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Author: Andrew Keen

2008-01-25

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Author: George Pennington

2007-12-21

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Author: Andreas Schonle (Editor)

Tags: culture meaning Lotman contexts

Description: A collection of articles about Lotman's work and his influence on our understanding ofA collection of articles about Lotman's work and his influence on our understanding of Culture. One of the most widely read and translated theorists of the former Soviet Union, Yurii Lotman was a daring and imaginative thinker. A cofounder of the Tartu-Moscow school of semiotics, he analyzed a broad range of cultural phenomena, from the opposition between Russia and the West to the symbolic construction of space, from cinema to card playing, from the impact of theater on painting to the impact of land-scape design on poetry. His insights have been particularly important in conceptualizing the creation of meaning and understanding the function of art and literature in society, and they have enriched the work of such diverse figures as Paul Ricoeur, Stephen Greenblatt, Umberto Eco, Wolfgang Iser, Julia Kristeva, and Federic Jameson. In this volume edited by Andreas Schonle, contributors extend Lotman's theories to a number of fields. Focusing on his less frequently studied later period, "Lotman and Cultural Studies" engages with such ideas as the "semiosphere," the fluid, dynamic semiotic environment out of which meaning emerges; "auto-communication," the way in which people create narratives about themselves that in turn shape their self-identity; change, as both gradual evolution and an abrupt, unpredictable "explosion;" power; law and mercy; Russia and the West; center and periphery. ...

2007-12-21

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Author: James P. Spradley

Tags: data culture ethnography research contexts qualitative

Description: A guide to developing observation skills for research. Useful book for beginners new to research.A guide to developing observation skills for research. Useful book for beginners new to research. Very good overview of enthonography and cultural perspectives....

2007-12-21

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Authors: Michele Knobel Colin Lankshear Ivor F. Goodson J. Marshall Mangan

Tags: technology culture classroom contexts contestation distuptive

Description: An interesting overview of the impact of technology in the classroom. An early review datingAn interesting overview of the impact of technology in the classroom. An early review dating from circa 2000-2002. Has a really interesting first chapter on cultural perspectives and classroom contexts....

2007-12-21

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Author: Bart G. Farkas

Tags: web audio blogging podcast 2

Description: A how-to book for new podcasters. How to get started, how to make the best of the podcastingA how-to book for new podcasters. How to get started, how to make the best of the podcasting world, includes tutorials and guides to open source software and distribution sites....

2007-12-21

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Authors: Michael Geoghegan Dan Klass

Tags: web technology media new podcast 2

Description: A comprehensive and useful guide to podcasting for beginners to intermediate users. CoversA comprehensive and useful guide to podcasting for beginners to intermediate users. Covers all the basics from software to distribution of podcasts....

2007-12-21

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Authors: Don Tapscott Anthony D. Williams

Tags: culture knowledge collaboration wikis

Description: A really interesting book about collaborativeA really interesting book about collaborative culture and the use of wikis to proliferate knowledge....

2007-12-21

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Author: Howard Rheingold

Tags: mobile culture ai technologies

Description: An overview of mobile communication technologies alongside discussions from sociology, artificialAn overview of mobile communication technologies alongside discussions from sociology, artificial intelligence, economics and anthropology... and their cultural impact and influence....

2007-12-21

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Author: Clifford Geertz

Tags: anthropology culture semiotics ethnomethodology Geertz

Description: A useful introduction to culture and cultural studies - very readable.

2007-12-21