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Mediation
Mediation is a very old practice that has been reborn to meet the needs of the contemporary world. It is thus increasingly present in today's societies. This book presents the theoretical foundations of mediation, as well as the way in which teachers and researchers in Information and Communication Sciences (ICS) have taken up this concept. Whether it is communicational, informational, cultural, organizational or societal, mediation belongs to a field of research, instituted by ICS, which sees in it a process of overcoming conflict, restoring communication and deconstructing social connections. Mediation: A Concept for Information and Communication Sciences inaugurates this set through its contribution to a state of the art of the theory and concepts used by the ICS community. It is addressed to teachers, researchers and students, as well as information professionals wishing to think about their daily practice.
Ayahuasca Shamanism in the Amazon and Beyond
Beatriz Caiuby Labate and Clancy Cavnar offer an in-depth exploration of the spread of indigenous shamanic rituals of the Amazon to Western societies, looking at how indigenous, mestizo, and cosmopolitan cultures have engaged with and transformed these forest traditions. The authors focus on the use of ayahuasca, a psychoactive drink essential in many indigenous shamanic rituals.
Re-Situating Public Theatre in Contemporary France
This book examines the dynamics of the relational and spatial politics of contemporary French theatrical production, with a focus on four theatres in the Greater Paris region. It situates these dynamics within the intersection of the histories of the public theatre and theatre decentralization in France, and the dialogues between live performances and the larger frameworks of artistic direction and programming as well as various imaginations of the “public”. Understanding these phenomena, as well as the politics that underscore them, is key to understanding not only the present status of the public theatre in France, but also how theatre as a publicly funded institution interacts with the notion of the plurality, rather than the homogeneity, of its publics.
Food and Health
Food is a major health issue; the links between diet and health are dominant in nutrition discourse and practice. Food and Health: Actor Strategies in Information and Communication identifies the informational practices of nutrition professionals and consumers to study the structural elements of food and health. It analyzes the communication strategies of actors and the dissemination and use of information related to both food for health and health through food. The book considers nutrition from the point of view of public policies, educational organizations, preventive measures, consumers and patients.
Transitions in Tension, Volume 3
Transitioning towards a more sustainable world is currently a central topic receiving a lot of attention. As a result, “transitions” are becoming key objects and the drivers of exchanges, communications and controversy in modern society. This book examines the tensions and controversies surrounding the energy, ecological and social transitions currently underway, and it draws on tools developed in the humanities and social sciences, in particular the information and communication sciences. The various case studies gathered here, written by leading experts in environmental communication, examine a wide range of topics; they explore transitions in a number of different fields, from agriculture to territorial policies, and from online and media communication to mechanisms for citizen participation. Transitions in Tension features a wealth of original observations and approaches, enabling readers to fully comprehend the range of controversies and issues facing our society
Challenges of Communication in a Context of Crisis
This book questions the political tools and the basis upon which the values of an informed and objective communication rest, and that nowadays encompass most of the ordinary situations encountered in institutions. What is the fate of the involuntary drifts of communication, such as disturbances, misunderstandings and troubles, in the use of decision-making tools, participatory mechanisms, and the establishment of contractual procedures or informed consent practices? How do they open a discordant and potentially critical gap in the protocols and assessment and categorization measures that govern these institutions? How can the virtues of these drifts, whether in the exercise of sociological research or of scientific discovery be revalued? Crisis situations seem implicitly or explicitly to involve communicative issues. The efforts of normative framing of communication and of information formatting are then numerous. However, as this book shows, one can question not only the effectiveness of these efforts, but also how the actors receive them and how they transform the actual modalities of their communication processes.
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Transitions en tension
L’indispensable transition vers un monde plus soutenable est aujourd’hui au centre de l’attention. Ce faisant, « la transition », ou plutôt « les transitions », deviennent de véritables objets et moteurs d’échanges, de communications et de controverses dans nos sociétés. Cet ouvrage examine les tensions et controverses qui entourent les transitions énergétiques, écologiques et sociales en utilisant des outils issus des sciences humaines et sociales, en particulier des sciences de l’information et de la communication. Les différentes études rassemblées ici, rédigées par des experts universitaires en communication environnementale, analysent de nombreux cas d’études et permettent d’explorer les transitions dans plusieurs domaines allant de l’agriculture aux politiques territoriales et de la communication en ligne et médiatique aux dispositifs de participation citoyenne. Multipliant les observations et les approches originales, Transitions en tension permet au lecteur de saisir l’ensemble des controverses et des enjeux des multiples transitions que connaît notre société.
Les passions cognitives
C’est résolument cet entre deux – entre passion et connaissance - qu’il nous faut penser, et aussi sur lequel il nous faut agir. La passion ne réside pas, ni n’opère, à l’extérieur d’un processus de connaissance envisagé comme clos sur lui-même. C’est engagée dans l’action en train de se faire – le knowing – qu’elle se révèle, s’étend et travaille. Face à la fixité de la vérité et de la finalité théorique, c’est ce mouvement d’empassionnement de la connaissance qui nous intéresse. « Qu’est-ce qui motive, porte, et relance la connaissance ? » peut être une formulation de la question qui a inspiré les auteurs de cet ouvrage.
La science en culture : le détour par l'art
Le groupe Traces et Les Atomes Crochus réfléchissent et expérimentent depuis plusieurs années pour développer des pratiques innovantes dans une co-construction arts/sciences. Dans cet ouvrage, leurs membres reviennent sur un certain nombre de ces expériences pour les partager et les analyser. Théâtre, clown, conte, poésie, danse, cinéma, photographies... de l'espace du musée à celui du plein air ou de l'école, vous y découvrirez des initiatives où l'art ne se veut pas simplement vernis ou ornementation, mais véritable révélateur des sciences. Quelles relations ont entretenu les arts et les sciences jusqu'à présent ? Quels sont les rapports des scientifiques à l'art ? Une fois ces bases posées, c'est un panorama d'exemples de terrain illustrant le champ des possibles ouvert par une collaboration intime entre arts et sciences qui vous est proposé.
