Introduction -- Ancient and modern -- Biennale -- Salzburg -- Cannes -- Edinburgh -- Proliferation -- Asserting identity -- Conclusion. "Festivals have always been part of city life, but their relationship with their host cities has continually changed. With the rise of industr…
Information and computer technologies are used every day by real people with real needs. This text describes how technology can be used effectively by communities, activists, and citizens to meet society's challenges.
Part I. The big bang: The original "right of publicity"--The ashes of privacy -- A star is born -- Part II. The inflationary era: A star explodes -- A star expands -- Part III. Dark matter: The (in)alienable right of publicity -- The black hole of the First Amendment -- A collis…
This comprehensive but accessible book is both an interesting read and an excellent overview of public anthropology. In-depth case studies offer an opportunity to evaluate the pros and cons of engaging with public issues, while profiles of select anthropologists ensure the book …
"In Networked Press Freedom, Mike Ananny offers a new way to think about freedom of the press in a time when media systems are in fundamental flux. Ananny challenges the idea that press freedom comes only from heroic, lone journalists who speak truth to power. Instead, drawing o…
Reimagining press freedom in a networked era: not just a journalist's right to speak but also a public's right to hear.
"Periodicals were an essential medium during eighteenth-century Enlightenment. The era's growing number of newspapers and journals made possible a fast and vast dissemination of ideas and debates. Journals were a particularly important means of transmitting ideas, genres, texts,…
Bat Queens Bess? analyses the back and forth between the Elizabeth regime and various Catholic critics, who, from the early 1570s to the early 1590s, sought to characterize that regime as a conspiracy of evil counsel. Through a genre novel-the libellous secret history-to English…
"Over the last four decades, members of Congress have increasingly embraced media relations as a way to influence national policymaking and politics. In 1977, nearly half of congressional members had no press secretary. Today, media relations is a central component of most congr…
"Over the last four decades, members of Congress have increasingly embraced media relations as a way to influence national policymaking and politics. In 1977, nearly half of congressional members had no press secretary. Today, media relations is a central component of most congr…
