A place to discuss communication studies and rhetoric.
Dorothy Kidd deposited Standing rock and the Indigenous commons in the group
Communication Studies on Humanities Commons 1 month, 3 weeks ago
A new cycle of communications commons has become part of the contemporary repertoire of Indigenous first nations in North America. The mobilization of the Standing Rock Sioux is perhaps the best-known example of a continent-wide cycle of resistance in which Indigenous communities have employed a combination of collectively governed land-based…[Read more]
Dorothy Kidd deposited Extra-activism: counter-mapping and data justice in the group
Communication Studies on Humanities Commons 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Neither big data, nor data justice are particularly new. Data collection, in the form of land surveys and mapping, was key to successive projects of European imperialist and then capitalist extraction of natural resources. Geo-spatial instruments have been used since the fifteenth century to highlight potential sites of mineral, oil, and gas…[Read more]
Robin Rolfhamre deposited ‘Caprice de chaconne’ (1671): Symmetry and proportions in Francesco Corbetta’s work for Baroque guitar in the group
Communication Studies on Humanities Commons 8 months, 1 week ago
For performers of Early Music, there is an everlasting quest to unveil new perspectives on a historically distant repertoire in search of new ways of performing and understanding the music. This is true for all performers of Early Music, including Baroque guitarists. A currently very popular performance piece is Francesco Corbetta’s ‘Caprice de…[Read more]
Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar deposited Being the wife of a Torah scholar in the group
Communication Studies on Humanities Commons 3 years, 1 month ago
This paper examines how ultra-orthodox women perceive the socio-economic reality of contemporary ultra- orthodox society in Israel. In practice most ultra-orthodox women work, and they play an important role in the financial support of their family. The ultra-orthodox press, a major socialization mechanism, has a dualistic approach to this…[Read more]
Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar deposited Open spaces? Perceptions of the internet among Ultra-Orthodox women working in computerized environments in the group
Communication Studies on Humanities Commons 3 years, 1 month ago
We analyze patterns of rejection and adoption of new technology in a closed and conservative community through the study of ultra-Orthodox Jewish women working in computerized environments, and their perceptions and uses of the Internet. These women stand in the intersection between orthodoxy and modernity. Their workplaces are populated by…[Read more]
Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar deposited Forum of their own: Studying discussion forums of Ultra-Orthodox women online in the group
Communication Studies on Humanities Commons 3 years, 1 month ago
החברה החרדית בישראל היא חברה מסורתית המנסה לשמור על גבולותיה ולהתנהל כתרבות מובלעת בקרב החברה הישראלית-חילונית. אחד האתגרים ש ִאתם עליה להתמודד הוא חדירתן של טכנולוגיות תקשורת חדשות. האינטרנט הוא מן הטכנולוגיות השנויות ביותר במחלוקת במגזר החרדי, והוא מציב בפניו אתגרים ייחודיים. בשל תכונותיו של המדיום החדש קיים חשש כבד מחשיפת הציבור…[Read more]
Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar deposited Women’s images in the Ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) press: 1948-2008 in the group
Communication Studies on Humanities Commons 3 years, 1 month ago
מאמר זה עוסק בדימויים ובייצוגים של נשים, כפי שהם משתקפים מטקסטים עיתונאיים שראו אור בישראל ונועדו לנשים חרדיות מאז קום המדינה.1 השאלות המרכזיות המוצגות כאן הן: כיצד משתקפת דמותה של האישה בעיתונות החרדית? האם היא נוכחת בה במרחב הפרטי ו/או הציבורי? כיצד כותבים העיתונים על נוכחותה במרחבים אלה? כדי לענות על שאלות אלה נבחן קורפוס רחב של מאות…[Read more]
Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar deposited Gender, religion and new media: Attitudes and behaviours related to the internet among Ultra-Orthodox women employed in computerized environments. in the group
Communication Studies on Humanities Commons 3 years, 1 month ago
We analyze patterns of rejection and adoption of new technology in a closed and conservative community through the study of ultra-Orthodox Jewish women working in computerized environments, and their perceptions and uses of the Internet. These women stand in the intersection between orthodoxy and modernity. Their workplaces are populated by…[Read more]
Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar deposited A forum of their own: Views about the internet among Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women who browse designated closed forums. in the group
Communication Studies on Humanities Commons 3 years, 1 month ago
The paper studies attitudes towards and perceptions of the Internet by ultra–Orthodox women who are members of closed online forums. The forums constitute a unique environment for ultra–Orthodox women, where they can talk amongst themselves anonymously on issues that may be illegitimate in their community.
Findings show that the ult…[Read more]
Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar deposited The Medium Is the Danger: Discourse about Television among Amish and Ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) Women in the group
Communication Studies on Humanities Commons 3 years, 1 month ago
This study shows how Old Order Amish and ultra-Orthodox women’s discourse about television can help develop a better understanding of the creation, construction, and strengthening of limits and boundaries separating enclave cultures from the world. Based on questionnaires containing both closed- and open-ended questions completed by 82 p…[Read more]
Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar deposited Negotiating agency: Amish and ultra-Orthodox women’s responses to the Internet in the group
Communication Studies on Humanities Commons 3 years, 1 month ago
This study explores how women in two devout religious communities cope with the Internet and its apparent incompatibility with their communities’ values and practices. Questionnaires containing both closed and open-ended questions were completed by 82 participants, approximately half from each community. While their discourses included similar f…[Read more]
Ahmad bani essa posted an update in the group
Communication Studies on Humanities Commons 3 years, 2 months ago
hello any British or American here ???
Jessica Benham created the group
Communication Studies on Humanities Commons 3 years, 9 months ago