Localness

A classification of cultural engagements in community technology design: introducing a transcultural approach

Author(s): Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Tariq Zaman, Colin Stanley Year of publication: 2019 Keywords: Participatory design, Co-design, Digital learning environments, Transcultural approach, Geographically distributed collaboration Methodology/Sample: Pilot studies (Case studies)/_ Reference: Winschiers-Theophilus, H., Zaman, T., & Stanley, C. (2019). A classification of cultural engagements in community technology design: introducing a transcultural approach. AI & Society, 34, 419-435. […]

Diasporas, media, and culture: Exploring dimensions of human mobility and connectivity in the era of global interdependency

Author(s): Roza Tsagarousianou, Jessica Retis Year of publication: 2019 Keywords: Diaspora, Cultural identity, Transnationalism, Diasporic media, Postcolonial studies, Diasporic public spheres, Intersectionality, Digital technologies, Cultural politics Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Tsagarousianou, R., & Retis, J. (2019). Diasporas, media, and culture: Exploring dimensions of human mobility and connectivity in the era of global interdependency. In R. Tsagarousianou […]

Re-thinking the cultural codes of new media: The question concerning ontology

Author(s): Ramesh Srinivasan Year of publication: 2013 Keywords: Algorithms, Digital culture, Diversity, Fluid ontology, Indigenous knowledge Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Srinivasan, R. (2013). Re-thinking the cultural codes of new media: The question concerning ontology. New Media & Society, 15(2), 203–223. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444812450686 Abstract The digital world need not solely be conceived in Western, elite terms, but instead […]

Rethinking Latin American communicology in the age of nomad culture: Transnational consumption and cultural hybridizations

Author(s): Francisco Caballero Year of publication: 2011 Keywords: Cultural consumption, Latin America, Migratory networks, Mass media, Communication processes Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Retis, J., & Sierra Caballero, F. (2011). Rethinking Latin American Communicology in the Age of Nomad Culture: Transnational Consumption and Cultural Hybridizations. Westminster Papers in Communication & Culture, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.16997/wpcc.164 Abstract Using the theory […]

Globalism vs culture(s): A critique of transculturalism and the one world, one culture globalist narrative in Africa

Author(s): Theodore Petrus Year of publication: 2016 Keywords: Transculturalism, Globalization, Cultural interconnectedness, One world culture, Colonial legacy, Mass communication, Popular culture, Ideological critique, African context Methodology/Sample: _/_ Reference: Petrus, T. (2016). Globalism vs culture (s): a critique of transculturalism and the one world, one culture globalist narrative in Africa. International Social Science Journal, 66(219-220), 39-48. […]

Transcultural risk communication on Dauphin Island: An analysis of ironically located responses to the Deepwater Horizon disaster

Author(s): Erin A. Frost Year of publication: 2013 Keywords: Transcultural communication, Risk construction, Deepwater Horizon disaster, Local and international rhetorics, Ecological and economic risk Methodology/Sample: Content analysis/_ Reference: Frost, E. A. (2013). Transcultural risk communication on Dauphin Island: An analysis of ironically located responses to the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Technical Communication Quarterly, 22(1), 50-66. https://doi.org/10.1080/10572252.2013.726483 […]