Mediarchy

Author : Yves Citton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781509533411

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Mediarchy by Yves Citton Pdf

We 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.

Author : Braden Gregg
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781401920654

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Fractal Time by Braden Gregg Pdf

In this compelling exploration of life, Gregg Braden merges the modern discoveries of nature’s patterns (fractals) with the ancient view of a cyclic universe. The result is a powerful model of time—fractal time—and a realistic window into what we can expect for the mysterious year 2012 . . . and beyond. Applying fractal time to the history of the world and life, he proposes that everything from the war and peace between nations to the patterns of human relationships mirror the returning cycles of our past. As each cycle repeats, it carries a more powerful, amplified version of itself. The key: If you know where to look in the past,you know what to expect when the same conditions return in the present and future. For the first time in print, the Time Code Calculator gives you the toolto do just that! Through easy-to-understand science and step-by-step instructions, discover for yourself: • How the conditions for 2012 have occurred in the past, and what we can expect when they repeat! • The “hot dates” that hold the greatest threats of war and greatest opportunities for peace, as well as economic cycles such as the stockmarket collapse of 2008! • How Earth’s location in space triggers cycles of spiritual growth for humans! • Your personal Time Codes for the key events of business, relationships, and change in your life! • How each cycle carries a window of opportunity—a choice point—that allows us to select a new outcome for the returning pattern! • What the 1999 ice cores from Antarctica reveal about past cycles of climate, global warming, Earth’s protective magnetic fields, and what these things mean for us today!

Author : Wessel Reijers,Alberto Romele,Mark Coeckelbergh
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-21
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781538153475

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Interpreting Technology by Wessel Reijers,Alberto Romele,Mark Coeckelbergh Pdf

Paul Ricœur has been one of the most influential and intellectually challenging philosophers of the last century, and his work has contributed to a vast array of fields: studies of language, of history, of ethics and politics. However, he has up until recently only had a minor impact on the philosophy of technology. Interpreting Technology aims to put Ricœur’s work at the centre of contemporary philosophical thinking concerning technology. It investigates his project of critical hermeneutics for rethinking established theories of technology, the growing ethical and political impacts of technologies on the modern lifeworld, and ways of analysing global sociotechnical systems such as the Internet. Ricœur’s philosophy allows us to approach questions such as: how could narrative theory enhance our understanding of technological mediation? How can our technical practices be informed by the ethical aim of living the good life, with and for others, in just institutions? And how does the emerging global media landscape shape our sense of self, and our understanding of history? These questions are more timely than ever, considering the enormous impact technologies have on daily life in the 21st century: on how we shape ourselves with health apps, how we engage with one-another through social media, and how we act politically through digital platforms.

Author : Nesrine Malik
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781324007302

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We Need New Stories: The Myths that Subvert Freedom by Nesrine Malik Pdf

Named a Most Anticipated Book of Spring 2021 by Publishers Weekly A rigorous examination of six political myths used to deflect and discredit demands for social justice. In 2016, presidential candidate Donald Trump declared: "I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct." Reeling from his victory, Democrats blamed the corrosive effect of "identity politics." When banned from Twitter for inciting violence, Trump and his supporters claimed that the measure was an assault on "free speech." In We Need New Stories, Nesrine Malik explains that all of these arguments are political myths—variations on the lie that American values are under assault. Exploring how these and other common political myths function, she breaks down how they are employed to subvert calls for equality from historically disenfranchised groups. Interweaving reportage with an incendiary analysis of American history and politics, she offers a compelling account of how calls to preserve "free speech" are used against the vulnerable; how a fixation with "wokeness," "political correctness," and "cancel culture" is in fact an organized and well-funded campaign by elites; and how the fear of racial minorities and their “identity politics” obscures the biggest threat of all—white terrorism. What emerges is a radical framework for understanding the crises roiling American contemporary politics.

Author : Knut Lundby
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110272215

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Mediatization of Communication by Knut Lundby Pdf

This handbook on Mediatization of Communication uncovers the interrelation between media changes and changes in culture and society. This is essential to understand contemporary trends and transformations. “Mediatization” characterizes changes in practices, cultures and institutions in media-saturated societies, thus denoting transformations of these societies themselves. This volume offers 31 contributions by leading media and communication scholars from the humanities and social sciences, with different approaches to mediatization of communication. The chapters span from how mediatization meets climate change and contribute to globalization to questions on life and death in mediatized settings. The book deals with mass media as well as communication with networked, digital media. The topic of this volume makes a valuable contribution to the understanding of contemporary processes of social, cultural and political changes. The handbook provides the reader with the most current state of mediatization research.

Author : Paolo Mancini,David L. Swanson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1996-05-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780313389184

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Politics, Media, and Modern Democracy by Paolo Mancini,David L. Swanson Pdf

This important new text brings together an outstanding group of international scholars to look at the current state of electoral politics around the world. Elements of the modern (or American) model of election campaigning have been adopted in many countries in recent years—including the use of mass media, the personalization of campaigns, use of public opinion polls, and a general professionalization of campaigns—and conditions would seem to favor the spread of that model. Contributors to this volume, from established democracies, new and restored democracies, and democracies facing destabilizing pressure, examine the extent to which electoral politics in their countries have been affected by the emergence of high-tech professional campaigns. Countries examined provide a cross-section of today's democracies, including the United States, Britain, Sweden, Germany, Russia, Poland, Spain, Israel, Italy, Argentina, and Venezuela. The work will be of interest to scholars and students alike in political communication, political parties and elections, and comparative politics.

Author : Texe Marrs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0962008672

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Dark Majesty by Texe Marrs Pdf

In this explosive new book, bestselling author Texe Marrs unmasks the men of the Secret Brotherhood. As he uncovers their strange and unexpected worship of a mysterious "god" whose name they conceal, he exposes the hidden depths of what they call their "Great Work"--"the illumination of mankind by a thousand points of light". Marrs is the bestselling author of Dark Secrets of the New Age and Millennium: Peace, Promises, and the Day They Take Our Money Away.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Heads of state
ISBN : STANFORD:36105073015096

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Current World Leaders by Anonim Pdf

Author : Texe Marrs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1884302009

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Circle of Intrigue by Texe Marrs Pdf

In this explosive book, Texe Marrs exposes the diabolical plan which the inner circle of the Illuminati conspiracy intends to implement. He unmasks their occult religion and discloses how this hidden group meets privately and discusses strict orders to a network of agents and associates spread throughout the globe. Circle of Intrigue reveals the shocking truth about this conspiracy and warns of the cosmic destiny of this murderous clique of super-rich conspirators.

Author : Stina Bengtsson,Staffan Ericson,Fredrik Stiernstedt
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781040026540

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Classics in Media Theory by Stina Bengtsson,Staffan Ericson,Fredrik Stiernstedt Pdf

This comprehensive collection introduces and contextualizes media studies’ most influential texts and thinkers, from early 20th century mass communication to the first stages of digital culture in the 21st century. The volume brings together influential theories about media, mediation and communication, as well as the relationships between media, culture and society. Each chapter presents a close reading of a classic text, written by a contemporary media studies scholar. Each contributor presents a summary of this text, relates it to the traditions of ideas in media studies and highlights its contemporary relevance. The text explores the core theoretical traditions of media studies: in particular, cultural studies, mass communication research, medium theory and critical theory, helping students gain a better understanding of how media studies has developed under shifting historical conditions and giving them the tools to analyse their contemporary situation. This is essential reading for students of media and communication and adjacent fields such as journalism studies, sociology and cultural studies.

Author : Knut Lundby
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1433105624

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Mediatization by Knut Lundby Pdf

The media are ubiquitous and constantly changing, causing social and cultural shifts. This book examines how processes of mediatization affect almost all areas of contemporary social and cultural life, and takes the theoretical debate on mediatization in communication studies and media sociology to a critical edge.

Author : Douglas Brommesson,Ann-Marie Ekengren
Publisher : Springer
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137544612

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The Mediatization of Foreign Policy, Political Decision-Making and Humanitarian Intervention by Douglas Brommesson,Ann-Marie Ekengren Pdf

This book examines under what scope conditions foreign policy actors adopt media logic. The authors analyze media logic under three specific scope conditions: uncertainty, identity, resonance. First, they lay out the general adaptation of media logic in the general debate of the UN General Assembly 1992-2010. They then explore the adaptation of media logic in Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom concerning the cases of humanitarian intervention in Côte d’Ivoire and Libya, both in 2011. The results indicate the need to move beyond the assumption of a general process of mediatization affecting politics in total. Instead, they point in the direction of a nuanced process of mediatization more likely under certain scope conditions and in certain political contexts.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Labor and Public Welfare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119509193

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Emergency School Aid, 1971 by United States. Congress. Senate. Labor and Public Welfare Pdf

Author : Antonio López,Adrian Ivakhiv,Stephen Rust,Miriam Tola,Alenda Y. Chang,Kiu-wai Chu
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000955606

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The Routledge Handbook of Ecomedia Studies by Antonio López,Adrian Ivakhiv,Stephen Rust,Miriam Tola,Alenda Y. Chang,Kiu-wai Chu Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Ecomedia Studies gathers leading work by critical scholars in this burgeoning field. Redressing the lack of environmental perspectives in the study of media, ecomedia studies asserts that media are in and about the environment, and environments are socially and materially mediated. The book gives form to this new area of study and brings together diverse scholarly contributions to explore and give definition to the field. The Handbook highlights five critical areas of ecomedia scholarship: ecomedia theory, ecomateriality, political ecology, ecocultures, and eco-affects. Within these areas, authors navigate a range of different topics including infrastructures, supply and manufacturing chains, energy, e-waste, labor, ecofeminism, African and Indigenous ecomedia, environmental justice, environmental media governance, ecopolitical satire, and digital ecologies. The result is a holistic volume that provides an in-depth and comprehensive overview of the current state of the field, as well as future developments. This volume will be an essential resource for students, educators, and scholars of media studies, cultural studies, film, environmental communication, political ecology, science and technology studies, and the environmental humanities.

Author : Jannis Androutsopoulos
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110346831

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Mediatization and Sociolinguistic Change by Jannis Androutsopoulos Pdf

This is the first volume to focus on the role of media in processes of linguistic change, one of the most contested issues in contemporary sociolinguistics. Its 17 chapters and five section commentaries present cutting-edge research from variationist and interactional sociolinguistics, media linguistics, language ideology research, and minority language studies. The volume advances our understanding of linguistic change in a mediatized world in three ways. First, it introduces the notions of sociolinguistic change and mediatization to create a broader theoretical framing than the one offered by ‘the media’ and ‘language change’. Second, it takes the discussion beyond the notions of ‘influence’ and ‘effect’ and the binary distinction of ‘media’ vs. ‘community language’. Third, it examines the relation of sociolinguistic change and mediatization and from five complementary viewpoints: media influence on linguistic structure; media engagement in interaction; change in mass and new media language; language-ideological change; and the role of media for minority languages. Bringing these strands of sociolinguistic scholarship together, this volume examines their shared references and common lines of thinking.