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The duck and the philosopher: Rhythms of editing and thinking between Bernard Stiegler and The Ister (2009)
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Crogan, P. (2009). The duck and the philosopher: Rhythms of editing and thinking between Bernard Stiegler and The Ister. Transformations,

The Ister (Ross and Barison, 2003)—part documentary, travelogue and philosophical meditation supplementing Heidegger’s meditation on Holderlin’s poem about the Danube—opens and closes with sequences of a duck waddling along the bank of the river. The... Read More about The duck and the philosopher: Rhythms of editing and thinking between Bernard Stiegler and The Ister.

Straw men or cyborgs? (2009)
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Dovey, J., & Lister, M. (2009). Straw men or cyborgs?. Interactions: Studies in Communication and Culture, 1(1), 129-145. https://doi.org/10.1386/iscc.1.1.129_1

This paper responds to calls in the last two years for a Media Studies 2.0 that would reformulate the discipline to take account of the radical changes in Media practices brought about by digital technologies and their cultures. Whilst agreeing on th... Read More about Straw men or cyborgs?.

Time and resolution: Experiments in high-definition image making (2009)
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Flaxton, T. (2009). Time and resolution: Experiments in high-definition image making. Journal of Media Practice, 10(2-3), 123-147. https://doi.org/10.1386/jmpr.10.2-3.123_1

High-definition (HD) technology is powering a paradigm change within the digital domain. This article is an attempt to reveal and explore the aesthetics, the technologies and theoretical issues that are at stake through the embracing of this new medi... Read More about Time and resolution: Experiments in high-definition image making.

The technologies, aesthetics, philosophy and politics of high definition video (2009)
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Flaxton, T. (2009). The technologies, aesthetics, philosophy and politics of high definition video

In April 2007 at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas, High Definition changed forever. Whereas previous HD cameras had cost half a million dollars, Jim Jannard, a sunglasses manufacturer from Canada, managed to develop a... Read More about The technologies, aesthetics, philosophy and politics of high definition video.

Television talk shows (2009)
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Wilson, S. (2009). Television talk shows

An article written on the history of TV talk shows for Videoactive, a project funded within the eContentplus programme of the European Commission. This is an EU funded project that aims to create access to television archives across Europe in order... Read More about Television talk shows.

Organized evil and the Atlantic alliance: Moral panics and the rhetoric of organized crime policing in America and Britain (2009)
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Woodiwiss, M., & Hobbs, D. (2009). Organized evil and the Atlantic alliance: Moral panics and the rhetoric of organized crime policing in America and Britain. British Journal of Criminology, 49(1), 106-128. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azn054

Moral panics are conventionally associated with the interpretations of youthful action imposed by powerful state or media forces. However, the concept is also useful in understanding more generally how social problems are constructed and presented. I... Read More about Organized evil and the Atlantic alliance: Moral panics and the rhetoric of organized crime policing in America and Britain.

Parity of participation and the politics of status (2009)
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Armstrong, C., & Thompson, S. (2009). Parity of participation and the politics of status. European Journal of Political Theory, 8(1), 109-122. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474885108096963

Over the past decade, Nancy Fraser has developed a sophisticated theory of social justice. At its heart lies the principle of parity of participation, according to which all adult members of society must be in a position to interact with one another... Read More about Parity of participation and the politics of status.

Gibraltar at the united nations: Caught between a treaty, the charter and the “fundamentalism” of the special committee (2009)
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Gold, P. (2009). Gibraltar at the united nations: Caught between a treaty, the charter and the “fundamentalism” of the special committee. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 20(4), 697-715. https://doi.org/10.1080/09592290903455816

On account of Spain's long-standing claim to the sovereignty of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, “the Rock” remains one of sixteen non-self-governing territories on the United Nations list awaiting decolonization. This article examines th... Read More about Gibraltar at the united nations: Caught between a treaty, the charter and the “fundamentalism” of the special committee.

Review of 'Material and Visual Cultures Beyond Male Bonding, 1870-1914: Bodies, Bounderies and Intimacy', by John Potvin (2008)
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Hornsey, R. (2008). Review of 'Material and Visual Cultures Beyond Male Bonding, 1870-1914: Bodies, Bounderies and Intimacy', by John Potvin. Journal of Design History, 21(4), 391-393. https://doi.org/10.1093/jdh/epn030

Potvin's book was a study of how male homosociality in late-nineteenth century British design cultures produced new dynamics of vision and touching, which became medicated through workshop practice and specific artefacts.

Rhetorical parallels between the national woman suffrage association and Clinton's campaign (2008)
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Charlesworth, D., Zacharias, U., & Arthurs, J. (2008). Rhetorical parallels between the national woman suffrage association and Clinton's campaign. Feminist Media Studies, 8(4), 430-433. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680770802420352

Between March and December 2008 Jane Arthurs was co-editor, with Usha Zacharias, of the Commentary and Criticism Section of this journal, which included topical short essays themed around issues of significance to feminist media studies either from a... Read More about Rhetorical parallels between the national woman suffrage association and Clinton's campaign.

Targeting, television and networking: An interview with Samuel Weber (2008)
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Crogan, P., & Weber, S. (2008). Targeting, television and networking: An interview with Samuel Weber. Convergence, 14(4), 375-385. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354856508094658

In this interview, Samuel Weber discusses two recent books that explore issues of contemporary media and politics, Targets of Opportunity and Theatricality as Medium. Targeting is identified as a modality of conceiving the world that is as old as wes... Read More about Targeting, television and networking: An interview with Samuel Weber.

Media on ice (2008)
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Blair, J., & Arthurs, J. (2008). Media on ice. Feminist Media Studies, 8(3), 318-323. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680770802217386

Between March and December 2008 Jane Arthurs was co-editor, with Usha Zacharias, of the Commentary and Criticism Section of this journal, which included topical short essays themed around issues of significance to feminist media studies either from a... Read More about Media on ice.

Women's History Review: Introduction (2008)
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Holden, K., Hannam, J., & Froide, A. (2008). Women's History Review: Introduction. Women's History Review, 17(3), 313-326. https://doi.org/10.1080/09612020801924084

This article is an introduction to a special issue on the history of single women based on papers given at conference held in June 2006 at the University of the West of England, entitled ‘Single Women in History 1000–2000’. The analysis is based on o... Read More about Women's History Review: Introduction.

The new architectures of intimacy? Social networking sites and genders (2008)
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Zacharias, U., & Arthurs, J. (2008). The new architectures of intimacy? Social networking sites and genders. Feminist Media Studies, 8(2), 197-198. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680770801980612

Between March and December 2008 Jane Arthurs was co-editor, with Usha Zacharias, of the Commentary and Criticism Section of this journal, which included topical short essays themed around issues of significance to feminist media studies either from a... Read More about The new architectures of intimacy? Social networking sites and genders.