Search results for ""author bettina bock""
De Gruyter Science in Color: Visualizing Achromatic Knowledge
Color makes its way into natural science images as early as the research process. It serves for self-reflection and for communication within the scientific community. However, color does not follow a standard in the natural sciences: its meaning is contingent, even though culturally conditioned. Digital publishing enhances the use of color in scientific publications; at the same time, globalization promotes the idea of universal color symbolism. This book investigates the function of color in historical and current visualizations for scientific purposes, its epistemic role as a tool, and its long neglect due to symbolic and gender-specific connotations. The publication thus closes a research gap in the natural sciences and the humanities.
£29.50
De Gruyter Spuren: Erzeugung des Dagewesenen
Spuren halten die Zeit als Form fest und machen Vergangenes gegenwärtig sichtbar. Als solche sind sie auch in der Moderne ein fundamentales Mittel der wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisgewinnung geblieben. Doch während die Kunst des Spurenlesens eine jahrtausendealte Praxis darstellt, werden Spurbildungen im fotografischen Archiv oder im naturwissenschaftlichen Labor gezielt hervorgebracht. Dabei ersetzen die materiellen Spurformen nicht selten jene Gegenstände und Ursachen, denen sie ihre Existenz verdanken und die sie im Moment ihrer Vergegenwärtigung unsichtbar machen. Indem die Beiträge des Bandes die verschiedenen Techniken der Erzeugung von Spuren und ihre Veränderungen im Laufe von zwei Jahrhunderten in den Blick nehmen, können sie zugleich aufzeigen, welche Kontinuitäten diese im digitalen Zeitalter oder in der physikalischen Großforschung aufweisen.
£18.00
CABI Publishing Gender and Rural Globalization: International Perspectives on Gender and Rural Development
This book explores how rural gender relations are changing in a globalized world. It analyses their development in specific places and the effects of the increasing connectedness and mobility of people. It integrates global experiences by discussing mobility, agriculture, gender identities and international development. Each theme is introduced with an overview of the state of the art in that specific area and integrates the case studies that follow. The contributors present empirical work from the global north and south and, more particularly, Sweden, Norway, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, UK, Poland, Greece, Italy, Slovenia, Uzbekistan, India, Africa, Asia, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. The first section explores gender differences in mobility patterns and analyses how mobility affects rural gender identities and relations. The second section focuses on the development of agricultural and rural policies, the response of individuals within farm households, and the implications for gender relations in rural areas. The third section focuses on the construction of identities and the changes occurring in the definition of rural femininity and masculinity as a result of rural transformations. The fourth section examines the role of international development policies in advancing women's well-being in the less developed parts of the world, and some of the unintended consequences of such interventions. The book closes with conclusions and reflections on the position of gender in rural research agendas and in rural academia more generally. Key features: · Empircal work from a wide range of geographical areas · Examines how gender identities are constructed in rural agriculture · Considers how effective development policies are in improving women's well-being This book will be of interest to researchers in rural development and gender issues in the global North and South, and to students of rural sociology, social geography, development studies and gender studies.
£107.60
