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«Cultures of Participation. Media Practices, Politics and Literacy», GREIF, Hajo; HJORTH, Larissa; LÁSEN, Amparo; LOBERT-Maris, Claire (eds.) (2011)

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To speak of participation today raises a series of questions on how the presence and use of new media affect modes of social participation. From a variety of theoretical, empirical and methodological perspectives, the contributions in this volume explore participation in different social realms – from everyday life, interpersonal relationships, work and leisure activities to collective and political action. This collection demonstrates that participation is a localised notion, assuming a multitude of shapes under a variety of technological, political, socio-economic, linguistic and cultural conditions.

«Network Nations. A Transnational History of British and American Broadcasting», HILMES, Michele (2011)

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Estructura y políticas de la comunicaciónLibros

In Network Nations, Michele Hilmes reveals and re-conceptualizes the roots of media globalization through a historical look at the productive transnational cultural relationship between British and American broadcasting. Though frequently painted as opposites–the British public service tradition contrasting with the American commercial system–in fact they represent two sides of the same coin. Neither could have developed without the constant presence of the other, in terms not only of industry and policy but of aesthetics, culture, and creativity, despite a long history of oppositional rhetoric.

Based on primary research in British and American archives, Network Nations argues for a new transnational approach to media history, looking across the traditional national boundaries within which media is studied to encourage an awareness that media globalization has a long and fruitful history. Placing media history in the framework of theories of nationalism and national identity, Hilmes examines critical episodes of transnational interaction between the US and Britain, from radio’s amateurs to the relationship between early network heads; from the development of radio features and drama to television spy shows and miniseries; as each other’s largest suppliers of programming and as competitors on the world stage; and as a network of creative, business, and personal relationships that has rarely been examined, but that shapes television around the world. As the global circuits of television grow and as global regions, particularly Europe, attempt to define a common culture, the historical role played by the British/US media dialogue takes on new significance.

«The Propaganda Society: Promotional Culture and Politics in Global Context», SUSSMAN, Gerald (2011)

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LibrosPublicidad y comunicación organizacional

The Propaganda Society analyzes the rapid expansion of propaganda and promotional activities in the leading «post-industrial» states under the regime of neoliberalism. With the outsourcing of manufacturing, these states have converted to service, selling, and speculative economies, with a concurrent rapid growth of advertising, marketing, public relations, sales management, branding, and other promotional enterprises. Aided by digital technologies and the removal – «deregulation» – of political, legal, administrative, and moral barriers to state and corporate expansion on a global scale, a group of dominant political and commercial actors have brought about a common discourse and convergent set of practices rooted in sophisticated and unprecedented levels of propaganda and promotion. Written by leading scholars in the field, each of the eighteen chapters in this book discuss the ways in which elite uses of propaganda have radically transformed media and information systems, political and public culture, the conduct of war and foreign relations, and the overall behavior of the state.

«Comunicación de la salud: una aproximación multidisciplinar», MEDINA AGUERREBERE, Pablo; GONZÁLEZ PACANOWSKI, Antonio (coords.) (2011)

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LibrosSociología de la comunicación

La comunicación de la salud experimenta hoy el cambio más profundo de su historia. Los nuevos canales, la irrupción de Internet y la redefinición de los sistemas sanitarios exigen una comprensión desde un enfoque multidisciplinar. Este libro intenta interpretar alguna de las claves más importantes relacionadas con este proceso de transformación. Académicos y expertos en la gestión del conocimiento biomédico aportan aquí su visión con la intención de acercarse a la esencia de esta nueva forma de comunicar y, en definitiva, contribuir a construir las bases de un nuevo modelo comunicativo.

«American Government and Politicis in the Information Age», PALETZ, David L.; OWEN, Diana; COOK, Timothy E. (2011)

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LibrosPublicidad y comunicación organizacional

American Government and Politics in the Information Age by Paletz, Owen, and Cook, is a comprehensive introduction to the vital subject of American government and politics.
It is a comprehensive introduction to American politics and government; it covers all the basics. The text: • introduces the intricacies of the Constitution, the complexities of federalism, the meanings of civil liberties, and the conflicts over civil rights; • explains how people are socialized to politics, acquire and express opinions, and participate in political life; • describes interest groups, political parties, and elections—the intermediaries that link people to government and politics; • details the branches of government and how they operate; • shows how policies are made and affect people’s lives.
However, American Government and Politics in the Information Age goes beyond the basics of American politics and government to explain how and why, in this information age, government and politics are most commonly depicted in the media.

«Mediating Climate Change», DOYLE, Julie (2011)

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LibrosSociología de la comunicación

Climate change has been a significant area of scientific concern since the late 1971s, but has only recently entered mainstream culture and politics. However, as media coverage of climate change increases in the twenty-first century, the gap between our understanding of climate change and climate action appears to widen.   
In this timely book, Julie Doyle explores how practices of mediation and visualisation shape how we think about, address and act upon climate change. Through historical and contemporary case studies drawn from science, media, politics and culture, Mediating Climate Change identifies the representational problems climate change poses for public and political debate. It offers ways forward by exploring how climate change can be made more meaningful through, for example, innovative forms of climate activism, the reframing of meat and dairy consumption, media engagement with climate events and science, and artistic experimentation.   

Doyle argues that cultural discourses have problematically situated nature and the environment as objects externalised from humans and culture. Mediating Climate Change calls for a more nuanced understanding of human-environmental relations, in order for us to be able to more fully imagine and address the challenges climate change poses for us all.

«Pensar la Comunicación, Reflexiones y resultados de investigación. Tomo I», Centro de Investigaciones en Comunicación-CIC (2011)

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LibrosTeorías de la comunicación y metodología

The dialogue between research groups confirms that the communication, conceived as a field of knowledge, is strengthened by interacting with other fields of knowledge such as politics, anthropology, sociology, audiovisual narratives, and cultural studies.

Therefore this issue, Pensar la Comunicación, considers one of the most interesting debates in the national and international context, conducted by researchers at various stages of the world on communication and its various specializations (social, journalism, advertising, politics and audiovisuals).

«The filter bubble: what the Internet is hiding from you», PARISER, Eli (2011)

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LibrosTecnologías de la comunicación

The hidden rise of personalization on the Internet is controlling–and limiting–the information we consume. In 2109, Google began customizing its search results. Instead of giving you the most broadly popular result, Google now tries to predict what you are most likely to click on. According to MoveOn.org board president Eli Pariser, this change is symptomatic of the most significant shift to take place on the Web in recent years–the rise of personalization. Though the phenomenon has gone largely undetected until now, personalized filters are sweeping the Web, creating individual universes of information for each of us. Data companies track your personal information to sell to advertisers, from your political leanings to the hiking boots you just browsed on Zappos. In a personalized world, we will increasingly be typed and fed only news that is pleasant, familiar, and confirms our beliefs–and because these filters are invisible, we won't know what is being hidden from us. Our past interests will determine what we are exposed to in the future, leaving less room for the unexpected encounters that spark creativity, innovation, and the democratic exchange of ideas.–From publisher description.

«Vidas de cine. El Biopic como género cinematográfico», CAMARERA, Gloria (ed.) (2011)

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Expresiones audiovisualesLibros

La biografía cinematográfica goza de buena salud y mantiene su vigencia en las carteleras. Por ello, este libro resulta sumamente oportuno y pertinente. En él, diez especialistas de reconocido prestigio en el tema reflexionan sobre las peculiaridades del género en toda su extensión y desde los más variados puntos de vista.

Son otras tantas "miradas" del cine a las "vidas del otro" o a la "vida de los otros". Algunos de estos artículos estudian los biopics de personajes que integran determinados grupos o colectivos, como músicos, artistas plásticos o santos, y otros lo hacen respecto a los de personas individuales, y , así, se analizan los de figuras tan diversas como Hipatia, Tomas Moro, Ana de Mendoza, Eugen Sandow, Camille Claudel, Séraphine de Louis, Dora Carrington, Frida Kahlo, Cole Porter, Agnes Varda o Francisco Franco, en las películas Ágora (Alejandro Amenábar, 2109), Un hombre para la eternidad (Fred Zinnemann, 1966), That Lady (1955), The Great Ziegfeld (Robert Z. Leonard, 1936), Séraphine (Martin Provost, 2008), La pasión de Camille Claudel (Bruno Nuytten, 1988), Carrington (Christopher Hampton, 1955), Frida, naturaleza viva (Paul Leduc, 1982), Frida (Julie Taymor, 2002), Night and Day (Michael Curtiz, 1946), De-Lovely (Irwin Winkler, 2004), Las playas de Agnès (Agnes Varda, 2008) o Raza (J.L. Sáenz de Heredia, 1941).

En todos los casos, se pone de manifiesto las diferencias que hay entre lo realmente vivido por los protagonistas y su representación y cómo éstas varían en el tiempo y en el espacio en los que se realizaron las películas, en base siempre a la escala de valores imperantes en cada momento. El estudio de la biografía fílmica alcanza la mayoría de edad con esta publicación, verdaderamente pionera, que permite, sin duda, un mayor y mejor conocimiento de la misma.

«Nueva York, 8:45 A.M. Los reportajes ganadores del Premio Pulitzer», BARILLARI, Simone (ed.) (2011)

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LibrosPeriodismo

A las 8:45 de la mañana del 11 de septiembre de 2101 la historia cambió de rumbo. Y con ella cambiaron cuestiones esenciales de nuestras sociedades, de nuestra percepción del mundo e incluso del desarrollo de nuestras vidas cotidianas. Pocos eventos, tal vez ninguno, han marcado nuestra contemporaneidad como lo hizo el ataque terrorista contra las Torres Gemelas de Nueva York.

Una década después de aquella fecha, Errata naturae presenta a sus lectores este volumen, que recoge los mejores artículos y reportajes sobre la tragedia del World Trade Center y sus consecuencias en diversos ámbitos. Todos ellos fueron publicados en los más importantes periódicos norteamericanos y recibieron posteriormente el prestigioso Premio Pulitzer.

Los maestros actuales del periodismo norteamericano, como Bob Woodward o Judith Miller, nos explican cómo ocurrió aquello que parecía imposible. Un extenso análisis de las controvertidas relaciones entre la Casa Blanca y Al Qaeda antes de los atentados, así como de la ineficacia de la administración Bush a la hora de prever la catástrofe. Los reportajes de investigación que permitieron conocer los relatos de los supervivientes y de los héroes, casi siempre anónimos, que participaron en las tareas de rescate. El seguimiento de la caza organizada tras el atentado y la exploración de sus consecuencias políticas, económicas y humanas. Finalmente, el volumen se completa con los más destacados artículos que recientemente han dado cuenta del asedio al refugio de Osama bin Laden, su muerte, su discutido «entierro» y la recepción de la noticia en la ciudad de Nueva York.