My doctoral disputats: Ways of Virtual-World-making: Actors and Avatars, Roskilde Universitetsforlag (Roskilde University Press), e-books has been accepted for a public defense for the doctoral degree Dr. Phil.



The defense will take place: Friday June 1, 1- 5 pm (GMT+1) in Biografen, Roskilde University.



It is streamed on…

New book possibly of interest

Media and Global Civil Society by Lina Dencik

Much analysis and hope in both academia and political rhetoric currently rests on ideas of deliberation and post-national democratic practices – the roots of a 'global civil society'. This has taken force as not just an analysis of social and political change, but as a normative project. This book has grown out of concern with how changes in media are influencing democratic function and…

The critiques and praises for Avatar (2009) over the last two years could fill several pages. The overall project framed its cinematic agents’ involvement in social movements in Brazil in a unique way. The film and its industry are proof of fluidity and fabulist immobility at the same time: the movie came as a response consistent with James Cameron’s overall artistic project but also his self-presentation as a keen traveller. His…

Written for "Linsanity: What's Behind the Hype?"

The Public Square, a program of the Illinois Humanities Council, worked with the Asian American Resource and Cultural Center at UIC and the Jane Addams Hull House Museum to address some of the issues raised by the recent Jeremy Lin phenomenon. What's behind all the hype? What does this moment say about sports, identity and the cultural landscape in America? How can we use this moment to talk about the issues we should…

How Effective is ‘Your’ Language?

In my previous blog posts we discussed the relation between language and communication. We also saw that numerous factors (both inherent and learned) affect interpersonal communication and the ‘generation of meaning’. In this post, we will briefly discuss another type of ‘language’ that works independently of the one(s)…

i've read about this theory in Noelle McAfee's book. but it was used as a reference, details were not given. this theory sound interesting and helps understanding lot about the existing enmities between countries. related to this theory is something 'corridors of time' . i want to know about that also. if anyone knows about it kindly share with me

We’re a social science research lab of a modest size, housed inside the Department of Media and Communication, City University of Hong Kong.

We started in 2000 as a survey project on use of the Internet (i.e., Web 1.0) in Hong Kong and mainland China and have since 2005 evolved into social media (Web 2.0) involving interdisciplinary collaboration.

We welcome new collaboration in data sharing, joint projects, exchange visits, and etc.

Here is our website.…

11 декабря в Перми состоялось публичное массовое мероприятие, которое официально называлось пикетом, но это был ни пикет, ни митинг, а нечто новое для российское политической действительности. Я бы ЭТО назвал политическим «структурированным развиртом». В отличие от стандартного развирта блогеры не просто снимали аватары, представлялись настоящими имена и общались по сценарию «приятельские посиделки» (или «тусовка»), в которых могут принимать участие и простые смертные, «структурированный…

Workplace friendship is one of crucial topic, which is playing the significant role in a communication policy and strategy. In Iranian organization managers mostly have negative feeling about friendship penetration, they think it may cause of time wasting, grapevine,to address the positive effect of workplace friendship, A number of 302 employees from two Iranian companies were required to administer their respond the questionnaire. The relationship between two dimensions of workplace…

Is it Possible?

Building on the discussions in my previous blog posts, I would like to begin this month by reiterating that communication is much more than a mere exchange of information leading to generation of meaning. Anyone who desires to be an effective communicator needs to be aware of the diverse variables that affect communication effectiveness. Then, when one is aware, and has devised their own individual strategies and techniques to effectively address the…

Much of the courses in mass communications in India mainly follow the western model which stresses more on producing human power for the media industry. Whether these courses prepare students to what Senior Journalist, P Sainath says, ‘re-connect with their society and the ordinary people who make it work’ is a debatable topic.

The dichotomy can be stressed by underscoring students are taught about Wilbur Schramm and Lasswell’s models of communication but not the Gandhian…

1. Why ethics?

I-Phenomenon

Capitalizing on Difference Through Screens of Apple

Today, what we are experiencing is the absorption of all modes of expression into that of advertising.

Jean Beaudrillard, 1981

It is 2011. If not addicted to i-phones and i-pads, the “gallery,…

Presentation at Home Of Metal: Heavy Metal and Place conference, Light House, Wolverhampton, 3rd September 2011

An audio recording of the presentation is available on…

Los niveles de serotonina (5-HT) a nivel central son implicados en varias conductas impulsivas problemáticas. La modulación de la concentración cerebral de la 5-HT es un blanco adecuado para regular la conducta y algunos desórdenes patológicos relacionados. En el trabajo revisado es demostrada la relación entre los niveles bajos de triptófano, un precursor de la 5-HT y la producción selectiva de respuestas de conducta impulsiva. Una alimentación…

Until recently, it was believed that men and women actually differ in their language abilities and garrulousness. For example, in 1997, Dr. Phil McGraw, a well-known American psychologist, asserted on the popular TV programme Larry King Live, on CNN, that men use about 1500 words a day while women use about 5000.^[1] However, James Pennebaker of the University of Texas and Matthias Mehl of the University of Arizona published a study in 'Science',…

http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/12/study-some-cartoons-are-bad-for-childrens-brains/?hpt=hp_t2

A new study (linked above) found that watching Sponge Bob leads to a reduction in memory and concentration. What we can conclude from this study is that children perform worse on cognitive tests after engaging in a stimulating activity, relative to a less stimulating one.…

[Abstract]…

Mostly, people take online bachelor's degree so that they can earn more money. Usually a bachelor's degree is a 4 year course. The main advantage of taking an online bachelor's degree is that you get a higher salary when compared to non-graduates.



The main advantages of taking an online bachelor's degree program are:

• Time - it is an important advantage of an online bachelor's degree program. As it is not a full time intensive program, you can opt to study at…