This document discusses alternative media and participatory culture in online platforms. It provides an overview of concepts like alternative media, participatory culture, and citizen participation. It examines how specific online platforms, like Facebook and Wikipedia, enable different levels of participation based on their policies. The document raises critical questions about whether participation opportunities are equitably distributed and if participation reinforces or challenges existing power structures.
#SPNE12 - Reflect and identify best practices on gender and innovation in STE...Brussels, Belgium
Groupwork questions by UNESCO at the 12th Scientix Projects Networking Event, held at the Future Classroom Lab by European Schoolnet on 5 December 2017.
#SPNE12 - Reflect and identify best practices on gender and innovation in STE...Brussels, Belgium
Groupwork questions by UNESCO at the 12th Scientix Projects Networking Event, held at the Future Classroom Lab by European Schoolnet on 5 December 2017.
Participatory Video as a means of capturing community perspectives on rainwa...ILRI
Presented by Beth Cullen (ILRI), Alan Duncan (ILRI) and Katherine Snyder (IWMI) at the at the Third International Forum on Water and Food, Johannesburg, 14-17 November 2011
Tune in to hear about the best speakers, programs and events of the 2011 ALA Annual Conference held last month in New Orleans. Learn what the Hot Topics of the conference were, how these issues relate to Nebraskans, and how we can address these issues in our libraries. Mary Jo Ryan, Nebraska Library Commission.
NCompass Live - July 6, 2011.
Measuring Social TV: How Social Media Co-Creation is Expanding Participation ...University of Sydney
Co-presented presentation with Richard Huddleston, Supervising Executive Producer, Entertainment, ABC Television, for the 2014 Australian Screen Producers Education and Researchers Association
Participatory Video as a means of capturing community perspectives on rainwa...ILRI
Presented by Beth Cullen (ILRI), Alan Duncan (ILRI) and Katherine Snyder (IWMI) at the at the Third International Forum on Water and Food, Johannesburg, 14-17 November 2011
Tune in to hear about the best speakers, programs and events of the 2011 ALA Annual Conference held last month in New Orleans. Learn what the Hot Topics of the conference were, how these issues relate to Nebraskans, and how we can address these issues in our libraries. Mary Jo Ryan, Nebraska Library Commission.
NCompass Live - July 6, 2011.
Measuring Social TV: How Social Media Co-Creation is Expanding Participation ...University of Sydney
Co-presented presentation with Richard Huddleston, Supervising Executive Producer, Entertainment, ABC Television, for the 2014 Australian Screen Producers Education and Researchers Association
Write a 3–5-page essay analyzing from a sociological perspective a c.docxowenhall46084
Write a 3–5-page essay analyzing from a sociological perspective a chosen diversity issue covered in the media.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
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Competency 1: Describe theoretical ideas of power in relation to policy.
Discuss how minority and dominant groups are portrayed in a media piece in relation to the influence of power.
Discuss sociological concepts or theories appropriate for understanding the portrayal of diversity in the media.
Competency 2: Identify historical and contemporary influences of discrimination in U. S. culture.
Summarize a media piece using the sociological perspective on diversity.
Competency 3: Analyze the effects of social policy using aggregated data.
Analyze data that are appropriate for supporting or refuting the central tenets of media piece.
Competency 6: Apply in text the standard writing conventions for the discipline, including structure, voice, person, tone, and citation formatting.
Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate format and with few errors of grammar, usage, and mechanics.
How are different social groups portrayed in the mass media in contemporary society? How far have we come in terms of reducing or eliminating stereotypical images and portrayals of minority groups? To answer these questions, we need to place them in the context of the economic, technological, and social changes that have shaped postindustrial U.S. society and affected relationships between diverse groups in our society. For example, watching TV sitcoms and dramas today we see not only much greater diversity in cast members but also minority group members playing leading roles, something that was much less common just a few decades ago.
As you analyze how the various media forms portray cultural diversity, another thing to consider is the role of people with power in the media industry—those who make the decisions about what stories and images appear on a TV news program or magazine or newspaper article and how those programs or stories will be framed.
As you prepare to complete this assessment, you may want to think about other related issues to deepen your understanding or broaden your viewpoint. You are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community. Note that these questions are for your own development and exploration and do not need to be completed or submitted as part of your assessment.
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Some sociologists who study the media argue that the media is a reflection of what is already happening in society, while others contend that the media manipulates its audience by portraying events or issues with a particular slant or goal in mind. What do you think? Does the media reflect what is already going on in society, or.
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Week 5, we studied social stratification and how it influences what goes on in many social interactions among people. After you have read the reading assignment and lecture for this week, please respond to all parts of the discussion by the due date assigned:
What are some of the factors that affect social mobility? Can these be overcome?
Do you believe the structural-functionalist or the social conflict approach best explains social stratification? Why?
How does the media reflect attitudes on gender as far as depicting women and men in very traditional roles? Provide two detailed examples that substantiate your points—these can be an advertisement, television show, website, or magazine.
When you think of various groups (race, class, and gender) in society, which ones have the most power and which ones have the least? Using Intersection Theory, identify two groups that have unequal amounts of power and resources, being specific and using the text and outside resources. For each group, has the power dynamic changed over time? Do you think it will change in the future? Why or why not?
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Internet and Society: Politics And Democracy 2009James Stewart
Lecture Slides for Internet and Society course and the University of Edinburgh on the topic of the the internet, mobiles, computing and practice and theorisation of politics and democracy
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What are some of the factors that affect social mobility? Can these be overcome?
Do you believe the structural-functionalist or the social conflict approach best explains social stratification? Why?
How does the media reflect attitudes on gender as far as depicting women and men in very traditional roles? Provide two detailed examples that substantiate your points—these can be an advertisement, television show, website, or magazine.
When you think of various groups (race, class, and gender) in society, which ones have the most power and which ones have the least? Using Intersection Theory, identify two groups that have unequal amounts of power and resources, being specific and using the text and outside resources. For each group, has the power dynamic changed over time? Do you think it will change in the future? Why or why not?
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Collaborating for Equity and Justice: Moving Beyond Collective ImpactJim Bloyd, DrPH, MPH
By ARTHUR T. HIMMELMAN, BILL BERKOWITZ, BRIAN D. CHRISTENS, FRANCES DUNN BUTTERFOSS, KIEN S. LEE, LINDA BOWEN, MEREDITH MINKLER, SUSAN M. WOLFE, TOM WOLFF AND VINCENT T. FRANCISCO | January 9, 2017 Non-Profit Quarterly
The United States has historically struggled with how to treat all its citizens equitably and fairly while wealth and power are concentrated in a very small segment of our society. Now, in the face of growing public awareness and outcry about the centuries-long injustices experienced by African Americans, Native Americans, new immigrants, and other marginalized groups, we believe that our nation urgently needs collaborative multisector approaches toward equity and justice. For maximum effectiveness, these approaches must include and prioritize leadership by those most affected by injustice and inequity in order to effect structural and systemic changes that can support and sustain inclusive and healthy communities. Traditional community organizing and working for policy change will supplement the collaborative approach. We believe that efforts that do not start with treating community leaders and residents as equal partners cannot later be reengineered to meaningfully share power. In short, coalitions and collaborations need a new way of engaging with communities that leads to transformative changes in power, equity, and justice.
UT-Portugal Advanced Digital Media Program Overview dmcolab
A general overview of UT-Portugal CoLab Advanced Digital Media programs, also listing future areas of focus and goals. Presented by Sharon Strover in Lisbon in January 2010.
2. Overview Alternative media scholarship/practice Conceptual tools to examine the conditions of participation Hopes/concerns for the future
3. Alternative Media (Downing) Offers alternative to mainstream media Challenges existing power structures Represents/empowers marginalized groups Makes horizontal linkages between communities of interest Provides an alternative public forum
4. Alternative Dimensions Content Aesthetic Organization Relationship to Audience/Users Noam Chomsky Reads the New York Times Paper Tiger Reads Paper Tiger TV
6. Participatory Culture Jenkins- digital media consumers actively participate in the creation and circulation of new content (though under unclear rules and conditions of differential power) Benkler- radically decentralized, collaborative and nonproprietary ways of organizing production (commons-based peer production) Participation fosters empowerment & democracy
7. Critical Questions: Do specific instances of participation challenge or reinforce existing power structures? Are opportunities to participate equitably distributed? What are the terms and conditions of participation? Do governments and markets support or suppress participation?
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9. Exercise (with 5 groups) Pick a platform and collectively examine its platform policies [Facebook, YouTube, Blogger, Wikipedia, or Indymedia Portugal]. Where do these platform policies fall on the ladder of citizen participation? Why? Briefly report your findings back to the larger group
10. Selected Steps on the Ladder Citizen control- puts citizens in full charge of policy and management Delegated power- gives citizens majority of decision-making power Partnership- lets people negotiate and engage in trade-offs with power-holders Placation- people can advise, but power-holders retain right to judge legitimacy/feasibility of advice Consultation- people can hear and be heard, but can’t insure they’re listened to Informing- people may get necessary information, but the process is one-way with no opportunity for feedback or negotiation