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161	Bloggers and Their Impact on Contemporary Social Movements: A Phenomenological Examination of the Role of Blogs and Their Creators in the LGBT Social Movements in Modern United States Huen, Bobby K. 01 January 2015 (has links) The Internet is a ubiquitous feature in everyday life, but its application to social movements has yet to be completely understood. This phenomenological study examines the lived experiences of bloggers who focused on the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) movement in the United States to understand the impact bloggers and their work as online activists have on existing LGBT social movement organization and operation. Data collection is gathered from semi-structured and open-ended interviews with four social movement bloggers using web-conference software over the course of three months. The results of this study indicated that internet has empowered individual activists, allowing them to gather a following and share their views to a large audience over the web, independent from existing social movement organizations. Consequently, bloggers and online activists maintain a relationship with existing social movement structure that is both collaborative and antagonistic. The results of this study contribute to the current understanding of social movement organizations as well as the impact of technological innovations on social movement advocacy. Bloggers and Blogs Conflict Resolution Internet LGBT Social Minority Groups Social Movements LGBTQ studies Political science Alternative dispute resolution American Politics Communication Technology and New Media Critical and Cultural Studies Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Peace and Conflict Studies Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation Political Science Social and Behavioral Sciences Social Media Social Policy Speech and Rhetorical Studies
162	On Making a Difference: How Photography and Narrative Produce the Short-Term Missions Experience Jennings, Joshua Kerby 01 January 2017 (has links) Short-term missions participants encounter difference in purportedly captivating ways. Current research, however, indicates the practice does not lead to long-lasting, positive change. Brian M. Howell (2012) argues the short-term missions experience is confined to the limitations of the short-term missions narrative. People who engage in short-term missions build assumptions, seek experiences, understand difference, and convey meaning, as a result of this narrative. The process of telling and retelling travel stories is integral to the short-term missions experience. Drawing upon literature on tourism, narrative, development, and photography, this study intends to evaluate the inefficacy of short-term missions through the stories which produce and are produced by photography. Through storytelling and photography from 21 short-term missions participants who have served in Ouanaminthe, Haiti, this project deconstructs the short-term missions narrative to understand, what is the relationship between the use of photography and the short-term missions experience? The results indicate a unique relationship between people, photography, and experiences within the framework of short-term missions. Short-Term Missions Photography Narrative Image Haiti Charity-Based Development Caribbean Languages and Societies Communication Technology and New Media Critical and Cultural Studies Journalism Studies Latin American Studies Leadership Studies Leisure Studies Mass Communication Organizational Communication Organization Development Photography Public Relations and Advertising Rhetoric Social and Cultural Anthropology Social Media Sociology of Religion Speech and Rhetorical Studies Tourism
163	Stay Woke Williams, Langston A 20 December 2017 (has links) Throughout the pages of my thesis, I comprehensively analyze the processes, intentions, and production of my thesis film Stay Woke. My examination will exhaustively probe every stage of the film from development to preproduction to production to postproduction and beyond. Individual aspects of this process including writing, casting, locations, production design, cinematography, directing, budgeting, scheduling, and postproduction workflows will be detailed. As I make elaborations in each section, I will explain my learning experiences from each day’s new tasks, challenges, and lessons. All of these things will be framed with regards to the overall goal and themes of the film. Short film Stay Woke police brutality Langston Williams Spike Lee Radio African American Studies American Film Studies American Popular Culture Broadcast and Video Studies Civic and Community Engagement Civil Rights and Discrimination Communication Technology and New Media Critical and Cultural Studies Ethics and Political Philosophy Ethnic Studies Film and Media Studies Film Production Interdisciplinary Arts and Media Other Film and Media Studies Politics and Social Change Race and Ethnicity Screenwriting Social and Cultural Anthropology Television Visual Studies
164	Informational Efficiency and the Reaction to Terrorism: A Financial Perspective Roland, Nicholas 01 January 2016 (has links) The purpose of this study is to measure the message terror organizations hope to convey using the financial markets as a proxy of measurement to determine patterns within the marketplace and the effects on the terrorists’ ability to deliver a desired message due to the increased use of digital devices and access to instantaneous news, seen over the past decade. Using death count, geographic location, and event type, this study identified 109 attacks between 1985 and 2015 to be analyzed against 5 market indices and 5 securities. Measuring the effects within a 10-day sample window from the time of the attack (+ or - 5 days) using average abnormal returns, standard deviation, Sharpe Ratio and the initial reactions in the market place as a percentage of total attacks, the effects on average abnormal returns on the market proxies were measured on three levels; The entire sample period from 1985 to 2015; the first half of the sample period 1985-1999; and the second half of the sample period 2000-2015. Analyzing trends in abnormal returns and standard deviation, the results of the study were inconclusive. Communications Terrorism Communications Event Study Financial Perspective Financial Market Proxies Financial Implications Measuring Terrorist Communications Behavioral Economics Business and Corporate Communications Business Intelligence Communication Technology and New Media Corporate Finance Critical and Cultural Studies Economic Theory Experimental Analysis of Behavior Finance and Financial Management Journalism Studies Macroeconomics Mass Communication Organizational Behavior and Theory Organizational Communication Other Communication Political Economy Portfolio and Security Analysis Social Media
165	Situated Architecture in the Digital Age: Adaptation of a Textile Mill in Holyoke, Massachusetts Brooks, Dorcas A 01 January 2011 (has links) (PDF) The City of Holyoke, Massachusetts is one of many aging, industrial cities striving to revitalize its economy based on the promise of increased digital connectivity and clean energy resources. But how do you renovate 19th century mills to meet the demands of the information age? This architectural study explores the potential impact of sensing technologies and information networks on the definition and function of buildings in the 21st century. It explores the changes that have taken place in industrial architecture since 1850 and argues for an architecture that supports local relationships and environmental awareness. The author explores the industrial history of Holyoke, appraises emerging uses of sensing technologies and presents a thorough narrative of her site analysis and conceptual design of a digital fabrication and incubation center within an existing textile mill. re-use mill Dorrie Brooks sensing digital technology American Art and Architecture Architectural Engineering Architectural History and Criticism Communication Technology and New Media Construction Engineering Critical and Cultural Studies Environmental Design Geographic Information Sciences Graphic Communications Historic Preservation and Conservation Human Geography Intellectual History Interior Architecture Modern Art and Architecture Other Architecture Physical and Environmental Geography Science and Technology Studies Theory and Criticism United States History Urban, Community and Regional Planning Urban Studies and Planning Visual Studies

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