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Author : Hermann Bausinger
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Folk Culture in a World of Technology written by Hermann Bausinger and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Trevor J. Blank
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 1457184672
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (571 download)
Download or read book Folk Culture in the Digital Age written by Trevor J. Blank and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2012-11-16 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smart phones, tablets, Facebook, Twitter, and wireless Internet connections are the latest technologies to have become entrenched in our culture. Although traditionalists have argued that computer-mediated communication and cyberspace are incongruent with the study of folklore, Trevor J. Blank sees the digital world as fully capable of generating, transmitting, performing, and archiving vernacular culture. Folklore in the Digital Age documents the emergent cultural scenes and expressive folkloric communications made possible by digital “new media” technologies. New media is changing the ways in which people learn, share, participate, and engage with others as they adopt technologies to complement and supplement traditional means of vernacular expression. But behavioral and structural overlap in many folkloric forms exists between on- and offline, and emerging patterns in digital rhetoric mimic the dynamics of previously documented folkloric forms, invoking familiar social or behavior customs, linguistic inflections, and symbolic gestures. Folklore in the Digital Age provides insights and perspectives on the myriad ways in which folk culture manifests in the digital age and contributes to our greater understanding of vernacular expression in our ever-changing technological world.
Author : Trevor J. Blank
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 145717474X
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (571 download)
Download or read book Folklore and the Internet written by Trevor J. Blank and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2009-09-15 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pioneering examination of the folkloric qualities of the World Wide Web, e-mail, and related digital media. These stuidies show that folk culture, sustained by a new and evolving vernacular, has been a key, since the Internet's beginnings, to language, practice, and interaction online. Users of many sorts continue to develop the Internet as a significant medium for generating, transmitting, documenting, and preserving folklore. In a set of new, insightful essays, contributors Trevor J. Blank, Simon J. Bronner, Robert Dobler, Russell Frank, Gregory Hansen, Robert Glenn Howard, Lynne S. McNeill, Elizabeth Tucker, and William Westerman showcase ways the Internet both shapes and is shaped by folklore
Author : Alexander Weinstein
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250098998
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Children of the New World written by Alexander Weinstein and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes "After Yang," the basis for the acclaimed A24 film After Yang, starring Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Haley Lu Richardson, and directed by Kogonada. A New York Times Notable Book “A darkly mesmerizing, fearless, and exquisitely written work. Stunning, harrowing, and brilliantly imagined.” —Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven Children of the New World introduces readers to a near-future world of social media implants, memory manufacturers, dangerously immersive virtual reality games, and alarmingly intuitive robots. Many of these characters live in a utopian future of instant connection and technological gratification that belies an unbridgeable human distance, while others inhabit a post-collapse landscape made primitive by disaster, which they must work to rebuild as we once did millennia ago. In “The Cartographers,” the main character works for a company that creates and sells virtual memories, while struggling to maintain a real-world relationship sabotaged by an addiction to his own creations. In “After Yang,” the robotic brother of an adopted Chinese child malfunctions, and only in his absence does the family realize how real a son he has become. Children of the New World grapples with our unease in this modern world and how our ever-growing dependence on new technologies has changed the shape of our society. Alexander Weinstein is a visionary and singular voice in speculative fiction for all of us who are fascinated by and terrified of what we might find on the horizon.
Author : Curtis J. Bonk
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000542246
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Transformative Teaching Around the World written by Curtis J. Bonk and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-02-24 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transformative Teaching Around the World compiles inspiring stories from Fulbright-awarded teachers whose instructional practices have impacted schools and communities globally. Whether thriving or struggling in their classrooms, instructing in person or online, or pushing for changes at high or low costs and risk levels, teachers devote intense energy and careful decision-making to their students and fellow staff. This book showcases an expansive variety of educational practices fostered across international contexts by real teachers: active and empowering learning strategies, critical thinking and creative problem-solving, cultural responsiveness and sustainability, humanistic integration of technology, and more. Pre- and in-service teachers, teacher educators, online/blended instructors, and other stakeholders will find a wealth of grounded, motivating approaches for transforming the lives of learners and their communities.
Author : Gerald C. Kane
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262366576
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (623 download)
Download or read book The Transformation Myth written by Gerald C. Kane and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this business bestseller, how companies can adapt in an era of continuous disruption: a guide to responding to such acute crises as COVID-19. Gold Medalist in Business Disruption/Reinvention. When COVID-19 hit, businesses had to respond almost instantaneously--shifting employees to remote work, repairing broken supply chains, keeping pace with dramatically fluctuating customer demand. They were forced to adapt to a confluence of multiple disruptions inextricably linked to a longer-term, ongoing digital disruption. This book shows that companies that use disruption as an opportunity for innovation emerge from it stronger. Companies that merely attempt to "weather the storm" until things go back to normal (or the next normal), on the other hand, miss an opportunity to thrive. The authors, all experts on business and technology strategy, show that transformation is not a one-and-done event, but a continuous process of adapting to a volatile and uncertain environment. Drawing on five years of research into digital disruption--including a series of interviews with business leaders conducted during the COVID-19 crisis--they offer a framework for understanding disruption and tools for navigating it. They outline the leadership traits, business principles, technological infrastructure, and organizational building blocks essential for adapting to disruption, with examples from real-world organizations. Technology, they remind readers, is not an end in itself, but enables the capabilities essential for surviving an uncertain future: nimbleness, scalability, stability, and optionality.
Author : Stamatis Papadakis
Publisher : Information Science Reference
ISBN 13 : 9781668444610
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (446 download)
Download or read book The Digital Folklore of Cyberculture and Digital Humanities written by Stamatis Papadakis and published by Information Science Reference. This book was released on 2022 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication focuses in on opportunities and chances for folklore research online as well as research challenges for online folk groups. The book presents opportunities for production of digital internet material from items and research in the field of folk culture and for digitization, documentation, and promotion of elements related to folk culture. The book also discusses the challenges which are in progress and concern the creation of enriched didactic interventions in the context of the teaching of folk culture through digital media. In addition, the publication will include relevant chapters with suggestions to the community of folklore, suggestions, which is possible to strengthen Digital Folklore internationally, which is currently in the process of formation and establishment, trying to keep a balance between the national needs and the rapid changes and peculiarities of cutting-edge technologies, standards and methods noted within the international community. At the same time, the publication includes relevant chapters for the Digital Humanities, such as the traditional humanities, enlarged and enriched digitally, to focus and develop their theoretical, research, teaching, writing, and objects in a new digital, technological environment. In this context, digital folklore stands out, with its critical, innovative elements, among others, information and communication technologies, interactive internet media, and enriched digital activities.
Author : Jeffrey S. Young
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780471243748
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (437 download)
Download or read book Forbes Greatest Technology Stories written by Jeffrey S. Young and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1998-09-29 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the six decades of technological advancement leading up to the high-tech business revolution of today.
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Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book DoD Science and Technology Success Stories written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dario Floreano
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262371790
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (623 download)
Download or read book Tales from a Robotic World written by Dario Floreano and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories from the future of intelligent machines—from rescue drones to robot spouses—and accounts of cutting-edge research that could make it all possible. Tech prognosticators promised us robots—autonomous humanoids that could carry out any number of tasks. Instead, we have robot vacuum cleaners. But, as Dario Floreano and Nicola Nosengo report, advances in robotics could bring those rosy predictions closer to reality. A new generation of robots, directly inspired by the intelligence and bodies of living organisms, will be able not only to process data but to interact physically with humans and the environment. In this book, Floreano, a roboticist, and Nosengo, a science writer, bring us tales from the future of intelligent machines—from rescue drones to robot spouses—along with accounts of the cutting-edge research that could make it all possible. These stories from the not-so-distant future show us robots that can be used for mitigating effects of climate change, providing healthcare, working with humans on the factory floor, and more. Floreano and Nosengo tell us how an application of swarm robotics could protect Venice from flooding, how drones could reduce traffic on the congested streets of mega-cities like Hong Kong, and how a “long-term relationship model” robot could supply sex, love, and companionship. After each fictional scenario, they explain the technologies that underlie it, describing advances in such areas as soft robotics, swarm robotics, aerial and mobile robotics, humanoid robots, wearable robots, and even biohybrid robots based on living cells. Robotics technology is no silver bullet for all the world’s problems—but it can help us tackle some of the most pressing challenges we face.
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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004533419
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (45 download)
Download or read book Large-Scale Technology Implementation Stories to Inspire Change written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-11-28 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Large-Scale Technology Implementation Stories to Inspire Change offers leader practical insights through stories and cases to aid planned and unplanned large-scale technology deployments. Diverse perspectives of institutional and industry leaders provide administrative, collaboration, and inclusive excellence guidance.
Author : Cortijo Ocaña, Antonio
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799879895
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (998 download)
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Historical Pandemic Analysis and the Social Implications of COVID-19 written by Cortijo Ocaña, Antonio and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-09-18 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current health situation has been described as chaotic and devastating. Humanity’s trust in the future and in its human capacity to overcome a disaster of such magnitude is even starting to wither away. If science still lacks a response to the pandemic, can the humanities offer something to cope with this situation? The world can adopt a historical perspective and realize that this is not the first time a global pandemic has struck. Issues including illness, suffering, endurance, resilience, human survival, etc. have been dealt with by literature, philosophy, psychology, and sociology throughout the ages and should be explored once again in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Handbook of Research on Historical Pandemic Analysis and the Social Implications of COVID-19 explores the issue of disease from a variety of philosophical, legal, historical, and social perspectives to offer both comprehension and consolation to the human psyche. This group of scholars within the fields of education, psychology, linguistics, history, and philosophy provides a comprehensive view of the humanities as it relates to the pandemic within the frame of human reaction to pain and calamity. This book also looks at the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on society in a multidisciplinary capacity that examines its effects in education, government, business, and more. Covering topics such as public health legislation, sociology, impacts on women, and population genetics, this book is essential for sociologists, psychologists, communications experts, historians, researchers, students, and academicians.
Author : Nancy J. Cooke
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9781410618481
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (184 download)
Download or read book Stories of Modern Technology Failures and Cognitive Engineering Successes written by Nancy J. Cooke and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-09-19 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woman is operated on while she's awake... A plane runs out of gas while circling an airport for 30 minutes... A passenger liner is mistaken for an enemy fighter and shot down... A company invests in a new system that will cost them money... What do these failure have in common? How can we prevent them from happening again? Offering a critical perspective on problems with human-technical systems, Stories of Modern Technology Failures and Cognitive Engineering Successes explores the significant efforts of those who have made a positive difference. The book analyzes a variety of cognitive engineering applications, including training, design, military, transportation, communications, medicine, and emergency response in the nuclear industry. Real world examples include— Designing a military training program that improved the detection rates of land mines Redesigning a monitor to help anesthesiologists predict dosages more effectively Implementing new protocols to improve the workflow and safety of a nuclear power plant The book’s focus on cognitive engineering solutions emphasizes methodology such as knowledge elicitation, laboratory studies, naturalistic observation, usability, and modeling. It addresses highly complex systems as well as traditional human-machine interfaces. This book demonstrates how cognitive engineers— Identify and address cognitive problems Develop, test, and implement solutions Consider social, cultural, political, and economic factors Develop criteria to measure the success of a solution
Author : Adrienne Mayor
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691202265
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)
Download or read book Gods and Robots written by Adrienne Mayor and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the story of how ancient cultures envisioned artificial life, automata, self-moving devices and human enhancements, sharing insights into how the mythologies of the past related to and shaped ancient machine innovations.
Author : Adam L. Brackin
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 1848882718
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (488 download)
Download or read book Stories in Post-Human Cultures written by Adam L. Brackin and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-01-04 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This inter-disciplinary volume represents the collective visions of post-humanist cyberculture scholars.
Author : Howard J Sherman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317451643
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)
Download or read book World Folklore for Storytellers: Tales of Wonder, Wisdom, Fools, and Heroes written by Howard J Sherman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-18 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a treasury of favorite and little known tales from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, Australia, and Oceania, gracefully retold and accompanied by fascinating, detailed information of their historic and cultural backgrounds. The introduction provides an informative overview of folklore, its purpose in world cultures and in contemporary society and popular culture. Following this, the main sections of the book are arranged by tale type, covering wonder tales, hero tales, tales of kindness repaid and hope and redemption, and finally tales of fools and wise people. Each section begins by comparing the tales cross-culturally, explaining similarities and differences in the folkloric narratives. Tales from diverse cultures are then presented, introduced, and retold in a highly readable fashion.
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Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)
Download or read book School Library Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
