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Über Hochstapelei
Nicht nur Feuilletons und populärwissenschaftliche Traktate scheinen sich einig darin, dass wir im Zeichen des Hochstaplers leben. Vom Fall Bernie Madoff über Fälschungsskandale in der Kunstszene bis hin zu den zahlreichen im Internet aufgedeckten wissenschaftlichen Plagiatsfällen wird jede neue Schwindelei als Beleg dafür zitiert, dass die Hochstapelei in der Mitte der Gesellschaft angekommen ist. Das zur Regel gewordene Aufhübschen des eigenen Profils in sozialen Netzwerken und das Beschönigen des Lebenslaufs gelten gleichsam als Symptome für den Zeitgeist. Der These von der Omnipräsenz der Hochstapelei in der Gegenwartskultur gründlich auf den Zahn zu fühlen, ist das Anliegen d...
The Jaws Book
After 45 years, Steven Spielberg's Jaws remains the definitive summer blockbuster, a cultural phenomenon with a fierce and dedicated fan base. The Jaws Book: New Perspectives on the Classic Summer Blockbuster is an exciting illustrated collection of new critical essays that offers the first detailed and comprehensive overview of the film's significant place in cinema history. Bringing together established and young scholars, the book includes contributions from leading international writers on popular cinema including Murray Pomerance, Peter Krämer, Sheldon Hall, Nigel Morris and Linda Ruth Williams, and covers such diverse topics as the film's release, reception and canonicity; its representation of masculinity and children; the use of landscape and the ocean; its status as a western; sequels and fan-edits; and its galvanizing impact on the horror film, action movie and contemporary Hollywood itself.
Developments in Technologies for Human-Centric Mobile Computing and Applications
With recent expansions in technology, mobile computing continues to play a vital role in all aspects of our lives. Digital technology tools such as Web browsing, media tracking, social media, and emailing have made mobile technology more than just a means of communication but has widespread use in business and social networks. Developments in Technologies for Human-Centric Mobile Computing and Applications is a comprehensive collection of knowledge and practice in the development of technologies in human centric mobile technology. This book focuses on the developmental aspects of mobile technology; bringing together researchers, educators, and practitioners to encourage readers to think outside of the box.
Research Handbook on Digital Sociology
Exploring the social implications of digital transformation, as well as demonstrating how we might use digital transformation to further sociological knowledge, this incisive Handbook provides an extensive overview of cutting-edge research on the digital turn of modern society. This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.
Security and Trust Management
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Security and Trust Management, STM 2013, held in Egham, UK, in September 2013 - in conjunction with the 18th European Symposium Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2013). The 15 revised full papers including two invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 47 submissions. The papers are organized into topical sections on policy enforcement and monitoring; access control; trust, reputation, and privacy; distributed systems and physical security; authentication and security policies.
Toshiko Mori Architect
Toshiko Mori is a New York based architect and Professor in the Practice of Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design for many years. As a long-time member of the World Economic Forum?s Global Agenda Council on the Future of Cities, Mori led research and inquiry into sustainable architecture, enhancing cities? livability, and creating efficient urban services. Mori is also on the board of Dassault Systems, a company connecting technology to environment and life science. And she has founded the platform VisionArc, a think tank dedicated to exploring the role of design within complex social and environmental issues.0This book will focus on TMA?s projects based on research, and the impact of socially valuable projects to society. The book will illustrate how the observation of the architect operates as opposed to how the imagination of the architect manifest itself. Different chapters in the book are describing various ways of approaching the task of observation. Seven chapters are divided into specific projects and provide a look at the hidden thought processes that can take place behind the ideas, solutions, and physical manifestations or architecture.
Gazeta Lwowska
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