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How are platforms such as Facebook and Twitter used by citizens to
frame contentious parades and protests in 'post-conflict' Northern
Ireland? What do these contentious episodes tell us about the
potential of information and communication technologies to promote
positive intergroup contact in the deeply divided society? These
issues are addressed in what is the first in-depth qualitative
exploration of how social media were used during the union flag
protests (December 2012-March 2013) and the Ardoyne parade disputes
(July 2014 and 2015). The book focuses on the extent to which
affective publics, mobilised and connected via expressions of
solidarity on social media, appear to escalate or de-escalate
sectarian tensions caused by these hybrid media events. It also
explores whether citizen activity on these online platforms has the
potential to contribute to peacebuilding in Northern Ireland. -- .
Borrowing from the feminist scholar Karen Barad, the authors ask
what happens when we diffract the formal techniques of
archaeological digital imaging through a different set of
disciplinary concerns and practices. Diffracting exposes the
differences between archaeologists, heritage practitioners and
artists and foregrounds how their differing practices and
approaches enrich and inform each other. How might the digital
imaging techniques used by archaeologists be adopted by digital
artists, and what are the potentials associated with this adoption?
Under the gaze of fine artists, what happens to the fidelity of the
digital images made by archaeologists, and what new questions do we
ask of the digital image? How can the critical approaches and
practices of fine artists inform the future practice of digital
imaging in archaeology and cultural heritage? Diffracting Digital
Images will be of interest to students and scholars in archaeology,
cultural heritage studies, anthropology, fine art, digital
humanities, and media theory.
This book explores how both elite and non-elite actors frame
societal threats such as the refugee crisis and COVID-19 using both
digital and traditional media. It also explores ways in which the
framing of these issues as threatening can be challenged using
these platforms. People typically experience societal threats such
as war and terrorism through the media they consume, both on and
offline. Much of the research in this area to date focuses on
either how political and media elites present these issues to
citizens, or audience responses to these frames. This book takes a
different approach by focusing on how issues such as the refugee
crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic are both constructed and
deconstructed in an era of hybrid media. It draws on a range of
traditional and innovative research methodologies to explore how
these issues are framed as ‘threats’ within deeply mediatized
societies, ranging from content analysis of newspaper coverage of
the Macedonian name dispute in Greece to investigating
conspiratorial communities on YouTube using Systemic Functional
Linguistics. In doing so, this book enriches our understanding of
not only how civil and uncivil actors frame these issues, but also
their impact on societal resilience towards future crises.
(De)constructing Societal Threats During Times of Deep
Mediatization will be a key resource for academics, researchers,
and advanced students of Communication Studies, Media Studies,
Journalism, Cultural Studies, Research Methods, Sociology and
Politics. The chapters included in this book were originally
published as a special issue of The Communication Review.
An indispensable guide to thriving in a challenging sales
environment As a sales professional, you know that it's harder to
sell in tough times-whether it's a recession, industry-wide
challenge, or global pandemic. You may also have noticed that some
salespeople and managers not only survive, but thrive through tough
times. How do they do it? What do they do to thrive through
adversity? Paul Reilly explains it all in Selling Through Tough
Times: Customers buy differently in tough times, so salespeople
need to sell differently in tough times. In this eye-opening and
indispensable guide, he shows how to develop the right mindset and
adapt your skills to prevail in even the most challenging selling
climate. His plan includes both immediate, hands-on action plans
(including six Daily Mental Flex activities) as well as
longer-range strategies to ensure you (and your team) never get
caught on the back foot again. While the principals of selling are
constant, Reilly demonstrates how changing your tactics in tough
times will not only help you through current difficulties, but help
you emerge stronger. You'll discover how to redefine value in
customer terms, reposition products and services, and how to employ
different persuasion tactics. You'll also learn how to select and
pursue the right opportunities, win more deals,
and-crucially-protect profit by embracing the "tough timers" mental
attitude. Tough times are inevitable and often unpredictable. But
in Selling Through Tough Times, you'll find the tools and mindset
you need to power through them-and come out on top.
Traditional methods of making archaeological data available are
becoming increasingly inadequate. Thanks to improved techniques for
examining data from multiple viewpoints, archaeologists are now in
a position to choose to record different kinds of data, and to
explore that data more fully than ever before. The growing
availability of computer networks and other technologies means that
communication should become increasingly open and available to
archaeologists in all parts of the world. Will this result in the
democratization of archaeological knowledge on a global basis? For
the first time archaeology practised with technical developments
can be contrasted with archaeology undertaken in relative
technological isolation. The chapters deal not only with
technologies like solid modelling, videodisc, hypertext and expert
systems as used in archaeology, but also discuss topics such as the
use of information technology to integrate large scale research in
East Africa, and the dissemination of the cultural practice of
Tibetan art. Contributors come from Western and Eastern Europe, the
Far East, Africa and the Americas.
The global, go-to guide that started the Value Selling
Revolution-now updated for today's market "Value" is about more
than just price. Good salespeople understand that and know what
differentiates their products from that of competitors. In the
first edition of Value-Added Selling, industry guru Tom Reilly
tackled the most common problem that salespeople faced: overcoming
customer concerns about pricing. That book went on to become the
global, go-to guide for value-added selling. Since then, the
industry-and the world-has changed dramatically. Developments in
technology, including price comparison apps and search engines, now
provide consumers with more information than ever, making it much
harder to value and sell your product. Additionally, millennials,
who now comprise the largest population in the workforce, prefer to
do things differently than prior generations. This updated fourth
edition of Reilly's classic guide examines the latest trends and
technology that have impacted the market and provides expert advice
on leveraging current technology to increase sales. Value-Added
Selling, 4th Edition offers proven strategies and tactics to help
you not only close more sales but improve repeat business without
compromising on price. You'll learn how to anticipate the needs,
wants, and concerns of buyers from the very beginning of the sales
process. The book shows how to compete more profitably by selling
value, not price.
Borrowing from the feminist scholar Karen Barad, the authors ask
what happens when we diffract the formal techniques of
archaeological digital imaging through a different set of
disciplinary concerns and practices. Diffracting exposes the
differences between archaeologists, heritage practitioners and
artists and foregrounds how their differing practices and
approaches enrich and inform each other. How might the digital
imaging techniques used by archaeologists be adopted by digital
artists, and what are the potentials associated with this adoption?
Under the gaze of fine artists, what happens to the fidelity of the
digital images made by archaeologists, and what new questions do we
ask of the digital image? How can the critical approaches and
practices of fine artists inform the future practice of digital
imaging in archaeology and cultural heritage? Diffracting Digital
Images will be of interest to students and scholars in archaeology,
cultural heritage studies, anthropology, fine art, digital
humanities, and media theory.
Can the Internet really make a difference for groups who wish to
either support or challenge a peace process? This book explores the
ways in which civil and uncivil groups in Northern Ireland use the
Internet during a period of conflict transformation, with a
particular emphasis on their framing of their positions in respect
of the acceptability of political violence and their attitudes to
the peace process. In this way it represents the first comparative
study of how Loyalist and Republican ideologies are projected in
the online sphere. The book considers whether there are any
qualitative differences between the online framing of
terrorist-linked groups and the constitutional parties in the
region. These research issues are addressed through the analysis of
Loyalist and Republicans websites in 2004 and 2005, a period before
the advent of Web 2.0 in which these websites were the only visible
presence of these actors in cyberspace. The book concludes by
considering the implications of these website strategies for
community relations in Northern Ireland today. The websites of
rival residents' groups are examined to determine whether the
Internet is a safe environment in which these groups can foster
better cross-community relations, and perhaps even bridging social
capital, across sectarian interfaces. This book will be of interest
to students and scholars of political communication, Northern
Ireland, the Internet and civil society. -- .
Traditional methods of making archaeological data available are
becoming increasingly inadequate. Thanks to improved techniques for
examining data from multiple viewpoints, archaeologists are now in
a position to record different kinds of data, and to explore that
data more fully than ever before. The growing availablility of
computer networks and other technologies means that communication
should become increasingly available to international
archaeologists. Will this result in the democratisation of
archaeological knowledge on a global basis? Contributors from
Western and Eastern Europe, the Far East, Africa and the Americas
seek to answer this and other questions about the way in which
modern technology is revolutionising archaeological knowledge.
Complete Information On Convent Life And What It Means To Be A
Sister.
The author develops computer techniques for recording Medieval land
divisions and boundaries and their relationship to sites and
monuments on the Isle of Man; these are used to test the impact of
Viking settlement. The book shows how new informationa from
fieldwork can be added to existing data held on a computer, and
used to test old theories and promote new hypotheses.
Since the lift-off of Sputnik in 1957, over 8,000 satellites and spacecraft have been launched from over thirty countries, costing hundreds of billions of dollars. While only about 350 people have made the incredible journey beyond our atmosphere, we all benefit in countless ways from the missions. An authoriative and accessible source that collects information on man's quest to explore the Universe, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Space, provides a global perspective of our occupation and use of space, whether for scientific, industrial, commercial, technical, or military purposes. The authors set the stage by describing the space environment, orbits and ground tracks, launchers and launch sites. Subsequently, they discuss the main space applications (telecommunications, navigation and Earth observation, military), plus science missions, planetary exploration, and space stations. Extensively illustrated with more than 300 illustrations, maps, and graphs, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Space will be an invaluable resource for everyone interested in our use of space, and the perfect reference for those working in the space arena. Fernand Verger is Professor Emeritus of Geography at L'Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris. Isabelle Sourbés-Verger is a researcher at the National Center for Scientific Research and the Foundation for Strategic Research, Paris. Raymond Ghirardi is a cartographic engineer at the CNRS and has worked on many geopolitical projects. Xavier Pasco is a researcher at the Foundation for Strategic Research and Associate Professor at the Universite de Marne la Vallee. Pasco is also a Fellow at the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
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