The human body has recently emerged as a central concept of social theory. Social scientists, phi... more The human body has recently emerged as a central concept of social theory. Social scientists, philosophers, and scholars in other disciplines now routinely argue that abstract concepts such as class and gender should be understood by examining how they are expressed in the body's everyday practices. Such an approach has humanized social theory by emphasizing the role that concretely situated human beings play in acting out or redefining social norms. How will this emphasis on human embodiment transform methods of social inquiry? The volume takes up this question by examining how the recognition of human embodiment entails reworking standard models of social research. Individual chapters focus on such topics as communication theory, ethics, policy science, globalization and cultural changes, gerontology, and pedagogical practice.
As computers become more prevalent throughout society, the issue of computer-human interaction ha... more As computers become more prevalent throughout society, the issue of computer-human interaction has become paramount to computer scientists and professionals furthering the computerization of organizations. Computers, Human Interaction, and Organizations revisits important theoretical and conceptual issues that have not been resolved in discussions of the increasing computerization of society. The authors here move beyond the technical issues relating to computerization to examine the social and political nature of information and computer technology using contemporary critical theory. This unique volume offers a serious reflection on the proper scope and nature of computerization and the proper adjustment to and utilization of these instruments.
This paper identifies a variety of magical motifs that appear in ads and that consequently shape ... more This paper identifies a variety of magical motifs that appear in ads and that consequently shape the popular practices of consumerism. In this context, magic refers to visual and textual content that suggest the world is suffused with supernatural forces and agencies. The author briefly discusses some basic approaches to the study of magic in advertising, proceeds to identify the range on magical themes that reliably appear in ads, and discusses an assignment that can be used to guide students toward a deeper understanding of this key aspect of consumerism.
Computers, human interaction, and organizations, 2000
The computer is an aptly named machine. As with "automobile" or "television,"... more The computer is an aptly named machine. As with "automobile" or "television," designants of other implements that have dramatically changed the character of life, the word "computer" circumscribes a specific utility; a way of fitting into essentially human endeavors. Yet in the case of the ...
The Departamento Ecumenico de Investigaciones (DEI) is an independent research institute located ... more The Departamento Ecumenico de Investigaciones (DEI) is an independent research institute located in San Jose, Costa Rica, whose members include many notable Latin American social theorists, philosophers, and theologians. Through the institute’s many publications, these scholars have articulated a unique version of critical theory with the aim of fostering a dialogue between philosophy, theology, and the social sciences. The institute’s importance to communication researchers lies both in the sophistication of its social analyses and in its status as a viable model of socially engaged scholarly praxis. Of particular relevance to communication scholars is the DEI’s conceptualization and analysis of the “total market,” a term that refers to the social environment created by neoliberal globalization. The concept of the total market can refocus communication theory in light of contemporary socioeconomic conditions.
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This paper examines the classical management theories of Henri Fayol and Frederick Taylor as exam... more This paper examines the classical management theories of Henri Fayol and Frederick Taylor as examples of ''panoptic discourse.'' According to Michel Foucault, panopticism has been a principle method of exercising social control during the modern era. When applied to ...
Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies, 2008
One way that people learn to recognize themselves as members of a nation-state is by participatin... more One way that people learn to recognize themselves as members of a nation-state is by participating in the ritual of a national census. In the United States acquaintance with such enumerations is culti-vated during childhood by the federal government's Census in Schools (CIS) ...
International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 2004
According to the spiral of silence theory, mass media play an important role in generating opinio... more According to the spiral of silence theory, mass media play an important role in generating opinion climates, which in turn influence political outspokenness among the public. Analyzing survey data on a controversial policy issue in South Korea, we explored this role in detail, ...
This paper examines the classical management theories of Henri Fayol and Frederick Taylor as exam... more This paper examines the classical management theories of Henri Fayol and Frederick Taylor as examples of ''panoptic discourse.'' According to Michel Foucault, panopticism has been a principle method of exercising social control during the modern era. When applied to ...
Narrative is important in constructing social reality. It defines a coherent world within which s... more Narrative is important in constructing social reality. It defines a coherent world within which social action occurs. Narrative analysis is a powerful technique for revealing assumptions that define social settings. This study employed narrative analysis to examine a maximum variation ...
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Computers, human interaction, and organization... more Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Computers, human interaction, and organizations : critical issues / edited by Vicente Berdayes and John W. Murphy. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-275-96385-3 (alk. paper) 1. Computers and civilization. 2. ...
The human body has recently emerged as a central concept of social theory. Social scientists, phi... more The human body has recently emerged as a central concept of social theory. Social scientists, philosophers, and scholars in other disciplines now routinely argue that abstract concepts such as class and gender should be understood by examining how they are expressed in the body's everyday practices. Such an approach has humanized social theory by emphasizing the role that concretely situated human beings play in acting out or redefining social norms. How will this emphasis on human embodiment transform methods of social inquiry? The volume takes up this question by examining how the recognition of human embodiment entails reworking standard models of social research. Individual chapters focus on such topics as communication theory, ethics, policy science, globalization and cultural changes, gerontology, and pedagogical practice.
As computers become more prevalent throughout society, the issue of computer-human interaction ha... more As computers become more prevalent throughout society, the issue of computer-human interaction has become paramount to computer scientists and professionals furthering the computerization of organizations. Computers, Human Interaction, and Organizations revisits important theoretical and conceptual issues that have not been resolved in discussions of the increasing computerization of society. The authors here move beyond the technical issues relating to computerization to examine the social and political nature of information and computer technology using contemporary critical theory. This unique volume offers a serious reflection on the proper scope and nature of computerization and the proper adjustment to and utilization of these instruments.
This paper identifies a variety of magical motifs that appear in ads and that consequently shape ... more This paper identifies a variety of magical motifs that appear in ads and that consequently shape the popular practices of consumerism. In this context, magic refers to visual and textual content that suggest the world is suffused with supernatural forces and agencies. The author briefly discusses some basic approaches to the study of magic in advertising, proceeds to identify the range on magical themes that reliably appear in ads, and discusses an assignment that can be used to guide students toward a deeper understanding of this key aspect of consumerism.
Computers, human interaction, and organizations, 2000
The computer is an aptly named machine. As with "automobile" or "television,"... more The computer is an aptly named machine. As with "automobile" or "television," designants of other implements that have dramatically changed the character of life, the word "computer" circumscribes a specific utility; a way of fitting into essentially human endeavors. Yet in the case of the ...
The Departamento Ecumenico de Investigaciones (DEI) is an independent research institute located ... more The Departamento Ecumenico de Investigaciones (DEI) is an independent research institute located in San Jose, Costa Rica, whose members include many notable Latin American social theorists, philosophers, and theologians. Through the institute’s many publications, these scholars have articulated a unique version of critical theory with the aim of fostering a dialogue between philosophy, theology, and the social sciences. The institute’s importance to communication researchers lies both in the sophistication of its social analyses and in its status as a viable model of socially engaged scholarly praxis. Of particular relevance to communication scholars is the DEI’s conceptualization and analysis of the “total market,” a term that refers to the social environment created by neoliberal globalization. The concept of the total market can refocus communication theory in light of contemporary socioeconomic conditions.
Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 14759550212102, Oct 29, 2010
This paper examines the classical management theories of Henri Fayol and Frederick Taylor as exam... more This paper examines the classical management theories of Henri Fayol and Frederick Taylor as examples of ''panoptic discourse.'' According to Michel Foucault, panopticism has been a principle method of exercising social control during the modern era. When applied to ...
Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies, 2008
One way that people learn to recognize themselves as members of a nation-state is by participatin... more One way that people learn to recognize themselves as members of a nation-state is by participating in the ritual of a national census. In the United States acquaintance with such enumerations is culti-vated during childhood by the federal government's Census in Schools (CIS) ...
International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 2004
According to the spiral of silence theory, mass media play an important role in generating opinio... more According to the spiral of silence theory, mass media play an important role in generating opinion climates, which in turn influence political outspokenness among the public. Analyzing survey data on a controversial policy issue in South Korea, we explored this role in detail, ...
This paper examines the classical management theories of Henri Fayol and Frederick Taylor as exam... more This paper examines the classical management theories of Henri Fayol and Frederick Taylor as examples of ''panoptic discourse.'' According to Michel Foucault, panopticism has been a principle method of exercising social control during the modern era. When applied to ...
Narrative is important in constructing social reality. It defines a coherent world within which s... more Narrative is important in constructing social reality. It defines a coherent world within which social action occurs. Narrative analysis is a powerful technique for revealing assumptions that define social settings. This study employed narrative analysis to examine a maximum variation ...
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Computers, human interaction, and organization... more Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Computers, human interaction, and organizations : critical issues / edited by Vicente Berdayes and John W. Murphy. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-275-96385-3 (alk. paper) 1. Computers and civilization. 2. ...
This article outlines Timothy Leary's relationship with the field of media ecology. Leary's well-... more This article outlines Timothy Leary's relationship with the field of media ecology. Leary's well-known promotion of psychedelics is shown to relate to his broader interest in using technologies to enhance human abilities. Explicitly influenced by Marshall McLuhan, Leary's ideas were framed in reference to an informationbased evolutionary cosmology in which new media facilitate freedom by augmenting cognition and breaking down oppressive institutions. Leary's efforts to give these ideas practical expression also led to innovative experiments with media, including contributions to 1960s-era sound and light shows, spoken word performances and software programs still in use today. As a media theorist and practitioner as well as unequivocal champion of cognitive and social freedom, Leary deserves to be recognized as an iconic member of the media ecological tradition.
This article examines the communicative properties of numerical ideas found in oral societies. Th... more This article examines the communicative properties of numerical ideas found in oral societies. The formal properties of familiar abstract numbers are contrasted with the properties of "concrete" number systems common in oral societies. Concrete numbers illustrate several characteristics associated with oral forms of reasoning as identified by Walter Ong. So-called "primitive" mathematical ideas also are expressions of the "magical consciousness" of oral societies. Rather than abstract concepts, concrete numbers arc quantitative indexes that relate numbers and objects on the basis of symbolic analogies. Concrete numbers thus comprise a facet of the animistic cosmologies of oral societies. Rather than primitive anticipations of later mathematical ideas, concrete mathematics should be understood as distinctive expressions of primary orality.
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