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Democracy's Double-Edged Sword: How Internet Use Changes Citizens' Views of Their Government
by Catie Snow Bailard“Playing into the hands of neither the cyber-optimists nor the cyber-pessimists . . . this book makes a major contribution to our understanding.” —Talia Stroud, author of Niche News: The Politics of News ChoiceThe beauty of democracy is not only that citizens can vote a candidate into office but that they can also vote one out. As digital media has grown omnipresent, it becomes more important for political scientists and communication scholars to understand its influence on all aspects of the political process, from campaigning to governance. Catie Snow Bailard argues that the Internet—by altering the quantity and range of information available to citizens—directly influences the ability of individuals to evaluate government performance. It also affects public satisfaction with the quality of available democratic practices and helps motivate political activity and organization.Bailard originates two theories for democratization specialists to consider—mirror-holding and window-opening—which she tests using data collected from dozens of countries and two randomized field experiments. Mirror-holding explores how accessing the Internet allows citizens to see a more detailed and nuanced view of their own government’s performance. Window-opening, however, enables those same citizens to glimpse how other governments perform, particularly in comparison to their own.This book offers a robust empirical foundation for testing the Internet’s effects on democratic attitudes—and reminds us that access to information does not necessarily ensure that democracy will automatically flourish.“An outstanding book on democracy and the Internet…highly original.” —Choice
Democracy's News: A Primer on Journalism for Citizens Who Care about Democracy
by Rob Anderson G. Michael KillenbergSince the Founding, America’s faith in a democratic republic has depended on citizens who could be trusted to be communicators. Vigorous talk about equality, rights, and collaboration fueled the Revolution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution with its amendments. In a republic, the people set the terms for their lives not individually, but in community. The genius of keeping it alive exists in how everyday citizens talk and listen, write and read, for a common good. Dialogue and deliberation—rather than an accumulation of individual preferences—sustains a republic, yet a diminished and scarred institution of journalism jeopardizes citizens’ access to shared and truthful information. A disturbing “what’s in it for me?” attitude has taken over many citizens, and a creeping, autocratic sense of dismissive accusation too often characterizes the political style of elected officials. The basic fuel for democracy is the willingness of informed citizens to take each other seriously as they talk about political choices. Once we begin to clam up, build walls, and dismiss each other, we unravel the threads tying us to the Founders’ vision of a republic. A free press and free speech become meaningless if not supported by sustained listening to multiple positions. There are those who profit by dividing citizens into two camps: a comfortable “us” versus a scary “them.” They make their case with accusations and often with lies. They warp the very meaning of communication, hoping citizens never truly discover each other’s humanity. Democracy’s News discusses today’s problems of public communication in the context of history, law, and interpersonal life. News should not be something to dread, mistrust, or shun. Aided by reliable, factual journalism, citizens can develop a community-based knowledge to cope with social issues great and small. They come to treat neighbors and strangers as more than stereotypes or opponents. They become collaborators with whom to identify and sustain a working republic where news, citizenship, and public discourse merge.
Democracy, Deliberation, and Education (Rhetoric and Democratic Deliberation #13)
by Robert AsenThe local school board is one of America’s enduring venues of lay democracy at work. In Democracy, Deliberation, and Education, Robert Asen takes the pulse of this democratic exemplar through an in-depth study of three local school boards in Wisconsin. In so doing, Asen identifies the broader democratic ideal in the most parochial of American settings. Conducted over two years across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic lines, Asen’s research reveals as much about the possibilities and pitfalls of local democracy as it does about educational policy. From issues as old as racial integration and as contemporary as the recognition of the Gay-Straight Alliance in high schools, Democracy, Deliberation, and Education illustrates how ordinary folks build and sustain their vision for a community and its future through consequential public decision making.For all the research on school boards conducted in recent years, no other project so directly addresses school boards as deliberative policymaking bodies. Democracy, Deliberation, and Education draws from 250 school-board meetings and 31 interviews with board members and administrators to offer insight into participants’ varied understandings of their roles in the complex mechanism of governance.
Democracy’s Destruction? Changing Perceptions of the Supreme Court, the Presidency, and the Senate after the 2020 Election: Changing Perceptions of the Supreme Court, the Presidency, and the Senate after the 2020 Election
by James L. GibsonOn January 6, 2021, an angry mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. This assault on America’s democratic system was orchestrated by then President Donald Trump, abetted by his political party, and supported by a vocal minority of the American people. Did denial of the election results and the subsequent insurrection inflict damage on American political institutions? While most pundits and many scholars say yes, they have offered little rigorous evidence for this assertion. In Democracy’s Destruction? political scientist James L. Gibson uses surveys from representative samples of the American population to provide a more informed answer to the question. Focusing on the U.S. Supreme Court, the presidency, and the U.S. Senate, Gibson reveals that how people assessed the election, the insurrection, and even the second Trump impeachment has little connection to their willingness to view American political institutions as legitimate. Instead, legitimacy is grounded in more general commitments to democratic values and support for the rule of law. On most issues of institutional legitimacy, those who denied the election results and supported the insurrection were not more likely to be alienated from political institutions and to consider them illegitimate. Gibson also investigates whether Black people might have responded differently to the events of the 2020 election and its aftermath. He finds that in comparison to the White majority, Black Americans were less supportive of America’s democratic institutions and of democratic values, such as reverence for the rule of law, because they often have directly experienced unfair treatment by legal authorities. But he emphasizes that the actions of Trump and his followers are not the cause of those weaker commitments. Democracy’s Destruction? offers rigorous analysis of the effect of the Trump insurrection on the state of U.S. democracy today. While cautioning that Trump and many Republicans may be devising schemes to subvert the next presidential election more effectively, the book attests to the remarkable endurance of American political institutions.
Democracy’s Detectives: The Economics of Investigative Journalism
by James T. HamiltonInvestigative journalism holds democracies and individuals accountable to the public. But important stories are going untold as news outlets shy away from the expense of watchdog reporting. Computational journalism, using digital records and data-mining algorithms, promises to lower the cost and increase demand among readers, James Hamilton shows.
Democratic Delusions: How the Media Hollows Out Democracy and What We Can Do About It
by Natalie FentonA free media is inextricably linked to a healthy democracy, but in many parts of the world liberal democracies are deemed to be dying or on the demise – a demise that many forms of media have enabled while heralding themselves as democracy’s saviour. The hollowing out of democracy in these ways has left many people questioning the value of (neo)liberal democratic societies. What can we do about it? Democratic Delusions explores the potential of our media and tech systems to be democratic and contribute to a just and transformative democracy. This is only possible, Natalie Fenton argues, by first situating our political systems and mediated worlds within global capitalism. By interrogating different media and their relationship to seven key elements of democracy – power, participation, freedom, equality, public good, trust, and hope – the book asks: What is the response of society when the ability of news media to speak truth to power has been restricted by corporate logic? And, how do we tackle a deep-rooted market logic that shifts public debate towards private interest and marginalizes progressive perspectives? The book explores how these elements can be reimagined through newly conceived media and tech landscapes and, ultimately, what democracy might be in a future mediated world that places more power in the hands of more people. This is essential reading for students and scholars of media and communications, journalism, political communications, political science, and sociology.
Democratizing Journalism through Mobile Media: The Mojo Revolution (Routledge Research in Journalism)
by Ivo BurumFuelled by a distrust of big media and the development of mobile technologies, the resulting convergence of journalism praxis (professional to alternative), workflows (analogue to multipoint digital) and platforms (PC to mobile), result in a 24-hour always-on content cycle. The information revolution is a paradigm shift in the way we develop and consume information, in particular the type we call news. While many see this cultural shift as ruinous, Burum sees it as an opportunity to utilize the converging information flow to create a galvanizing and common digital language across spheres of communication: community, education and mainstream media. Embracing the digital literacies researched in this book will create an information bridge with which to traverse journalism’s commercial precarity, the marginalization of some communities, and the journalism school curricula.
Demokratie braucht Medien
by Uta Rußmann Melanie Magin Birgit StarkFreie und unabhängige Medien sind die Grundlage einer lebendigen Demokratie. In normativen Demokratiemodellen wird die „Wächterrolle“ von Medien betont, weil neben der Kontroll- und Informationsfunktion der Medien ihr Beitrag zur Legitimierung politischer Prozesse als zentral angesehen wird. Medien unterliegen jedoch im digitalen Wandel einem hohen Anpassungsdruck: Sie drohen ihre traditionelle Gatekeeper-Rolle zu verlieren und konkurrieren mit globalen Tech-Giganten wie Facebook und Google um Werbegelder und die Aufmerksamkeit des Publikums. Die Plattformisierung der Medien stellt nicht nur die Vermittlungsleistungen professioneller journalistischer Informationsanbieter in Frage, sondern auch die Rolle der Medien in der Herstellung von Öffentlichkeit. Der Band hinterfragt die sich wandelnde Rolle der Medien im politischen System sowie das Verhältnis von Medien und Politik kritisch. Funktionen und Autonomiegrad von Medien und Journalismus werden analysiert. Mithilfe von Zeitvergleichen werden tiefgreifende Veränderungen wie auch Konstanten herausgearbeitet. Nicht zuletzt gilt es zu erörtern, welche Akteure welche Verantwortung tragen und welche Privilegien sie genießen (sollten).
Demystifying Corpus Linguistics for English Language Teaching
by Kieran Harrington Patricia RonanThe aim of this edited volume is to demystify corpus linguistics for use in English language teaching (ELT). It advocates the inclusion of corpus linguistics in the classroom as part of an approach to ELT in which students engage with naturally occurring language. The first chapter provides a basic but essential introduction to corpus linguistics, including sections on corpora and corpus methods, and this is followed by a review of the use of corpus linguistics in ELT. Chapters on the traditional ELT strands of skills, vocabulary and grammar as well as chapters on pluricentric approaches (on language and culture, World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca) flow naturally from the second chapter, which reports on a survey of the attitudes of trainee teacher to the use of corpus linguistics in the ELT classroom. The final two chapters show how the work of corpus linguists can benefit classroom teacher preparation, materials development and textbook writing. This book will be of interest not only to academics in fields such as English Language Teaching, Applied Linguistics and Corpus Linguistics, but also to educators of teacher-trainees and teacher-trainees themselves, as well as teachers who are looking for new interactive approaches to ELT.
Demythologizing Language Difference in the Academy: Establishing Discipline-Based Writing Programs
by Mark WaldoIn this volume, Mark Waldo argues that writing across the curriculum (WAC) programs should be housed in writing centers and explains an innovative approach to enhancing their effectiveness: focus WAC on the writing agendas of the disciplines. He asserts that WAC operation should reflect an academy characterized by multiple language communities--each with contextualized values, purposes, and forms for writing, and no single community's values superior to another's. Starting off with an examination of the core issue, that WAC should be promoting learning to write in the disciplines instead of writing to learn, Waldo proposes: *housing WAC in comprehensive writing centers independent of any other department; *using dialogue and inquiry rather than prescriptive techniques in the WAC program's interaction with faculty in other disciplines; and *phasing out writing assessment that depends on one test measuring the writing abilities of students from all disciplines. In the process of making his case, Waldo discusses tutor training, faculty consultancy, and multilayered assessment programs. In addition to presenting the theoretical and practical advantages of discipline-based WAC programs, he also offers clear and compelling evidence from his own institution that supports the success of this approach to writing instruction. Demythologizing Language Difference in the Academy: Establishing Discipline-Based Writing Programs will be of interest to writing program and WAC administrators; writing center administrators; graduate students studying composition; and educators and graduate students involved in WAC initiatives, research, and study.
Dent's Modern Tribes: The Secret Languages of Britain
by Susie DentDid you know that . . . a soldier's biggest social blunder is called jack brew - making yourself a cuppa without making one for anyone else? That twitchers have an expression for a bird that can't be identified - LBJ (the letters stand for Little Brown Job)? Or that builders call plastering the ceiling doing Lionel Richie's dancefloor? Susie Dent does.Ever wondered why football managers all speak the same way, what a cabbie calls the Houses of Parliament, or how ticket inspectors discreetly request back-up? We are surrounded by hundreds of tribes, each speaking their own distinct slanguage of colourful words, jokes and phrases, honed through years of conversations on the battlefield, in A&E, backstage, or at ten-thousand feet in the air. Susie Dent has spent years interviewing hundreds of professionals, hobbyists and enthusiasts, and the result is an idiosyncratic phrasebook like no other. From the Freemason's handshake to the publican's banter, Dent's Modern Tribes takes us on a whirlwind tour of Britain, decoding its secret languages and, in the process, finds out what really makes us all tick.
Dent's Modern Tribes: The Secret Languages of Britain
by Susie DentDid you know that . . . a soldier's biggest social blunder is called jack brew - making yourself a cuppa without making one for anyone else? That twitchers have an expression for a bird that can't be identified - LBJ (the letters stand for Little Brown Job)? Or that builders call plastering the ceiling doing Lionel Richie's dancefloor? Susie Dent does.Ever wondered why football managers all speak the same way, what a cabbie calls the Houses of Parliament, or how ticket inspectors discreetly request back-up? We are surrounded by hundreds of tribes, each speaking their own distinct slanguage of colourful words, jokes and phrases, honed through years of conversations on the battlefield, in A&E, backstage, or at ten-thousand feet in the air. Susie Dent has spent years interviewing hundreds of professionals, hobbyists and enthusiasts, and the result is an idiosyncratic phrasebook like no other. From the Freemason's handshake to the publican's banter, Dent's Modern Tribes takes us on a whirlwind tour of Britain, decoding its secret languages and, in the process, finds out what really makes us all tick.
Dent's Modern Tribes: The Secret Languages of Britain
by Susie DentDid you know that . . . a soldier's biggest social blunder is called jack brew - making yourself a cuppa without making one for anyone else? That twitchers have an expression for a bird that can't be identified - LBJ (the letters stand for Little Brown Job)? Or that builders call plastering the ceiling doing Lionel Richie's dancefloor? Susie Dent does.Ever wondered why football managers all speak the same way, what a cabbie calls the Houses of Parliament, or how ticket inspectors discreetly request back-up? We are surrounded by hundreds of tribes, each speaking their own distinct slanguage of colourful words, jokes and phrases, honed through years of conversations on the battlefield, in A&E, backstage, or at ten-thousand feet in the air. Susie Dent has spent years interviewing hundreds of professionals, hobbyists and enthusiasts, and the result is an idiosyncratic phrasebook like no other. From the Freemason's handshake to the publican's banter, Dent's Modern Tribes takes us on a whirlwind tour of Britain, decoding its secret languages and, in the process, finds out what really makes us all tick.(P)2016 John Murray Press
Dependability of Networked Computer-based Systems
by Manoj Kumar Srividya Ajit Ajit Kumar VermaThe measurement of dependability attributes on real systems is a very time-consuming and costly affair, making analytical or simulation modeling the only viable solutions. Dependability of Networked Computer-based Systems explores reliability, availability and safety modeling of networked computer-based systems used in life-critical applications such as avionics, nuclear power plants, automobiles and chemical process industries. Dependability of Networked Computer-based Systems gives an overview of basic dependability modeling concepts and addresses new challenges in dependability modeling of networked computer-based systems, as well as new trends, their capabilities and limitations. It covers a variety of dependability modeling methods: stochastic processes,Markov and semi-Markov models,response-time distribution,stochastic Petri-net-based modeling formalisms, andMonte Carlo simulation models.Dependability of Networked Computer-based Systems provides students and researchers with a detailed overview of dependability models and analysis techniques. Practicing engineers will also find this text a useful guide to decision-making based on system dependability at the design, operation and maintenance stages.
Dependable IoT for Human and Industry: Modeling, Architecting, Implementation (River Publishers Series In Information Science And Technology Ser.)
by Vyacheslav Kharchenko Andrzej Rucinski Ah Lian KorThere are numerous publications which introduce and discuss the Internet of Things (IoT). In the midst of these, this work has several unique characteristics which should change the reader’s perspective, and in particular, provide a more profound understanding of the impact of the IoT on society. Dependable IoT for Human and Industry covers the main aspects of Internet of Things and IoT based systems such as global issues of applications, modeling, development and implementation of dependable IoT for different human and industry domains. Technical topics discussed in the book include: Introduction in Internet of vital and trust Things Modelling and assessment techniques for dependable and secure IoT systems Architecting and development of IoT systems Implementation of IoT for smart cities and drone fleets; business and blockchain, transport and industry Training courses and education experience on Internet and Web of ThingThe book contains chapters which have their roots in the International Conference IDAACS 2017, and Workshop on Cyber Physical Systems and IoT Dependability CyberIoT-DESSERT 2017.
Dependent, Distracted, Bored: Affective Formations in Networked Media
by Susanna PaasonenA new approach to understanding the culture of ubiquitous connectivity, arguing that our dependence on networked infrastructure does not equal addiction.In this book, Susanna Paasonen takes on a dominant narrative repeated in journalistic and academic accounts for more than a decade: that we are addicted to devices, apps, and sites designed to distract us, that drive us to boredom, with detrimental effect on our capacities to focus, relate, remember, and be. Paasonen argues instead that network connectivity is a matter of infrastructure and necessary for the operations of the everyday. Dependencies on it do not equal addiction but speak to the networks within which our agency can take shape.
Depth Public Relations: After the Masquerade (Routledge New Directions in PR & Communication Research)
by Johanna FawkesContemporary global culture, rooted in neoliberalism and free market forces, increasingly emphasises appearance over substance. People and organisations are judged by image and reputation while social media encourages and enables us to develop our own public persona. Communication is increasingly about performance, contributing to a culture of smoke and mirrors. This book explores the role of public relations (PR) in promotional culture and extends this to include public relations as performance. Public and private bodies, including universities, have to perform their roles to secure social approval and economic survival. The PR field has benefitted from this emphasis on appearances. This book asks: at what cost? Has PR played a pivotal part in the creation of what Fawkes calls a ‘masquerade’. The first half of the book explores the darker aspects of promotional culture; the second half suggests taking a depth approach to find new foundations for public relations theory and practice. Carl Jung’s ideas about shadow, persona and integration offer pathways for new approaches. A key chapter explores the role of PR in the climate crisis and asks what PR can learn from those contemplating societal collapse. The book concludes with emerging principles of depth public relations and suggestions for future research. Depth Public Relations has implications for public relations, communication and cultural scholars, as well as those researching professions, identity and the challenges of the climate crisis.
Der Aufstand der Populisten: Die Krise des liberalen Westens und die nationalkonservative Wende Osteuropas
by Marc StegherrDer Band untersucht die Entstehungsgeschichte, die politischen Programme der neurechten, rechtspopulistischen Parteien und Gruppierungen in Osteuropa und vergleicht sie mit jenen Westeuropas, und versucht die Ursachen ihres Erfolges zu identifizieren und zu erklären, die abseits der sonst üblichen Muster liegen. Der „Triumph“ der Populisten kann, so die These, nur durch eine fundamentale programmatische Kehrtwende der etablierten Politik beendet werden. Die sozialen, soziokulturellen und ideologischen Entwicklungen in Osteuropa, die zur Entstehung neurechter Denksysteme und Parteien geführt haben, werden im Detail beschrieben und die Systeme im Detail analysiert, ihre politische und kulturelle Motivierung erklärt und ein europäischer Ausweg aus der kulturellen Entfremdung zwischen West und Ost skizziert.
Der Klartext-Effekt: Wie verständliche Sprache Gewinne erhöht und Kosten spart (essentials)
by Gidon WagnerVerständliche Kommunikation strafft und beschleunigt die Abläufe im Unternehmen – das spart Kosten und steigert Gewinne. Klare Sprache stärkt das Vertrauen von Kunden, Mitarbeitern, sogar von Anlegern. Und sie erfüllt EU-Regulierungen zur Barrierefreiheit. Das Buch belegt dies mit Erfolgsbeispielen und Studien. Es zeigt den Klartext-Effekt auf Mitarbeiter, Kunden und Bürger: höhere Compliance-Raten, weniger Fehler, geringere Kosten.Sie erhalten praktische Hilfen, um die Organisation auf klare Kommunikation umzustellen.Nutzen Sie den Klartext-Effekt. Erleben Sie, wie das Unternehmen an Effizienz gewinnt – während die Arbeitsumgebung gerechter und harmonischer wird.
Der Mensch im digitalen Zeitalter: Zum Zusammenhang von Ökonomisierung, Digitalisierung und Mediatisierung (Ethik in mediatisierten Welten)
by Larissa Krainer Michael LitschkaDieser Band versammelt interdisziplinäre Perspektiven zum Zusammenhang von Mediatisierung, Digitalisierung und Ökonomisierung und bietet eine ethische Reflexion derselben an. Beleuchtet werden philosophische, ökonomische, rechtliche, pädagogische und psychologische Aspekte, von denen der Mensch im digitalen Zeitalter betroffen ist. Kernfragen sind dabei: Bedarf der Metaprozess der Mediatisierung neuer anthropologischer Grundannahmen in Hinblick auf medien- und kommunikationsethische Fragestellungen? Welcher ethische Reflexionsbedarf ist angezeigt? Welche Handlungs- und Entscheidungsoptionen ergeben sich für Individuen, Organisationen und Institutionen im digitalen Zeitalter? Welche Gestaltungs- und Widerstandsformen bieten sich an?
Der Mensch, das Spiel und der Zufall: Eine historisch-systematische Annäherung an die Faszination des Gewinnspiels
by Dominik Meier Daniel HenzgenDas vorliegende Buch Der Mensch, das Spiel und der Zufall bietet eine historisch-systematische Analyse des Gewinnspiels und seines ewigen Reizes für uns Menschen. Aufbauend auf Erkenntnissen der Geschichtswissenschaft, Philosophie, Ökonomie, Statistik und Psychologie, ergründet es die Faszination des spielerischen Ringens mit dem Zufall – und warum Gewinnspiele seit jeher ein Kampfplatz von Ideologien, Moralvorstellungen, Lebenskonzeptionen und Machtinteressen sind. Der Band setzt einen Denkanstoß für jeden, der sich privat oder beruflich mit Gewinnspielen beschäftigt oder einfach von diesem weiten Feld fasziniert ist. Die Abhandlung bietet strategisches Orientierungswissen zur weiteren Meinungsbildung und versteht sich als Grundlagenwerk, das ein breites Publikum aus Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Politik zum Nachdenken anregen soll.
Der Roman als Netzwerk: Formen, Ideen, Waren
by Corinna Norrick-Rühl Tim LanzendörferDer Roman als Netzwerk: Formen, Ideen, Waren beschäftigt sich mit dem zeitgenössischen englischsprachigen Roman und seinen Derivaten und Nebenprodukten wie Graphic Novels, Comics, Podcasts und Quality TV. Dieser Sammelband untersucht die Bedeutung des Romans im größeren System der zeitgenössischen Medienproduktion und (Post-)Printkultur und betrachtet den Roman durch die Linse der Akteur-Netzwerk-Theorie als einen Knotenpunkt im Roman-Netzwerk. Die Kapitel unterstreichen die enge Verbindung zwischen allen Aspekten des Romans, zwischen dem Roman als (literarischer) Form, als Idee und als Ware. Der Sammelband bringt Expert*innen aus amerikanischer und anglistisches Literaturwissenschaft und Postcolonial Studies sowie den Buch- und Medienwissenschaften zusammen und bietet einen neuen Blickwinkel auf den Roman in seinen vielfältigen Erscheinungsformen.
Der Wandel des Fleischessens im Spiegel medialer Öffentlichkeit: Eine Diskursanalyse über kollektive Wissensbestände von der Nachkriegszeit bis heute
by Verena FingerlingSeit jeher löst Fleisch Kontroversen aus – sei es durch seine ressourcenintensive Gewinnung, die es zum Ausdruck für Wohlstand, Kraft und Gesundheit macht, oder sei es durch moralische Fragestellungen, die sich durch das Nutzen und Töten fühlender Lebewesen ergeben. Anhand des deutschen Leitmediums Der Spiegel setzt sich diese Arbeit mit Wandlungsprozessen öffentlicher Kommunikation über das Fleischessen auseinander. Für den Zeitraum der Jahre 1947 bis 2019 zeichnet sie nach, wie verschiedene Ernährungsdiskurse miteinander verschränkt sind, sich gegenseitig bedingen, befruchten und aufeinander beziehen und zeigt auf, welche Wissens- und Deutungselemente dabei zu verschiedenen Zeiten als relevant oder irrelevant in Erscheinung treten. Methodologisch basiert dies auf Konzepten der Wissenssoziologischen Diskursanalyse nach Keller und der Inhaltsanalyse nach Mayring.
Der Zürcher Haffmans Verlag als verlegerisches Großprojekt (Studien zur Literaturvermittlung #1)
by David Röhe Sina RöpkeDer Haffmans Verlag, gegründet 1982, veröffentlichte Texte von Autoren der später so genannten Neuen Frankfurter Schule wie Robert Gernhardt, F.W. Bernstein, Eckhard Henscheid und Max Goldt, aber auch Texte von Hans Wollschläger, Gerhard Polt oder Peter Rühmkorf. Hinzu kamen Veröffentlichungen aus dem Nachlass von Arno Schmidt und vielfach gelobte Neueditionen und -übersetzungen von Klassikern (Arthur Schopenhauer, Arthur Conan Doyle, Laurence Sterne, William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe). Völlig neu für den deutschen Markt konnten die englischen Schriftsteller Julian Barnes und David Lodge sowie der US-Amerikaner David Sedaris angeworben werden. Auch wenn das Verhältnis des Verlags zu seinen Autorinnen und Autoren nicht immer einfach war – gerade als der Verlag 2001 Konkurs anmelden musste, kam es zu Zerwürfnissen –, war das Programm des Haffmans Verlags doch vor allem in den 1980er und -90er Jahren einzigartig auf dem deutschen Markt. Der Band widmet sich den unterschiedlichen Aspekten des Verlagsprogramms und -personals, der Literaturkonzeption und dem Auftritt des Haffmans Verlags im Literaturbetrieb. Er erschließt das Wirken des Verlags weitgehend aus literaturwissenschaftlicher Perspektive mit dem Ziel, Einzelbetrachtungen, wie etwa zu Eugen Egner, den Inszenierungsstrategien eines Harry Rowohlt oder den Parodien Heino Jaegers mit Perspektiven einer Metaebene, etwa zur Kanonisierung von Hochkomik, zum Literaturbegriff oder zur Medialität, zusammenzubringen. So stehen einerseits die besonderen Künstlerinnen und Künstler im Fokus, aber ebenso auch das ‚Phänomen Haffmans Verlag‘ als solches.
Der dritte Parameter und die asymmetrische Varianz: Philosophie und mathematisches Konstrukt der Equibalancedistribution (essentials)
by Marcus HellwigMarcus Hellwig zeigt, dass die Equibalancedistribution, deren Dichte nachweislich bei 1 liegt, #65533;ber einen dritten Parameter verf#65533;gt, der links- oder rechtsschiefe Varianzen ber#65533;cksichtigt. Die neue Funktion ist Werkzeug f#65533;r zum Beispiel das Taguchi-Prozessmanagement oder das Qualit#65533;tsmanagement im Allgemeinen und f#65533;r viele weitere Anwendungen. Bisher wurden links- oder rechtsschiefe H#65533;ufigkeitsverteilungen mit normalverteilten Dichtefunktionen untersucht. Bei Unstimmigkeiten hielt unter anderem ein positiver Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test als Nachweis her, dass eine H#65533;ufigkeitsverteilung normalverteilt sei. Die bislang zur Beschreibung wissenschaftlicher Untersuchungen herangezogene symmetrische Normalverteilung ist darin weiterhin als vereinfachter Sonderfall enthalten. Dieses essential ist die Fortsetzung des essentials ,,Equibalancedistribution - asymmetrische Dichteverteilung".