors, and also how political actors seek to utilize the media. The well-written chapters are a great foundation for spurring class discussion. Of the three books I assigned for my Mass Media and Government class, this was clearly the favorite! -- Allison Clark, University of GeorgiaMy students found Media Power, Media Politics easy to read and it gave them the academic foundation with which to base their theoretical understanding of the media. It is an excellent text that does not seem to go out of date quickly. -- Alison Dagnes, Shippensburg UniversityTable of ContentsPart 1 Introduction: Media Power, Media Politics Part 2 The Presidency and News Media Part 3 The Congress and News Media Chapter 5 Interview: The Honorable Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD) Part 6 Press Coverage of the United States Supreme Court Chapter 7 Assignment: Generational Change in Media Consumption Part 8 Civil Rights and Liberties: The Gatekeeping Power of the Media Chapter 9 Interview: Janet Terry, Local News Writer/Producer Part 10 Bureaucracy and the Media Chapter 11 Assignment: media Exposure Survey Part 12 A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing: What We Know About the Role of Media in State Politics Chapter 13 Interview: Brenna Holmes, Online Political Activist/Consultant Part 14 Political Parties and the Media Part 15 Presidential Elections and the Media Chapter 16 Interview: David Marks, Politics Editor of Politico.com Part 17 The News Meida and Organized Interests in the United States Chapter 18 Assignment: The Political Message of your Favorite Movie Part 19 The Media and Public Opinion Chapter 20 Assignment: Playing Politics on Social Networks Part 20 The New Bully Pulpit: Global Media and Foreign Policy Part 21 The Central Role of Media and Communication in Terrorism and Counterterrorism Chapter 22 Interview: Ed Morrissey, Political Blogger Part 23 The New Media

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Book SynopsisA sharp investigation into the dark path of the Alt-Right.Trade Review'An important guide to one of the most disturbing political developments of our time' -- New York Times'Accessible, enjoyable and informative' -- The Observer'An urgently needed dose of clarity for anyone hoping to understand the twists and turns of far right politics beyond the Khakis and Tiki torches' -- Mark Bray, historian and author of Antifa: The Anti-Fascist HandbookTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Is it OK to Punch a Nazi? 1. The Intellectuals 2. The Racialists 3. The Channers 4. The Meninists 5. Language 6. Media 7. Neo-Nazis 8. Ordinary Guys 9. Conspiracy Theorists 10. The Violent Fringe 11. The White House 12. Downfall Notes Index

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Book Synopsis* First single authored introduction to an emergent area of media studies. * Media Archaeology is a hot topic which is principally concerned with providing more of a historical view of new media and technology. * This book lays out the key ideas, thinkers and examples to give readers an entry point to this complex area.Trade Review"Provides the urgently needed map into this new field's extensive domain, but also for those already familiar the book is an excellent read." New Formations "Essential reading for anyone interested in the interdisciplinary ties between art, technology and media … Dr Parikka's cutting-edge text contextualizes media archaeology in relation to other key media studies debates while also presenting an engaging and accessible overview for students of media, film and cultural studies." Creative Boom "An exciting and excitable contribution to cultural theory." Reviews in History "A lively introduction to its subject that illuminates exciting avenues for both scholarship and aesthetic practice, and the book should be of interest to Parikka’s fellow travelers as well as anyone wanting a critical overview of this challenging approach to modern media culture." New Media and Society "What Is Media Archaeology? offers important methodological drives that direct our attention to the artistic, mathematical, and non-written ways in which this truly interdisciplinary field is developing." Literary & Linguistic Computing "Jussi Parikka offers a lucid, concise, and highly readable account of a new and exciting field - media archaeology. He demonstrates that contemporary media forms are rooted to the past by multiple threads - untangling them helps us understand the media frenzy that currently surrounds us." Erkki Huhtamo, University of California Los Angeles "A fabulous map of media archaeology that, as its subject compels, produces its territory anew." Matthew Fuller, Goldsmiths "Parrika's adroit combination of depth and brevity takes readers rapidly on wide ranging journeys into exploring contemporary media." Journal of American Studies of Turkey "A welcome fresh perspective on methodologies to carry out research on contemporary media cultures – a real antidote to the hype of new technologies that is characteristic not only of technology journalism but also of so much media studies work. A worthy read." Media, Culture & Society "The most comprehensive coverage to date of this fascinating area of study. Parikka's book offers an excellent overview of connections between the material and social aspects of media technology. He provides a thorough review of the diverse and sometimes contrasting theoretical foundations and provides a host of concrete examples of media-archaeological practice that serve to bridge the gap between heady theoretical trajectories and the concerns of practicing artists, users and other readers who take their technology seriously." Paul DeMarinis, Stanford UniversityTable of ContentsList of Images page vi Acknowledgements vii 1 Introduction: Cartographies of the Old and the New 1 2 Media Archaeology of the Senses: Audiovisual, Affective, Algorithmic 19 3 Imaginary Media: Mapping Weird Objects 41 4 Media Theory and New Materialism 63 5 Mapping Noise and Accidents 90 6 Archive Dynamics: Software Culture and Digital Heritage 113 7 Practising Media Archaeology: Creative Methodologies for Remediation 136 Conclusions: Media Archaeology in Digital Culture 159 Notes 168 Bibliography 181 Index 197

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Book SynopsisSocial theory needs to be completely rethought in a world of digital media and social media platforms driven by data processes.Trade ReviewWinner of the Theory Award 2017 of the German Communication Association (DGPuK) "This book by Couldry and Hepp might well become a new classic in the theory of the social, on par with Elias and Latour. Theorizing the mediated construction of reality, the authors sketch the new contours of 'a space where order is at stake.' Mandatory reading for everyone who seriously reflects on the implications of contemporary media systems and practices on society."—José van Dijck, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands "A profound and illuminating attempt to bring core traditions of social theory into the study of media in the digital age. An excellent and pathbreaking book."—Anthony Giddens, member of the House of Lords, former director of the London School of Economics and Political Science "In this wide-ranging, ambitious volume, Couldry and Hepp revisit Berger & Luckmann's classic work on social construction. Their theory of 'deep mediatization' resituates digital media systems and networked "figurations" of communicative action as interdependent, constitutive phenomena in contemporary sociality and social worlds. Mediated Construction is an indispensable contribution to social theory in communication research and media sociology."—Leah Lievrouw, University of California, Los Angeles "This is not a book about media, but a book about the world shaped by media. And it is not just about that empirical reality, but about how to understand it. Couldry and Hepp develop insights from phenomenology and integrate these with critical theory in an exciting combination."—Craig Calhoun, London School of Economics and Political Science "The Mediated Construction of Reality is simply an important book for sociology and for media and communication studies alike – maybe as important as The Social Construction of Reality became half a century ago."—Soziopolis "It might seem overly ambitious for communication studies to develop, rather than just draw upon, social theories that may have an enduring cross-disciplinary impact. Yet, as media sociologists Nick Couldry (London School of Economics and Political Science) and Andreas Hepp (University of Bremen) show in The Mediated Construction of Reality, it is time to do just that.... Scholars of interpersonal, organizational, and political communication—or anyone who is concerned about the implications of the digital age—will find insights in this book."—Meng Li, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly "This book is written by a formidable team.... Couldry and Hepp argue convincingly that big data, artificial intelligence and automation intensify the complexity of the social, and its degrees of interdependence... [They] engage in a Herculean struggle to describe the social meaning of data processing in the human lifeworld, and the book is full of sharp observations. I am really glad they took the trouble to write it."—Lars Nyre, New Media & Society "[T]he book…shines with a solid sociological framework, a comprehensive grasp of the relevant literature, and an insightful understanding of the most urgent issues surrounding new media and society. It is simply a must-read for students of the field who seek inspiration for thinking about these issues."—Elaine Yuan, Global Media and CommunicationTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgementsChapter 1: IntroductionPart I: Constructing the Social WorldChapter 2: The Social World as Communicative ConstructionChapter 3: History as Waves of MediatizationChapter 4: How We Live With MediaPart II: Dimensions of the Social WorldChapter 5: SpaceChapter 6: TimeChapter 7: DataPart III: Agency in the Social WorldChapter 8: SelfChapter 9: CollectivitiesChapter 10: OrderChapter 11: ConclusionNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisThis textbook provides Arabic language learners witha broad range of exercises on reading comprehension, speaking, writing and listening, based on a wide variety of media texts and audio materials. It will alsoequip learners with journalistic skills such as giving presentations and writing media articles.

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Book SynopsisUnravels the real effects of the mainstream and alternative news media on British politics. Covering TV, radio, newspaper and the internet, Kenneth Newton collates evidence to show that, contrary to popular belief, the main effects are positive and inform and mobilise citizens rather than influencing their voting choice.Table of Contents1. Massive and minimal media effects; 2. The news landscape; 3. News diets; 4. Avoiding, rejecting, ignoring and accepting; 5. Digital pessimism; 6. Newspapers, voting and agenda-setting; 7. Media malaise and the mean world effect; 8. Personal experience as a reality check; 9. Pluralism and democracy; 10. Practical lessons.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the origin and future of upgrade culture, a collection of cultural habits and orientations based on the assumption that new technologies will rapidly, perpetually, and inevitably emerge.By analyzing discourses of technological change and the practices of marketing workers inside the consumer technology industry between the early 1980s and the late 2010s, the book describes the genesis, maintenance, and future of upgrade culture. Based on archival and popular sources, first-hand interviews with a range of industry professionals, and participant observations at industry-only events, the book attends to issues both intimate to the culture of marketing work and structural to the organization of the consumer technology industry.This book will have a broad appeal to social/cultural theorists of technology, marketing, and consumerism, as well as to scholars in business history, communication, cultural studies, media studies, sociology, and anthropology.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Creating Assumptions about Technological Change 2. The Diffusion of Upgrade Culture 3. Visions of the Future from CES 4. Marketing Workers in Upgrade Culture Conclusion: Challenging Upgrade Culture

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Book SynopsisExperimenting with Emerging Media Platforms teaches students in media tracks journalism, advertising, film, and public relations how to independently field test and evaluate emerging technologies that could impact how media is produced, consumed, and monetized in the future.Taking a unique trial-and-error approach, the author encourages students to go against their desire for perfection and instead plunge into exercises with the full expectation that they will fail many times before they succeed. Through focused assignments, this book provides pointers on how to familiarize oneself with current technology, including extended reality (XR, VR, AR, and MR), open-source coding, photogrammetry, aerial imagery using drones, automation, and artificial intelligence. Readers are invited to create and test their own hypotheses and work outside of their comfort zones to reach conclusions on how a technology could enhance storytelling for a particular audience. Through experimTable of ContentsList of FiguresAbout the Author Acknowledgments Foreword by Gary KebbelIntroduction: Emerging Media Platforms: Field Testing the FutureChapter 1 - Who Can Predict the Future? Chapter 2 - Change TheoriesChapter 3 - Initiating Your Field Test Chapter 4 - Open-Source Technologies Chapter 5 - XR and the Metaverse Chapter 6 - Augmented Reality Chapter 7 - Conducting Your Field Test Chapter 8 - 360 Photography and Video Chapter 9 – Photogrammetry Chapter 10 - Data, AI, Automation, and Bots Chapter 11 - Autonomous Flying Cameras Chapter 12 - Field Testing the Future Afterword: The Edge of InnovationIndex

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Book SynopsisDennis Kelly explores Kellyâs unusual career path and sheds light on his eclectic approach to the arts, characterised by a refusal to write texts that people can fit within neat categories. This is the first monograph on Kellyâs work for stage and screen and brings to light his essential contribution to contemporary British drama and his huge range of work including his rise to international fame with Matilda the Musical.Drawing on Kellyâs published and unpublished texts, his work in production, reviews, original interviews with directors, actors and with Kelly himself as well as critical theory, Dennis Kelly examines and reappraises key motifs in his work such as his preoccupation with violence, the complex relationship between the individual and the community or his emphasis on storytelling. It also offers new insights into overlooked aspects of Kellyâs work by setting out to explore his traumatic narratives and his post-romanticism. In keeping with K

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Book SynopsisThis is the first book to explore the full significance of sport fans and fandom from an international and interdisciplinary perspective, across different sports, communities and levels of engagement. It gives a comprehensive overview of the undeniable economic and cultural influence of sport industries for which fans are the driving force. The book examines different theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of fans, including typologies of fandom, and presents cutting-edge discussion across broad thematic areas such as performance and identity, the business of fandom, and fandom and media. It considers the experiences of diverse and marginalized fan groups, with an emphasis on intersectional analysis, and shines new light on key contemporary themes such as fan activism, violence and deviance, mobility and migration, and the transformative effects of digital and social media. This volume includes chapters by many of the leading scholars responsible for having la

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Book SynopsisCommunicating in Intercultural Spaces is a unique contribution to literature in intercultural communication from two authors who bring distinct socio-cultural voices to this work. Written for readers ranging from advanced undergraduate students to intercultural practitioners, this book offers a new conceptualisation for understanding intercultural communication. Eight propositions frame the concept of intercultural spaces.Grounding the discussion on the framing of intercultural spaces, the authors engage with a range of topics such as perception, language, acculturation, and intercultural competence, couched in original personal narratives from 21 leading intercultural scholars. The narratives and vignettes add vibrant context to the scholars' works that are cited in this book. The book also delves into the origins of intercultural communication as a discipline and the dark side of communicating across differences. Each chapter ends with a brief dialogue between

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Book SynopsisAn accessible and exciting new textbook that provides students with an in-depth historical and conceptual understanding of the nature and function of media in society.Stacey O. Irwin contextualizes media objects and experiences including cinema, TV, phones, gaming, radio and podcasting, journalism, publishing, advertising, and more into three descriptive sections: screens, sounds, and synergies. The text examines how technology is enfolded into the cultural process of contemporary media experience, exploring topics such as social media, augmented reality and other trends from the metaverse. It also reflects on the impact of legacy media and highlights instrumental moments in media history along the way. By examining media history from the perspective of future decision-making, this textbook explores how media technologies have a positive and negative sociocultural impact. This provides students with a more accessible entry point to the topic, and readers are left with a wel

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Book SynopsisBuilding on a rich journalistic tradition of critical source analysis, this book considers the impact of the move from analogue to digital sources on information quality and presents methods and tools to verify information found online and help counter the spread of misinformation.Evaluating Digital Sources in Journalism critically maps the prevalence of online manipulation, particularly images and videos from social media platforms, and considers the tools needed both to carry out and to counter this. Strategies are proposed to help readers evaluate content, context and sources, and ultimately build a foundation for carrying out their own online open-source investigations. The author brings together theories and best practices from a broad range of literature, including modern Scandinavian research on the concept of source criticism, journalism and technology studies, advanced forensic verification research, and literature designed for practitioners, including blogs aTable of ContentsPreface IntroductionChapter 1: Digital Sources: A critical approacho Digital source criticism in four simple stepso The epistemic foundation of source criticism o Source criticism for journalistso Traditional source criticism: a waste of time o The necessity of a digital source criticismo The effectiveness of network reading o Understanding the Internet’s signals o Questions for reflection and exercisesChapter 2: Digital manipulation and disinformationo Introductiono Recognise suspicious user accountso Motivations for manipulation o Journalists as targetso The value of manipulating a journalist§ Google bombing§ No follow: maintaining critical distance in the digital domaino Wikipedia – for journalists§ Contributing to Wikipedia as a journalist§ Wikidatao Internet outrage and social media rowso Undercover trolls: when the media takes the baito A solution in sight o Unearthing digital networks o Media manipulation§ Image and video manipulation§ Audio manipulationo Questions for reflection and exercisesChapter 3: Verifying informationo Introductiono The layers of journalismo Figures and statistics in briefo User-generated content o The verification process o Verification and mental healtho Verification resourceso Questions for reflection and exercisesChapter 4: Journalism, Online Open-Source Investigations and OSINTo Introductiono Digging through open digital sources o From military to civil useo Complex digital investigative journalism storieso Sleuthing, or digging on your owno The process of digital investigative journalismo Debunking information posted by the President of Brazil o Creative methods for open-source investigationso Three cases of investigative reporting in which open sources played a major roleo Dramatically effective methodso Questions for reflection and exercisesGlossaryIndex

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